"Mini-WCOOP" To Be Introduced This Year

Published on August 1st, 2016 3:43 pm EST

Late last week, Pokerstars revealed their tentative schedule for the 2016 version of the WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker). As always, Pokerstars is inviting feedback from the general public as they work towards fine-tuning the schedule.

In a blog post, Pokerstars also revealed that there will be a "Mini-WCOOP" this year as well, which will be a "companion series" that will run at a fraction of the buy-in levels of the WCOOP. According to Pokerstars, the buy-ins for the mini-WCOOP series will run from $1.10 to $50, with the main event featuring the $50 buy-in.

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The tentative schedule for this year's WCOOP has the tournament series starting on Sunday, September 4th.

In total, 82 separate events make up the tentative WCOOP schedule for this year. Event #1 (Sunday Kickoff SE) will get underway at 8:00 ET on September 4th, while the final event of the series (Event #82, $1,050 NL Hold'em, WCOOP Wrap-Up) will begin at 16:00 ET on Monday, September 26th.

The main event will begin on Sunday, September 25th at 14:00 ET. The buy-in will be $5,000, with the eventual winner walking away with a guaranteed payday of $1.5 million.

Event #53 of the series will be a $102,000 Super High Roller NLHE event, while Event #70 will be a $21,000 High Roller Pot Limit Omaha tournament.

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Here is the tentative schedule in its entirety:

2016 World Championship of Online Poker - Tentative Schedule (v04)

Sunday, 04 September

08:00 ET -- Ev 01: $109 NL Hold'em [Sunday Kickoff SE, Final Day 1]
11:00 ET -- Ev 02: $215 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE] (max re-entries: 2)
12:30 ET -- Ev 03: $1,050 NL Hold'em [Marathon Event Day 1]
14:00 ET -- Ev 04: $215 NL Hold'em [Sunday Million SE] (max re-entries: 2)
17:00 ET -- Ev 05: $320 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]

Monday, 05 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 06: $215 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Rebuys]
13:00 ET -- Ev 07: $700 PL Omaha [3-Max, Progressive Knockout, Zoom]
16:00 ET -- Ev 08: $700 NL Hold'em [8-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout]

Tuesday, 06 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 09: $1,000 NL Single Draw 2-7 Championship (max re-entries: 1)
13:00 ET -- Ev 10: $1,050 NL Hold'em [Super Tuesday SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 11: $320 FL Hold'em [6-Max]

Wednesday, 07 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 12: $1,000 NL 5-Card Draw Championship (max re-entries: 1)
13:00 ET -- Ev 13: $215 NL Hold'em [Progressive Super-Knockout]
16:00 ET -- Ev 14: $215 NL Hold'em [Big Antes] (max re-entries: 3)

Thursday, 08 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 15: $215 PL Omaha [1R1A]
13:00 ET -- Ev 16: $1,050 NL Hold'em [Progressive Super-Knockout, Thursday Thrill SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 17: $320 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo

Friday, 09 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 18: $320 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up]
13:00 ET -- Ev 19: $1,000 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo Championship (max re-entries: 1)
16:00 ET -- Ev 20: $320 NL Hold'em [3-Max, Progressive Knockout, Zoom]

Saturday, 10 September

04:00 ET -- Ev 21: $109 NL Hold'em (max re-entries: 3)
07:00 ET -- Ev 22: $215 PL 5-Card Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] (max re-entries: 3)
10:00 ET -- Ev 23: $10,300 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up, High-Roller, No Late Registration]
13:00 ET -- Ev 24: $530 NL Hold'em [Progressive Knockout]
16:00 ET -- Ev 25: $1,000 NL Omaha Hi/Lo Championship [6-Max] (max re-entries: 1)

Sunday, 11 September

08:00 ET -- Ev 26: $215 PL Omaha [6-Max, Progressive Knockout]
11:00 ET -- Ev 27: $215 NL Hold'em [Deep Payouts, Sunday Warm-Up SE] (max re-entries: 2)
12:30 ET -- Ev 28: $10,300 NL Hold'em [8-Max, High-Roller] (max re-entries: 1)
14:00 ET -- Ev 29: $700 NL Hold'em [Sunday Million SE]
17:00 ET -- Ev 30: $109 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Sunday Cooldown SE]

Monday, 12 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 31: $320 NL Hold'em [8-Max]
13:00 ET -- Ev 32: $320 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Monday PLO8 SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 33: $1,050 FL Hold'em Championship [6-Max] (max re-entries: 1)

Tuesday, 13 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 34: $215 PL Omaha [6-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout]
13:00 ET -- Ev 35: $1,575 NL Hold'em [Super Tuesday SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 36: $320 NL Hold'em [6-Max] (max re-entries: 3)

Wednesday, 14 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 37: $215 NL Hold'em [2R1A]
13:00 ET -- Ev 38: $700 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Shootout, No Late Registration]
16:00 ET -- Ev 39: $1,000 FL Omaha Hi/Lo Championship [8-Max] (max re-entries: 1)

Thursday, 15 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 40: $700 Players' Choice Event #1 [NL Hold'em]
13:00 ET -- Ev 41: $1,575 NL Hold'em [Progressive Super-Knockout, Thursday Thrill SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 42: $320 Eight-Game

Friday, 16 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 43: $1,000 Triple Draw 2-7 Championship (max re-entries: 1)
13:00 ET -- Ev 44: $700 Players' Choice Event #2 [non-NL Hold'em]
16:00 ET -- Ev 45: $320 NL Hold'em [Ante Up, Progressive Knockout]

Saturday, 17 September

04:00 ET -- Ev 46: $215 NL Hold'em [4-Max]
07:00 ET -- Ev 47: $1,000 Badugi Championship (max re-entries: 1)
10:00 ET -- Ev 48: $215 NL Hold'em [Rebuys]
13:00 ET -- Ev 49: $320 NL Hold'em [Mix-Max, Final Part 1, 8-Max]
16:00 ET -- Ev 50: $320 HORSE

Sunday, 18 September

08:00 ET -- Ev 51: $1,050 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Ultra-Deep]
11:00 ET -- Ev 52: $215 NL Hold'em [Sunday Warm-Up SE] (max re-entries: 2)
12:30 ET -- Ev 53: $102,000 NL Hold'em [8-Max, Super High-Roller] (max re-entries: 1)
14:00 ET -- Ev 54: $2,100 NL Hold'em [Sunday Million SE]
17:00 ET -- Ev 55: $530 NL Hold'em (max re-entries: 3)

Monday, 19 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 56: $215 NL Hold'em [Progressive Knockout]
13:00 ET -- Ev 57: $1,000 PL Omaha Hi/Lo Championship [6-Max]
16:00 ET -- Ev 58: $320 Razz

Tuesday, 20 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 59: $320 NL Hold'em [Win the Button] (max re-entries: 3)
13:00 ET -- Ev 60: $2,100 NL Hold'em [Super Tuesday SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 61: $1,000 Razz Championship (max re-entries: 1)

Wednesday, 21 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 62: $530 NL Hold'em [Rebuys]
13:00 ET -- Ev 63: $2,000 PL Omaha Championship [6-Max] (max re-entries: 1)
16:00 ET -- Ev 64: $320 7-Card Stud

Thursday, 22 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 65: $700 NL Hold'em [Ultra-Deep]
13:00 ET -- Ev 66: $2,100 NL Hold'em [Progressive Super-Knockout, Thursday Thrill SE]
16:00 ET -- Ev 67: $1,000 7-Card Stud Championship (max re-entries: 1)

Friday, 23 September

07:00 ET -- Ev 68: $320 PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys]
10:00 ET -- Ev 69: $700 NL Hold'em [6-Max, 5-Stack]
13:00 ET -- Ev 70: $21,000 PL Omaha [6-Max, High-Roller] (max re-entries: 1)
16:00 ET -- Ev 71: $2,000 HORSE Championship (max re-entries: 1)

Saturday, 24 September

07:00 ET -- Ev 72: $109 NL Hold'em [Final Day 1]
10:00 ET -- Ev 73: $700 PL Omaha [Heads-Up]
13:00 ET -- Ev 74: $10,000 Eight-Game Championship (max re-entries: 1)
16:00 ET -- Ev 75: $700 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Progressive Super-Knockout]

Sunday, 25 September

08:00 ET -- Ev 76: $320 PL Omaha [Mix-Max, Final Part 1, 9-Max]
11:00 ET -- Ev 77: $215 NL Hold'em [8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE]
14:00 ET -- Ev 78: $5,000 NL Hold'em Championship Main Event - $1.5M Gtd to Champion! (max re-entries: 1)
17:00 ET -- Ev 79: $320 NL Hold'em (max re-entries: 3)

Monday, 26 September

10:00 ET -- Ev 80: $700 NL Hold'em [1R1A]
13:00 ET -- Ev 81: $320 PL 5-Card Omaha [6-Max] (max re-entries: 3)
16:00 ET -- Ev 82: $1,050 NL Hold'em [WCOOP Wrap-Up] (max re-entries: 1)

Source: Pokerstarsblog.com - WCOOP 2016: Your Feedback Requested

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