2008 WCOOP Schedule Released By PokerStars

PokerStars has officially released the long-awaited schedule for the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). One of the most lucrative high-stakes poker tournament events in the online poker world, the 2008 WCOOP features buy-ins as high as $25,000.

All told, PokerStars is guaranteeing a minimum of $30 million across the boards, including $10 million in the WCOOP Main Event alone. The $25,000 Heads-Up event will boast at least $2 million in prizes. Even the lowest guaranteed prize is nothing to wave off, being a $320 Stud event with a $100k GP.

PokerStars will kick off the 2008 WCOOP on September 5th with a $215 6-Max NL Hold’em event guaranteeing a whopping $1,000,000. The 33 event schedule will last 17 days, hosting 2 events per day until the final 2008 WCOPP Main Event on September 21st. (See the full PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Schedule below.)

PokerStars will begin hosting WCOOP Satellites on July 1st, giving its online poker members a chance to win a seat in the 2008 WCOOP Main Event without paying the full buy-in price of $5,200.

PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Schedule of Events:

Use Your WSOP Step Tickets For WCOOP Buyins

PokerStars has confirmed that any member of the online poker room who has received WSOP Steps Tickets, but is unable to use them before the end of the WSOP Sit’n’Go Steps Tournaments, will be able to convert them to WCOOP Steps tournament tickets. This is great news for all of those PokerStars players out there who have earned a multitude of WSOP Steps Tickets, as the deadline for Steps Sit’n’Go tournaments is scheduled to end with the month of June.

Earlier in the month, a post appeared on 2+2 forums, asking whether these tickets would be of any value (hopefully for WCOOP Steps entry), once the WSOP Steps expired. A reply came from Michael J. of PokerStars:

“Tickets won in Steps Sit & Go tournaments are good only for use within the same Steps system and are not transferable in any way. Further, they may not be sold, traded, or exchanged for cash, T$ or W$.

On the other hand, you will not lose value that you have earned in a PokerStars tournament; that’s simply not how we do business.

When the Step tournaments end, it’s likely that the tickets used in those Steps will be usable in another Steps series in the future”

While the response was appreciated, it was not enough to reassure players at PokerStars one way or the other. Later that day, Brian S., tournament Administrator at PokerStars, was able to confirm the desires of Poker Stars Steps Ticket holders, stating the following:

“Steps tickets are not transferable, either to other players or for cash, W$, T$, etc… Having said that, I can tell you that the upcoming WCOOP Steps will accept WSOP Steps tickets.”

In addition to this wonderful news, PokerStars has just announced the schedule for the 2008 WCOOP (World Championship of Online Poker). Satellites will being July 1st and PokerStars, and the WCOOP 33-Event Schedule will begin September 5th, rounding out with the WCOOP Main Event on September 21st.

PokerStars 2008 WCOOP Event Schedule

Sept 5, 14:30 ET – $215 6-Max NL Hold’em – $1,000,000 GP
Sept 5, 16:30 ET – $215 PL 5-Card Draw – $100,000 GP
Sept 6, 14:30 ET – $215 Limit Hold’em – $300,000 GP
Sept 6, 16:30 ET – $215 2-7 Triple Draw – $100,000 GP
Sept 7, 14:30 ET – $10,300 High-Roller NL Hold’em – $2,000,000 GP
Sept 7, 16:30 ET – $530 NL Hold’em – $3,000,000 GP (2-Day Event)
Sept 8, 14:30 ET – $215 6-Max PL Omaha – $300,000 GP
Sept 8, 16:30 ET – $320 8-Game Mixed Event – $200,000 GP
Sept 9, 14:30 ET – $215 4-Max NL Hold’em – $400,000 GP
Sept 9, 16:30 ET – $215 Razz – $100,000 GP
Sept 10, 14:30 ET – $320 PL Omaha Hi/Lo – $300,000 GP
Sept 10, 16:30 ET – $320 6-Max Mixed Hold’em – $300,000 GP
Sept 11, 14:30 ET – $215 NL Hold’em w/ Rebuys – $1,000,000 GP
Sept 11, 16:30 ET – $320 7-Card Stud – $100,000 GP
Sept 12, 14:30 ET – $320 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em – $500,000 GP
Sept 12, 16:30 ET – $215 PL Omaha w/ 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on – $300,000 GP
Sept 13, 14:30 ET – $530 6-Max PL Hold’em – $400,000 GP
Sept 13, 16:30 ET – $215 HORSE – $300,000 GP
Sept 14, 14:30 ET – $25,500 High-Roller HU No Limit Hold’em – $1,600,000 GP
Sept 14, 16:30 ET – $1,050 NL Hold’em – $3,000,000 GP (2-Day Event)
Sept 15, 14:30 ET – $530 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo – $200,000 GP
Sept 15, 16:30 ET – $530 6-Max Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo – $200,000 GP
Sept 16, 14:30 ET – $530 NL Hold’em w/ 1 Rebuy, 1 Add-on – $500,000 GP
Sept 16, 16:30 ET – $530 NL 2-7 Single Draw – $200,000 GP
Sept 17, 14:30 ET – $320 PL Omaha w/ Rebuys – $500,000 GP
Sept 17, 16:30 ET – $320 6-Max NL Hold’em – $500,000 GP
Sept 18, 14:30 ET – $530 NL Hold’em Triple Shootout – $300,000 GP
Sept 18, 16:30 ET – $530 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo – $400,000 GP
Sept 19, 14:30 ET – $530 6-Max NL Hold’em w/ Rebuys – $400,000 GP
Sept 19, 16:30 ET – $1,050 PL Omaha – $500,000 GP
Sept 20, 14:30 ET – $1,050 6-Max Limit Hold’em – $500,000 GP
Sept 20, 16:30 ET – $10,300 HORSE – $500,000 GP
Sept 21, 16:30 ET – $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event – $10,000,000 GP

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