Welcome to Day 1 of WCOOP Main Event - Medium: $1,050 World Championship of NLHE Main Event $5M GTD
Welcome to the $1,050 NLHE Main Event in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars. Cards go in the air at 17:30 GMT for the first of four days in the prestigious online championship event.
This tournament was originally scheduled on the 25th September however due to a DDoS attack has been rescheduled and is bigger and better with the three tiered Main Events having an extra $2,500,000 added to the guaranteed prize pools.
This tournament now features a $5,000,000 guarantee and is part of a trio of No-Limit Hold’em Main Events that includes a $109 buy-in with $3,000,000 guaranteed and a $10,300 World Championship that promises $7,000,000.
Players will start with 100,000 in chips and blinds will increase every 25 minutes. The first day of the tournament will play 16 levels and return on Monday at 17:35 for Day 2. Day 3 will play out on Tuesday and the finale will be held on Wednesday. Registration will close just before the beginning of Day 2 and up to three re-entries are allowed during the registration period.
Keep it with the PokerNews team for live coverage of both the $1,050 Main Event and the $10,300 Main Event all week long.