Who would've thought it in 2005 when the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker sprung up on PokerStars? Who would've thought that seven years later in the new world of Twitter and Facebook that the idea of blogging would be almost quaint.
Back in 2005, WBCOOP was a way to celebrate the efforts of people using the new-ish communication medium. Today, WBCOOP returns as a salute to the people who still spend their hard-earned words in a medium that's already said goodbye to its younger days. These are the die-hards. These are the people who, like us, still believe it takes more than 140 characters to tell most stories well. These are the poker bloggers of the world.
This afternoon, PokerStars announced WBCOOP was back with thousands of dollars in prizes and the biggest schedule it's ever had. Bloggers who win their way into the main event will have a chance to share in the $5,000 prize pool. Beyond that, there are a ton of other big prizes up for grabs:
The WBCOOP events kick off on February 23. The $5,000 main event runs March 4 at 10am.
One important reminder about this year's event: you can't just enter a URL to be eligible. You have to submit a full blog post. You're a blogger. Now prove it!
If you're a blogger and want to see if you're eligible for this year's events, head on over to the WBCOOP entry page.
Good luck! Now....get to writing.
If I win $ 5,000 do honor to guys I play poker, I invest in a smaller business to have a somewhat decent profit. I think $ 5000 would be welcome to me and my bankroll managment.I think i will keep some dollars to spend for my hollidays and for rainy days.
if i won 5000 dollars i will keep they for my bankroll to can play easy at high stake mtt.i will withdraw someting to go on vacantion where i wanted to the last year.
if i won 5000 dollars i would invest in a van so i could start my own small buisiness. i love playing poker and have been playing now for more than 10 years and hope to do well this wbcoop and scoop. i would also treat my partner and the kids to a nice holiday as have not had one for years