Here’s the shape of the story: BetOnline’s Championship Online Poker Series (COPS) is a full schedule (a third-party breakdown lists 203 tournaments) with buy-ins ranging from $11 up to $530, guarantees stretching from $2,000 all the way to the $300,000 Main Event headline, and a steady pipeline of satellites that can start from $1. The series is basically built for volume hunters: daily action, multiple formats (including Pineapple and Omaha H/L on the schedule), and a clear “three stacked Sundays” arc — the opener weekend, the mid-series Sunday slate, and the championship finish on March 8.
Sunday slates are where COPS flexes. On February 22 (the opening Sunday), you’re looking at a $150,000 GTD for $109, plus bigger side punches like a $50,000 GTD PKO for $530, alongside the Mini Main for $22 and a full lineup of supporting majors. Then March 1 reloads the whole room with a $200,000 GTD PKO for $162 and a $40,000 GTD for $215, again surrounded by the kind of “constant decision pressure” schedule that punishes autopilot and rewards sharp late-reg strategy. Finally, March 8 is the crown: the $300,000 GTD Main Event for $215, with the Mini Main ($25,000 GTD for $22) still sitting there as the perfect second bullet if you want to hedge your Sunday.
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And if you’re aiming specifically at the Main Event without firing full price, the satellite path is part of the appeal. One breakdown notes daily sats to the $300K Main for $15 (with a guarantee of two $215 tickets), and the Main itself is listed with a 200,000 starting stack, 12-minute levels, and late registration allowing up to 10 re-entries through level 21 (about 4 hours 12 minutes). That combo matters because it creates two very real win conditions: qualify cheap and take a deep run, or enter late with the right stack-to-blind timing and press edges in the post-bubble chaos.
This is why COPS hits harder than a normal lobby week: the guarantees are big enough to create real overlays at off-peak times, the formats keep the fields varied (Pineapple, Omaha H/L, PKOs), and the calendar forces urgency — you can’t “get around to it later” when the whole thing ends March 8 and the Main Event is literally the finish line. COPS Winter 2026 is a two-week pressure cooker with a $300,000 GTD Main Event waiting at the end — and the smartest move is showing up before the final Sunday arrives. Register, load the lobby, and pick your path (direct, satellite, or both) right here.
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