PokerStars.com releases WCOOP schedule

PokerStars.com has released the schedule for the 2006 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), and is guaranteeing four prize pools of at least $1 million, including a $3 million guaranteed final.

Last year's main event winner took home $577,342, as well as the WCOOP bracelet that every tournament winner receives.


This year the championship will run from Sept. 16 through Oct. 1, beginning with a Razz tournament and ending with the $2,500 + $100 No-Limit Hold'em final. Participants in the 2006 WCOOP will also have the chance to compete in a new event, the $5,000 + $200 H.O.R.S.E. tournament.

The complete schedule for the 2006 WCOOP is as follows:


Sept. 16 - Razz ($200+$15) $100,000 guaranteed
Sept. 17 - No-Limit Hold'em ($500+$30) $1.5 million guaranteed
Sept. 18 - Pot-Limit Omaha (w/ Re-buys) ($300+$20) $400,000 guaranteed
Sept. 19 - No-Limit Hold'em Match Play ($200+$15) $300,000 guaranteed
Sept. 20 - Limit Omaha High/Low ($500+$30) $300,000 guaranteed
Sept. 21 - No-Limit Hold'em (rebuys) ($200+$15) $1 million guaranteed
Sept. 22 - Limit Hold'em ($200+$15) $200,000 guaranteed
Sept. 23 - H.O.R.S.E. ($200+$15) $100,000 guaranteed
Sept. 23 - Pot-Limit Hold'em ($500+$30) $400,000 guaranteed
Sept. 24 - No-Limit Hold'em ($1,000+ $50) $1,000,000 guaranteed
Sept. 25 - Seven-Card Stud ($300+$20) $100,000 guaranteed
Sept. 26 - Pot-Limit Omaha ($300+$20) $200,000 guaranteed
Sept. 27 - Pot-Limit Hold'em ($300+$20) $400,000 guaranteed
Sept. 28 - Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo ($500+$30) $200,000 guaranteed
Sept. 29 - Pot-Limit Omaha ($500+$30) $300,000 guaranteed
Sept. 30 - H.O.R.S.E. ($5,000+$200) $100,000 guaranteed
Sept. 30 - Limit Hold'em ($1,000+$50) $400,000 guaranteed
Oct. 1 - No-Limit Hold'em ($2,500+$100) $3 million guaranteed

Please see PokerStars.com for further details.

courtesy of Steven Williams

News Added: 24 July, 2006

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