Five WCOOP Events This Week You Must Not Miss!
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With 225 tournaments across the entire World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars it can often be difficult to pick which tournaments you want to play. With three different buy-in levels and all manner of games and formats on offer, we thought it would be useful to highlight just five events you could play next week.
Whether No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha is your main game, or whether you'd like to give a mixed game a try during WCOOP, we know there's bound to be something for everyone!
You can also check out the full WCOOP schedule by clicking here!
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WCOOP-54 Win the Button
Banish those Monday blues by playing in the WCOOP-54 Win the Button tournaments as part of the WCOOP schedule. These tournaments are usually seen in the live poker world, and several strategy guides for these tournaments have been written on PokerNews. Now you get the chance to play in them at one of three price points. No doubt the big guns will be out in force for the $1,050 buy-in WCOOP-54-H, but you can also grab a slice of the action for just $11!
| Date | Time | Event | Details | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Sep | 15:05 | WCOOP 54-L | $11 NLHE [8-Max Win the Button] | $50K Gtd |
| 14-Sep | 15:05 | WCOOP 54-M | $109 NLHE [8-Max Win the Button] | $175K Gtd |
| 14-Sep | 15:05 | WCOOP 54-H | $1,050 NLHE [8-Max Win the Button] | $250K Gtd |
WCOOP-57 Triple Draw
Mixed Game tournaments always attract tough fields, but if you've got an edge you can certainly put it to good use in the Low buy-in version of WCOOP-57 Triple Draw.
Not played Triple Draw before? Here are five tips for success!
| Date | Time | Event | Details | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 57-L | $22 FL 2-7 Triple Draw | $15K Gtd |
| 15-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 57-M | $215 FL 2-7 Triple Draw | $40K Gtd |
| 15-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 57-H | $2,100 FL 2-7 Triple Draw | $100K Gtd |
WCOOP-60 Pot-Limit Omaha
Everyone loves Pot-Limit Omaha, and there are some generous guarantees in WCOOP-60. Whether you're eyeing up the $5.50 Low buy-in or the $530 High buy-in, you'll be able to take advantage of more than $450,000 in guarantees in these three events alone!
And keep a look out for Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas (pictured). After some strong performances during the WCOOP so far, he'll be eyeing up a title in what is undoubtedly his favourite discipline.
| Date | Time | Event | Details | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 60-L | $5.50+R PLO [6-Max] | $35K Gtd |
| 16-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 60-M | $55+R PLO [6-Max] | $125K Gtd |
| 16-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 60-H | $530+R PLO [6-Max] | $300K Gtd |
WCOOP-63 Thursday Thrill
The Thursday Thrill gets a WCOOP makeover with $1.5m GTD across the three events this week. The big names will no doubt be out in force for the $2,100 WCOOP-63-H and you'll be able to catch all the action right here on PokerNews.
| Date | Time | Event | Details | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep | 13:05 | WCOOP 63-L | $22 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO] | $250K Gtd |
| 17-Sep | 13:05 | WCOOP 63-M | $215 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO Mini Thursday Thrill SE] | $500K Gtd |
| 17-Sep | 13:05 | WCOOP 63-H | $2,100 NLHE [8-Max Progressive KO Thursday Thrill SE] | $750K Gtd |
WCOOP-69 8-Game
Another huge event will be live-reported on PokerNews next week as the $10,300 WCOOP-69-H 8-Game looks set to gather the greatest mixed game players of the modern poker age together.
Last year Michael "merla888" Gathy won the event for over $190,000 and the year before that it was Dzmitry "Colisea" Urbanovich who triumphed. Who will write their name into the history books this time around?
| Date | Time | Event | Details | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 69-L | $109 8-Game | $60K Gtd |
| 19-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 69-M | $1,050 8-Game | $150K Gtd |
| 19-Sep | 14:05 | WCOOP 69-H | $10,300 8-Game [High Roller] | $500K Gtd |
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Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.
