the first event for the WSOOP 2009 is little over a month away. but don’t worry if you don’t have a seat for the event on September the 5th, PokerStars is making sure that all players have an opportunity to get into the event with what they are calling “Extreme Satellites.” In total there are over $1 million in seats up for grabs during the run of the “Extreme Satellites” promotion.

Party Poker’s “Extreme Satellites” offer sometimes 100 seats to a WCOOP tournament of the player’s choice for a buy in as little as $7.50. These seats can be used in tournaments that have buy-ins from $109 for a chance to enter even the WCOOP Main Event with its $5200 buy in.

The schedule is as follows:

• August 4 9PM $27 100 x $215
• August 5 2PM $82 50 x $530
• August 5 9PM $27 100 x $215
• August 6 2PM $82 100 x $320
• August 6 9PM $7.50 100 x $109
• August 7 2PM $27 100 x $215
• August 7 9PM $82 100 x $320
• August 8 2PM $215 50 x $1050
• August 8 4PM $27 100 x $215
• August 9 2PM $82 100 x $320
• August 9 4PM $82 50 x $530
• August 9 6PM $27 100 x $215
• August 10 2PM $27 100 x $215
• August 10 9PM $215 50 x $1050
• August 11 2PM $82 50 x $530
• August 11 9PM $27 100 x $215
• August 12 2PM $82 100 x $320
• August 12 9PM $82 50 x $530
• August 13 2PM $7.50 100 x $109
• August 13 9PM $82 100 x $320
• August 14 2PM $27 100 x $215
• August 14 9PM $82 50 x $530
• August 15 2PM $215 50 x $2100
• August 15 4PM $7.50 100 x $109
• August 16 2PM $27 100 x $215
• August 16 4PM $215 50 x $5200
• August 16 6PM $27 100 x $215

The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker starts on September 5th and finishes off on September 20th. During the scheduled run, the 2009 WCOOP will feature 45 events in every discipline of poker imaginable, including H.O.R.S.E. and Badugi.

For more details on the “Extreme Satellites”, visit PokerStars for all the relevant information.