WCOOP 2012 is scheduled to take place in September, start qualifying for your seat to the Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker today. The online poker tournament series features 62 tournaments spread out across 22 days including the High Roller tournament and WCOOP Main Event.
The WCOOP 2011 series generated more than $47 million in total prize pools in the Pokerstars tournament series, the Pokerstars WCOOP 2012 schedule has been announced along with event dates and times set for the 2-23 September 2012.
PokerStars Major Sunday Tournaments will have their buy-ins reduced by 50% but will still have the same guaranteed prize pools. Players can buy-in for half price to several Sunday PokerStars tournaments on the 17 June 2012.
PokerStars host some of the largest guaranteed poker tournaments, here’s your chance to play for millions with 50% off the regular buy-in. Play the Pokerstars Sunday Million, Sunday Warm-Up or the Sunday Storm, satellite tournaments are also available.
The Pokerstars MicroMillions II is scheduled to take place 12 -21 July 2012, the micro stakes poker tournament series also offers guaranteed tournaments with low buy-ins.
Due to the latest PokerStars and FullTiltPoker ban in the USA, both popular online internet poker rooms have closed their sites to the USA, this can be seen when visiting either PokerStars.com or FullTiltPoker.com the .com domain names have been seized by the FBI for violations. “This domain name has been seized by the FBI” along with a DOJ and FBI logo is now visible on both sites.
No doubt both online poker giants will contest the action taken by the US government, but it may be days, months or even years until a legal agreement is reached. I would guess the next time either PokerStars or Full Tilt Poker are active in the USA again is when or rather if they obtain a license to operate legally by means of a license.
If you are one of those millions of USA poker players looking for an alternate poker site, currently Carbon Poker, Bodog Poker and UWinPoker are still allowing American players to play for real money. We have reviews about these three alternate poker rooms for USA poker players in the right hand menu, poker rooms still available for real money play are labelled with a small American flag.
PokerStars, now the world’s most popular poker site, is offering a 2x bonus for the month of July where players get double the bonus they did before hence the name PokerStars 2X bonus.
Players involved in both regular tournaments and cash games stand a chance winning really big. Each event will only be announced just before it starts and includes everything from double VPPs with double the chance to win and even double pots are on offer for cash games.
PokerStars 2X events will be visible via the PokerStars lobby and on their site, be sure not to miss out on what is being dubbed as the “biggest online poker promotion of all time!” by Poker Stars.
2X VPP: PokerStars are awarding double VPPs in all cash games and Sit & Go tournaments excluding Heads-Up tournys, between now until 6 July 23:59 EST. Providing an excellent way for you to boost your PokerStars VIP-Club status.
2X First Depositor Freerolls
Those new to PokerStars will get access to the 2X First Depositor Freeroll events when making their first deposits this July by using PokerStars bonus code FIRST2X this will give them entry to the 2X First Depositor Freerolls, two $2,222 freerolls running every day starting from 8th July until 30 July. Players cashing in any freerolls will get entry into the $22,222 grand final event to be held 31st July 2008.
The PokerStars bonus code will still award the standard bonus of 100% up to $50
2X Chance Tournaments
2X Chance Tournaments will be running daily giving players a chance to make one additional rebuy after being eliminatedeach tournament begins at :22 minutes past the hour.
All 2X Chance events can be found in the PokerStars lobby under ‘Tourney’ / ‘All’.
The tournaments will be marked as ‘[2X Chance]
PokerStars.com offer a sign up bonus of 100% up to $50 for first time depositing players when using PokerStars bonus code STARS50 Poker Stars has become the most popular venue for poker online offer huge tournaments and events with and still allow US players.