- PROMOTIONS
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Past PokerStars Promotions
This page lists promotions we have run in the past, and information on events that will begin again in the future. See the Current Promotions page for the latest news on what’s happening at PokerStars today!
Promotions
PokerStars is now the official partner of the Rugby Football Union, and to celebrate we have tickets and more to watch the England rugby team play in the Investec Challenge Series against the best in the world. This is your chance to visit Twickenham this autumn and even watch the England team train at their hotel base. For more details, check out the England Rugby Challenge page.
Ever wondered what it's like to play poker on TV? Well here's your chance. Qualify for free with PokerStars to take your seat in a six-seater tournament on RTE Network 2, and compete against top Irish sports stars and pro poker players. Win your way through to the final, and you will play for a €50,000 prize pool. Exclusive to players in Ireland, visit Late Night Stars of Poker to find out more.
Here's your chance to experience the excitement of televised poker for yourself. Qualify for free with PokerStars and take your seat in a six-seater tournament on SKY SPORTS where the winner will go on to play heads-up against a Star of Poker - a top poker pro or celebrity - for £5,000. Visit Bounty Stars of Poker to find out more.
Calling all players in the UK and Ireland... this is your chance to play in the World Championship of Online Poker, the biggest online poker series ever staged - for free! The UK and Ireland WCOOP Challenge has thousands of dollars worth of event seats and Steps tickets up for grabs. To find out more, visit the UK & Ireland WCOOP Challenge page.
PokerStars First Depositor Freerolls
PokerStars offers regular bonuses and exclusive freerolls for players making their first real money deposit. Go to the First Depositor Freerolls page for more information on the kind of incentives we give you.
This is your chance to win cash, tickets to the Wimbledon tennis championships, as well as a seat at a live battleship match against sports legend Boris Becker - all for free. Win that battleship match and you will claim £5,000, and there are plenty of other cash prizes on offer along the way. Have you got what it takes to play Becker Battleship?
Here's your chance to upgrade your VIP status with a huge injection of VIP Player Points (VPPs). The month of May will be a special one for PokerStars players in the UK, because you can earn extra VPPs when playing on the site. We're hoping to create hundreds of new Supernova VIPs during this month-long promotion, and you can be one of them.
Learn from the best and take your game to the next level with PokerStars Poker Camp. Team PokerStars Pro will be on hand in Monte Carlo to provide cutting-edge strategy and advice, and you can win a seat to the EPT Grand Final Main Event. Qualification routes for Poker Camp Monte Carlo are running now.
Play against Team PokerStars Pro with the All Star Week! We're giving you the chance to be part of a team of Challengers that will face off against our biggest pro players in a series of heads-up matches. Check out the All Star Week page to find out how to get your place on the team now.
To celebrate PokerStars dealing its 25 billionth hand, we've got something very special for all PokerStars players. The 25 Billion Bash sees a whole host of events and promotions, with huge Milestone Hand giveaways, our Biggest Ever Reload Bonus, First Depositor Freerolls, and increased guarantees for the big Sunday tournaments. Be part of the 25 Billion Bash.
To celebrate the end of an amazing 2008, PokerStars is staging a huge week of action, including a Guinness World Record attempt for the 'Largest online poker tournament', the biggest ever Sunday Million, a Milestone Hands cash giveaway, Reload Bonus, and much, much more. To find out about this unprecedented series of events and promotions take a look at PokerStars World Record Week.
This is your chance to play in Europe's richest poker event. We have five EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final packages available exclusively to UK and Ireland players. The prize packages are worth and amazing $18,800 and include tournament buy-in, hotel accommodation and money to cover expenses. Enter EPT Monte Carlo Special satellites now.
The PokerStars Poker Camp is back - giving you more chances to improve your poker skills with lessons from the best in the game, including members of Team PokerStars Pro. What’s more, the camp takes place in the beautiful surroundings of the Bahamas - as part of the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure! See the PokerStars Poker Camp page for more details.
Team PokerStars Pro Bahamas Experience
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure qualifiers are invited to enter exclusive freerolls to win the chance of a luxury experience with selected members of Team PokerStars Pro in The Bahamas. On offer are 18 holes of golf with Daniel Negreanu, dinner with Chad Brown and Vanessa Rousso, and dolphin swimming with Humberto Brenes. The freerolls will run December 21, and for more details visit the Team PokerStars Pro Bahamas Experience page.
Poker, ice hockey and New York City, what could be better? This November and December PokerStars is giving hockey fans the chance to watch a game between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes from a VIP lounge at Madison Square Garden, with Swedish ice hockey legend Mats Sundin as your host. This truly is a once-in-a-lifetime prize that money cannot buy. See the Meet Mats Sundin page to find out more.
Barry Greenstein's Poker Masterclass
Hone your poker skills with a Masterclass from one of the all-time poker legends. Use your FPP credits to buy into an 8-Game Single Table Tournament with Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein.
The PokerStars Million Dollar Men
There are six PokerStars players at the WSOP* Main Event Final Table - and you can help us celebrate the success of the Million Dollar Men with our exclusive online Freerolls and events! This is your chance to play against all six of the Million Dollar Men and win huge cash prizes. See the Million Dollar Men page for more information.
Play for the chance to face-off against tennis legend Boris Becker in a heads-up battleship match in the Bahamas! Enter any of our daily Freerolls and FPP satellites to be in with a chance of jetting off to play for cash prizes and 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure seats! See the Battle Boris page for more information.
PokerStars wants to send you to Barcelona to learn how to win a major live poker tournament! Our team of expert tutors will give you the skills you need to start winning big on the live poker scene, and even give you the chance to prove what you learn. That's because the camp will also award two players with an EPT prize package! Visit the Poker Camp page to find out more.
Get twice as much as before in July with PokerStars 2X! Keep a look out for news about the latest 2X event in the PokerStars lobby. You don’t want to miss what happens when the biggest online poker site in the world gets even bigger! To find out more, visit the PokerStars 2X page.
National Heads-Up Poker Championship
Play in our daily freeroll tournaments for a shot at winning a seat at the ultra-exclusive National Heads-Up Poker Championships! Held every year in Las Vegas, this is the event that sees the best players in the world battle head-to-head for huge cash prizes. Win one of our prize packages and you could be there in February 2009! See the National Heads-Up Poker Championship page to find our more.
Events
The events listed below are currently not running, but will return at a later date.
World Series of Poker* 2009 Satellites
We qualify more players to the World Series of Poker* Main Event than all other poker sites combined - and we're going big again for 2009! Satellites are running now, giving you the chance to win a prize package that includes event buy-in, hotel accommodation at the Palms and money for expenses. See the PokerStars WSOP* page to find out how to win your seat at the biggest live poker tournament in the world.
World Championship of Online Poker
The world's biggest online poker tournament series returns this September, with a guaranteed prize pool of $40,000,000! Satellites are running now, giving you the chance to play for a WCOOP event seat for as little $1 or 100 Frequent Player Points. Visit the WCOOP page for more information.
Spring Championship of Online Poker - All Stakes
The Spring Championship of Online Poker - All Stakes (SCOOP) promotion gives you the chance to win big, whatever level you play. Running April 2-12, with a $30M guaranteed prize pool, 22 events and 66 tournaments, SCOOP is not to be missed! See the SCOOP - All Stakes page to find out more information.
PokerStars is running satellites for the first ever Russian Poker Tour now - giving you the chance to qualify for just $2.22! The next event will take place in the nation's capital Moscow, May 11-17, 2009, and you can win a prize package worth $9,800. Check out the Russian Poker Tour page to find out more.
Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Season 3
Season 3 of the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour begins August 2009 - and satellites are running now in a range of buy-ins. The new season looks set to be the biggest yet, and even includes a new stop in the Philippines. Don't miss out on taking your seat at one of the fastest-growing live poker tours. Check out the Asia Pacific Poker Tour page to find out how to qualify.
Latin American Poker Tour Season 2
Get ready for more sizzling action - because the Latin American Poker Tour is back for Season 2! The first event kicks off in San Jose this November, and you can win your seat with our Cash, FPP and Steps satellites. Go to the Latin American Poker Tour page for more information!
The PokerStars World Cup of Poker is back - and you can represent your country! The action starts online - with Freeroll qualifiers running to decide who makes it on to the national teams. The finals then take place live, at the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas! See the World Cup of Poker page to find out more.
The 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - one of the biggest live poker events of the year - is back for 2009. The event takes place January 5-10 - and PokerStars satellites are running now. Our 2009 PCA prize package is worth $14,300 and includes everything you'll need during your stay in the Bahamas! See the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure page to find out more.
World Blogger Championship of Online Poker
It’s time for the annual PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker - the event that gives all poker-playing bloggers the chance to battle for PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and European Poker Tour prize packages, plus other great prizes. And it’s all for free! Check out the WBCOOP page to find out how to qualify.
World Championship of Online Poker
The world’s biggest online poker tournament series returns this September, with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000! Satellites are running now, giving you the chance to play for a WCOOP event seat for as little $2.20 or 100 Frequent Player Points. Visit the WCOOP page for more information.
Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Season 2
APPT Season 2 starts in Macau this September, with more venues and bigger guaranteed prize pools than before. The tour includes stops in Manila, Seoul, a new event in Auckland and the Sydney Grand Final in December. Visit the APPT page to find out how you can win your seat!
Take part in EPT Online, a 24-day festival of online poker hosted by PokerStars. Take your chance to win a package to a live European Poker Tour event, plus many other big cash prizes!
Charity Events
Play at the Ante Up For Africa tournament in Monte Carlo
PokerStars is hosting the first Ante Up For Africa Europe charity poker tournament - and you can win a trip to play at the event in Monte Carlo, with our exclusive freerolls. The tournament is being held as part of the EPT Grand Final, and will include a star-studded field of celebrities and pro players. See the AUFA page for more information.
Win cash prizes and an exclusive trip to Vienna with the PokerStars Life Ball 2008 charity tournaments. Prize packages include luxury hotel accommodation, flights for two, tickets to Life Ball and cash for expenses. Don't miss out on winning some great prizes while helping PokerStars raise money for AIDS awareness. Visit the Life Ball 2008 page to find out more.
"Ocean's Thirteen" Darfur Charity Tournament
PokerStars is joining the cast and crew of the movie "Ocean's Thirteen" in supporting the relief efforts in Darfur. You can help and win a chance to go to the movie's premiere in Los Angeles. Visit our Ocean's Thirteen" Darfur Charity page for full tournament information, how to donate, and how to win.
