The largest online poker tournament series in the world, PokerStars’ 2012 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), kicked off Sunday in style with tournaments repeatedly putting their guaranteed prize pools in the rear view mirror. The year’s most anticipated online poker series has a long way to – almost three more weeks – so if you forgot about it, there are multitudes more opportunities to slap down a buy-in and have fun.
The first five events – $215 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max, $215 No-Limit Hold’em, $320 Pot-Limit Omaha, $320 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max Shootout, and $215 No-Limit Hold’em Re-buy Turbo – all eclipsed their guarantees. Combined, they beat their guaranteed prize pools by over $1.6 million. It appears that while Americans relaxed on Labor Day weekend, poker players in the rest of the world were working hard at the tables.
There are 60 events remaining with buy-ins ranging from $215 on up to $10,300, so while there may not exactly be something for everyone, anyone with the proper bankroll should be able to find a game they like.
Below is the remaining 2012 WCOOP schedule:
Event 6 – Sept 4 11:00 – $215 PL Draw
Event 7 – Sept 4 14:00 – $215 Triple Stud
Event 8 – Sept 4 17:00 – $1,050 NL Hold’em
Event 9 – Sept 5 06:00 – $265 PL Omaha [Knockout]
Event 10 – Sept 5 11:00 – $320 NL Hold’em [Ante Up]
Event 11 – Sept 5 14:00 – $215 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, No Late Reg]
Event 12 – Sept 6 06:00 – $215 PL Omaha H/L [6-Max, 1R1A]
Event 13 – Sept 6 11:00 – $530 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Knockout]
Event 14 – Sept 6 14:00 – $215 Seven Card Stud H/L
Event 15 – Sept 7 11:00 – $215 PL Omaha [6-Max]
Event 16 – Sept 7 14:00 – $215 NL Single Draw 2-7
Event 17 – Sept 7 17:00 – $320 NL Hold’em [10-Min Levels]
Event 18 – Sept 8 11:00 – $109 NL Hold’em
Event 19 – Sept 8 13:00 – $320 NL Hold’em
Event 20 – Sept 8 15:00 – $215 FL Hold’em
Event 21 – Sept 9 11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em
Event 22 – Sept 9 12:30 – $10,300 NL Hold’em High Roller
Event 23 – Sept 9 14:30 – $700 NL Hold’em
Event 24 – Sept 10 11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em [4-Max]
Event 25 – Sept 10 14:00 – $320 Seven Card Stud
Event 26 – Sept 10 17:00 – $215 PL Omaha [Turbo, 1R1A]
Event 27 – Sept 11 11:00 – $320 Mixed Hold’em [6-Max]
Event 28 – Sept 11 14:00 – $320 FL Badugi
Event 29 – Sept 11 17:00 – $1,050 NL Hold’em
Event 30 – Sept 12 06:00 – $215 NL Hold’em [Ante Up]
Event 31 – Sept 12 11:00 – $530 NL Hold’em [10-Max, Triple Shootout, No Late Reg]
Event 32 – Sept 12 14:00 – $320 8-Game
Event 33 – Sept 13 06:00 – $320 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
Event 34 – Sept 13 11:00 – $320 PL Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A]
Event 35 – Sept 13 14:00 – $320 Triple Draw 2-7
Event 36 – Sept 14 11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em [Re-buys]
Event 37 – Sept 14 14:00 – $530 FL Omaha H/L
Event 38 – Sept 14 17:00 – $215 PL/NL Hold’em
Event 39 – Sept 15 11:00 – $700 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up, No Late Reg]
Event 40 – Sept 15 13:00 – $320 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
Event 41 – Sept 16 15:00 – $320 HORSE
Event 42 – Sept 16 11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em
Event 43 – Sept 16 12:30 – $10,300 NL Hold’em [High-Roller Heads-Up, No Late Reg]
Event 44 – Sept 16 14:30 – $2,100 NL Hold’em
Event 45 – Sept 17 11:00 – $320 PL Omaha [Re-buys, 6-Max]
Event 46 – Sept 17 14:00 – $320 NL Hold’em [2X Chance]
Event 47 – Sept 17 17:00 – $265 NL Hold’em [Turbo, Knockout]
Event 48 – Sept 18 11:00 – $320 Mixed NL Hold’em/PL Omaha
Event 49 – Sept 18 14:00 – $530 Razz
Event 50 – Sept 18 17:00 – $1,050 NL Hold’em
Event 51 – Sept 19 06:00 – $215 NL Hold’em [1R1A]
Event 52 – Sept 19 11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em [Big Antes]
Event 53 – Sept 19 14:00 – $320 PL Omaha H/L
Event 54 – Sept 20 06:00 – $320 NL Hold’em
Event 55 – Sept 20 11:00 – $530 NL Hold’em [6-Max]
Event 56 – Sept 20 14:00 – $2,100 PL Omaha [6-Max]
Event 57 – Sept 21 11:00 – $530 NL Hold’em [1R1A]
Event 58 – Sept 21 14:00 – $1,050 FL Hold’em [6-Max]
Event 59 – Sept 21 17:00 – $215 NL Omaha H/L [Ante Up]
Event 60 – Sept 22 11:00 – $700 PL Omaha [Heads-Up, No Late Reg]
Event 61 – Sept 22 13:00 – $320 NL Hold’em [Super Knockout]
Event 62 – Sept 22 15:00 – $2,100 HORSE
Event 63 – Sept 23 11:00 – $215 NL Hold’em
Event 64 – Sept 23 12:30 – $10,300 8-Game [High Roller]
Event 65 – Sept 23 14:30 – $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event ($1 Million Guaranteed to 1st)
