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Pokerstars Sunday Million Review

The PokerStars Sunday Million is the largest regular poker tournament on the internet by a long shot. With a guaranteed prize pool of at least $1,500,000, someone takes home a first place prize of $225,000 or more every single Sunday.

Its $215 buyin might be steep by some standards but it’s not too bad considering the prize pool is never less than a million and a half dollars. And even if $215 is too much of a strain on the bankroll, there are still satellite tournaments that run every day with entry fees that go as low as a few Frequent Player Points (FPPs).
Sunday Million Quick Stats

When
Every Sunday at 16:30 ET (21:30 GMT)

Buyin
$215PokerStars Sunday Million

Prize Pool
$1,500,000+

1st Place Prize
$225,000+

Average # Entrants
About 7500

Starting Chips
10,000

Top Places Paid
1st through 1080th (Note – this can vary based on # of entrants)

Satellites
Buyins start at just a few dollars or FPPs

Length of Time
About 9 hours from beginning to end
Sunday Million Prize Money

The first place finisher in the Sunday Million isn’t the only person to win life changing money at this event. Here is the payout structure for the final table from a recent tournament:

1st: $225,000
2nd: $165,555
3rd: $120,000
4th: $79,500
5th: $61,500
6th: $46,500
7th: $32,250
8th: $18,000
9th: $11,625
Get Started Now

Visit PokerStars to download the software and create an account. When you make your first deposit, use the bonus code Stars600 to get up to $600 free. After that, you can buy in directly or play at any of PokerStars’ many satellite tournaments.
Satellite Tournaments

If you don’t want to pony up $215, there are plenty of smaller tournaments out there that give away free entries to the Sunday Million in the place of normal cash prizes.

Open the PokerStars software and click on the “Tourney” tab to see a list of tournaments. Inside there, click on the “Satellite” sub-tab to see a list of all upcoming satellite tournaments.

10th anniversary extras from pokerstars in December 2011

PokerStars is celebrating its 10th Anniversary

with millions of dollars in added cash prizes up for grabs, plus 2012 PCA prize packages and much more across a range of different events, and players in the UK can win their share now in the pokerstars 10th anniversary celebration!

In addition to all the huge tournaments and giveaways running during the 10th Anniversary, you can also play:

$10,000 Class Freerolls

On December 10, every single PokerStars player is invited to play in a $10,000 freeroll. Each tournament is for one of the ten years that PokerStars has been running, and you get to play the freeroll for the year in which you joined the site. Besides the $10,000 prize pool you can also win a trip to The Bahamas with a PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) prize package. To book your place in your year’s tourney all you need to do is earn 1 VIP Player Point (VPP) in November.

Trivia Tourneys

Now you can make your knowledge of all things PokerStars pay. There will be 100 Trivia Tournaments running throughout the celebrations from December 1-18, with thousands of dollars in cash prizes to be won. Each tournament will be announced via the PokerStars game client, 30 minutes before the start. The registration message will include a trivia question – all you have to do to enter the tournament is answer the question correctly!

All the answers are a year, in the format YYYY. Provide the correct answer and you can buy-in to the tournament for just $0.10. The Trivia Tourneys have a total prize pool of $100,000 up for grabs, which means you can play and boost your bankroll. Stay logged in to the game client for the best chance of taking part.

10th Anniversary Special VIP Store Items

As the celebrations continue, you’ll be able to get your hands on a memento of the PokerStars 10-year Anniversary. For a limited time, the PokerStars VIP Store will carry special items marking the occasion. Caps, T-shirts and other goodies will be available at specially discounted rates. These items are part of history and will sell out fast, so make sure you get your order in quick.

click on the banner above to get started in the 10th anniversary celebrations!

No Lose Offer From Pokerstars Saturday Line Up

The first Saturday Line-Up is going to be a huge day of action, and it’s unmissable thanks to the special ‘No Lose’ offer. If you bust out of any of the June 25 Saturday Line-Up tourneys before making the money, you’ll get a free ticket to try that tournament again!

So if you haven’t experienced the excitement of playing a major tournament at PokerStars yet, this is the perfect way to start. You can choose from various Texas Hold’em games, plus Omaha, and the range of buy-ins are suitable for all levels of players.

For years, Sunday has been the biggest day in online poker. With the weekend drawing to an end, players saddled up for what they have long called the “Sunday majors.” Now, PokerStars is giving everyone a reason to hop on the horse a little earlier in the weekend.

Today PokerStars released its Saturday Line-Up, a brand new slate of tournaments scheduled to begin on Saturday June 25.

Starting a week from Saturday, players will get seven tournaments with a combined $350,000 in guarantees. Beginning at 7am ET each Saturday, the new slate offers buy-ins starting at $2.22 and going up to $50.

PokerStars Saturday Line-Up