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August 10, 2020August 6, 2020

TALE OF THE TAPE: Daniel Negreanu, Doug Polk Heading Toward Big Poker Showdown

Doug Polk and Deniel Negreanu have agreed to a high-stakes online poker matchup.

Maybe the upcoming battle between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk should be billed as the Tank Top Tussle. Whatever the name, the matchup has been confirmed and should be a blockbuster poker showdown.

After plenty of back and forth, Polk and Negreanu have arrived at a general agreement on how things will go down. Some details remain to be sorted out, but there should be plenty of fireworks when the online poker battle commences sometime in September or October.

Bad vibes for a big event

Another big heads-up match took place recently as part of the new PokerGO series, The Duel. That featured Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari battling it out for $50,000 each.

Unlike that event, this battle should be a little more salty. Both come into the event not as friendly rivals, but more as definite adversaries.

The animosity started in 2016 when Negreanu offered his opinions on increased rake at PokerStars. An ambassador at the company at the time, he argued increased rake in some cash games could keep pros away. That would be good for recreational players, he noted.

Polk believed Negreanu wasn’t representing players well. He’s since been a frequent critic and that included a “More Rake is Better” billboard at the World Series of Poker in 2018.

Negreanu says Polk uses him as a foil to grow his YouTube audience. He’s also taken a few jibes in recent years as well.

The insults have flown over the last week. Negreanu says Polk has bullied him and has an “an unhealthy obsession.”

I get it. He looked up to me growing up. I was his favorite player. Then he starting making some click bait videos attacking people and I didn’t think they were appropriate.

Had to hurt his feelings which turned into a multi year obsession. https://t.co/drOFZr1DQG

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 28, 2020

Polk has referred to Negreanu as a sellout who “belittles people quite frequently.” He threw some shade in his nemesis’ direction.

You were one of my favorite players. But that didn't end because I made videos online, it ended because somewhere along the way you totally sold out to make money at the expense of the common player. https://t.co/M6xfEdCVJj

— Doug Polk (@DougPolkVids) July 29, 2020

A look inside the numbers

Whatever the case, the antagonism boiled over throughout the last week. Polk challenged Negreanu heads-up and that was accepted. Here are some of the details that have been ironed out so far.

Game – Heads-up No Limit Hold’em
Stakes – $200/$400
Number of hands – Between 10,000 and 25,000
Number of tables – 2
Side bet – unknown as of now
Time – To be determined, possibly September or October

Where do the two combatants stand heading into the matchup? Like two boxers ready to slug it out, here’s the complete tale of the tape.

Daniel Negreanu

Originally from Canada and now living in Las Vegas, he’s one of the most recognized names in poker. No stranger to table talk, Negreanu also brings big skills.

However, the six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner says he’ll be at a disadvantage heads-up against Polk.

Major accomplishments: $42 million in lifetime tournament winnings; six WSOP bracelet, two WPT titles

Poker style: Small-ball poker, but adapted style through the years
Poker media/business: Longtime ambassador for PokerStars, but now part of Team GGPoker; streams his online play and produces daily vlogs during WSOP events
Interests away from the tables: hockey
Extra bullet point: Produced a MasterClass on poker strategy

Doug Polk

A YouTube poker sensation, Polk has plenty of heads-up online poker experience. However, he’s been out of the game for a few years and focused on other topics.

Originally from California and now based in Las Vegas, Polk has come out of retirement for this challenge. The poker world will be buzzing when they take a seat at the table.

Major accomplishments: $3.7 million in live tournament winnings as well as significant online winnings; three WSOP bracelets including the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop for $3.7 million
Poker style: Highly experienced, technically sound, ability to make correct adjustments relative to opponents
Poker media/business: Co-founder of Upswing Poker training site; successful YouTube channels
Interests away from the tables: Trading cryptocurrency
Extra bullet point: Part of a team that beat artificial intelligence bot at Carnegie Mellon University

Players ready to take in the action

Many players have taken to Twitter to voice their anticipation of the event. It seems many poker fans have been dreaming of the tank top-clad poker warriors battling it out.

Popular commentator Nick Schulman expressed the thoughts of many in the poker world. With Team Polk versus Team Negreanu, he believes a large multimedia presentation should be part of the fun.

“Listen buddy, as far as commentary goes there should be different teams/platforms covering this thing,” he noted in a response to a Polk Tweet. “I really don’t know but everyone should come out of the woodwork. All I ask is for a little sit down with you both before playing face to face. Borderline aroused thinking about it.”

Shaun Deeb also took to Twitter offering some speculative lines related to the event. He even threw in a tank top wager.

Some early lines on @pokershares on the hu match
Daniel U 1.5 Monitors: -200
Doug O 6.5 Steaks Eaten on Stream: -400
Both wear tank top day 1: +140
Daniel secures Dental Sponsor: +300
Doug handles challenge with class +450
Daniel sits on Over 1.5 Phonebooks for challenge: -120

— shaun deeb (@shaundeeb) July 30, 2020

Look for more at PokerScout as more details are announced. Whatever the outcome, it should be quite an interesting poker brawl.

August 7, 2020September 20, 2022

STADIUM STORIES: Player Scores Five Figures With Promo Entry; PokerStars Series Tops Guarantee

The 2020 Stadium Series produced big numbers for PokerStars.

The PokerStars Stadium Series turned into quite an event for John “99rocks” Vallis. The 52-year-old was among those who cashed in. His $57,000 score didn’t come from hours and hours at the table, however.

Instead, this recreational player turned a $22 ticket from a promotional chest into a five-figure online poker payday. That’s just one interesting story coming out of a huge Stadium Series, which wrapped up on Sunday.

From free money player to PokerStars satellite success story

At home in Surrey, United Kingdom, Vallis works as a compliance manager. Married with two daughters ages 18 and 19, poker isn’t a big part of his routine.

In fact, he usually plays with free tokens rather than real money. Occasionally Vallis might jump in a micro tournament, but real money tables aren’t a regular part of his online life. Before last week, his biggest win was around $70.

Then a $22 promotional satellite ticket popped in his inbox. If he advanced in the satellite it would then be on to another $109 qualifier.

If he advanced in that, an entry into a $2,100 Heat Deepstack was next. Vallis did just that and was primed for the biggest event of his life.

“I hadn’t played a single real money game in over four months going into the tournament,” he tells PokerScout.

The run of his life at PokerStars

Going into the event, Vallis kept his expectations low. Throughout both satellites as well as Day 1 of the tournament, an online quiz game occupied much of his time as well.

He played both qualifiers and the deepstack event, as well as the quiz, on his mobile phone. After reaching Day 2, however, Vallis shifted to playing on his computer but other duties still occupied much of his time.

“I still found time to cook the family supper, steak and chips, while we were closing in on the final table,” says Vallis, who enjoys running and cycling when not playing poker or spending time with family. “I think those distractions actually worked in my favor as I didn’t have time to think about the amount of money at stake.”

Those efforts paid big dividends. Vallis ultimately finished third for $57,229 out of a field of 234 entries. That’s a big score – all from a freeroll.

“Playing in the tournament was an amazing experience – I did not even contemplate the potential outcome until relatively late,” he says.

How did it feel to turn his promo ticket into such a massive score?

“Extremely strange,” Vallis says. “I have absolutely no experience playing high stakes poker, so I have never really considered the money angle. I think that removed the pressure as I got deeper into the tournament, as I felt absolutely no expectation to actually convert the result into a prize.”

Ever the family man, wife and children come to mind when Vallis considers what he’ll do with the winnings.

“There’s some things I want to get done to the house,” he says, “a car for my kids to use and a spectacular holiday when COVID permits.”

Considering his massive finish, it’s fortuitous that PokerStars email didn’t land in the spam folder. For Vallis, it definitely paid to check his email.

PokerStars Stadium Series brings out plenty of competitors

Speaking of Stadium Series success, the festival came right after an unprecedented Summer Series. That scorched the $25 million guarantee by paying out $34 million.

The Stadium Series also produced plenty of bang for the buck. Wrapping up on Aug. 2, the festival brought some big numbers. The series paid out $54.3 million – more than $4 million above the guarantee.

The series attracted 698,964 entries across 102 events. In the $10,000 Grand Final, “Lena900” came out on top for a score of $230,435.

The France, Spain, and Portugal version of the series saw 228,799 entries and a prize pool of €6.6 million. Spain’s “Sick2BeatMe” won the €250 Grand Final for €66,882 plus €44,273 in bounty bucks.

In Italy, the series attracted 127,252 players and a €4 million prize pool. “NNWPT” took the €250 Grand Final for €34,792 plus €17,002 in bounties.

The action continues this week with several Stadium Series after party events. PokerStars is offering several phase tournaments featuring these buy-ins with hefty guarantees:

$1.10 – $100,000 guaranteed
$11 – $250,000 guaranteed
$109 – $500,000 guaranteed
$1,050 – $1 million guaranteed

Team PokerStars streamers score big, reach impressive Twitch numbers

Along with a massive score by a recreational player, some PokerStars ambassadors also produced during the Stadium Series.

PokerStars streamers Fintan “Easywithaces” Hand and Ben “Spragg” Spragg made deep runs in the $5,200 event on July 29.

Spragg’s stream reached more than 30,000 viewers, who saw him finish third for $70,633. That became the largest score of his career.

Hand took 10th in the event for $14,732. It’s been quite the run for these two poker streamers.

A year ago, both were streaming their play in $5, $11, $55, and $109 events on the main PokerStars channel. Spragg Tweeted his delight at the progress he’s made in his own game.

A little over 4 years ago, I started streaming 2c/5c cash games to an audience of around 10 people.

Today I took 3rd in the $5,200 Stadium Series @PokerStars for $70,633 with 30,000 + people watching.

For once, I am speechless.

Thank you! pic.twitter.com/d1qrTXAGfj

— Spraggy (@spraggy) July 29, 2020

In other action, Stars streamer Jens “TheRealKnossi” Knossalla broke the Twitch Poker record for concurrent viewers. His stream peaked at more than 91,000 and is part of a growing presence on the platform for streamers during the pandemic.

Knossalla wasn’t playing himself, instead calling the action as his moderator Frank “Knueppel” Stockhaus played for a Platinum Pass. He ultimately finished runner-up in the $1,000 event for more than $117,000.

July 27, 2020

BOUNTY TIME: Celebrities, Athletes Join the Fun in WPT Partypoker Shooting Stars Charity Event

Liv Boeree will be one of the bounties in the partypoker Shooting Stars.

Partypoker and the WPT are no strangers to charity efforts. As part of the WPT World Online Championships, the two companies are getting back in the act.

The Shooting Stars for Charity will be held across two days, July 29-30. The tournament features a $500,000 guarantee with a minimum $50,000 of that going to the 1Day Sooner. Several well-known faces from poker and beyond are getting involved.

1Day Sooner advocates on behalf of human trial challenges to speed up the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The charity has gained the support of 32,000 volunteers in 140 countries.

Major name poker pros jump in the action

The charity event features a $1,100 buy-in with $100 of each buy-in going to the charity donation. There will be some nice opportunities for players to score some bounties during the event.

Those sending a “Shooting Star” to the rail will earn an extra $500. Several recognizable poker pros are already planning to play, according to partypoker. Some of those include:

Sam Trickett – Partypoker ambassador from the United Kingdom with $21.8 million in winnings.
Ryan Riess – A WPT champion and 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event winner.
Darren Elias – The WPT’s winningest player with four Main Tour titles.
Liv Boeree – English poker pro with $4 million in live tournament earnings.
Kenny Hallaert – One of Belgium’s winningest poker players with $4.3 million.
Mike McDonald – This Canadian won the 2017 partypoker MILLIONS High Roller.

“I’m dusting off the ol’ clicker, my gaming mouse, to play some online poker again for the first time in ages,” Boeree said. “Who knows, maybe I’ll nail that triple crown at last.”

Celebs adding something extra to partypoker Shooting Stars

Beyond the world of poker, there are also plenty of celebrities in the action – all also $500 bounties. That list includes pro athletes, models, and actors.

Luke Mabbott may not have won on Love Island, but he’ll be hoping for better results on the poker table.

Actress and model Aylar Lie, who has also won six live poker titles, will also be participating. No stranger to poker, she has more than $362,000 in live tournament winnings.

In his day job, Barry Hearn is chairman of World Snooker and promotes other sporting events. He’s also a regular poker player with more than $115,000 in live poker winnings.

Actor Patrick Murray will also be participating. Many might know him as Mickey Pearce from sitcom Only Fools and Horses. He’s also a regular at the poker table.

Additionally, Manchester United football players Wes Brown and Darren Fletcher will move from the pitch to the poker felt.

Both are accustomed to winning trophies, including the Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, and more. Now they’ll be seeking a partypoker WPT title.

Following the partypoker Shooting Stars action

Like all of the WPT Online World Championships, the Shooting Stars will be live-streamed on the partypoker Twitch channel. Commentary will be provided in English by James Dempsey and Henry Kilbane.

Russian commentary will also be provided by Dmitry Shakov and Andrey Budykin. Stefan Hachmeister and Christophe Gross will be behind the mic for German viewers.

$100 million on the line in WPT World Online Championships

The WPT festivities continue at partypoker through Sept. 9 with a $100 million guarantee. The series is designed to replicate an authentic live poker experience.

Part of that is the use of players’ real names at the tables. There will also be a maximum of two Day 1s for the 12 championship events in the series with only one re-entry allowed.

Five of the 12 championship event winners will be added to the WPT Champions Club. Beyond those signature events, there are also numerous side events for players of all bankrolls.

For a complete series preview including insight from Team Partypoker ambassador Jason Koon, click here. Here’s a look at the entire series.

Date	Event	Buy-in	Fee	Guarantee
Aug. 29	#07 World Championship Main Event Day 1A [4-Day Event]	$10,000	$300	$10,000,000
Aug. 30	#07 World Championship Main Event Day 1B [4-Day Event]	$10,000	$300	None
Sept. 2	#08 World Championship Heads Up [No Late Reg, 256 Cap, 2-Day Event]	$3,000	$200	$500,000
Sept. 2	#08 Mini World Championship Heads Up [No Late Reg, 512 Cap, 2-Day Event]	$300	$20	$100,000
Sept. 2	#08 Micro World Championship Heads Up [No Late Reg, 1024 Cap, 2-Day Event]	$30	$3	$20,000
Sept. 5	#09 World Championship Mix-Max Day 1A [3-Day Event]	$3,000	$200	$3,000,000
Sept. 5	#09 Mini World Championship Mix-Max Day 1A [3-Day Event]	$300	$20	$1,000,000
Sept. 5	#09 Micro World Championship Mix-Max Day 1A [3-Day Event]	$30	$3	$300,000
Sept. 5	#10 World Championship Super High Roller Day 1A [3-Day Event]	$25,000	$500	$10,000,000
Sept. 6	#09 World Championship Mix-Max Day 1B [3-Day Event]	$3,000	$200	None
Sept. 6	#09 Mini World Championship Mix-Max Day 1B [3-Day Event]	$300	$20	None
Sept. 6	#09 Micro World Championship Mix-Max Day 1B [3-Day Event]	$30	$3	None
Sept. 6	#10 World Championship Super High Roller Day 1B [3-Day Event]	$25,000	$500	None
Sept. 7	#11 World Championship Super High Roller [2-Day Event]	$100,000	$2,000	$5,000,000
Sept. 8	#12 World Championship Turbo	$3,000	$200	$1,000,000
Sept. 8	#12 Mini World Championship Turbo	$300	$20	$300,000
Sept. 8	#12 Micro World Championship Turbo	$30	$3	$100,000
*** All events allow one re-entry per Day 1

For a complete partypoker review including exclusive PokerScout bonus codes, click here.

Photo courtesy WPT

July 24, 2020

ON AIR: PokerStars Adds to Stadium Series with YouTuber Partnerships; New Throwables

PokerStars brings YouTub fun to the Stadium Series.

The Coronavirus pandemic has not only brought an explosion in online poker but also the elevation of streaming coverage. PokerStars has now added even more punch to the Stadium Series after partnering with a lineup of well-known content creators.

The United Kingdom-based Sidemen YouTube collective stream on a multi-channel network. The group is creating a series of videos on the YouTube channels as well as the PokerStars Twitch channel.

Sidemen battle it out on PokerStars

As part of the promotion, the Sidemen will be playing poker together and entertaining viewers.

Crew members are also competing to see who can do the best in the Stadium Series. The group reaches millions of YouTube viewers and include:

JJ “KSI” Olatunji
Simon “Miniminter” Minter
Josh “Zerkaa” Bradley
Tobi “Tobjizzle” Brown
Ethan “Behzinga” Payne
Callum “Calfreezy” Airey

The Sidemen will also battle PokerStars ambassadors Ben “Spraggy” Spragg, Lex Veldhuis, and Fintan Hand. The whole group will play in an eight-person stream on the PokerStars Twitch channel.

Additionally, British YouTube podcaster Brian “True Geordie” Davis will also join in the events. Davis also participated in the Stars Call for Action charity tournament for COVID-19 relief.

When the Sunday Freezeout Grand Finals, Davis will be playing on his YouTube channel. UK poker pro Charlie Carrel will be coaching him throughout the event.

Twitch streaming playing a major role

The Stadium Series runs through Aug. 2 with more than $50 million guaranteed. PokerStars is also giving away more than $2 million worth of events tickets throughout the series.

The series offers something for every bankroll with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 to $10,300. In addition to the YouTubers’ involvement, plenty of action will be streamed on Twitch.

The later stages of most Stadium Series tournaments will be streamed with James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton providing commentary.

Players accustomed to watching televised poker will enjoy some added enhancements to the stream. The Stadium Series will be the first PokerStars online series to feature cards-up coverage. Viewers can see players’ hole cards on a short delay.

Find complete Stadium Series schedules below.

PokerStars drops another ‘unique’ Throwable

After introducing Throwables to the platform in May, PokerStars has been adding to the collection. Players can now throw virtual “poo” at their opponents with the launch of the latest Throwable.

The scatological animation is unlocked by losing a hand holding pocket Aces or Kings. The feature is only available for a limited time and comes with its own TP.

Players can also add to their Throwables collection as well with exclusive Stadium Series animations. These include the ability to throw a gold bar at an opponent.

Unlock these Throwables by finishing in the money, making a final table, or winning a tournament in the Stadium Series.

2020 Stadium Series – .COM

Date	Stakes	Buy-In	Guarantee	PKO	Speed	Special add-on contents
5-Jul	Low	$ 5.50	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
5-Jul	Medium	$ 55.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
5-Jul	High	$530.00	$750,000	N	Slow
5-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Semi-Turbo	Top 100 receive $55
5-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$300,000	Y	Semi-Turbo	Top 50 receive $530
5-Jul	High	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Semi-Turbo
6-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
6-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
6-Jul	High	$530.00	$350,000	Y	Slow
7-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$5.50	$50,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
7-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
7-Jul	High – Freezeout	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
8-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
8-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
8-Jul	High	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
9-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
9-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
9-Jul	High	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
10-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$5.50	$50,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
10-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
10-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
11-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
11-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
11-Jul	High	$530.00	$350,000	Y	Slow
12-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$5.50	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$55.00	$500,000	N	Regular	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$530.00	$1,000,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	Low	$11.00	$175,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 100 receive $109
12-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$400,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 20 receive $1,050
12-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
13-Jul	Low	$11.00	$175,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
13-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$350,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
13-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
14-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
14-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
14-Jul	High – Freezeout	$1,050.00	$400,000	N	Slow
15-Jul	Low	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
15-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
15-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	N	Slow
16-Jul	Low	$11.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
16-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
16-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$750,000	Y	Slow
17-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
17-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
17-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$1,050.00	$400,000	N	Slow
18-Jul	Low	$11.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
18-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$350,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
18-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
19-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$11.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$109.00	$ 1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$1,050.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	Low	$22.00	$275,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 75 receive $215
19-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 10 receive $2,100
19-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
20-Jul	Low	$ 22.00	$275,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
20-Jul	Medium	$ 215.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
20-Jul	High	$ 2,100.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
21-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
21-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
21-Jul	High – Freezeout	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
22-Jul	Low	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
22-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
22-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
23-Jul	Low	$22.00	$300,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
23-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$750,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
23-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$1,000,000	Y	Slow
24-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
24-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
24-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
25-Jul	Low	$22.00	$300,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
25-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
25-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
26-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$22.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$215.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$2,100.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	Low	$55.00	$300,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 50 receive $530
26-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$750,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 5 receive $5,200
26-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo
27-Jul	Low	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
27-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
27-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
28-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
28-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
28-Jul	High – Freezeout	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
29-Jul	Low	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
29-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
29-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
30-Jul	Low	$55.00	$400,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
30-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$1,000,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
30-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
31-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
31-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
31-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
1-Aug	Low	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
1-Aug	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
1-Aug	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
2-Aug	Low – Freezeout Grand Final	$55.00	$1,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	Medium – Freezeout Grand Final	$530.00	$2,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	High – Freezeout Grand Final	$5,200.00	$5,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	Low	$109.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
2-Aug	Medium	$1,050.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo
2-Aug	High	$10,300.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo

2020 Stadium Series – Spain, France, Portugal

Date	Buy-In	GTD	Game	PKO	Speed
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
5-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
5-Jul	€ 20	€ 125,000	NLHE	N	Regular
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 150,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
6-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
6-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
6-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
7-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
7-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
7-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
8-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
8-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
8-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
9-Jul	€ 10	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular
9-Jul	€ 30	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
9-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
10-Jul	€ 5	€ 15,000	NLHE	N	Regular
10-Jul	€ 20	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
10-Jul	€ 50	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
11-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
11-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
11-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
12-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
12-Jul	€ 20	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Regular
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 250,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
13-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
13-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
13-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
14-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
14-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
14-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
15-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
15-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
15-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
16-Jul	€ 10	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular
16-Jul	€ 30	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
16-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
17-Jul	€ 5	€ 15,000	NLHE	N	Regular
17-Jul	€ 20	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
17-Jul	€ 50	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
18-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
18-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
18-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
19-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
19-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
19-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
19-Jul	€ 20	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Regular
19-Jul	€ 125	€ 250,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
20-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
20-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
20-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
21-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
21-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
21-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
22-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
22-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
22-Jul	€ 125	€ 35,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
23-Jul	€ 10	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular
23-Jul	€ 30	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
23-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
24-Jul	€ 5	€ 15,000	NLHE	N	Regular
23-Jul	€ 20	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
24-Jul	€ 50	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
25-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
25-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
25-Jul	€ 125	€ 35,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
25-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
26-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 20	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Regular
26-Jul	€ 250	€ 1,000,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
		€ 5,005,000

2020 Stadium Series – Italy

Date	Buy-In	Guarantee	Game	PKO	Speed	Add-On Contents
5-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Slow	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 10	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 30	€ 35,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 125	€ 125,000	NLHE	Y	Slow	12X €125 Ticket 1
6-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
6-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
6-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
7-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
7-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
7-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
8-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
8-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
8-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
9-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
9-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
9-Jul	€ 250	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
10-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
10-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
10-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
11-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
11-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
11-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Slow	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 10	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 30	€ 35,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 125	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Slow	9x €250 ticket 3
13-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
13-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
13-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
14-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
14-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
14-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
15-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
15-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
15-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
16-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
16-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
16-Jul	€ 250	€ 75,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
17-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
17-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
17-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
18-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
18-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
18-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Slow	12x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 10	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 30	€ 35,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 125	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Slow	9x €250 ticket 3
20-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
20-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
20-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
21-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
21-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
21-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
22-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
22-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
22-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
23-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
23-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
23-Jul	€ 250	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
24-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
24-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
24-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
26-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular
26-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Slow
26-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 125	€ 150,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 250	€ 500,000	NLHE	Y	Slow

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

PokerStars Summer Series Scorches Guarantee with Stadium Series on Deck with $50M

The soaring online poker industry considers to crush estimates. Operators around the world are reporting massive events and PokerStars is the latest.

The site’s Summer Series ran from June 7-21 and generated a scorching $34 million prize pool. That easily topped the $25 million guarantee.

As the industry continues to explode, even more events are on the horizon with major tournament poker at a standstill.

PokerStars dives in the deep end of the pool

The Summer Series offers yet another glimpse into how many players are getting online. The festival attracted 931,000 entries across 167 events.

British pro Sam Grafton took down the $530 Main Event for more than $200,000.

“It’s an exhilarating feeling to get first in such a big tournament,” he told the Poker in the Ears podcast afterward. “I like to win in poker. It’s still a very unique and special feeling. Obviously, financially it’s very important when you’re playing so high and playing so many events.”

Germany’s Fedor Holz added yet another to his title as well. He took down the $5,200 High Roller for $156,000.

Stadium Series is next up for PokerStars

The action isn’t slowing down yet. The Stadium Series kicks off this weekend, running from July 5 to Aug. 2. The series brings yet another massive guarantee – this time $50 million.

That includes plenty of free cash. The site is awarding more than $2 million in tournament tickets. The series brings a bit of sporting dynamics to the virtual poker felt.

Players can compete in three-tiered “Heat” tournaments throughout the week. They can then qualify for weekly Sunday Finals tournament in each tier.

Buy-ins and guarantees of the finals increase weekly until the Grand Final on Aug. 2. That event features a $5,200 buy-in and $5 million guarantee.

Fast track tickets will also award five seats to the $5,200 Stadium Series Grand Final every day.

Poker fans will find plenty of coverage on PokerStars Twitch stream beginning July 13. James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, and Grafton will all be providing commentary.

This will also be the first PokerStars online series featuring cards-up coverage. Twitch viewers will find $250,000 worth of Stadium Series tickets given away.

For a complete preview of the Stadium Series, click here. Here’s a look at the complete schedule.

Date	Stakes	Buy-In	Guarantee	PKO	Speed	Special add-on contents
5-Jul	Low	$ 5.50	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
5-Jul	Medium	$ 55.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
5-Jul	High	$530.00	$750,000	N	Slow
5-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Semi-Turbo	Top 100 receive $55
5-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$300,000	Y	Semi-Turbo	Top 50 receive $530
5-Jul	High	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Semi-Turbo
6-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
6-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
6-Jul	High	$530.00	$350,000	Y	Slow
7-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$5.50	$50,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
7-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
7-Jul	High – Freezeout	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
8-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
8-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
8-Jul	High	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
9-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
9-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
9-Jul	High	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
10-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$5.50	$50,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
10-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
10-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
11-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
11-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
11-Jul	High	$530.00	$350,000	Y	Slow
12-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$5.50	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$55.00	$500,000	N	Regular	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$530.00	$1,000,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	Low	$11.00	$175,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 100 receive $109
12-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$400,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 20 receive $1,050
12-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
13-Jul	Low	$11.00	$175,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
13-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$350,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
13-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
14-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
14-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
14-Jul	High – Freezeout	$1,050.00	$400,000	N	Slow
15-Jul	Low	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
15-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
15-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	N	Slow
16-Jul	Low	$11.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
16-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
16-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$750,000	Y	Slow
17-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
17-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
17-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$1,050.00	$400,000	N	Slow
18-Jul	Low	$11.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
18-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$350,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
18-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
19-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$11.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$109.00	$ 1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$1,050.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	Low	$22.00	$275,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 75 receive $215
19-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 10 receive $2,100
19-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
20-Jul	Low	$ 22.00	$275,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
20-Jul	Medium	$ 215.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
20-Jul	High	$ 2,100.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
21-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
21-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
21-Jul	High – Freezeout	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
22-Jul	Low	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
22-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
22-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
23-Jul	Low	$22.00	$300,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
23-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$750,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
23-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$1,000,000	Y	Slow
24-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
24-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
24-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
25-Jul	Low	$22.00	$300,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
25-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
25-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
26-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$22.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$215.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$2,100.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	Low	$55.00	$300,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 50 receive $530
26-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$750,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 5 receive $5,200
26-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo
27-Jul	Low	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
27-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
27-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
28-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
28-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
28-Jul	High – Freezeout	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
29-Jul	Low	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
29-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
29-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
30-Jul	Low	$55.00	$400,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
30-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$1,000,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
30-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
31-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
31-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
31-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
1-Aug	Low	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
1-Aug	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
1-Aug	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
2-Aug	Low – Freezeout Grand Final	$55.00	$1,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	Medium – Freezeout Grand Final	$530.00	$2,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	High – Freezeout Grand Final	$5,200.00	$5,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	Low	$109.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
2-Aug	Medium	$1,050.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo
2-Aug	High	$10,300.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo

PokerStars casts new fishing lure Throwable

Throwables are one of the social-gaming aspects PokerStars recently added to its platform. These are virtual objects that can be tossed at an opponent to add some more fun to the action.

Players can already make use of fireworks, tissues, and alarm clocks.

PokerStars has now added a fishing lure feature. This Throwable is unlocked by knocking out three players from a tournament or busting three players in a cash game. Here’s a look at how the new feature works.

Want to have some fun with an opponent? Simply cast a line and reel in a fish.

June 23, 2020

BIG SHOW: PokerStars Packs Stadium Series – $50M Guaranteed, $2M in Free Tickets

The new PokerStars Stadium Series features a sporty twist.

Another week, another major online poker series. That’s the trend during the Coronavirus pandemic and PokerStars announced the launch of its new Stadium Series on Monday.

The series features 102 events, three different buy-in levels, and daily opportunities to get in the action for free. The Stadium Series runs July 5 to Aug. 2 with $50 million guaranteed.

As the name implies, PokerStars has given the series a bit of a sporting twist. Players can compete in various events with a shot at even bigger tournaments, depending on their results.

Another major highlight? PokerStars is awarding more than $2 million worth of Stadium Series tickets.

What to expect from PokerStars Stadium Series

Unlike traditional poker festivals, the Stadium Series functions somewhat like a track and field competition or other type of race. Players can choose to take part in a “Heat tournament” for each buy-in tier (Low, Medium, or High) every day of the week for four weeks.

Each week will conclude with a Sunday Final for each tier. The Week 4 High Sunday final becomes the Grand Final main event.

As the series progresses, buy-ins and guarantees also increase week by week. Sunday Final tickets are also added to daily heats, and Grand Final tickets added to Sunday Finals.

Players can also “Fast Track” to the Grand Final via a special promotion. Fast Track tickets will be given away for free though Stars Rewards Spin and Go’s and in daily freerolls.

All events are in No Limit Hold’em with buy-ins starting at only $5.50.

Following the action and cards-up streaming coverage on Twitch Poker

Along with plenty of competition, players can also expect plenty of Twitch coverage of the Stadium Series. Beginning July 13, most tournaments will be streamed with commentary by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton.

The series will be the first PokerStars stream featuring cards-up coverage, allowing viewers to see hole cards. The company has made efforts to beef up its Twitch offerings and promotions. Stadium Series becomes the latest in those efforts.

“We wanted to give our players something they all could enjoy and take part in, and to create stories and opportunities by giving away millions in free seats and tickets,” said Severin Rasset, PokerStars managing director and commercial officer for poker, product and innovation.

“It’s a unique summer and we know many of our players like ourselves miss live poker. So we wanted to bring the entertainment and flair of a live event with our cards-up coverage and really put our players at the heart of all the action. There’s truly something for everyone with Stadium Series: big opportunities, mega thrills, and incredible value. We’re very excited about seeing this one unfold.”

Opportunities to win from PokerStars

With $2 million to give away in free entries, there is no shortage on promotional opportunities during the series.

Players can already win Stadium Series tickets via the following:

Fast Track promotion
High Stakes Poker Challenge
Special Twitch community giveaways
Stadium Series Spin and Go’s
Big daily tournaments already on the regular PokerStars schedule

Look for the Stadium Series on the international .COM site. Southern Europe and Italy will also host their own version of the festival.

For France, Spain, and Portugal, the series guarantee is €5 million with €1 million guaranteed in the €250 Grand Final.

The Italian series includes a €3 million guarantee and €500,000 guarantee in the €250 Grand Final. Here’s a look at the complete schedules.

2020 PokerStars Stadium Series – .COM

Date	Stakes	Buy-In	Guarantee	PKO	Speed	Special add-on contents
5-Jul	Low	$ 5.50	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
5-Jul	Medium	$ 55.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
5-Jul	High	$530.00	$750,000	N	Slow
5-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Semi-Turbo	Top 100 receive $55
5-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$300,000	Y	Semi-Turbo	Top 50 receive $530
5-Jul	High	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Semi-Turbo
6-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
6-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
6-Jul	High	$530.00	$350,000	Y	Slow
7-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$5.50	$50,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
7-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
7-Jul	High – Freezeout	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
8-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
8-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
8-Jul	High	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
9-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
9-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
9-Jul	High	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
10-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$5.50	$50,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
10-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$55.00	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
10-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$530.00	$250,000	N	Slow
11-Jul	Low	$5.50	$75,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $55
11-Jul	Medium	$55.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
11-Jul	High	$530.00	$350,000	Y	Slow
12-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$5.50	$150,000	N	Regular	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$55.00	$500,000	N	Regular	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$530.00	$1,000,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
12-Jul	Low	$11.00	$175,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 100 receive $109
12-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$400,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 20 receive $1,050
12-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
13-Jul	Low	$11.00	$175,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
13-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$350,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
13-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
14-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
14-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
14-Jul	High – Freezeout	$1,050.00	$400,000	N	Slow
15-Jul	Low	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
15-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
15-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	N	Slow
16-Jul	Low	$11.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
16-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
16-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$750,000	Y	Slow
17-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$11.00	$125,000	N	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
17-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$109.00	$250,000	N	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
17-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$1,050.00	$400,000	N	Slow
18-Jul	Low	$11.00	$200,000	Y	Regular	Top 100 receive $109
18-Jul	Medium	$109.00	$350,000	Y	Regular	Top 20 receive $1,050
18-Jul	High	$1,050.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
19-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$11.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$109.00	$ 1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$1,050.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
19-Jul	Low	$22.00	$275,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 75 receive $215
19-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 10 receive $2,100
19-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
20-Jul	Low	$ 22.00	$275,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
20-Jul	Medium	$ 215.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
20-Jul	High	$ 2,100.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
21-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
21-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
21-Jul	High – Freezeout	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
22-Jul	Low	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
22-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
22-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
23-Jul	Low	$22.00	$300,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
23-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$750,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
23-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$1,000,000	Y	Slow
24-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$22.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
24-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$215.00	$400,000	N	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
24-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$2,100.00	$500,000	N	Slow
25-Jul	Low	$22.00	$300,000	Y	Regular	Top 75 receive $215
25-Jul	Medium	$215.00	$500,000	Y	Regular	Top 10 receive $2,100
25-Jul	High	$2,100.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
26-Jul	Low – Freezeout Final	$22.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	Medium – Freezeout Final	$215.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	High – Freezeout Final	$2,100.00	$1,500,000	N	Slow	Top 9 receive $5,200
26-Jul	Low	$55.00	$300,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 50 receive $530
26-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$750,000	N	Semi-Turbo	Top 5 receive $5,200
26-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo
27-Jul	Low	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
27-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
27-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
28-Jul	Low – Freezeout	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
28-Jul	Medium – Freezeout	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
28-Jul	High – Freezeout	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
29-Jul	Low	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
29-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
29-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
30-Jul	Low	$55.00	$400,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
30-Jul	Medium	$530.00	$1,000,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
30-Jul	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
31-Jul	Low – Deep Stack	$55.00	$200,000	N	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
31-Jul	Medium – Deep Stack	$530.00	$500,000	N	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
31-Jul	High – Deep Stack	$5,200.00	$500,000	N	Slow
1-Aug	Low	$55.00	$250,000	Y	Regular	Top 50 receive $530
1-Aug	Medium	$530.00	$500,000	Y	Slow	Top 5 receive $5,200
1-Aug	High	$5,200.00	$500,000	Y	Slow
2-Aug	Low – Freezeout Grand Final	$55.00	$1,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	Medium – Freezeout Grand Final	$530.00	$2,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	High – Freezeout Grand Final	$5,200.00	$5,000,000	N	Slow
2-Aug	Low	$109.00	$500,000	N	Semi-Turbo
2-Aug	Medium	$1,050.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo
2-Aug	High	$10,300.00	$1,000,000	N	Semi-Turbo

2020 PokerStars Stadium Series – Spain, France, Portugal

Date	Buy-In	GTD	Game	PKO	Speed
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
5-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
5-Jul	€ 20	€ 125,000	NLHE	N	Regular
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 150,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
6-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
6-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
6-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
7-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
7-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
7-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
8-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
8-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
8-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
9-Jul	€ 10	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular
9-Jul	€ 30	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
9-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
10-Jul	€ 5	€ 15,000	NLHE	N	Regular
10-Jul	€ 20	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
10-Jul	€ 50	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
11-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
11-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
11-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
12-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
12-Jul	€ 20	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Regular
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 250,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
13-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
13-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
13-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
14-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
14-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
14-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
15-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
15-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
15-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
16-Jul	€ 10	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular
16-Jul	€ 30	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
16-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
17-Jul	€ 5	€ 15,000	NLHE	N	Regular
17-Jul	€ 20	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
17-Jul	€ 50	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
18-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
18-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
18-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
19-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
19-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
19-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
19-Jul	€ 20	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Regular
19-Jul	€ 125	€ 250,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
20-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
20-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
20-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
21-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
21-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
21-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
22-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
22-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
22-Jul	€ 125	€ 35,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
23-Jul	€ 10	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular
23-Jul	€ 30	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
23-Jul	€ 125	€ 60,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
24-Jul	€ 5	€ 15,000	NLHE	N	Regular
23-Jul	€ 20	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
24-Jul	€ 50	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
25-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
25-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
25-Jul	€ 125	€ 35,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
25-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 50	€ 100,000	NLHE	N	Slow
26-Jul	€ 30	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 20	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Regular
26-Jul	€ 250	€ 1,000,000	NLHE	Y	Slow
		€ 5,005,000

2020 PokerStars Stadium Series – Italy

Date	Buy-In	Guarantee	Game	PKO	Speed	Add-On Contents
5-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Slow	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 10	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 30	€ 35,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
5-Jul	€ 125	€ 125,000	NLHE	Y	Slow	12X €125 Ticket 1
6-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
6-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
6-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
7-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
7-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
7-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
8-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
8-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
8-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
9-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
9-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
9-Jul	€ 250	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
10-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
10-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
10-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
11-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
11-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
11-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	10X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Slow	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 10	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 30	€ 35,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12X €125 Ticket 1
12-Jul	€ 125	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Slow	9x €250 ticket 3
13-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
13-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
13-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
14-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
14-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
14-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
15-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
15-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
15-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
16-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
16-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
16-Jul	€ 250	€ 75,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
17-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
17-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
17-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
18-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
18-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
18-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Slow	12x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 10	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 30	€ 35,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €125 ticket 2
19-Jul	€ 125	€ 150,000	NLHE	N	Slow	9x €250 ticket 3
20-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
20-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
20-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
21-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
21-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
21-Jul	€ 125	€ 50,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
22-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
22-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
22-Jul	€ 125	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
23-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
23-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
23-Jul	€ 250	€ 75,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
24-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
24-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	N	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
24-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 10	€ 20,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 30	€ 25,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	12x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 125	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular	18x €250 ticket 3
25-Jul	€ 5	€ 20,000	NLHE	N	Regular
26-Jul	€ 20	€ 30,000	NLHE	N	Regular
26-Jul	€ 50	€ 40,000	NLHE	N	Slow
26-Jul	€ 30	€ 30,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 125	€ 150,000	NLHE	Y	Regular
26-Jul	€ 250	€ 500,000	NLHE	Y	Slow

June 18, 2020

ONLINE POKER TOURNAMENT WEEKEND: A Complete Guide and Event Schedule for June 18-21

A look at the online poker weekend for May 18-21.

Casinos may be opening, but live poker is slow to return. That means huge events continue for online poker players. PokerScout once again brings you a complete guide to this weekend’s action.

International players have fewer series than in past week, but look for even more next week. Americans have quite a bit of action this weekend and those events have been included as well. Here’s your guide for June 18-21.

888poker– The Freezeout Series kicks off this weekend for all bankrolls.
Partypoker– The Poker Masters PLO series kicks off on Sunday.
PokerStars– Players in the US have plenty of action during the Summer Series.
GGPoker – Look for big Sunday majors paying out millions of dollars.

Weekend Poker Events June 18-22, 2020

Date	Site	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee
Thursday, June 18 – Sunday, June 21	888poker	Freezeout Series #24 - Main Event Day 1 ** starting flights (daily)	$109	$200,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series NLHE Kick-Off [8-Max]	$100	$30,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Mini Kick-Off [8-Max]	$20	$7,500
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Thursday Thrill SE [Progressive KO]	$200	$25,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Mini Thrill [Progressive KO]	$30	$12,500
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series NLHE 8-Max	$75	$10,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series NLHE Kick-Off [8-Max]	$100	$15,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Mini Kick-Off [8-Max]	$20	$5,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Thursday Thrill SE [Progressive KO]	$200	$15,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Mini Thrill [Progressive KO]	$20	$6,000
Thursday, June 18	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series NLHE Turbo	$75	$5,000
Friday, June 19	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Escalating Antes	$50	$10,000
Friday, June 19	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series NLHE 6-Max	$20	$6,000
Friday, June 19	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Escalating Antes	$150	$10,000
Friday, June 19	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series NLHE 6-Max	$50	$ 7,000
Saturday, June 20	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series NLHE 6-Max	$100	$20,000
Saturday, June 20	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series PLO 6-Max	$50	$5,000
Saturday, June 20	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Progressive KO [8-Max]	$75	$7,500
Saturday, June 20	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Deepstack	$150	$12,500
Saturday, June 20	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Saturday Speedway	$50	$6,000
Saturday, June 20	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Hyper PKO	$100	$6,000
Sunday, June 21	partypoker	Poker Masters Event #1 – PLO High Roller Online [2 Day Event]	$10,300	$500,000
Sunday, June 21	partypoker	Poker Masters Event #1 – High Roller Mini Online [2 Day Event]	$1,050	$50,000
Sunday, June 21	partypoker	Poker Masters Event #2 – PLO High Roller Online	$5,200	$250,000
Sunday, June 21	partypoker	Poker Masters Event #2 – PLO High Roller Knockout Mini Online	$530	$25,000
Sunday, June 21	888poker	Freezeout Series #1 - Tune Up	$55	$50,000
Sunday, June 21	888poker	Freezeout Series #2 - Mini Tune Up	$16.50	$20,000
Sunday, June 21	888poker	Freezeout Series #3 - Late Tune Up	$33	$15,000
Sunday, June 21	GGPoker	Global Millions	$100	$1 million
Sunday, June 21	GGPoker	High Roller Global Millions	$500	$2 million
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars	Sunday Million	$109	$1 million
Sunday, June 21	partypoker US (New Jersey	SATELLITE: WPT ONLINE POKER OPEN - 10 seats guaranteed NLHE	$45	$300,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series NLHE 6-Max	$75	$20,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Sunday Special SE	$100	$100,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Mini Special	$25	$15,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Progressive KO [8-Max]	$75	$12,500
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (Pennsylvania)	Summer Series Sunday Supersonic SE	$50	$10,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series 6-Max	$75	$20,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Sunday Special SE	$200	$45,000
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Mini Special	$25	$6,500
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Progressive KO	$50	$7,500
Sunday, June 21	PokerStars US (New Jersey)	Summer Series Sunday Supersonic SE	$75	$8,000
Sunday, June 21	WSOP.com US (New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware)	$100K Sunday	$320	$100,000
Sunday, June 21	888poker US (New Jersey	Big Sunday	$200	$10,000

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020

HIGH-TECH TUNEUP: PokerStars Overhauls Mobile App, Ramps Up Home Game Features

PokerStars announced improvements to its mobile app and Home Games.

The online poker world continues to thrive in the wake of the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Operators continue to ramp up tournament series and product offerings.

PokerStars got in the act this week with the release of its new and improved mobile gaming app. The mobile offering is now available on iOS and company officials promise a “next generation” experience.

The additions come as the company has also made major improvements to its “Home Games” feature.

Adding simplicity to the overall PokerStars mobile experience

A quick scan of the new app and players will find improvements – especially locating games and tournaments. Some of those improved elements include:

navigation
back-to-lobby functionality
tournament text search
dynamic filters
improved game information

Overall, players will find a simplified and more convenient experience. Bold graphics and color coding various features add significantly to the platform.

The company plans to roll out the new app even further and encourages player feedback. PokerStars notes it has even incorporated an easy feedback feature in the app’s new design.

“PokerStars’ focus remains on developing an app that is completely user-focused so players can easily find the games and products they want to play and have a smoother, richer and more enjoyable gaming experience,” the site noted in a news release.

The updates combine features used in the app’s earlier launch in the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Pennsylvania in the US. Player feedback also played a major role, the company notes.

The new mobile app is available everywhere on the .COM site, excluding Brazil. Android users will have to wait a bit. The new app isn’t yet available on that platform, but is expected to be later in the year.

PokerStars also unveils major updates to Home Games feature

With so many players at home during the pandemic, many players have shifted their home games online. PokerStars own “Home Games” feature has been a popular way for friends hoping to still battle it out at the tables.

The site has now added to that experience with some updates to the feature this week. Those will soon even include playing with friends on mobile devices.

The new Home Games also now hosts games and formats found throughout the PokerStars platform. Those include:

Progressive Knock-Out
Total Progressive Knock-Out
Five- and Six-Card Omaha
6+ Hold’em
Showtime Hold’em
Split Hold’em
Fusion
Swap Hold’em

These games are expected to be added to Home Games cash games within the coming week as well.

PokerStars has also refined the process of creating games and tournaments. Some settings have been grouped to make functionality simpler for Home Game club managers.

Late registration can also now offer a window of up to 90 minutes.

“The changes build on PokerStars’ goal to enable players to better connect with friends, provide them with good value entertainment and a great experience overall,” the company noted in announcing the changes.

Initial Home Games updates are being rolled out for desktop and Android users (self-hosted currently, Google Play to follow shortly). These changes are expected to be available on iOS devices soon.

The updates were part of a planned development strategy, which was recently accelerated in response to player feedback. Playing with friends online remains popular and now players can get in the game even easier.

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June 11, 2020June 10, 2020

BLACK BELT BETTING – PokerStars Unveils Poker Dojo Training App

PokerStars recently released a new online poker training app.

A big part of growing the poker world is bringing new players into the game. Twitch has been a part of that as well as efforts to reach more female players. PokerStars is hoping its new free poker-training app helps in those efforts to become a black belt on the poker felt.

Poker Dojo offers players of all levels the chance to learn, test, and perfect their skills. Players can work to perfect their online game or for battling at the live tables.

“We wanted to provide an entry point for new players to have fun while improving their confidence in their own skills,” PokerStars associate director of public relations Rebecca McAdam Willetts told PokerScout.

“Poker Dojo can help players develop some important poker skills quickly. It also provides an opportunity to introduce poker to new players or help more experienced players stay sharp and improve in an entertaining, gamified format at home or on the go.”

Mastering skills in the PokerStars dojo

Those entering the dojo will find three fast, engaging mini-games. They’re designed to help learn the game or just have fun with a training app.

The app was created to feel like a mobile game, with score history and leveling systems to challenge users. There are also leaderboards allowing players to challenge each other.

The app teaches players to quickly recognize strong hands and make decisions under pressure. Players can also learn when to go all in when appropriate. Available games include:

Grid Poker – Trainees select five cards on a grid to make a poker hand. The goal is to score as many points as possible before time runs out. The stronger the hand, the more points scored.
Strongest Hand – Players pick the best hand out of three or rate their hand to earn points.
All-in or Fold – Dojo students fold until they’re confident enough in a hand to go all in against an unseen hand.

App timed well with growing online poker market

Online poker has seen a boom during the Coronavirus pandemic. New players have gone online as more players begin hitting the virtual tables.

Initially, the Poker Dojo app is only available in the United States and United Kingdom. Users can download the free app at the App Store and Google Play Store for mobile phones and tablets.

In the US, PokerStars is available in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. March and April produced record revenue numbers for online poker in those states as well as Nevada and Delaware.

Poker Dojo’s appeal to mobile gamers comes as operators tweak their apps to appeal to social players. Throughout the design process, a simple game that could help players was the goal.

“Poker Dojo was named after a space for immersive learning, which informed the creative process throughout,” Willetts said. “Our dedicated innovation team, with the support of others across the business, took the project from concept to roll-out.

“Once we’d developed an iteration we were happy with, we rolled out a beta product and invited everyone in the company to join in and compete for prizes while sending feedback. That final stage was vital and provided us with invaluable feedback and insights. It meant we could hone in on what makes the app genuinely useful to players of all levels.”

Fighting it out on the PokerStars felt

Those looking to win some money on Poker Dojo will be out of luck. The app only offers training. A quick test drive of the app by PokerScout finds a fun social game that new players may enjoy.

Along with learning traditional poker game play, players can fine tune their speed in recognizing hands. The All-in or Fold feature is nice at working on speed calculating at strength and draws.

Grid Poker mimics puzzle games and allows players new to the game to focus on making hands. As they create hands, poker recognition skills become easier and faster.

While players won’t win any cash via Poker Dojo, users can earn a free PokerStars Sit and Go voucher. The goal is to battle it out in the dojo then put that poker black belt to work.

“Poker Dojo is a very engaging poker mini game app that helps users develop key skill sets that any poker savvy player should know, like hand rankings, hand strength, and how to assess an all-in decision,” Willetts said. “As a bonus, the game-like format of the app makes it fun and accessible for all levels.”

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June 8, 2020June 5, 2020

POKER BOOM CONTINUES: SCOOP Produces Record-Breaking $185 Million for PokerStars

The 2020 PokerStars SCOOP paid out $185 million.

As more online poker operators announced massive turnouts, PokerStars also trumpeted its own gargantuan numbers last week. The Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) remains one of the platform’s most popular events and 2020 proved the biggest yet.

With players around the globe at home during the Coronavirus pandemic, many headed to PokerStars. This year SCOOP awarded more than $185 million, the biggest total prize pool in the history of online poker.

Record prize pool reached after PokerStars adds to series

After early SCOOP success, PokerStars bumped up the schedule with 44 additional events. The company also moved the $85 million guarantee to $135 million.

That proved to be a wise decision and produced more than 2.9 million player entries over 124 events. The schedule actually included three separate tournaments for each event: Low, Medium, and High.

All three Main Events surpassed guarantees. The $109 buy-in Low edition produced 46,238 entries for a $4.6 million prize pool. The winner, “auercan,” took home $371,750.

The $1,050 Medium buy-in Main Event awarded $6.5 million with 6,475 entries. “HayashiJoão” earned a huge $920,066 for first place.

A player named “Alexgirs” won the biggest prize of the entire series in the $10,300 Main Event High. The tournament awarded $6.1 million with 609 entries and the winner secured a nice $920,595.

The United Kingdom topped the country leaderboard with 46 wins. Brazil followed in second with 45 wins.

UK players “raidalot” and “pads1161” secured more than 90 cashes, taking home $519,276 and $258,584 respectively.

PokerStars SCOOP success stories

Beyond those main event wins, several other players produced some nice stories during the series. PokerStars ambassador Lex Veldhuis smashed his own and the Twitch Poker record after reaching 58,543 concurrent viewers during Day 3 of the High Main Event.

At one point, Veldhuis even had the most-watched channel on Twitch, topping 128,000 other streams. Other interesting notes include:

Rui “RuiNF” Ferreira was crowned Player of the Series. This comes after some massive live scores for this Portuguese player in 2019 on the European Poker Tour.
Connor “blanconegro” Drinan broke records after winning the most events in a single SCOOP series. The American won five events for a total of more than $550,000 in prize money.
PokerStars Ambassador Fintan Hand earned the biggest cash of his career. The Twitch streamer from Ireland won a $1,050 Six-Max Turbo Shootout for a $73,652 payday.

Satellite qualifiers scored big in SCOOP

With plenty of satellites throughout SCOOP, there were plenty of nice success stories. Here’s a look at a few of those:

“neGREENu” produced one of the biggest satellite scores. This player turned $11 into $37,008 after finishing in fourth place in the $109 NLHE Progressive KO event.
“alexandro156” turned a $1.45 satellite into $21,612 after placing second in a $11 NLHE Progressive KO event.
“chikitin099” earned $27,009 after qualifying for $5.50 after coming second in a $22 PLO Six-Max.

Another SCOOP may be in the books, but live poker is still not available for many. With so many players around the world still at home there’s a good chance more big series will continue.