Start of WCOOP Kicks Off Busy Month of Poker
Published on September 5th, 2010 7:46 am EST
This is poised to be the biggest WCOOP ever, as Pokerstars is guaranteeing $50,000,000 in total prize money. Last year's total prize pool came in at a little over $51.6 million (after the site guaranteed $40 million in prize money), and this year should be even bigger.
There are a total of 62 WCOOP events this year, with the first three taking place on Sunday, September 5th. They are:
Event #1 - 13:00, $215 NLHE 6-Max, $1,250,000 Guaranteed
Event #2 - 15:00, $10,300 NLHE High Roller, $2,000,000 Guaranteed
Event #3 - 17:00, $215 NLHE, $2,000,000 Guaranteed
Note: all of Sunday's tournaments are one day events
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As mentioned, September is going to be a very busy month in the poker world.
In addition to the WCOOP on Pokerstars, you have:
-2010 Borgata Poker Open
-2010 World Series of Poker Europe
-2010 EPT London, which gets underway in late September and runs until October 4th
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Good luck to everyone who is planning on participating in this year's WCOOP.
Source: Pokerstars.com WCOOP Schedule
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