Within the framework of 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), which started on Septembers, 3, in tournaments on the different types of poker was already played off eight bangles of WCOOP.

From eight last events, only in three (Event #4 is a tournament for NoLimit singl Drawing from 2 to 7 with re-buy with Buy-In $215, Event #7 is a tournament on 5-card-table Drawing pot-limit with Buy-In $215, Event #7 is a tournament on limited Holdem with Buy-in $215) a prize fund did not attain the size of assured. Each of these tournaments of PokerStars provided покрышка approximately in $30 000. In respect of other five events of WCOOP, then PokerStars did not have problems with coverage of overlay.

On results eight taking place tournaments on the whole it was paid to the players $5,1М. The general amount of affiliation fees on WCOOP 2009 attained 33 236 which were paid by 24 487 unique players. That the representatives of 124 countries take part in championship, 84 from which got money prizes, international character of measure underlines.

Tournament game was enough tense, because three tournaments were planned in the day of the large Sunday tournament. Assured prize fund of Event #9, tournament on NoLimit Holdem with Buy-in $215, made $1М. Also Event took place #10, tournament on NoLimit Holdem for High Roller with Buy-in $10 300 with the assured prize fund $2М.