Exclusive Private Tournament Qualifiers

Play World Series Main Event finalist Martin Staszko!

PokerStars is giving Czech and Slovak players the chance to play poker and chat with new Team PokerStars Pro and WSOP* runner-up Martin Staszko at his own private PokerStars tournament table! Each game will be nine-handed, with $1,000 added, running on Thursday nights in December and January. Don’t miss out on winning cash prizes by testing your poker skills against the Czech Republic’s highest-earning player.

How to Qualify for the Martin Staszko Tournaments

There are free-to-enter and cash qualifiers running at the times and date below, with cash prizes and seats to the exclusive tournaments up for grabs.

To register for a qualifier, open the PokerStars lobby and click Tourney & Regional.

Martin Staszko’s Weekly $11

In addition to Martin’s private table, he’ll also be playing an exclusive tournament at 15:00 ET on Thursday nights. It’s open to all players, meaning that even if you don’t qualify for the private table, you can still play with Martin. $500 is guaranteed and there is a $100 bounty up for grabs – all for a buyin of just $11.

Tourney schedule

Name	Tourney type	When	Time	Prize
Play with Martin Staszko	Freeroll	December 16-27, January 13-24, 2012	13:00 ET	Top 50 earn a ticket to a qualifier tourney
Play with Martin Staszko	$1 Qualifier	December 16-27, January 13-24, 2012	14:00 ET	Cash prize pool, plus one seat at Staszko’s table
Play with Martin Staszko	$3 Last chance qualifier	December 21 & 28, January 18 & 25, 2012	14:00 ET	Cash prize pool, plus three seats at Staszko’s table
Martin Staszko's Table	9-player $1,000-added tourney	December 22 & 29, January 19 & 26, 2012	14:00 ET	$1,000 in cash prizes shared amongst the top 3 finishers
Martin Staszko’s Weekly $11	9-player gtd $500	December 22 & 29, January 19 & 26, 2012	15:00 ET	$500 guaranteed, plus $100 bounty

Deposit bonus

You can also get a free ticket for the Weekly $11 tournament when you make your first real money deposit using the bonus code 'MARTIN'. You will also receive PokerStars 100% First deposit bonus up to 600$.

If you have any questions about the Play with Martin promotion, contact support@pokerstars.com.

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