Jan 23, 2014
Third Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) Offering $15m
By RTR Dennis
PokerStars have just announced the third Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP), and it's definitely a BIG event! From January 23rd to February 2nd, TCOOP will pay out $15 million guaranteed across 50 different tournaments.
TCOOP starts off with a bang on January 23rd with a $750k NL Hold'em (6-max) tournament. The buy-in is $27, which is very reasonable for a tourney of this size. And this isn't the only event with a low buy-in and huge prize pool available.
Of course, some of the high buy-in tourneys are definitely worth playing too. The $2 million NL Hold'em Main Event on February 2nd is a great example of this. However, the buy-in is $700, which is steep for many players. But this is what satellites are for because you can win seats for as little as $0.22 or 5 Frequent Player Points (FPPs). Just look in the PokerStars lobby and choose the 'Events' > 'TCOOP' > 'All' tabs to find both TCOOP satellites and tournaments. Now here's a look at some of the bigger tourneys as well as leaderboard information.
Notable TCOOP Tournaments (All Times EST)
Jan 23 at 12:00 - $750k Gtd NLHE (6-max), $27 buy-in
Jan 23 at 16:00 - $750k Gtd NLHE (Knockout), $215 buy-in
Jan 25 at 10:00 - $400k Gtd NLHE (Zoom), $215 buy-in
Jan 26 at 12:30 - $600k Gtd NLHE (Progressive Super-KO), $320 buy-in
Jan 26 at 15:30 - $300k Gtd PLO (6-max), $27 buy-in
Jan 28 at 14:00 - $500k Gtd NLHE (8-max), $215 buy-in
Jan 30 at 12:00 - $400k Gtd NLHE (Rebuys, 3x-Turbo), $7.50 buy-in
Jan 31 at 12:00 - $300k Gtd NLHE (Ante Up), $215 buy-in
Feb 2 at 11:00 - $750k Gtd Sunday Warm-Up (TCOOP Special), $215 buy-in
Feb 2 at 12:00 - $1 million Gtd NLHE High Roller, $2,100 buy-in
Feb 2 at 15:30 - $2 million Gtd NLHE Main Event, $700 buy-in
Feb 2 at 15:30 - $500k Gtd TCOOP Wrap-Up (Hyper-Turbo), $215 buy-in
TCOOP Leaderboard
In addition to all of the great tournaments in TCOOP, there's also going to be a big leaderboard competition. All you need to do is play in the different tourneys and try to earn points by notching big finishes. The top players will earn the following prizes:
1st place - Champion's Trophy + 2015 PCA prize package worth $16,500
2nd place - 2014 SCOOP event ticket worth $5,200
3rd-4th places - 2014 SCOOP event ticket worth $2,100
5th-10th places - 2014 SCOOP Main Event (Medium) ticket worth $1,050
11th-50th places - 2014 SCOOP Main Event (Low) ticket worth $109