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title: "Poker Stars 2008 World Championships of Online Poker Commences on September 5 2008"
url: https://tourneyblog.com/category/Online-Tournaments/Poker-Stars-2008-World-Championships-of-Online-Poker-Commences-on-September-5-2008/
description: "Now that the Olympics are over, the online poker world can turn its attention to the World Championships of Online Poker. The WCOOP begins on Friday September 5 at Poker."
published: 2008-08-28
updated: 2008-08-28
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# Poker Stars 2008 World Championships of Online Poker Commences on September 5 2008

Published 2008-08-28

Now that the Olympics are over, the online poker world can turn its attention to the World Championships of Online Poker. The WCOOP begins on Friday September 5 at Poker Stars and features 33 total events. Lots of brands of poker are represented including NLHE, 2-7 triple draw, seven and five-card stud, razz, Omaha, HORSE and more.

Ten new events have been added to this year's WCOOP and the total guaranteed prize pool of the series is a mind-numbing $30,000,000. There's even a $10,300 buy-in high roller NLHE tourney and a $25k heads-up tourney. The Main Event begins on September 21st and will last for two days. It has a buy-in of $5,200.

Last year's main event winner was ka$ino. Poker Stars pro, Vanessa “LadyMaverick” Rousso finished in second position.

Here is the full schedule of the 2008 WCOOP for your convenience:

Satellites for all WCOOP events are going on at Poker Stars now!