Pokerstars Poker Tournaments Sunday Million
As if all of you haven’t been playing enough online poker this year, how about one more gigantic tournament series to close things out? PokerStars has announced the PokerStars Blowout Series, running December 27, 2020 to January 19, 2021, and featuring 268 tournaments. The poker room promises $60 million in guaranteed prize pools the entire series.
PokerStars’ anniversary Sunday Million will be a three-day event and entry will only be open until the start of Day 2. To surpass Partypoker’s Millions Online based on those dynamics would be hugely impressive. However, even if the MTT gets somewhere close, it would be considered a success. In this poker strategy article we look at some top tips on how to win a seat into the Sunday Million tournament on PokerStars. Marquee tournaments like the Sunday Million on PokerStars attract many players from all over the world who wish to take advantage of the great value they offer and take their shot at a big payday. What if your bankroll can’t afford the buy-in, or it would be too big.
One-third of that total is in four events, called the Big Blowout tournaments. Each of them takes place on a Sunday and each comes with a $5 million guaranteed prize pool. The Big Blowout tournaments and their buy-ins are as follows:
- December 27, 2020 – $109 buy-in
- January 3, 2021 – $215 buy-in
- January 10, 2021 – $530 buy-in
- January 17, 2021 – $1,050 buy-in
“It has been a unique year so we have created a unique series to celebrate our love and our players’ love for the game,” said Managing Director and Commercial Officer of Poker at PokerStars, Severin Rasset, in this week’s announcement. “We have a variety of buy-ins for our Big Blowout Sunday events with $5 million guaranteed, giving all players in our community the opportunity to play in these special events. We also have our New Year’s Bash on January 1st where we hope to see many players come together to ring in 2021.”
Speaking of that New Year’s Bash, it takes place on, you guessed it, New Year’s Day (oh wait, Rasset said that). The buy-in is just $11, but the guarantee is a generous $2 million.
The rest of the events have three-tiered buy-in structures, high, medium, and low, like many PokerStars tournament series do. That’s 88 events, three tourneys a piece.
And, as is usually the case with major PokerStars events, there will be plenty of ways to qualify for the tourneys. There is the Blowout Ticket Machine, which will dole out $2 million in tournament tickets from December 27 to January 16. You have to do the silly “opt-in” thing in the challenges window to be eligible (seriously, just have everyone opted-in automatically) and then play in a Blowout Series event to enter into a daily drawing.
Of course, there are also special Spin & Go’s to give players a chance to win seats into the Big Blowout events. The Spin & Go’s cost $4 and $22 and run through January 17. The top prize is a $1,050 Big Blowout buy-in. This prize can only be won once; subsequent awards will be given in tournament dollars. $22, $55, $109, $215 and $530 Blowout Series tickets can be used to enter any event or satellite. Any tickets that go unused will be converted into regular tournament dollars after the Series ends.
PokerStars Major Sunday Tournaments
PokerStars is home to the Sunday Million - the biggest weekly online poker tournament - as well as the Sunday Warm-Up. But they are not the only huge tournaments running every Sunday at the World's Largest Poker Site. There’s also the Sunday 1/4 Million, Sunday 500 and Second Chance that's over 2.5 Million Guaranteed every Sunday!
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Satellites run all week for all of the major Sunday tournaments, which means that you can win a seat for just a few dollars. To find a satellite, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’, ‘Satellite’ & ‘All’.
PokerStars Sunday Million
Sunday Million
When: 16:30 ET
Buy-In: $215
Guarantee: $1,500,000
The Sunday Million is the biggest weekly online poker tournament in the world! This No Limit Hold’em tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,500,000, and attracts the best online poker players from every corner of the globe. First place prize money is $160,000 most weeks and often even more. Go deep in this tournament and you can take your bankroll to new heights and live the life of a high-rolling poker pro. PokerStars runs hundreds of satellites through the week, meaning that players of all stakes can win their seat. Sign up to PokerStars to qualify!
PokerStars Sunday 1/4 Million
Sunday 1/4 Million
When: 15:30 ET
Buy-In: $10 + $1
Guarantee: $250,000
With a buy-in of just $11, the Sunday 1/4 Million is ideal for players of all levels and bankrolls. But the huge guaranteed prize pool of $250,000 means there’s everything to play for. If you’re looking for your first taste of big money action then this is the tournament for you. It starts every Sunday at 15:30 ET. Register with PokerStars and get in on the action!
PokerStars Sunday 500
Sunday 500
When: 17:30 ET
Buy-In: $500 + $30
Guarantee: $500,000
The Sunday 500 is a big buy-in tournament that attracts hundreds of the best players in the game every week. It has a start time of 17:30 ET, which means it’s ideal for players in different times zones around the world, and with a guaranteed prize pool of at least $500,000 every week, it’s fast becoming one of the most prestigious events in online poker. Sign up to PokerStars via our exclusive link to qualify!
PokerStars Sunday Second Chance
Sunday Second Chance
When: 18:30 ET
Buy-In: $200 + $15
Guarantee: $200,000
The Sunday Second Chance is perfect for players who are still looking to make a big score after being eliminated from the Sunday Million. It starts at 18:30 ET every week and has a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000, making it a great way to round off Sundays at the world’s largest poker site.
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Did You Know?
The average field size of the Sunday Million is 7,070 players.
The biggest Sunday Million field so far was 36,169 players, on February 21, 2010 generating a total prize pool of $7,233,800 in prize money!
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