The WCOOP Main Event isn't a tournament — it's six of them, and together they guarantee more than $6.5 million across two days. The series closes on Sunday, September 27 and Monday, September 28, with entries starting at $109 and satellites from $0.55.
The facts: what runs Sunday and Monday
September 27 brings the three No Limit Hold'em Main Events, all starting at the same time: $109 with $1.25 million guaranteed, $1,050 with $2 million, and the $10,300 World Championship with $2.5 million. September 28 hands the stage to Pot Limit Omaha with the same three-tier structure: $109 ($100,000 gtd), $1,050 ($250,000 gtd), and the $10,300 PLO World Championship ($400,000 gtd).
That same Monday, three second-chance turbos run for anyone who busted on Sunday: $55 with a mystery bounty, $530 progressive, and $5,200. Four cheap routes in remain open: satellites from $0.55, series Spin & Go's from $0.75, the Lucky Dip handing out $500,000 in tickets, and Power Path Express with more than $175,000 in packages and entries. Add $100,000 in leaderboard prizes on top. The full series runs September 6-30.
Why it matters: three tiers are three different decisions
Running the same tournament at $109, $1,050 and $10,300 isn't marketing — it's a chance to choose by bankroll instead of by ego. A Main Event shouldn't cost more than 2% of your roll, and less than that if you plan on re-entering. Proportionally, the $109 version with $1.25 million guaranteed is the most playable of the weekend for the serious recreational.
The second decision is your route in. A $0.55 satellite is only good business if you actually play the tournament you won, with the rest and the free calendar a nine- or ten-hour Sunday demands. Qualifying for sport and then sitting down exhausted is the most common way to give the seat back. If you're going to try it, it's worth reviewing how poker satellites work and how to qualify before you register.
And the third: Monday's second-chance turbos are a resource, not a plan. They work when you busted early with a clear head — not when you're twelve hours deep and looking for payback. The gap between those two states is what separates a week of volume from a week of tilt.
If you want to follow the closing stretch alongside players reviewing the same hands, the KryptoKings club breaks down the end of WCOOP spot by spot.