Throughout next month, players at PokerStars have multiple opportunities to win a $30,000 PSPC Platinum Pass – or qualify for a series of All-In Shootouts with passes as prizes that take place on the first weekend in February. Don´t miss your opportunity to win a PokerStars´ PSPC Platinum Pass in January.
Throughout next month, players at PokerStars have multiple opportunities to win a $30,000 PSPC Platinum Pass – or qualify for a series of All-In Shootouts with passes as prizes that take place on the first weekend in February. Don´t miss your opportunity to win a PokerStars´ PSPC Platinum Pass in January.
A couple of weeks ago, [geolink href=”https://www.pokernewsreport.com/pokerstars-announces-2019-players-nl-holdem-championship-22045″]PokerStars announced an ambitious plan[/geolink] to host “the richest and most exciting $25,000 buy-in live event in poker history”. The PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) will take place at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino Resort in the Bahamas from January 6th to January 10th 2019, and will have an anticipated prize pool in excess of $10 million.
Returning in August 2020, the second edition of the PSPC is taking place in sunny Barcelona, Spain. What is a Platinum Pass and What Does it Include? PokerStars is once again providing various opportunities for players to win Platinum Passes, the gateway into the PSPC for free, via various routes including both live stops and online promotions. Each Platinum Pass is worth over €26,000 (approximately $30,000). Throughout 2018, players will win more than 300 full packages to the PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship (PSPC). Available via PokerStars Live events and online at our sponsor, PokerStars, each Platinum Pass is worth a colossal $30,000 and includes. Win seats to Winter Series events via Satellites, freerolls, Spin & Go’s. As with all tournament series on PokerStars PA and PokerStars NJ, there will be other side action happening allowing players to win tournament tickets. Both sites will feature a special Depositor Freeroll on Jan. Deposit $30 or more using the code “FREEZE” any. The top 10 (ten) finishers of each daily freeroll will qualify to the ‘Progress to Bootcamp’ final (“GPL Team final”). These will take place each Sunday, from July 1 2018-August 5, 2018 at 20:00 IST. Overall PSPC Experience As a professional cash game player, Rivera may be tempted to hop into a few extra tournaments after his third-place PSPC finish. “I don’t play many tournaments,” he said.
To support its ambitious plan, PokerStars has announced it will be giving away three hundred “Platinum Passes” throughout 2018. Each Platinum Pass has a value of $30,000 and includes the PSPC buy-in, accommodation at the resort, and $2,000 towards travel expenses. Players will have their first opportunities to win a PSPC Platinum Pass from next week.
Thirteen Passes Up for Grabs in Live Events
January is a big month for PokerStars-sponsored live events around the globe, and the site is taking full advantage of the opportunity to distribute more than a dozen Platinum Passes in key events. If you have not yet planned your live poker action for next month, you might want to include some of the following venues to improve your chances of winning a PokerStars´ PSPC Platinum Pass in January:
Italian Poker Open – 3rd to 8th January.
PokerStars will be giving away a PSPC Platinum Pass during the Italian Poker Open Main Event to the player who lasts longer after registering for the €600,000 guaranteed tournament via the Italian Poker Open website (please note Day 1C is already sold out).
ACOP Platinum Series – 3rd to 18th January.
The twentieth Asia Championship of Online Poker (ACOP) takes place at PokerStars Macau LIVE from next Wednesday. The winner of the ACOP Main Event will not only win the lion´s share of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, but also a PSPC Platinum Pass.
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure – 6th to 14th January.
The best place to win a PokerStars´ PSPC Platinum Pass in January is at the PCA jamboree in the Bahamas. Five passes will be given away to the PCA Main Event winner, the Main Event chip leader at the end of Day 2, the National Event winner, an “In the Money” winner and a “Wild Card” winner.
PokerStars Megastack Ulster – 12th to 14th January.
A cheaper opportunity to win a PokerStars PSPC Platinum Pass in January is at the Megastack event in Co Meath. The €170.00 buy-in Main Event might only have a €30,000 guaranteed prize pool; but with a $30,000 Platinum Pass going to the winner as well, first place is going to be hotly contested.
PokerStars Festival London – 22nd to 28th January.
The PokerStars Festival Tour returns to London´s Hippodrome Casino in January for a packed schedule of events. Three PSPC Platinum Passes will be up for grabs during the festival for the winners of the £500,000 guaranteed Main Event, the London Cup and the High Rollers Event.
Brazilian Series of Poker – 25th to 28th January.
The final two PSPC Platinum Passes to be given away during live events in January will go the Main Event winner and chip leader at the end of Day 2 at the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) in Sao Paulo. Expect more than two thousand players to be up for winning these prizes.
Looking ahead, PokerStars has announced a further four PSPC Platinum Passes will be given away during the Macau Poker Cup between 26th January and 11th February. According to PokerStars, the four prizes will be awarded to the winners of the “Main Event, National Event, Cup Event and High Roller Event”. Looking at the schedule, we suggest these are the Red Dragon, Baby Dragon, $25K buy-in and $100K buy-in High Rollers events, but players are advised to check with event organizers.
Nine More Platinum Passes to be Won Online
For players that do not fancy taking overseas trips next month, there are nine online ways to win a PokerStars´ PSPC Platinum Pass in January. The first four will be awarded to the winners of the four Winter Series Main Events on 7th January. The four Main Events start at 1:00pm (ET) and have buy-ins of $2.20 (Micro), $22.00 (Low), $215.00 (Medium) and $2,100 (High).
Every player who enters a Winter Series tournament will also be entered into a special All-In Shootout on Tuesday 9th January at 3:00pm (ET), with the winner of the “PSPC Monthly AISO Winter Series Entrants Final” being awarded a $30,000 PSPC Platinum Pass. Please note players in France, Spain and Italy are not eligible for the Winter Series promotions.
There are three more All-In Shootout Finals and one exclusive freeroll tournament scheduled for the first weekend in February on the PokerStars.com, .eu and .uk platforms – each awarding a $30,000 PSPC Platinum Pass to the winner. In order to qualify for one of these promotions players must either:
- Play in any “Hot $16.50”, “Big $22.00” or “Bounty Builder $55.00” tournament during January to be awarded a seat in the “PSPC Monthly AISO Selected Tourneys Final” on Saturday 3rd February at 3:00pm (ET).
- Cash in any “Sunday Warm-Up”, Sunday Storm, Sunday Million” or “Mini Sunday Million+” tournament during January to be entered into the “PSPC Monthly Sunday Cashers Final” on 3rd February at 3:00pm (ET).
- Enter any PokerStars LIVE direct qualifier during January (maybe to qualify for one of the LIVE events mentioned above) and, qualify or not, you will be entered into the “PSPC Live Events Qualifiers Final” on Saturday 3rd February at 3:00pm (ET).
- Win an entry ticket to the “Stars Rewards Players Championship Giveaway” via the PokerStars Chests Rewards program. The freeroll tournament is scheduled for Sunday 4th February at 2:30pm (ET) and manual registration opens 48 hours before the tournament starts.
With So Many Opportunities There is Only One Place to Play in January
With the potential to have a prize pool in excess of $10 million, the PokerStars Players Championship has attracted the attention of most of the world´s leading players. But the event is not only for the players with the deepest pockets. You could win a PokerStars PSPC Platinum Pass in January by playing in a $2.20 buy-in Winter Series event or opening a Rewards Chest and finding a freeroll ticket inside.
Naturally, in order to take advantage of the opportunities, you have to be playing at PokerStars. If you do not already have an account with the world´s largest online poker site, visit PokerStars today and create your account using the PokerStars marketing code “[bonuscode room=”pokerstars”][/bonuscode]” in order to be eligible for a first deposit bonus of up to $600/€500/£400 and the chance to win a package to the PokerStars Players Championship in January 2019.
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Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu was tasked with making a major announcement during the Main Event of the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event.The news: PokerStars will be hosting the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) at the 2019 PCA.
The ambitious tournament has caused quite a stir in the poker community. Most of the comments have been positive, but players are asking a lot of questions.
In this column, US Poker will answer as many of these questions as possible.
Top line takeaways for the PSPC
The PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship tournament will take place from January 6-10, 2019 in the Bahamas, as part of the PokerStars PCA series.
The PSPC is an open-event, $25,000 buy-in tournament.
There is no re-entry.
There is no rake.
The PSPC will use a slow, player-friendly structure that will last five days.
PokerStars is adding $1 million to the first-place prize-money.
PokerStars will be giving away more than 300 Platinum Passes to the tournament throughout 2018. Each Platinum Pass is valued at $30,000, and includes the $25,000 buy-in and $5,000 to cover travel and expenses. The Platinum Passes alone will add $8 million of value to the prize-pool.
How can I play in the PSPC?
There are three ways to play in the PSPC:
- Buy-in directly for $25,000.
- Through traditional online qualifiers (satellites, super-satellites, and steps tournaments).
- Win a Platinum Pass package.
How do I win a Platinum Pass?
Platinum Passes will be awarded at PokerStars Live events and online.
Platinum Passes will be available in virtually every jurisdiction PokerStars operates in, including the United States.
Presently, there are four ways to win a Platinum Pass online:
- Play in any Major Online Series: COOP, SCOOP, TCOOP, and MicroMillions.
- All Main Event winners will receive a Platinum Pass to the PSPC.
- Every entrant in a major tournament series will receive a ticket to a Platinum Pass freeroll.
- Freeroll tickets and Platinum Passes will also be available to participants in “marquee events” such as the Sunday Million, Sunday Storm, or Sunday Warmup.
- Platinum Passes will be awarded to cash game and Sit & Go players via PokerStars’ promotions and challenges.
- The site’s loyalty program will randomly award players with Platinum Passes.
PokerStars will award Platinum Passes at live events in a variety of ways, including:
- Players who win a “Tier 1” Main Event will receive a Platinum Pass to the PSPC.
- PokerStars will randomly award Platinum Passes to players in the field in a variety of ways.
- Players who bubble the tournament might be the recipient of a Platinum Pass.
- Wild Card drawings.
- Last Longer competitions.
- Randomly selected to play in a Sit & Go to win a Platinum Pass.
PokerStars plans to introduce even more paths to winning a Platinum Pass throughout the year.
Why?
In an interview with the PokerStars Blog, Negreanu said the PSPC was designed to make a splash and let poker players know they are appreciated.
“PokerStars has been talking about ways in which they could have something that would be really buzz-worthy in the community, create a big splash, really create an event so that all poker players will feel appreciated. And this is the way they felt they could do that.”
Negreanu also indicated PokerStars is hearing the footsteps of competitors.
“Obviously, competition breeds people coming up with innovative things, and we’ve seen some competition lately from the way people can play live events. This is our way to show the poker community that PokerStars has always actually cared about poker first and foremost, and they want to prove that.”
At the end of the day, PokerStars is hoping the PSPC will serve two important purposes:
- It’s a show of force. The $9 million PokerStars is putting in the prize-pool is the company flexing its muscles and letting competitors know that if they want to try to capture market share they’re going to have to come with their A-game.
- It will help rehabilitate PokerStars image in the professional poker community and let aspiring players know that, despite what they are hearing on forums and social media, PokerStars does care about the players, and is still the place to play online poker.
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In a nutshell, that’s what PokerStars is hoping to get out of the PSPC.