WCOOP van 2 t/m 18 september, overlapt met WSOP Circuit en Poker Masters

PokerStars heeft het schema van de World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) bekendgemaakt. De online toernooireeks wordt gehouden van 2 t/m 18 september en heeft een guaranteed van in totaal $116 miljoen. De 2 Main Events hebben een buy-in van $5,200 en $55 met prijzenpotten van tenminste $10 miljoen en $1 miljoen. Wie treedt er in de voetsporen van Steven van Zadelhoff?

De WCOOP is al sinds jaar en dag een begrip voor iedereen die zich bezighoudt met online poker. De editie van 2018 is alweer de 17e. PokerStars heeft nu het volledige toernooischema bekendgemaakt, met in totaal 61 events. Elk event heeft ook nog eens 3 verschillende buy-ins. Zo is er rekening gehouden met de verschillende portemonnees. Het Main Event telt echter 2 varianten: het $5,200 en het $55 event. Als je de guaranteeds van alle events bij elkaar optelt kom je uit op een whooping $116 miljoen.

Het Main Event begint op zondag 16 september. Andere peilers zijn de $25,000 High Rollers. De PLO variant hiervan start op 5 september, terwijl de NLHE editie de 12e begint. En met die data is niet iedereen even blij. Zo uitte Bryn Kenney al zijn ongenoegen op Twitter. Dit valt namelijk samen met de populaire Poker Masters in het Aria in Las Vegas. De 7 events van die serie vinden plaats van 6 t/m 13 september. Volgens Kenney is het een grote fout om hier geen rekening mee te houden. Hij bood nog zijn hulp aan om te helpen met het schema, maar daar werd geen gehoor aan gegeven.

Al hebben we het over events die overlappen is er ook slecht nieuws voor de Nederlandse spelers die zowel live en online pokeren. De WSOP Circuit in Rotterdam wordt namelijk gespeeld van 31 augustus t/m 8 september en valt dus ook gedeeltelijk samen met de WCOOP. Wij hopen natuurlijk dat de pokerliefhebbers de reis naar het Holland Casino maken.

Dan terug naar de WCOOP van vorig jaar, want die weten we natuurlijk als de dag van gisteren te herinneren. Dat heeft alles te maken met de grote triomf van Steven van Zadelhoff in het Main Event. De Nedermaltees bleek de sterkste van 2,183 entry’s en won een whooping $1,624,502. Pokerend Nederland zat aan de virtuele rail en zag ‘de Viking’ het onmogelijke presteren.

Om de throwback naar vorig jaar compleet te maken is hieronder het interview te zien dat Pieter Salet had met Steven van Zadelhoff. Ook hebben we het volledige WCOOP schema op een rijtje gezet. Let op: de starttijden zijn in Eastern Time. Dat is 6 uur vroeger dan hier.

2018 PokerStars WCOOP schedule

NameStart DateStart Time (ET)
WCOOP-02-L – $11 NLHE, $100K Gtd9/2/188:00
WCOOP-02-M – $109 NLHE [Sunday Kickoff SE], $300K Gtd9/2/188:00
WCOOP-02-H – $1,050 NLHE, $500K Gtd9/2/188:00
WCOOP-03-L – $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $250K Gtd9/2/1810:30
WCOOP-03-M – $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Warm-Up SE], $750K Gtd9/2/1810:30
WCOOP-03-H – $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1M Gtd9/2/1810:30
WCOOP-04-L – $22 NLHE, $250K Gtd9/2/1813:00
WCOOP-04-M – $215 NLHE [Sunday Million SE], $1M Gtd9/2/1813:00
WCOOP-04-H – $2,100 NLHE, $1M Gtd9/2/1813:00
WCOOP-05-L – $11 PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd9/2/1815:00
WCOOP-05-M – $109 PLO [6-Max], $200K Gtd9/2/1815:00
WCOOP-05-H – $1,050 PLO [6-Max], $500K Gtd9/2/1815:00
WCOOP-06-L – $5.50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $50K Gtd9/2/1817:00
WCOOP-06-M – $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $200K Gtd9/2/1817:00
WCOOP-06-H – $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $400K Gtd9/2/1817:00
WCOOP-07-L – $11 NLO8 [6-Max], $35K Gtd9/3/1811:00
WCOOP-07-M – $109 NLO8 [6-Max], $100K Gtd9/3/1811:00
WCOOP-07-H – $1,050 NLO8 [6-Max], $200K Gtd9/3/1811:00
WCOOP-08-L – $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $100K Gtd9/3/1813:00
WCOOP-08-M – $55 NLHE [Progressive KO], $400K Gtd9/3/1813:00
WCOOP-08-H – $530 NLHE [Progressive KO], $750K Gtd9/3/1813:00
WCOOP-09-L – $11 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $15K Gtd9/3/1814:30
WCOOP-09-M – $109 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $30K Gtd9/3/1814:30
WCOOP-09-H – $1,050 NL 2-7 Single Draw, $100K Gtd9/3/1814:30
WCOOP-10-L – $22 NLHE [8-Max, Win the Button], $75K Gtd9/3/1816:00
WCOOP-10-M – $215 NLHE [8-Max, Win the Button], $200K Gtd9/3/1816:00
WCOOP-10-H – $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Win the Button], $400K Gtd9/3/1816:00
WCOOP-11-L – $22 Razz, $35K Gtd9/4/1811:00
WCOOP-11-M – $215 Razz, $75K Gtd9/4/1811:00
WCOOP-11-H – $2,100 Razz, $150K Gtd9/4/1811:00
WCOOP-12-L – $109 NLHE [8-Max], $400K Gtd9/4/1813:00
WCOOP-12-M – $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday SE], $1M Gtd9/4/1813:00
WCOOP-12-H – $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd9/4/1813:00
WCOOP-13-L – $11 FLO8 [8-Max], $25K Gtd9/4/1815:00
WCOOP-13-M – $109 FLO8 [8-Max], $50K Gtd9/4/1815:00
WCOOP-13-H – $1,050 FLO8 [8-Max], $100K Gtd9/4/1815:00
WCOOP-14-L – $11 NLHE [Progressive KO], $40K Gtd9/4/1818:00
WCOOP-14-M – $109 NLHE [Progressive KO], $100K Gtd9/4/1818:00
WCOOP-14-H – $1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO], $200K Gtd9/4/1818:00
WCOOP-15-L – $5.50 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $50K Gtd9/5/1811:00
WCOOP-15-M – $55 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $200K Gtd9/5/1811:00
WCOOP-15-H – $530 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $400K Gtd9/5/1811:00
WCOOP-16-L – $215 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $200K Gtd9/5/1813:00
WCOOP-16-M – $2,100 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $500K Gtd9/5/1813:00
WCOOP-16-H – $25,000 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd9/5/1813:00
WCOOP-17-L – $22 NLHE [Heads-Up], $40,960 Gtd9/5/1815:00
WCOOP-17-M – $215 NLHE [Heads-Up], $102,400 Gtd9/5/1815:00
WCOOP-17-H – $2,100 NLHE [Heads-Up], $256K Gtd9/5/1815:00
WCOOP-18-L – $22 HORSE, $30K Gtd9/6/1811:00
WCOOP-18-M – $215 HORSE, $75K Gtd9/6/1811:00
WCOOP-18-H – $2,100 HORSE, $200K Gtd9/6/1811:00
WCOOP-19-L – $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $500K Gtd9/6/1813:00
WCOOP-19-M – $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE], $1M Gtd9/6/1813:00
WCOOP-19-H – $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller], $1M Gtd9/6/1813:00
WCOOP-20-L – $11 NL 5-Card Draw, $15K Gtd9/6/1814:30
WCOOP-20-M – $109 NL 5-Card Draw, $25K Gtd9/6/1814:30
WCOOP-20-H – $1,050 NL 5-Card Draw, $50K Gtd9/6/1814:30
WCOOP-21-L – $22 NLHE [4-Max], $100K Gtd9/6/1816:00
WCOOP-21-M – $215 NLHE [4-Max], $250K Gtd9/6/1816:00
WCOOP-21-H – $2,100 NLHE [4-Max], $500K Gtd9/6/1816:00
WCOOP-22-L – $11 PLO8 [8-Max], $25K Gtd9/7/1811:00
WCOOP-22-M – $109 PLO8 [8-Max], $75K Gtd9/7/1811:00
WCOOP-22-H – $1,050 PLO8 [8-Max], $150K Gtd9/7/1811:00
WCOOP-23-L – $22 NLHE, $200K Gtd9/7/1813:00
WCOOP-23-M – $215 NLHE, $400K Gtd9/7/1813:00
WCOOP-23-H – $2,100 NLHE, $600K Gtd9/7/1813:00
WCOOP-24-L – $5.50 NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom], $60K Gtd9/7/1816:00
WCOOP-24-M – $55 NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom], $250K Gtd9/7/1816:00
WCOOP-24-H – $530 NLHE [3-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Zoom], $500K Gtd9/7/1816:00
WCOOP-25-L – $22 8-Game, $50K Gtd9/8/1811:00
WCOOP-25-M – $215 8-Game, $75K Gtd9/8/1811:00
WCOOP-25-H – $2,100 8-Game, $250K Gtd9/8/1811:00
WCOOP-26-L – $5.50+R NLHE, $125K Gtd9/8/1813:00
WCOOP-26-M – $55+R NLHE, $300K Gtd9/8/1813:00
WCOOP-26-H – $530+R NLHE, $500K Gtd9/8/1813:00
WCOOP-27-L – $55 PLO [6-Max], $100K Gtd9/8/1814:30
WCOOP-27-M – $530 PLO [6-Max], $250K Gtd9/8/1814:30
WCOOP-27-H – $5,200 PLO [6-Max, High Roller], $500K Gtd9/8/1814:30
WCOOP-28-L – $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $250K Gtd9/8/1816:00
WCOOP-28-M – $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $400K Gtd9/8/1816:00
WCOOP-28-H – $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, High Roller], $500K Gtd9/8/1816:00
WCOOP-29-L – $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $75K Gtd9/9/188:00
WCOOP-29-M – $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Kickoff SE], $300K Gtd9/9/188:00
WCOOP-29-H – $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $600K Gtd9/9/188:00
WCOOP-30-L – $55 NLHE, $250K Gtd9/9/1810:30
WCOOP-30-M – $530 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up SE], $750K Gtd9/9/1810:30
WCOOP-30-H – $5,200 NLHE [High Roller], $1M Gtd9/9/1810:30
WCOOP-31-L – $11 NLHE, $200K Gtd9/9/1813:00
WCOOP-31-M – $109 NLHE [Half Price Sunday Million], $1M Gtd9/9/1813:00
WCOOP-31-H – $1,050 NLHE, $1.5M Gtd9/9/1813:00
WCOOP-32-L – $5.50 NLO8 [8-Max], $20K Gtd9/9/1815:00
WCOOP-32-M – $55 NLO8 [8-Max], $50K Gtd9/9/1815:00
WCOOP-32-H – $530 NLO8 [8-Max], $125K Gtd9/9/1815:00
WCOOP-33-L – $22 NLHE [6-Max], $100K Gtd9/9/1817:00
WCOOP-33-M – $215 NLHE [6-Max], $250K Gtd9/9/1817:00
WCOOP-33-H – $2,100 NLHE [6-Max], $500K Gtd9/9/1817:00
WCOOP-34-L – $11 Stud8, $20K Gtd9/10/1811:00
WCOOP-34-M – $109 Stud8, $50K Gtd9/10/1811:00
WCOOP-34-H – $1,050 Stud8, $125K Gtd9/10/1811:00
WCOOP-35-L – $22 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd9/10/1813:00
WCOOP-35-M – $215 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $600K Gtd9/10/1813:00
WCOOP-35-H – $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1M Gtd9/10/1813:00
WCOOP-36-L – $5.50 NLHE & PLO [6-Max], $25K Gtd9/10/1815:00
WCOOP-36-M – $55 NLHE & PLO [6-Max], $75K Gtd9/10/1815:00
WCOOP-36-H – $530 NLHE & PLO [6-Max], $250K Gtd9/10/1815:00
WCOOP-37-L – $11 NLHE [Turbo], $50K Gtd9/10/1817:00
WCOOP-37-M – $109 NLHE [Turbo], $150K Gtd9/10/1817:00
WCOOP-37-H – $1,050 NLHE [Turbo], $300K Gtd9/10/1817:00
WCOOP-38-L – $11 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $75K Gtd9/11/189:00
WCOOP-38-M – $109 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd9/11/189:00
WCOOP-38-H – $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $400K Gtd9/11/189:00
WCOOP-39-L – $22 FLHE [6-Max], $30K Gtd9/11/1811:00
WCOOP-39-M – $215 FLHE [6-Max], $60K Gtd9/11/1811:00
WCOOP-39-H – $2,100 FLHE [6-Max], $150K Gtd9/11/1811:00
WCOOP-40-L – $5.50 NLHE, $75K Gtd9/11/1813:00
WCOOP-40-M – $55 NLHE, $350K Gtd9/11/1813:00
WCOOP-40-H – $530 NLHE [Half Price Super Tuesday], $1M Gtd9/11/1813:00
WCOOP-41-L – $5.50 PLO [4-Max, Progressive KO], $35K Gtd9/11/1815:00
WCOOP-41-M – $55 PLO [4-Max, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd9/11/1815:00
WCOOP-41-H – $530 PLO [4-Max, Progressive KO], $300K Gtd9/11/1815:00
WCOOP-42-L – $22 FL Triple Draw 2-7, $25K Gtd9/12/1811:00
WCOOP-42-M – $215 FL Triple Draw 2-7, $60K Gtd9/12/1811:00
WCOOP-42-H – $2,100 FL Triple Draw 2-7, $175K Gtd9/12/1811:00
WCOOP-43-L – $215 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd9/12/1813:00
WCOOP-43-M – $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd9/12/1813:00
WCOOP-43-H – $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $2M Gtd9/12/1813:00
WCOOP-44-L – $22 NLHE [6-Max, Shootout], $75K Gtd9/12/1815:00
WCOOP-44-M – $215 NLHE [6-Max, Shootout], $150K Gtd9/12/1815:00
WCOOP-44-H – $2,100 NLHE [6-Max, Shootout], $250K Gtd9/12/1815:00
WCOOP-45-L – $22 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd9/13/1811:00
WCOOP-45-M – $215 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $125K Gtd9/13/1811:00
WCOOP-45-H – $2,100 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $300K Gtd9/13/1811:00
WCOOP-46-L – $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $100K Gtd9/13/1813:00
WCOOP-46-M – $55 NLHE [Progressive KO], $400K Gtd9/13/1813:00
WCOOP-46-H – $530 NLHE [Progressive KO, Half Price Thursday Thrill], $1.25M Gtd9/13/1813:00
WCOOP-47-L – $11 HORSE, $25K Gtd9/13/1815:00
WCOOP-47-M – $109 HORSE, $60K Gtd9/13/1815:00
WCOOP-47-H – $1,050 HORSE, $125K Gtd9/13/1815:00
WCOOP-48-L – $11 NLHE, $50K Gtd9/13/1818:00
WCOOP-48-M – $109 NLHE, $150K Gtd9/13/1818:00
WCOOP-48-H – $1,050 NLHE, $250K Gtd9/13/1818:00
WCOOP-49-L – $22 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $100K Gtd9/14/1810:00
WCOOP-49-M – $215 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $200K Gtd9/14/1810:00
WCOOP-49-H – $2,100 NLHE [Deep Stacks], $400K Gtd9/14/1810:00
WCOOP-50-L – $11 NLHE [8-Max], $125K Gtd9/14/1813:00
WCOOP-50-M – $109 NLHE [8-Max], $350K Gtd9/14/1813:00
WCOOP-50-H – $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd9/14/1813:00
WCOOP-51-L – $22 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO], $50K Gtd9/14/1815:00
WCOOP-51-M – $215 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO], $100K Gtd9/14/1815:00
WCOOP-51-H – $2,100 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd9/14/1815:00
WCOOP-52-L – $5.50+R PLO [6-Max], $50K Gtd9/15/1811:00
WCOOP-52-M – $55+R PLO [6-Max], $150K Gtd9/15/1811:00
WCOOP-52-H – $530+R PLO [6-Max], $300K Gtd9/15/1811:00
WCOOP-53-L – $22 NLHE [6-Max], $125K Gtd9/15/1813:00
WCOOP-53-M – $215 NLHE [6-Max], $300K Gtd9/15/1813:00
WCOOP-53-H – $2,100 NLHE [6-Max], $500K Gtd9/15/1813:00
WCOOP-54-L – $109 8-Game [High Roller], $50K Gtd9/15/1814:30
WCOOP-54-M – $1,050 8-Game [High Roller], $150K Gtd9/15/1814:30
WCOOP-54-H – $10,300 8-Game [High Roller], $750K Gtd9/15/1814:30
WCOOP-55-L – $55 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $250K Gtd9/15/1816:00
WCOOP-55-M – $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO], $400K Gtd9/15/1816:00
WCOOP-55-H – $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, High Roller], $500K Gtd9/15/1816:00
WCOOP-56-L – $5.50 NLHE, $50K Gtd9/16/188:00
WCOOP-56-M – $55 NLHE [Half Price Sunday Kickoff], $200K Gtd9/16/188:00
WCOOP-56-H – $530 NLHE, $500K Gtd9/16/188:00
WCOOP-57-L – $22 NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd9/16/1810:30
WCOOP-57-M – $215 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE], $600K Gtd9/16/1810:30
WCOOP-57-H – $2,100 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd9/16/1810:30
WCOOP-01-L – $2.20 NLHE [Phase 2], $250K Gtd9/16/1812:00
WCOOP-01-M – $22 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd9/16/1812:00
WCOOP-01-H – $215 NLHE [Phase 2], $2M Gtd9/16/1812:00
WCOOP-58-L – $55 NLHE [Main Event], $1M Gtd9/16/1813:00
WCOOP-58-H – $5,200 NLHE [Main Event], $10M Gtd9/16/1813:00
WCOOP-59-L – $22 PLO8 [6-Max], $50K Gtd9/16/1815:00
WCOOP-59-M – $215 PLO8 [6-Max], $150K Gtd9/16/1815:00
WCOOP-59-H – $2,100 PLO8 [6-Max], $300K Gtd9/16/1815:00
WCOOP-60-L – $11 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO], $125K Gtd9/16/1817:00
WCOOP-60-M – $109 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO], $500K Gtd9/16/1817:00
WCOOP-60-H – $1,050 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO], $1M Gtd9/16/1817:00
WCOOP-61-L – $11 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd9/17/1813:00
WCOOP-61-M – $109 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $600K Gtd9/17/1813:00
WCOOP-61-H – $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1M Gtd9/17/1813:00
Martijn Kingma
Martijn 'King' Kingma is sinds 2016 verbonden aan PokerCity. In eerste instantie sporadisch als blogger, inmiddels uitgegroeid tot vaste kracht en mede verantwoordelijk voor vele dagelijkse artikelen.