The Main Events for the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars had to be rescheduled following last months Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
Shortly after, the platform announced that it would run the No Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha WCOOP Main Events on Sunday, November 6 with bigger and better guarantees. Furthermore, three Women's Events, at varying buy-ins, were added for the WCOOP Take 2.
As well as boosting several prize pools, PokerStars is determined to give more players opportunities to play the WCOOP Main Events and has added a host of freerolls and added value satellites in the build up to next month's tournaments. PokerNews has already detailed how you can enter the WCOOP Main Event - Low for free and now we'll show you how you can Fast Track your way into the series' crown jewel, the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event.
Fast Track Your Way into the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event
The $10,300 WCOOP Main Event comes with a huge $7 million guarantee, and thousands of players from all around the world will be doing everything they can to book their seat at the table. While some will be able to stump up the five-figure buy-in without hardship, for a majority it will be a grind to get there.
Well the folks at PokerStars are trying to make that workload a little easier with their Fast Track satellites.
You can skip the first two steps and hop straight into the third of four qualifying rounds using the Fast Track Satellites, which have seen a host of added value since the rescheduling.
Players can jump into Round Three, which comes with a $109 buy-in, and they can have plenty of chances to qualify to the next stage as six Round Three tournaments are scheduled daily.
Making it through to Round Four puts you into the final $1,050 satellite where two seats are guaranteed twice a day.
$10,300 WCOOP Main Event Fast Track Round 3 & Onwards Schedule
| Date | Time (BST) | Round | Prize | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | 18:05 + 20:05 | $109 [Rd. 3/4] | $1,050 Rd. 4 seat | 5 Seats Gtd. |
| Daily | 19:01 + 21:01 | $109 [Rd. 3/4] | $1,050 Rd. 4 seat | 3 Seats Added |
| Daily | 19:21 + 21:21 | $109 [Rd. 3/4] | $1,050 Rd. 4 seat | 5 Seats Added |
| Daily | 19:45 + 21:45 | $1,050 [Rd. 4/4] | $10,300 NLHE Championship ticket | 2 Seats Gtd. |
Other Ways to Satellite
There are also two Mega Satellites which run daily on PokerStars to the $10,300 WCOOP Main Event. Entry costs $215 and one seat is guaranteed per Mega Satellite. However, on Sundays, two additional seats are added to the first daily qualifier.
Players can also use Phase Satellites to get in on the cheap. Phase 1 satellites run on the quarter past of every hour and are hyper turbo events that have a $2.20 buy-in. Surviving Phase 1 secures your place in Phase 2 where at least 50 $215 Mega Sat tickets will be up for grabs. Nabbing one of those then puts you into the final phase, which will result in you winning a WCOOP Main Event ticket on the condition you finish in the paid places.
Finally there are the Feeder Satellites, which offer the cheapest route into the Main Event. Qualify from the $0.55 feeder sat into the $22 version. Make it through that to then bag yourself one of the $215 qualifying ticket.
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