WCOOP-02-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam] Kicks Off Today!
The first day of a coveted series is set to kick-off as the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) begins today on PokerStars. There will be a guarantee of over $80 million spread throughout the 75 events that make up the series, with a range of low, medium, and high stakes for every event.
Headlining the events that are scheduled for today is without a doubt the WCOOP-02-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Slam] which begins at 1:05 p.m. ET. This event boasts a hearty $1.5 million guarantee and is sure to attract some of the best players in the world.
All players will begin with 250,000 in chips and will be playing with 20-minute blind levels, having a break every 55 minutes past the hour. Any player can re-enter two times during the late registration period which last is available for the first 5h 05m of play.
The Progressive KO tournament has a $5,000 bounty set on every players head, having the rest of the entry fee head directly into the prize pool. When a player eliminates an opponent they will collect half of the bounty, adding the remainder to their own bounty.
Day 1 of this event will play down until the money bubble has popped, all survivors will then return Monday, Aug 31 at 1:05 ET to play down to an eventual winner. A 20-minute delayed stream will come into play on Day 2, with all PokerNews live updates set coordinate as all of the final day action unfolds.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be bringing all of the updates throughout this event so stay tuned.