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The profit amounts for online poker tournaments slowly approaching the win totals in the large live tournaments. Poker Stars, the schedule for the World Champion of Online Poker Chip 2008 (WCOOP). The online poker festival is one of the largest online tournaments with the highest ever buy-in it's (the buy-in's are up to $ 25,000).

Last month Full Tilt organized a heads-up tournament with a buy-in in the amount of $ 25,000 and now poker stars proves that there is still a superlative, and organized a poker festival with various high-roller events. These include
$ 25,000 a heads-up event, a $ 10,300 NL Hold'em tournament, a $ 10,300 HORSE event and a $ 5,200 Main Event.

The guaranteed profit totals at this WCOOP are also extraordinary, the prize pool of Main Events is at least 10 million U.S. dollars and the prize pool of $ 10,300 Hold'em event is at least 2 million U.S. dollars. The minimum guaranteed prize pool is still impressive $ 100,000 (at $ 320 stud event). Total guaranteed poker stars from these events a profit sum of $ 30,000,000.

As part of this WCOOP are also some smaller events with buy-ins (but still high-stakes). The supply of WCOOP events is diverse, there are mixed Games, Draw events, tournaments with rebuys and a very interesting 215 $ 4-Handed No Limit event. At 17 days, each 2 daily events take place, it seems as if the WCCOP almost a small online version of the WSOP. > Poker Stars

The Satellites play poker stars begin on 01.July. The WCOOP 2008 starts on Friday 05.September and ends on 21 September. The series starts with a very interesting 215 $ 6-Handed event with a guaranteed prize pool in the amount of $ 1,000,000:

Friday, 05.September, 14:30, $ 215 NL Hold'em (6-Max), $ 1 million Guaranteed

Friday, 05.September, 16:30, $ 215 PL 5-Card Draw, $ 100,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, 06.September, 14:30, $ 215 Limit Hold'em, $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, 06.September, 16:30, $ 215 2-7 Triple Draw, $ 100,000 Guaranteed

Sunday, 07.September, 14:30, $ 10300 High-Roller NL Hold'em, $ 2 million Guaranteed

Sunday, 07.September, 16:30, $ 530 NL Hold'em, $ 3 million guaranteed (2-day event)

Monday, 08 September, 14:30, $ 215 PL Omaha (6-Max) $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Monday, 08 September, 16:30, $ 320 8-game mixed event, $ 200,000 Guaranteed

Tuesday, 09 September, 14:30, $ 215 NL Hold'em (4-Max), $ 400,000 Guaranteed

Tuesday, 09 September, 16:30, Razz $ 215, $ 100000 Guaranteed

Wednesday, 10 September, 14:30, $ 320 PL Omaha Hi / Lo, $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Wednesday, 10 September, 16:30, $ 320 Mixed Hold'em (6-Max), $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Thursday, September 11, 14:30, $ 215 NL Hold'em w / rebuys, $ 1 million Guaranteed

Thursday, September 11, 16:30, $ 320 7-Card Stud, $ 100,000 Guaranteed

Friday, 12 September, 14:30, $ 320 No Limit Hold'em (Heads Up), $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Friday, 12 September, 16:30, $ 215 PL Omaha (1 rebuy, 1 add-on), $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, 13 September, 14:30, $ 530 PL Hold'em (6-Max), $ 400,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, 13 September, 16:30, $ 215 HORSE, $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Sunday, September 14, 14:30, $ 25500 High-Roller HU No Limit Hold'em, $ 1.6 million Guaranteed

Sunday, September 14, 16:30, $ 1050 NL Hold'em, $ 3 million guaranteed (2-day event)

Monday, September 15, 14:30, $ 530 7-Card Stud Hi / Lo, $ 200,000 Guaranteed

Monday, September 15, 16:30, $ 530 Mixed Omaha Hi / Lo (6-Max), $ 200,000 Guaranteed

Tuesday, 16.September, 14:30, $ 530 NL Hold'em (1 rebuy, 1 add-on), $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Tuesday, 16.September, 16:30, $ 530 single NL 2-7 Draw, $ 200,000 Guaranteed

Wednesday, September 17, 14:30, $ 320 PL Omaha w / rebuys, $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Wednesday, September 17, 16:30, $ 320 NL Hold'em (6-Max), $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Thursday, 18 September, 14:30, $ 530 Triple NL Hold'em Shootout, $ 300,000 Guaranteed

Thursday, 18 September, 16:30, $ 530 Limit Omaha Hi / Lo, $ 400,000 Guaranteed

Friday, 19 September, 14:30, $ 530 NLHE w / rebuys (6-Max), $ 400,000 Guaranteed

Friday, 19 September, 16:30, $ 1050 PL Omaha, $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, 20 September, 14:30, $ 1050 Limit Hold'em (6-Max), $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Saturday, 20 September, 16:30, $ 10300 HORSE, $ 500,000 Guaranteed

Sunday, 21 September, 16:30, $ 5200 NL Hold'em Main Event, $ 10 million Guaranteed

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