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Preliminary 2009 WCOOP Schedule ReleasedThe tentative schedule for the 2009 Pokerstars WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker) was released earlier today. After guaranteeing $30 million in the 2008 WCOOP, PokerStars is promising in excess of $40 million guaranteed over 42 events this year.PokerStars.com is planning to begin the 2009 WCOOP on September 3rd and end on September 20th.
There are at least two tournaments each and every day of the event but there are two very special days in the series. September 6 features three tournaments with a total guarantee of $6 million. And of course September 20, with the main event guaranteeing $10 million, and two more events for another $2 million guaranteed.
So the schedule might not be final. But here it is nonetheless, with buy-in, game type and guaranteed money:
September 3
1. $215, NLHE (6-max), $1.25M
2. $215, razz, $200K
September 4
3. $215, pot-limit Omaha (6-max), $500K
4. $215, no-limit single-draw 2-7 (with rebuys), $200K
September 5
5. $109, NLHE, $1M
6. $215, no-limit 5-card draw $200,000
7. $215, limit hold’em $400,000
September 6
8. $215, NLHE, $1M
9. $10,300, NLHE, $2M
10. $530, NLHE, $3M
September 7
11. $320, mixed hold’em (6-max) $350K
12. $215, pot-limit Omaha (6-max, 1 rebuy, 1 add-on) $500K
September 8
13. $320, 7-card stud, $150K
14. $320, limit badugi, $100K
15. $1,050, NLHE, $500K
September 9
16. $530, NLHE, triple shootout, $500K
17. $320, 8-game, $300K
September 10
18. $530, pot-limit hold’em (6-max) $400K
19. $320, limit triple draw 2-7, $100K |
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