Dec 20 2011

PokerStars to launch Turbo Championship of Online Poker in January

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Coming soon to an online poker site near you: The PokerStars TURBO Championships of Online Poker (TCOOP)! The world’s largest online poker site announced the creation of a new major tournament series this week, with a total of 50 tournaments (all using variants of Turbo tournaments) tallying an impressive $10 million in guaranteed prize-money.

Most of the tournaments feature modest buy-ins ranging between $22 and $109 buy-ins. The series will culminate with a $700 Main Event featuring a guaranteed prize-pool of $1.5 million.

Here is a look at the complete schedule released by PokerStars on Monday:

January 19, 2012
$22 NL Hold’em [6-Max] – $200,000 guaranteed
$33 NL Omaha Hi/Lo – $50,000 guaranteed
$134 NL Hold’em [Knockout] – $250,000 guaranteed
$33 NL Hold’em – $100,000 guaranteed

January 20, 2012
$22 PL Draw – $50,000 guaranteed
$55 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Shootout] – $100,000 guaranteed
$22 NL Hold’em [Rebuys] – $400,000 guaranteed
$82 NL Hold’em [Big Antes, 2x Chance] – $300,000 guaranteed

January 21, 2012
$55 PL Omaha [Knockout] – $100,000 guaranteed
$11 NL Hold’em [Rebuys, 3x-Turbo] – $300,000 guaranteed
$109 NL Hold’em [Heads-Up] – $150,000 guaranteed
$33 Triple Stud – $25,000 guaranteed
$33 Saturday Speedway – TCOOP Special – $100,000 guaranteed

January 22, 2012
$55 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, 2R1A] – $50,000 guaranteed
$55 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] – $150,000 guaranteed
$55 NL Hold’em [Knockout] – $200,000 guaranteed
$109 NL Hold’em [1R1A] – $300,000 guaranteed
$22 PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys, 2x-Turbo] – $150,000 guaranteed
$215 Sunday Supersonic – TCOOP Special [Hyper-Turbo] – $300,000 guaranteed

January 23, 2012
$55 PL Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A] – $100,000 guaranteed
$44 NL Hold’em [4-Max] – $150,000 guaranteed
$82 FL Omaha Hi/Lo – $50,000 guaranteed
$153 NL Hold’em [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] – $200,000 guaranteed

January 24, 2012
$109 PL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max] – $50,000 guaranteed
$215 NL Hold’em – $500,000 guaranteed
$22 Stud – $25,000 guaranteed
$22 NL Hold’em [Rebuys, 2x-Turbo] – $300,000 guaranteed

January 25, 2012
$82 NL Hold’em [2x Chance] – $150,000 guaranteed
$109 NL Hold’em [Shootout] – $75,000 guaranteed
$11 PL Omaha [6-Max, Rebuys, 3x-Turbo] – $100,000 guaranteed
$22 Stud Hi/Lo – $25,000 guaranteed

January 26, 2012
$5.50 NL Hold’em [Rebuys, 3x-Turbo] – $100,000 guaranteed
$33 Razz – $50,000 guaranteed
$215 NL Hold’em [2x Chance] – $400,000 guaranteed
$55 PL Omaha [4-Max] – $75,000 guaranteed

January 27, 2012
$82 NL Hold’em [6-Max] – $250,000 guaranteed
$55 PL Omaha [6-Max, 2R1A] – $100,000 guaranteed
$55 NL Hold’em [Ante Up] – $100,000 guaranteed
$109 FL Hold’em [6-Max] – $100,000 guaranteed

January 28, 2012
$109 HORSE – $25,000 guaranteed
$109 PL Omaha [Heads-Up] – $50,000 guaranteed
$33 NL Hold’em [Rebuys, 2x-Turbo] – $300,000 guaranteed
$109 NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo] – $100,000 guaranteed
$33 Saturday Speedway – TCOOP Special – $100,000 guaranteed

January 29, 2012
$109 NL Hold’em – $100,000 guaranteed
$215 NL Hold’em (replaces Sunday Warm-Up) – $750,000 guaranteed
$2,100 NL Hold’em [High Roller] – $500,000 guaranteed
$320 8-Game – $100,000 guaranteed
$700 NL Hold’em Main Event – $1,500,000 guaranteed
$215 Sunday Supersonic – TCOOP Wrap Party [Hyper-Turbo] – $300,000 guaranteed

For more information on the TCOOP you can visit the PokerStars website at www.PokerStars.eu

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