Nine weeks of action await players as the U-Series of Poker – World of Champions begins next week

SMP EditorEditor-in-Chief

Updated: 2026.10.16

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 40K GTD	100
January 24, 2021	9pm	Kick-Off 200K GTD (Day 2)	110
January 30, 2021	2pm	Gladiator KO 40K GTD	100
January 31, 2021	9pm	Warm Up 100K GTD (Day 2)	70
February 6, 2021	2pm	Mini High Roller 50K GTD	250
February 7, 2021	9pm	Mini Main Event 200K GTD (Day 2)	78
February 13, 2021	2pm	Valentine’s Special 30K GTD	100
February 14, 2021	9pm	Bounty Hunter 100K GTD (Day 2)	95
February 20, 2021	3pm	NLH Turbo 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 30K GTD	100
February 28, 2021	9pm	Progressive KO 200K GTD (Day 2)	110
March 6, 2021	10am	Short Deck 10K GTD	55
	3pm	7-Max 30K	100
March 7, 2021	9pm	Deepstack 200K GTD (Day 2)	44
March 13, 2021	10am	Swap NLH 10K GTD	55
	3pm	PLO5 7-Max 30K GTD	100
March 14, 2021	9pm	Main Event 400K (Day 2)	110
March 20, 2021	3pm	Second Chance 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.

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