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SATELLITES for the 2011 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) are now running at PokerStars.com.

And every Sunday from now until the action starts on September 4 a 'Mega Satellite' will take place at 19.00 CET, with hundreds of seats guaranteed into a major event.

This year's WCOOP features 62 events with a staggering $30,000,000 in guaranteed prize money.

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This coming weekend there will be a Mega Satellite into WCOOP-52 - a $320 NL Hold'em tourney with a prize fund of $400,000 guaranteed. There are 250 guaranteed seats to be won this Sunday alone.

The 2011 WCOOP will be one of the biggest online poker tournament events ever staged and culminates in the $5,200 NL Hold'em Main Event ($1M 1st Place Gtd) on September 25. The prize pool for the main event will be at least $ 5million.

* To find out more about WCOOP satellite qualifiers, log into the PokerStars client and click on the following tabs: Events > WCOOP > Cash Satellites.

WCOOP 2011 schedule in full

01    04 Sep    10:00    $215 NL Hold'em [6-Max]    $1,000,000
02    04 Sep    12:00    $10,300 NL Hold'em [High Roller]    $1,250,000
03    04 Sep    14:00    $215 NL Hold'em    $1,250,000
04    05 Sep    11:00    $320 PL Omaha    $300,000
05    05 Sep    14:00    $320 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Shootout]    $175,000
06    05 Sep    17:00    $215+R NL Hold'em [Turbo]    $500,000
07    06 Sep    11:00    $215 PL Draw    $75,000
08    06 Sep    14:00    $215 Triple Stud    $50,000
09    06 Sep    17:00    $1,050 NL Hold'em    $600,000
10    07 Sep    06:00    $265 PL Omaha [Knockout]    $225,000
11    07 Sep    11:00    $320 NL Hold'em [Ante Up]    $300,000
12    07 Sep    14:00    $215 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up]    $225,000
13    08 Sep    06:00    $215 PL Omaha H/L [6-Max, 1R1A]    $125,000
14    08 Sep    11:00    $265 NL Hold'em [6-Max, Knockout]    $500,000
15    08 Sep    14:00    $215 Razz    $125,000
16    09 Sep    11:00    $215 PL Omaha [6-Max]    $250,000
17    09 Sep    14:00    $215 NL Single Draw 2-7    $25,000
18    09 Sep    17:00    $320 NL Hold'em [10-Min Levels]    $350,000
19    10 Sep    10:00    $109 NL Hold'em    $800,000
20    10 Sep    14:00    $215 FL Hold'em    $100,000
21    11 Sep    10:00    $215 NL Hold'em    $1,250,000
22    11 Sep    14:00    $530 NL Hold'em    $1,500,000
23    12 Sep    11:00    $215 NL Hold'em [4-Max]    $500,000
24    12 Sep    14:00    $320 Stud    $50,000
25    12 Sep    17:00    $215 PL Omaha [Turbo, 1R1A]    $225,000
26    13 Sep    11:00    $320 Mixed Hold'em [6-Max]    $225,000
27    13 Sep    14:00    $320 FL Badugi    $50,000
28    13 Sep    17:00    $1,050 NL Hold'em    $600,000
29    14 Sep    06:00    $265 NL Omaha H/L [6-Max, Knockout]    $100,000
30    14 Sep    11:00    $530 NL Hold'em [10-Max, Triple Shootout]    $275,000
31    14 Sep    14:00    $320 8-Game    $100,000
32    15 Sep    06:00    $320 NL Hold'em [6-Max]    $350,000
33    15 Sep    11:00    $320 PL Omaha [6-Max, 1R1A]    $300,000
34    15 Sep    14:00    $320 Triple Draw 2-7    $50,000
35    16 Sep    11:00    $215+R NL Hold'em    $550,000
36    16 Sep    14:00    $530 FL Omaha H/L    $175,000
37    16 Sep    17:00    $109 8-Game [10-Min Rounds]    $50,000
38    17 Sep    10:00    $530 NL Hold'em [Heads-Up]    $350,000
39    17 Sep    14:00    $320 HORSE    $125,000
40    18 Sep    10:00    $215 NL Hold'em    $1,000,000
41    18 Sep    12:00    $10,300 NL Hold'em [High-Roller Heads-Up]    $150,000
42    18 Sep    14:00    $1,050 NL Hold'em    $1,500,000
43    19 Sep    11:00    $320+R PL Omaha [6-Max]    $350,000
44    19 Sep    14:00    $320 NL Hold'em [2X Chance]    $400,000
45    19 Sep    17:00    $265 NL Hold'em [Turbo, Knockout]    $400,000
46    20 Sep    11:00    $320 Mixed PL Hold'em/Omaha    $225,000
47    20 Sep    14:00    $530 Stud H/L    $50,000
48    20 Sep    17:00    $1,050 NL Hold'em    $600,000
49    21 Sep    06:00    $215 NL Hold'em [1R1A]    $400,000
50    21 Sep    11:00    $215 NL Hold'em [Big Antes]    $350,000
51    21 Sep    14:00    $320 PL Omaha H/L    $175,000
52    22 Sep    06:00    $320 NL Hold'em    $400,000
53    22 Sep    11:00    $530+R NL Hold'em    $600,000
54    22 Sep    14:00    $2,100 PL Omaha [6-Max]    $450,000
55    23 Sep    11:00    $530 NL Hold'em [1R1A]    $600,000
56    23 Sep    14:00    $1,050 FL Hold'em [6-Max]    $150,000
57    23 Sep    17:00    $215 NL Omaha H/L [10-Min Levels]    $75,000
58    24 Sep    10:00    $530 PL Omaha [Heads-Up]    $125,000
59    24 Sep    14:00    $2,100 HORSE    $200,000
60    25 Sep    10:00    $215 NL Hold'em    $1,250,000
61    25 Sep    12:00    $10,300 8-Game [High Roller]    $500,000
62    25 Sep    14:00    $5,200 NL Hold'em Main Event    $5,000,000