The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker 
Just as the richest live tournament series wraps up for another year with the October Nine reached in the WSOP, it’s the perfect time for PokerStars to announce the world’s richest online tournament series. The PokerStars 2012 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) preliminary schedule is now out and the tournament is set to run from September 2-23, 2012.
On offer are 62 events with buy-ins ranging from USD $109 to USD $10,300 and the series begins with a USD $215 6-Max, NLH and USD $10,300 High-Roller. The 22-day online festival will then culminate in a USD $5,200 Main Event that guarantees at least USD $1 million for the winner. Not too shabby, eh?
In the 2011 WCOOP, a monstrous USD $47,120,800 was on offer across the series and Denmark’s Thomas “Kallllle” Pedersen took down the Main Event title for USD $1,260,018 in prize money. Joel Adam “2FLY2TILT” won the Player of the Series award with USD $96,098 in consistent cashes and was rewarded with an EPT Grand Final and PCA package plus a SCOOP Main Event seat, snazzy trophy and special chip set.
PokerStars says they will sort out all the guarantees for each event at a later date and the schedule still has some wiggle room so players are encouraged to provide their feedback. Below is the full preliminary schedule:
2012 WCOOP Schedule (ET times)
Sunday, September 2
Event 01 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 02 – 12:30: $10,300 NL Hold’em (High-Roller)
Event 03 – 14:30: $215 NL Hold’em
Monday, September 3
Event 04 – 11:00: $320 PL Omaha
Event 05 – 14:00: $320 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Shootout, No Late Reg)
Event 06 – 17:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Rebuys, Turbo)
Tuesday, September 4
Event 07 – 11:00: $215 NL Draw
Event 08 – 14:00: $215 Triple Stud
Event 09 – 17:00: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Wednesday, September 5
Event 10 – 06:00: $265 PL Omaha (Knockout)
Event 11 – 11:00: $320 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)
Event 12 – 14:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, No Late Reg)
Thursday, September 6
Event 13 – 06:00: $215 PL Omaha H/L (6-Max, 1R1A)
Event 14 – 11:00: $265 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Knockout)
Event 15 – 14:00: $215 Razz
Friday, September 7
Event 16 – 11:00: $215 PL Omaha (6-Max)
Event 17 – 14:00: $215 NL Single Draw 2-7
Event 18 – 17:00: $320 NL Hold’em (10-Minute Levels)
Saturday, September 8
Event 19 – 11:00: $109 NL Hold’em
Event 20 – 14:00: $215 FL Hold’em
Sunday, September 9
Event 21 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em
Event 22 – 14:30: $530 NL Hold’em
Monday, September 10
Event 23 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (4-Max)
Event 24 – 14:00: $320 7-Card Stud
Event 25 – 17:00: $215 PL Omaha (Turbo, 1R1A)
Tuesday, September 11
Event 26 – 11:00: $320 Mixed Hold’em
Event 27 – 14:00: $320 FL Badugi
Event 28 – 17:00: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Wednesday, September 12
Event 29 – 06:00: $265 NL Omaha H/L (6-Max, Knockout)
Event 30 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Triple Shootout, No Late Reg)
Event 31 – 14:00: $320 8-Game
Thursday, September 13
Event 32 – 06:00: $320 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 33 – 11:00: $320 PL Omaha (6-Max, 1R1A)
Event 34 – 14:00: $320 Triple Draw 2-7
Friday, September 14
Event 35 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Rebuys)
Event 36 – 14:00: $530 FL Omaha H/L
Event 37 – 17:00: $215 P/NL Hold’em (The Big Game Format)
Saturday, September 15
Event 38 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, No Late Reg)
Event 39 – 14:00: $320 HORSE
Sunday, September 16
Event 40 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em
Event 41 – 12:30: $10,300 NL Hold’em (High-Roller Heads-Up, No Late Reg)
Event 42 – 14:30: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Monday, September 17
Event 43 – 11:00: $320 PL Omaha (Rebuys, 6-Max)
Event 44 – 14:00: $320 NL Hold’em (2X Chance)
Event 45 – 17:00: $265 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Knockout)
Tuesday, September 18
Event 46 – 11:00: $320 Mixed NL Hold’em/PL Omaha
Event 47 – 14:00: $530 7-Card Stud H/L
Event 48 – 17:00: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Wednesday, September 19
Event 49 – 06:00: $215 NL Hold’em (1R1A)
Event 50 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Big Antes)
Event 51 – 14:00: $320 PL Omaha H/L
Thursday, September 20
Event 52 – 06:00: $320 NL Hold’em
Event 53 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 54 – 14:00: $2,100 PL Omaha (6-Max)
Friday, September 21
Event 55 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (1R1A)
Event 56 – 14:00: $1,050 FL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 57 – 17:00: $215 NL Omaha H/L (Ante Up)
Saturday, September 22
Event 58 – 11:00: $530 PL Omaha (Heads Up, No Late Reg)
Event 59 – 14:00: $2,100 HORSE
Sunday, September 23
Event 60 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em
Event 61 – 12:30: $10,300 8-Game (High-Roller)
Event 62 – 14:30: $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event ($1M Gtd to 1st)
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