The rise in popularity of mobile poker applications has enabled players all across the globe to tune into their favorite table games at any time of the day. With simply a click away, traffic in these platforms have grown exponentially in recent years, giving players a great new avenue to satisfy their gaming demands.
UPoker, a ‘player-first’ platform launched only in 2019, has evolved from catering mainly to the Asian market to now being widely available in a global setting. Having attracted over 1.5 million users, UPoker boasts of its impressive line-up of poker variants, fresh features, a modern interface and unlimited customization, a few of the characteristics that set this platform apart from its competitors.
Along with its regular cash game and tournament offerings, UPoker’s largest union, Universal Grand has prepared a special treat for its player base to mark the beginning of a new year. Entitled the U-Series of Poker – World of Champions, the online festival will allow players from different locations to come together and compete for tons of prizes, actual trophies and surely, a whole lot of fun.
U-Series of Poker – World of Champions 2021
Kicking off on January 18, 2021, Monday, the U-Series of Poker – World of Champions is an exciting milestone to behold. A total of 22 events is set to run throughout its nine-week schedule, awarding over 2M in guaranteed prizes. The anticipated online festival will run on Upoker’s largest union, Universal Grand with any interested player eager to jump in the events welcome to join.
The full line-up of events falls heavily on the weekends, allowing players to have something to look forward to throughout the week. Noted below are the festival’s key events running until March 21, 2021:
| Date | Time (UTC-3) | Tournament | Buy-in |
| January 23, 2021 | 2pm | Turbo Deepstack [R+A] 40K GTD | 100 |
| January 24, 2021 | 9pm | Kick-Off 200K GTD (Day 2) | 110 |
| January 30, 2021 | 2pm | Gladiator KO [R+A] 40K GTD | 100 |
| January 31, 2021 | 9pm | Warm Up 100K GTD (Day 2) | 70 |
| February 6, 2021 | 2pm | Mini High Roller [R+A] 50K GTD | 250 |
| February 7, 2021 | 9pm | Mini Main Event 200K GTD (Day 2) | 78 |
| February 13, 2021 | 2pm | Valentine’s Special [R+A] 30K GTD | 100 |
| February 14, 2021 | 9pm | Bounty Hunter 100K GTD (Day 2) | 95 |
| February 20, 2021 | 3pm | NLH Turbo [R+A] 40K GTD | 100 |
| February 21, 2021 | 2pm | Monster Special 40K GTD | 110 |
| 9pm | High Roller 200K GTD (Day 2) | 1000 | |
| February 27, 2021 | 2pm | Pot Limit Omaha [R+A] 30K GTD | 100 |
| February 28, 2021 | 9pm | Progressive KO 200K GTD (Day 2) | 110 |
| March 6, 2021 | 10am | Short Deck [R+A] 10K GTD | 55 |
| 3pm | 7-Max [R+A] 30K | 100 | |
| March 7, 2021 | 9pm | Deepstack [R+A] 200K GTD (Day 2) | 44 |
| March 13, 2021 | 10am | Swap NLH [R+A] 10K GTD | 55 |
| 3pm | PLO5 7-Max [R+A] 30K GTD | 100 | |
| March 14, 2021 | 9pm | Main Event 400K (Day 2) | 110 |
| March 20, 2021 | 3pm | Second Chance [R+A] 50K GTD (Day 2) | 44 |
| March 21, 2021 | 2pm | Last Chance 100K GTD | 150 |
| 7pm | Mini Last Chance 10K GTD | 35 |
With USOP trophies to be sent out to the winners, players can grab the chance to book a unique addition to their wall of achievements as an extra bonus from its already juicy guaranteed prize pools. Posting the biggest guarantee on schedule, the highlighting multi-day Main Event with a 400K prize pool is set to conclude on March 14, 2021, awarding the fortunate champion surely the biggest payout of the series.
For those interested in joining the upcoming events, Somuchpoker in partnership with Universal Grand would be glad to assist you with all your tournament and gaming needs. Click here to contact us for more details and technical support.
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