It is that time of year again! Time for the biggest online event of the year…the European Championship of Online Poker, ECOOPII. The largest European Online Poker Championship is back, and with it comes your chance to win a share of the huge, total guaranteed prize pool of $ 3,600,000!
This year’s ECOOPII event will be hosted by several sites including; CDPoker, Titan Poker, VC Poker, Poker770, TonyG Poker, Noble Poker, Poker Ocean, Expkt Poker, bet365 Poker, Fair Poker and Blue Square Poker, who are all a part of the iPoker network. This means players can play in the same event via any of these online poker sites! Plus, almost all of these sites are now running special promotions like satellite qualifiers to the ECOOPII starting at just $1.00!
The battle of the giants will take place starting May 23rd and end with the MVP Freeroll on June 4th. And, the ECOOP II will feature a leaderboard, which will rate players by their position in the tournaments. The top 100 players on the Leaderboard will have the honor of taking part in the special $50,000 GP Freeroll which will take place three days after the main event.
Do you have what it takes to be crowned the ECOOP II MVP?
The term MVP is designation of endurance, talent, overall status and most importantly, prestige. The title of MVP or Most Valuable Player isn’t something that’s just thrown around – it’s something awarded to the best of the best and nothing short of skill, hard work and determination will help you earn it. Muster up all your poker skills throughout the championship events and take aim at becoming ECOOP II's MVP. Top players will be tracked and ranked by finishing position in each Main Event via a MVP Leaderboard. Play your way into the top 100 and you’ll secure yourself an exclusive seat in the $50,000 MVP Freeroll event!
Money, bragging rights and the winner of each event will be awarded special ECOOP bracelets in addition to the huge cash prizes! It just doesn’t get any better than this!
| Event | Date | Game | Buy-in | Prize Pool |
| EVENT 1 | Friday May 23rd | NL Hold'em | $200+$15 | $250,000 |
| EVENT 2 | Saturday May 24th | PL Omaha Hi/Lo | $100+$9 ReBuy | $100,000 |
| EVENT 3 | Sunday May 25th | NL Hold'em | $300+$20 | $500,000 |
| EVENT 4 | Monday May 26th | PL Omaha | $100+$9 | $150,000 |
| EVENT 5 | Tuesday May 27th | NL Hold'em | $750+$50 | $300,000 |
| EVENT 6 | Wednesday May 28th | NL Hold'em 6 Max | $200+$15 | $200,000 |
| EVENT 7 | Thursday May 29th | Limit Hold'em | $200+$15 | $100,000 |
| EVENT 8 | Friday may 30th | NL Hold'em Rebuy | $100+$9 | $300,000 |
| EVENT 9 | Saturday May 31st | 2008 PL Omaha | $250+$18 | $150,000 |
| Main Event | Sunday June 1st | NL Hold’em | $1,000 | $1,500,000 |
| MVP Freeroll | Wednesday June 4th | NL Hold’em | Freeroll | $50,000 |
The leaderboard Freeroll not only has the following cash payout structure, but the winner will be crowned the ECOOP II MVP with a special ECOOP bracelet!
- 1st $13,500;
- 2nd $7,750;
- 3rd $5,000;
- 4th $4,000;
- 5th $3,000;
- 6th $2,500;
- 7th $2,000;
- 8th $1,550;
- 9th $1,150;
- 10th $800;
- 11th through 20th $500;
- 21st through 30th $375.
Not a member of any of the iPoker Network sites? Click on any of the sites listed above to find out more information about their game play and bonuses offered in conjunction with PokerWorks and get ready to play for your share of the cash and prizes.