PokerStars drops 2025 WCOOP schedule, $65M guaranteed

WCOOP 2025
Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Posted on: August 27, 2025 05:02 PDT

PokerStars has released a full schedule for its upcoming World Championship of Online Poker, offering 378 tournaments from September 7 to October 1 with $65 million in guarantees. 

The monster series will over 123 events with Low, Medium, and High buy-ins, along with 11 World Championship events. The Main Events will be held on September 28 with guarantees of $2M, $3M, and $4M for the Low, Medium, and High events, respectively, with buy-ins of $109, $1,050, and $10,300. 

Get your Lucky Dip

Also featured throughout the series will be the WCOOP Lucky Dip, with players grabbing a chance to win their part of $500K in WCOOP tickets from September 7–27. Players will receive a random Lucky Dip score for every tournament played, regardless of where they finish. Prizes will be given away every day, from $5.50 tournament tickets up to a $10,300 Main Event entry. 

"The World Championship of Online Poker makes for a magical time of year," said two-time WCOOP champ and PokerStars Pro Benjamin 'Spraggy' Spragg. "It's like Christmas has come early, albeit a Christmas with major sweats, sick run-outs and some big money final tables."

Ben Spragg at UKIPT Edinburgh WCOOP is the most wonderful time of year for Spraggy.

$100K in leaderboard bonuses

Additionally, players will compete for a share of the $100K WCOOP Leaderboard bonus, with cash prizes for point-earners in the High and Medium series. The winner of the High leaderboard will scoop $15K, while the Medium leaderboard winner will take home $10K. The Player of the Series across all buy-in levels will score $25K. 

Players can jump in on the action for a lot less with the usual lineup of PokerStars satellites, including Power Path chances and special edition Spin & Go's. It all leads up to the Power Path Express on September 7 with over $200K in WCOOP tickets guaranteed for a $55 buy-in. 

Players in eligible regions can search 'PokerStars WCOOP' for the full event schedule.

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