The WCP is the brainchild of Tapscott and
Chadwick Pelletier. Both have worked in the poker industry for over a decade, Tapscott as a freelance poker writer and Pelletier as a creative director.
Tapscott’s work writing features about college poker players inspired the idea for the tour. Some of that included interviewing
Justin Bonomo and
“There was no world championship for college players,” Tapscott says. “And there are
600 million college students worldwide. It was a no-brainer to collaborate and create a free-to-enter platform for college players to have fun, learn the game, and compete for some amazing prizes.”
Organizers hope to create an
World College Poker And Pokerstars.net Unite For 2021 Championship Main Event
Registration Now Open For Free-to-Enter and Play Championship for Students, Available Globally For The First Time
World College Poker (WCP) has announced an exclusive partnership with PokerStars.net as sponsors and hosts of the free-to-play 2021
World College Poker Championship Main Event, open to students 18 and over around the globe. This will be the first time that the event is available globally.
World College Poker was created to, “cultivate an online community of student players who have a burning passion for the game of poker.”
WCP has now teamed up with PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site and home to some of the largest online tournament championship series, including the