The World Championship of free online casino Poker, or WCOOP, is a very lucrative online poker championship sponsored by Poker Stars. There was over $6 million in prize money this year, with the winner, JC Tran, who won $670,194 and the prize bracelet. The prize pool for the main event was larger than expected because there were 2,510 players that paid the buy-in of $2,500 plus the entry fee of $100. This was the fifth annual online bingo UK world championship that Poker Stars has run. The events are always well attended with players. The WCOOP is the biggest online tournament on the internet.

The world championship doesn’t just consist of the main event. There are actually eighteen events that comprise the tournament. This year there was guaranteed prize money of $10 million for all of the events. They hold events in the different poker games. The events were Razz, No-Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, No-Limit Hold’em Match play bingo, Omaha High Low, No-Limit Hold’em (Rebuys), Limit Hold’em, H.O.R.S.E., Pot Limit Hold’em, No-Limit Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha 8, Pot-Limit Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Pot Limit Omaha, H.O.R.S.E., Limit Hold’em and No-Limit Hold’em. The games played are Texas Holdem, Omaha High Low, Omaha High, Stud High Low, Stud High, Razz and H.O.R.S.E.

Players buy-in to the events that they want to play in.  At lower levels, they can use their frequent player points to buy seats in tournaments. The buy-in prices for the championship range from $215 to $5,200 per event.