PokerStars Creates Online High Rollers Series with $11.4M Guaranteed
PokerStars is the place to be for high-stakes tournament action later this month. From Nov. 26-Dec. 4, the world��s largest online poker site will be running the inaugural High Rollers series.
Featuring a total of 22 events, the PokerStars High Rollers series has $11.4 million guaranteed, with $2 million of this princely sum guaranteed for the $2,100 High Rollers Main Event on Dec. 3. Most of the events will be no-limit hold��em, but a couple of Omaha and 5-Card PLO tournaments are included.
The series kicks off with a $2,100 buy-in tournament with a $1 million guarantee on Nov. 26, the same day that a $200,000 guaranteed 5-Card PLO event shuffles up and deals; you��ll also need $2,100 to buy into this tournament.
Two of the High Rollers events command a $10,300 buy-in and are sure to attract some of the best online poker tournament specialists in the business. Whether you��re playing in these events or not, they are almost guaranteed to be an exciting spectacle to watch from the rail.
PokerStars High Rollers Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 26 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 01: $2,100 NLHE, $1M Gtd | $2,100 |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 02: $2,100 5-Card PLO [6-Max], $200K Gtd | $2,100 | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 03: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], Turbo Progressive KO, $250K Gtd | $1,050 | |
| Nov. 27 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 04: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max] Progressive KO, $400K Gtd | $2,100 |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 05: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max] Shootout, $200K Gtd | $1,050 | |
| Nov. 28 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 06: $10,400 NLHE, $1M Gtd | $10,300 |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Roller 07: $2,100 NLHE Turbo Progressive KO, $400K Gtd | $2,100 | |
| Nov. 29 | 7 p.m. | High Roller 08: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max, $500K Gtd | $2,100 |
| 8:30 p.m. | $5,200 PLO 6-Max, $500K Gtd | $5,200 | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 10: $2,100 NLHE 6-Max Turbo, $250K Gtd | $2,100 | |
| Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 11: $10,300 NLHE Progressive KO, $1M Gtd | $10,300 |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 12: $2,100 NLHE Turbo, $400K Gtd | $2,100 | |
| Dec. 1 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 13: $2,100 NLHE 6-Max, $400K Gtd | $2,100 |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 14: $1,050+R NLHE, $250K Gtd | $1,050 | |
| Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 15: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max, $500K Gtd | $5,200 |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 16: $2,100 NLO8 6-Max, $200K Gtd | $2,100 | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 17: $1,050 NLHE 3-Max Zoom, PKO, $400K Gtd | $1,050 | |
| Dec. 3 | 5:30 p.m. | High Rollers 18: $5,200 NLHE Progressive KO, $500K Gtd | $5,200 |
| 7 p.m. | High Rollers 19: $2,100 NLHE Main Event, $2M Gtd | $2,100 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 20: $2,100 PLO 6-Max, $300K Gtd | $2,100 | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 21: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max Turbo, $500K Gtd | $1,050 | |
| Dec. 4 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 22: $1,050 NLHE Wrap Up, $250K Gtd | $1,050 |
Garry Gates, Senior Consultant of Player Affairs at PokerStars Live, tweeted about the High Rollers series and was inundated with mostly positive replies. High-stakes legend Fedor Holz was one of the first players to inquire about the schedule.
Attn. @PokerStars high rollers: We��ve just added a new online series, aptly named ��High Rollers,�� running Nov 26-Dec 4 with $10 mil. guar.!
— Garry Gates (@GarryGates)
Stay tuned to PokerNews later this month for recaps from the first-ever High Rollers series!
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