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Poker Stars has reopened for most of the world, but not yet in the United States. It is endorsed by professionals like Daniel Negreanu and Chris Moneymaker. The site offers Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha 8/b, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud 8/b, Crazy Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple 8/b, Triple Draw, Royal Hold'em. Table limits range from penny games up to $300-600. The competition leans to the more challenging end of the spectrum.
World Championship of Online Poker Begins September 16th
PokerStars.com
Monday, August 21, 2006
PokerStars.com has announced that its fifth annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is to take place on September 16, with players from more than 80 countries competing in 18 tournaments
PokerStars.com for a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million.
PokerStars.com for a guaranteed prize pool of $10 million.
The WCOOP will run over the course of 16 days, starting with the $200 buy-in Razz (Seven-Card Stud Low) tournament, and ending on October 1st with the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament, offering cash prizes of $3 million. One of the highlights of this year’s tournament is set to be the online tournament debut of H.O.R.S.E., a rotation of five varieties of poker which is expected to draw some of the sport’s top names.
Team PokerStars spokesperson Barry Greenstein said, “Prestigious tournaments such as the PokerStars.com WCOOP are the ultimate way to improve your game and experience the excitement of big tournament play. 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.”
The 2005 WCOOP tournament series attracted 19,727 players and generated $12,783,900 in prize money making it the third largest online and terrestrial poker spectacle in the world.
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| PokerStars.com is a fun, safe place to play poker with people from around the world for real or play money. The site offer the most popular poker games such as Texas Hold'em, Omaha and Stud. Real money limits range from $0.01/0.02 to $100/$200. PokerStars is an official member of the World Poker Tour, and the title sponsor of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. In the fall, PokerStars hosts the world's largest online tournament, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). |
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