PokerStars' Ontario's recent launch includes a significant series beginning Saturday, October 1, 2022 -- the Ontario Championship of Online Poker, or ONCOOP. The 17-day series will spread across 17 days, include 132 separate tournaments, and offer more than $2 million in guaranteed prize money.
PokerStars' recent migration of Ontario-based players from its global dot-com platform to the ring-fenced, Ontario-only site might result in a smaller player pool, but Stars has ensured that the province's online players have a full shot at "COOP" excitement.
The 132 events being offered are split into "Low" and "High" tiers, catering to players with smaller or larger bankrolls. ONCOOP includes a two-week buildup to its no-limit hold’em main events, which will get underway on September 16, the final Sunday of the series. The "High" main event features a $500 buy-in and a $200,000 guarantee, while the "Low" main runs with a $50 buy-in and a $40,000 prize-pool guarantee. Both main events begin at 5:05 p.m. ET on October 16.
Players continue migrating to new PokerStars Ontario platform
Pre-existing PokerStars players in Ontario, which includes Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, and other large cities, must complete the mandatory migration of their accounts from PokerStars.com to the new Ontario-only site at on.pokerstars.ca. PokerStars previously published a migration page and a related FAQ page to aid the province's players in making the switch to the new platform.
