Just days ago, PokerStars released this year’s schedule for what it describes as “the biggest and most prestigious annual tournament series anywhere online,” the World Championship of Online Poker, or WCOOP. WCOOP 2012 will begin with three events on Sunday, September 2, and will conclude with three other events, including WCOOP’s Main Event, on Sunday, September 23.
Like last year’s WCOOP, this year’s tournament series will include 62 different events that will be played over a 22-day period. Even though PokerStars has not yet announced the guaranteed prize pools each event will have, if WCOOP 2012 is similar to last year’s series, PokerStars will reward winning players with more money than what the site ultimately guarantees anyway. For instance, PokerStars offered $30 million as an overall guarantee for WCOOP 2011, but ended up paying out more than $47 million in prize money.
You can find the complete preliminary schedule for WCOOP 2012 below. All times are presented in ET.
WCOOP 2012 Schedule
Sunday, September 2nd
Event 01 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 02 – 12:30: $10,300 NL Hold’em (High-Roller)
Event 03 – 14:30: $215 NL Hold’em
Monday, September 3rd
Event 04 – 11:00: $320 PL Omaha
Event 05 – 14:00: $320 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Shootout, No Late Reg)
Event 06 – 17:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Rebuys, Turbo)
Tuesday, September 4th
Event 07 – 11:00: $215 NL Draw
Event 08 – 14:00: $215 Triple Stud
Event 09 – 17:00: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Wednesday, September 5th
Event 10 – 06:00: $265 PL Omaha (Knockout)
Event 11 – 11:00: $320 NL Hold’em (Ante Up)
Event 12 – 14:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, No Late Reg)
Thursday, September 6th
Event 13 – 06:00: $215 PL Omaha H/L (6-Max, 1R1A)
Event 14 – 11:00: $265 NL Hold’em (6-Max, Knockout)
Event 15 – 14:00: $215 Razz
Friday, September 7th
Event 16 – 11:00: $215 PL Omaha (6-Max)
Event 17 – 14:00: $215 NL Single Draw 2-7
Event 18 – 17:00: $320 NL Hold’em (10-Minute Levels)
Saturday, September 8th
Event 19 – 11:00: $109 NL Hold’em
Event 20 – 14:00: $215 FL Hold’em
Sunday, September 9th
Event 21 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em
Event 22 – 14:30: $530 NL Hold’em
Monday, September 10th
Event 23 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (4-Max)
Event 24 – 14:00: $320 7-Card Stud
Event 25 – 17:00: $215 PL Omaha (Turbo, 1R1A)
Tuesday, September 11th
Event 26 – 11:00: $320 Mixed Hold’em
Event 27 – 14:00: $320 FL Badugi
Event 28 – 17:00: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Wednesday, September 12th
Event 29 – 06:00: $265 NL Omaha H/L (6-Max, Knockout)
Event 30 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (10-Max, Triple Shootout, No Late Reg)
Event 31 – 14:00: $320 8-Game
Thursday, September 13th
Event 32 – 06:00: $320 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 33 – 11:00: $320 PL Omaha (6-Max, 1R1A)
Event 34 – 14:00: $320 Triple Draw 2-7
Friday, September 14th
Event 35 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Rebuys)
Event 36 – 14:00: $530 FL Omaha H/L
Event 37 – 17:00: $215 P/NL Hold’em (The Big Game Format)
Saturday, September 15th
Event 38 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (Heads-Up, No Late Reg)
Event 39 – 14:00: $320 HORSE
Sunday, September 16th
Event 40 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em
Event 41 – 12:30: $10,300 NL Hold’em (High-Roller Heads-Up, No Late Reg)
Event 42 – 14:30: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Monday, September 17th
Event 43 – 11:00: $320 PL Omaha (Rebuys, 6-Max)
Event 44 – 14:00: $320 NL Hold’em (2X Chance)
Event 45 – 17:00: $265 NL Hold’em (Turbo, Knockout)
Tuesday, September 18th
Event 46 – 11:00: $320 Mixed NL Hold’em/PL Omaha
Event 47 – 14:00: $530 7-Card Stud H/L
Event 48 – 17:00: $1,050 NL Hold’em
Wednesday, September 19th
Event 49 – 06:00: $215 NL Hold’em (1R1A)
Event 50 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em (Big Antes)
Event 51 – 14:00: $320 PL Omaha H/L
Thursday, September 20th
Event 52 – 06:00: $320 NL Hold’em
Event 53 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 54 – 14:00: $2,100 PL Omaha (6-Max)
Friday, September 21st
Event 55 – 11:00: $530 NL Hold’em (1R1A)
Event 56 – 14:00: $1,050 FL Hold’em (6-Max)
Event 57 – 17:00: $215 NL Omaha H/L (Ante Up)
Saturday, September 22nd
Event 58 – 11:00: $530 PL Omaha (Heads Up, No Late Reg)
Event 59 – 14:00: $2,100 HORSE
Sunday, September 23rd
Event 60 – 11:00: $215 NL Hold’em
Event 61 – 12:30: $10,300 8-Game (High-Roller)
Event 62 – 14:30: $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event ($1M Gtd to 1st)