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How to qualify - USA
There are two qualification routes open to players from the USA. You can qualify for either:
Players can qualify for any or all of these teams. However, as soon as you qualify for one team, you will not be able to attempt to qualify for any other team.
See the full WCP schedule to find out more.
STAGE IA
Every state will have a team of four players representing them, as determined by Stage IA of qualifying. Two places on the team are automatically awarded to that states top two Tournament Leader Board (TLB) players (see list of states below), and the other two spots go to the top two players determined by our State Team Decider freerolls.
Tournament Leader Board qualifiers
Each of the 51 state teams will be made up of four players. Two places will be automatically awarded to the top two Tournament Leader Board (TLB) players from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 in each of the 51 states.
Select your home state from the following list to see the top TLB players.
Each player who qualifies for one of these coveted spots will receive an e-mail from wcp@pokerstars.com. Players must reply to this e-mail and let PokerStars know whether they wish to play for their country. If a TLB qualifier is unable to play, the next highest TLB player will be offered the spot.
State Team Decider Freerolls
The final two spaces on each State team will be determined by two State Team Decider freeroll tournaments exclusively open only to players from your state: ‘State Team Decider - A’ and ‘State Team Decider - B’. If you win either tournament, you will be awarded a place on your state’s team.
Please Note: If you win ‘State Team Decider - A’, you will not be allowed to play in the ‘State Team Decider - B’ tournament, as you will have already secured a place on your state team.
To register for a State Team Decider qualifier, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’, ‘World Cup’ and ‘US Qualifiers’. Locate your home state tournaments and click ‘Register’.
See the full WCP schedule to find out more.
STAGE IB
Once the 51 teams have been finalized, each will advance to Stage IB where they will be divided in to three groups of 17 teams for the State Play-offs. Here, each State Team will compete in a series of Team Play-off tournaments. These Team Play-off tournaments will produce a single winning team from each group.
The champions from all three State Play-offs will then advance to Stage II - the Regional Play-offs. There they will face off against Team USA: 1 and Team USA: 2 to try and secure a place in Stage III - the Live Grand Final.
See the full WCP schedule to find out more.
STAGE I
TEAM USA: 1 and TEAM USA: 2 QUALIFICATION
If you do not qualify for your state team, you can still qualify for one of the two national USA Teams. As with all World Cup teams, Team USA: 1 and Team USA: 2 will both consist of four players – two TLB players and two Team USA Decider freeroll qualifiers.
Tournament Leader Board qualifiers
The top four TLB players in the USA from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 will all automatically be awarded a spot on one of the USA teams.
Check out the top TLB players from the USA here.
Each player who qualifies for one of these coveted spots will receive an e-mail from wcp@pokerstars.com. Players must reply to this e-mail and let PokerStars know whether they wish to play for their country. If a TLB qualifier is unable to play, the next highest TLB player for that country will be offered the spot.
‘Team USA Decider’ Freeroll Qualifiers
The final two spaces on each team will be determined by two Team USA Decider freeroll tournaments: ‘Team USA Decider - A’ and ‘Team USA Decider - B’. The top two players from each freeroll tournament will be awarded a space on either Team USA: 1 or Team USA: 2.
To register for a Team USA Decider tournament, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’, ‘World Cup’ and ‘US Qualifiers’.
See the full WCP schedule to find out more.
STAGE II
REGIONAL PLAY-OFFS
The three State Play-off champions will join Team USA: 1 and Team USA: 2 in Stage II of qualifying - the Regional Play-offs. Here, the four-player national teams will battle it out in a series of Team Play-off tournaments. The overall winning team from the USA Regional Play-off group will then advance to Stage III – an invite to play at the live Grand Final for a share of the $290,000 prize pool.
See the full WCP schedule to find out more.
STAGE III
The winning team from each of the Regional Play-offs in Stage II will win prize packages that include travel expenses and accommodation - to play live in the World Cup of Poker Grand Final in The Bahamas. There, the teams will compete in a televised tournament to determine the World Cup of Poker VI Champions!
If you have any questions regarding the World Cup of Poker, contact wcp@pokerstars.com.
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