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Friday 18th August 2006 Online Poker World Championship set for $10 Million Prize
The fifth annual PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is set to begin on September 16 with a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million.
The event will feature 18 poker tournaments and is expected to attract players from more than 80 nations, making this it most international poker competition to date. Players will compete for WCOOP commemorative gold bracelets and millions in cash prizes.
Hosted by PokerStars.com, the WCOOP will run over the course of 16 days, starting with the $200 buy-in Razz (Seven-Card Stud Low) tournament. The festival will end on October 1 with the single richest tournament in online poker – the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament, offering a guaranteed prize pool of $3 million.
The 2006 WCOOP will also introduce H.O.R.S.E. for the first time ever in a major online tournament – a rotation of five different varieties of poker (Hold’em, Omaha High-Low, Razz, Stud and Eight-or-Better) which is billed as the ultimate test of all-around poker skill. With the buy-in set at $5,000, and a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, the H.O.R.S.E tournament is expected to attract many of the top names in online poker.
“Prestigious tournaments such as the WCOOP are the ultimate way to improve your game and experience the excitement of big tournament play,” said Barry Greenstein of Team PokerStars. “The WCOOP is a popular event with the established stars of online poker, and the H.O.R.S.E. tournament is bound to attract the elite.
Source: OnlineCasinoNews
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