WSOP.com to host first online tournament series

In two weeks the WSOP.com website will host their first online tournament series with $500k in added prize-money: The WSOP.com Online Championships.

The Online Championship will feature nine events, including a $100k Freeroll on October 25 that will kick-off the tournament series, with buy-ins ranging from $25 up to $200 for the Main Event. Each day of the series will see the tournaments’ buy-in increase as well as the added prize-money from WSOP.com.

Here is a look at the complete schedule for the WSOP.com Online Championship:

The Online Nine

At the end of the series the nine champions will also participate in an online Sit & Go tournament with a further $100,000 in prize-money on the line (50k for 1^st place, $30k for 2^nd place, and $20k for 3^rd place) at the Rio All Suites Hotel on November 4^th with the final three returning on November 5^th to battle it out right before the WSOP Main Event November Nine take their seats.

The WSOP.com’s Marketing

With the launch of their site Caesars made it very clear that they would forego signing professional poker players as brand ambassadors (the usual norm for online poker rooms) and instead use that money for promotions and direct giveaways to their players.

While it’s unreasonable to expect the site to shell out $500k in added prize-money for every promotion, the Online Championship is a good indication of the way the WSOP.com will use  the money usually set aside for sponsored players.

For more information on the WSOP.com Online Championships you can visit the WSOP.com website.

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