Breaking Down the Budget: Non-Hold'em 2023 PokerStars WCOOP Events

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Sep 08, 2023 7 min read

The $80 million guaranteed 2023 World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) kicks off at PokerStars on September 10, bringing with it an action-packed schedule of 340 tournaments across a range of variants and format.

Earlier this week, PokerNews brought you the lowdown on the best affordable Hold'em events on the 2023 WCOOP schedule, those with buy-ins of $5.50 through $33. Although Hold'em events account for 244 of the 340 tournaments taking place from September 10 through October 4, there are 96 non-Hold'em variants waiting for you to get stuck into, making this festival perfect if you want to try your luck or showcase your skills in a variant other than "the Cadillac of Poker."

Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo

Omaha poker is second to only Hold'em in terms of popularity, so it makes sense that the bulk of the non-Hold'em WCOOP events are in this variant. Some 52 tournaments are played as Omaha, which can be further broken down to 22 Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments (including fixed and no-limit), 21 Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, six 5-card PLO, and a trio of No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha mixed games.

The Omaha tournaments have buy-ins from $5.50 right up to $10,300, but these are just five of those tournaments that will sting you for $22 or less.

Of course, if you are an Omaha fan, you should try your luck in the satellites or head down the Power Path and try to win your way into the PLO Main Events. They cost $109, $1,050, and $10,300, respectively, with those events' guarantees weighing in at $200,000, $500,000, and $750,000.

Here are all of the Omaha and Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments taking place during the 2023 WCOOP.

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Draw Poker Tournaments

With 11 tournaments scheduled, draw poker is the next most prevalent poker variant on the 2023 WCOOP schedule. You can break this category down to four 2-7 Single Draw, four 2-7 Triple Draw, and three 5-card Draw tournaments. Each one of those variants has a tournament costing $22 or under, perfect if you are on a budget.

The full schedule of Draw poker events is as follows:

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8-Game Mix Tournaments

Ten 8-Game tournaments take place during the 2023 WCOOP, and each will put its entrants through the ultimate test of poker knowledge. For the uninitiated, 8-Game sees 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Hold'em, Omaha High-Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, No-Limit Hold'em, and Pot-Limit Omaha played in rotation.

Looking for a 2023 WCOOP 8-Game event for less than $33? You are in luck because there are two of them.

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Seven Card Stud and Razz

Those of you who love nothing more than to play Stud variants should be pleased to learn there are ten such 2023 WCOOP tournaments schedule. They are made up of three Seven Card Stud, three Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, and four Razz, with one of those Razz events being a $1,050 World Championship event.

A trio of under $22 Stud events await you.

Here are all the Stud-related events taking place at PokerStars during the 2023 WCOOP.

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H.O.R.S.E.Tournaments

H.O.R.S.E. is a great mixed game featuring five poker variants, each played with a fixed-limit betting structure. Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo make up the quintet of H.O.R.S.E. games you need to be proficient at.

Check out these two tournaments if you are looking for a cheap pony!

Check out the full 2023 WCOOP H.O.R.S.E. schedule:

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Badugi and Short Deck (6+) Hold'em

The final two variants offered during the 2023 WCOOP at PokerStars are Badugi and 6+ Hold'em, more commonly known as Short Deck. Three tournaments of each discipline are schedule, the Badugi events taking place on September 12, and Short Deck on September 25.

These are the two low-cost events for you to consider entering:

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Use the PokerNews Online Tournament Calendar to Plan Your Action

Our free-to-use tool has several filters that make finding your perfect poker tournament, whether a WCOOP event or otherwise, a breeze. The PokerNews Online Tournament Calendar allows you to register for tournaments with a couple of mouse clicks, so you need never miss out again.

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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