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POKERSTARS GUARANTEES US $50 MILLION IN PRIZES FOR 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER

August 10, 2010

The PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) – the richest online poker tournament
series in the world – kicks off its ninth annual instalment on September 5, 2010. The 2010 WCOOP features
US $50 million in guaranteed prizes, the most that PokerStars.com has ever guaranteed for a WCOOP series.
In addition to trying to win life-changing money, players will compete in almost every conceivable poker
discipline to become a World Champion and to win a sought-after WCOOP gold bracelet.
WCOOP is hosted exclusively on PokerStars.com. It runs over 23 days, from September 5-27, 2010, and
begins with a $215 6-Max NL Hold’em tournament. This year’s WCOOP schedule includes 62 events – many
with a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million or more – as well as four brand-new knockout events, giving players
the opportunity to win some cash even if they do not make the money. The series will culminate with a $10,300
High Roller mixed-game event (8-Game this year) and the traditional 2-Day $5,200 NL Hold’em Main Event
($10 Million guaranteed), starting on September 26, 2010.
43,973 unique players from 140 countries around the world competed in the 2009 WCOOP, an increase of
almost 100% in player participation over 2008. Yevgeniy ‘Jovial Gent’ Timoshenko won the Main Event, a win
worth more than $1.7 million. Players ‘Udon Wannit’ ($1.2 million), Daniel ‘djk123′ Kelly ($956,956) and
‘reddeevil’ ($933,712) also had phenomenal success. Kelly, ‘ICuRaRook’ and ‘Maksflaks’ shared the honours
for most cashes in the series by making the money in 11 of the 45 events.
“Players across the world re-arrange their calendars around the WCOOP schedule,” said Team PokerStars
Pro Daniel Negreanu. “It is the biggest and best online poker tournament series – and draws in tens of
thousands of players, with the deepest structures and a wide variety of events. I can’t wait to play this year’s
series!”
Players can qualify for WCOOP events via PokerStars satellites. All players, no matter what the size of their
bankrolls, have a chance to qualify for, and perhaps ultimately win, an event.
For satellite information and updates on this year’s World Championship of Online Poker please check
www.pokerstars.com, www.pokerstarsblog.com and http://www.wcoop.com/ regularly.

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