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All across the United States the leaves are falling. Time to drop some new tournament series on PokerStars‘ US sites — appropriately named Fall Fest.

Three separate series will take place on each of the US sites — PokerStars Pennsylvania, PokerStars New Jersey, and PokerStars Michigan — from November 20-29. Between all three, guaranteed prize pools will total almost $2 million.

In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Fall Fest 2021 will feature 40 events.

Meanwhile over in Michigan the series comes with an added twist and a slightly different name, Fall Fest 50/50. That’s because in MI there will be 50 events with each having the same $50 buy-in.

  • PokerStars PA Fall Fest – $1,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools
  • PokerStars NJ Fall Fest – $412,500 in guaranteed prize pools
  • PokerStars MI Fall Fest 50/50 – $507,000 in guaranteed prize pools

For all three series, the Main Event will take place Sunday, November 28.

In PA the Main Event will have a $200 buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of $150,000. In NJ the buy-in will be $300, and there the guarantee will be $75,000.

Meanwhile in MI the Main Event will have a $50 buy-in just like all the other events, with the guaranteed prize pool set at $50,000.

NOTE: Each PokerStars site in the US is ring-fenced, meaning players only compete against others in their state (i.e., the player pools aren’t shared).

Some highlights across the series will include:

  • “Fall Brawls” – progressive knock out tournaments of varying buy-ins and KO values
  • Last Man Standing Tournaments – the top 7 players share the whole regular prize pool, with the winner receiving 75% and all players collecting a Big KO for each player they eliminate.
  • A $500 High Roller in Pennsylvania (Nov. 23)
  • The Thanksgiving Thrill coming on Thanksgiving Thursday (Nov. 25)
  • “The Gobbler” – players gobble up chips and bounties in a 5-Max Total Knock out event  Thanksgiving night
  • Main Event Previews/Trainers in PA and NJ – tournaments featuring Main Event structures with reduced buy-ins and level times during the final weekend

There are also several ways players in all three states can win their way into Fall Fest events inexpensively:

  • Depositor freerolls – There will be depositor freerolls for each state, where 50 Main Event
    seats worth $10,000 will be awarded in Pennsylvania, 25 seats worth $7,500 in New Jersey,
    and 50 seats totaling $2,500 awarded in Michigan. To get involved, players in Michigan must
    deposit $50 or more with code “FALL21” and in New Jersey and Pennsylvania players must
    deposit $30 or more using the same code to gain a seat into the depositor freeroll. It’s open
    from today to November 28.
  • Second chance freerolls – Should players be knocked out of a Fall Fest tournament without
    making the money, they will be entered into a second chance freeroll, where $1,000 worth
    of Fall Fest tickets will be up for grabs. Second chance freerolls will run every day from
    November 21-28 in all three states.
  • Satellites – Players can qualify for the series through $5 satellites.

Take a break from bagging up those leaves and start bagging some chips — and big prizes!

Scroll down to see the complete Fall Fest schedules for each of the series on PokerStars PA, NJ, and MI.


Pennsylvania Fall Fest on PokerStars PA

No. Date Time Event
1 Nov. 20 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Kickoff], $35K Gtd
2 Nov. 20 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $10 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Kickoff], $5K Gtd
3 Nov. 20 (Sa) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
4 Nov. 20 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $25K Gtd
5 Nov. 21 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Special, Fall Fest Edition], $100K Gtd
6 Nov. 21 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $20 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Sunday Special], $20K Gtd
7 Nov. 21 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $100 PLO [6-Max], $10K Gtd
8 Nov. 21 (Su) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
9 Nov. 21 (Su) 9:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Zoom], $12.5K Gtd
10 Nov. 22 (M) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
11 Nov. 22 (M) 8:00 p.m. $150 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Last Man Standing], $35K Gtd
12 Nov. 22 (M) 8:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Last Man Standing], $12.5K Gtd
13 Nov. 22 (M) 9:00 p.m. $100 NLO8 [6-Max], $7.5K Gtd
14 Nov. 23 (Tu) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
15 Nov. 23 (Tu) 7:00 p.m. $500 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $60K Gtd
16 Nov. 23 (Tu) 8:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Fall Fest Edition], $30K Gtd
17 Nov. 23 (Tu) 9:00 p.m. $75 NLHE [4-Max, Turbo], $12.5K Gtd
18 Nov. 24 (W) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
19 Nov. 24 (W) 8:00 p.m. $250 NLHE [6-Max], $30K Gtd
20 Nov. 25 (Th) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $12.5K Gtd
21 Nov. 25 (Th) 8:00 p.m. $150 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thanksgiving Thrill], $30K Gtd
22 Nov. 25 (Th) 8:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [5-Max, Progressive Total KO, The Gobbler], $10K Gtd
23 Nov. 26 (F) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
24 Nov. 26 (F) 8:00 p.m. $200 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $30K Gtd
25 Nov. 26 (F) 9:00 p.m. $75 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Saturday Battle Royale], $17.5K Gtd
26 Nov. 27 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $20 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event Preview], $7.5K Gtd
27 Nov. 27 (Sa) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
28 Nov. 27 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $300 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Big KO’s], $35K Gtd
29 Nov. 27 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Big KO’s], $10K Gtd
30 Nov. 27 (Sa) 9:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Main Event Turbo Trainer], $25K Gtd
31 Nov. 28 (Su) 3:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [Bigstack Marathon], $25K Gtd
32 Nov. 28 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $150K Gtd
33 Nov. 28 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Main Event], $30K Gtd
34 Nov. 28 (Su) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl], $15K Gtd
35 Nov. 28 (Su) 9:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Second Chance], $17.5K Gtd
36 Nov. 28 (Su) 10:00 p.m. $75 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Deepstack], $10K Gtd
37 Nov. 29 (M) 6:00 p.m. $20 NLHE [8-Max, Wrap Up: Early Edition], $7.5K Gtd
38 Nov. 29 (M) 7:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Wrap Up], $32.5K Gtd
39 Nov. 29 (M) 8:00 p.m. $200 8-Game, $12.5K Gtd
40 Nov. 29 (M) 9:00 p.m. $75 NLHE [7-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Last Man Standing], $22.5K Gtd

New Jersey Fall Fest on PokerStars NJ

No. Date Time Event
1 Nov. 20 (Sa) 5:00 p.m. $10 NLHE [Warm Up], $1.5K Gtd
2 Nov. 20 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Kickoff], $15K Gtd
3 Nov. 20 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Kickoff], $7.5K Gtd
4 Nov. 20 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl, Big KO’s], $5K Gtd
5 Nov. 21 (Su) 4:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Warm Up. Fall Fest Edition], $3K Gtd
6 Nov. 21 (Su) 5:00 p.m. $250 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Special, Fall Fest Edition], $40K Gtd
7 Nov. 21 (Su) 5:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Sunday Special, Fall Fest Edition], $8K Gtd
8 Nov. 21 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $100 PLO [6-Max], $5K Gtd
9 Nov. 21 (Su) 9:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO], $3K Gtd
10 Nov. 22 (M) 7:00 p.m. $150 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Last Man Standing], $15K Gtd
11 Nov. 22 (M) 7:00 p.m. $15 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Last Man Standing], $2.5K Gtd
12 Nov. 22 (M) 8:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [4-Max], $10K Gtd
13 Nov. 22 (M) 8:00 p.m. $10 NLHE [4-Max], $1.5K Gtd
14 Nov. 23 (Tu) 7:00 p.m. $200 NLHE [8-Max, Super Tuesday, Fall Fest Edition], $25K Gtd
15 Nov. 23 (Tu) 7:00 p.m. $20 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Super Tuesday, Fall Fest Edition], $5K Gtd
16 Nov. 23 (Tu) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLO8 [6-Max], $2.5K Gtd
17 Nov. 23 (Tu) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl, Big KO’s], $5K Gtd
18 Nov. 24 (W) 7:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [8-Max, Deepstack], $10K Gtd
19 Nov. 24 (W) 7:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [6-Max], $4K Gtd
20 Nov. 25 (Th) 7:00 p.m. $250 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thanksgiving Thrill], $25K Gtd
21 Nov. 25 (Th) 7:00 p.m. $25 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thanksgiving Thrill], $3.5K Gtd
22 Nov. 25 (Th) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [5-Max, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, The Gobbler, Progressive Total KO], $4K Gtd
23 Nov. 26 (F) 7:00 p.m. $200 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Bigstack], $15K Gtd
24 Nov. 26 (F) 8:00 p.m. $200 8-Game, $10K Gtd
25 Nov. 26 (F) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl, Big KO’s], $4K Gtd
26 Nov. 26 (F) 9:00 p.m. $10 NLHE [Heads-Up, Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Heads Up, Zoom, Total KO], $1K Gtd
27 Nov. 27 (Sa) 7:00 p.m. $200 NLHE [8-Max, Bigstack], $25K Gtd
28 Nov. 27 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $12.5K Gtd
29 Nov. 27 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $20 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Battle Royale], $5K Gtd
30 Nov. 27 (Sa) 9:05 p.m. $30 NLHE [8-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Main Event Trainer], $3K Gtd
31 Nov. 28 (Su) 3:00 p.m. $30 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up, Fall Fest Edition], $3K Gtd
32 Nov. 28 (Su) 5:00 p.m. $300 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $75K Gtd
33 Nov. 28 (Su) 5:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Mini Main Event], $15K Gtd
34 Nov. 28 (Su) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl, Big KO’s], $4K Gtd
35 Nov. 28 (Su) 9:00 p.m. $150 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Second Chance], $10K Gtd
36 Nov. 28 (Su) 10:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Deepstack], $7.5K Gtd
37 Nov. 29 (M) 7:00 p.m. $100 NLHE [Fall Fest Finale], $12.5K Gtd
38 Nov. 29 (M) 7:00 p.m. $10 NLHE [Mini Fall Fast Finale], $2K Gtd
39 Nov. 29 (M) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl Finale], $5K Gtd
40 Nov. 29 (M) 9:00 p.m. $10 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Zoom], $2K Gtd

Michigan Fall Fest 50/50 on PokerStars MI

No. Date Time Event
1 Nov. 20 (Sa) 4:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Deepstack Warm Up], $12.5K Gtd
2 Nov. 20 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, 50/50 Kickoff], $25K Gtd
3 Nov. 20 (Sa) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl #1], $10K Gtd
4 Nov. 20 (Sa) 8:30 p.m. $50 PLO [8-Max, PLO], $3.5K Gtd
5 Nov. 20 (Sa) 9:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [5-Max, The $50 5-Max], $5K Gtd
6 Nov. 20 (Sa) 10:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Zoom], $10K Gtd
7 Nov. 21 (Su) 2:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Marathon], $10K Gtd
8 Nov. 21 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Special], $40K Gtd
9 Nov. 21 (Su) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl #2], $10K Gtd
10 Nov. 21 (Su) 8:30 p.m. $50 NLO8 [6-Max, NLO8], $3K Gtd
11 Nov. 21 (Su) 9:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Sunday Second Chance], $10K Gtd
12 Nov. 21 (Su) 10:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Progressive KO], $5K Gtd
13 Nov. 22 (M) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Freezeout], $5K Gtd
14 Nov. 22 (M) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Fall Stacks #1], $10K Gtd
15 Nov. 22 (M) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $12.5K Gtd
16 Nov. 22 (M) 9:00 p.m. $50 HORSE [Turbo, HORSE], $2K Gtd
17 Nov. 22 (M) 9:30 p.m. $50 NLHE [3-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $3K Gtd
18 Nov. 23 (Tu) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Last Man Standing (75% PKO)], $7.5K Gtd
19 Nov. 23 (Tu) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl #3], $10K Gtd
20 Nov. 23 (Tu) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday SE], $15K Gtd
21 Nov. 23 (Tu) 9:00 p.m. $50 PL Badugi [Badugi], $2K Gtd
22 Nov. 23 (Tu) 10:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Turbo, Mini Super Tuesday 2nd Chance], $7K Gtd
23 Nov. 24 (W) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Freezeout 25% PKO], $5K Gtd
24 Nov. 24 (W) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl #4], $10K Gtd
25 Nov. 24 (W) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Wednesday 6-Max SE], $6K Gtd
26 Nov. 24 (W) 9:00 p.m. $50 Razz [Razz], $2K Gtd
27 Nov. 25 (Th) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [1 Re-Entry], $7K Gtd
28 Nov. 25 (Th) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Fall Stacks #2], $10K Gtd
29 Nov. 25 (Th) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Thanksgiving Thrill], $10K Gtd
30 Nov. 25 (Th) 9:30 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $5K Gtd
31 Nov. 26 (F) 4:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Deepstack – $20 Bounty], $5K Gtd
32 Nov. 26 (F) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Fall Stacks #3], $10K Gtd
33 Nov. 26 (F) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Friday Night Fight], $10K Gtd
34 Nov. 26 (F) 8:30 p.m. $50 PLO8 [8-Max, PLO8], $3.5K Gtd
35 Nov. 26 (F) 10:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $5K Gtd
36 Nov. 27 (Sa) 4:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Bigstack], $10K Gtd
37 Nov. 27 (Sa) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [4-Max], $7.5K Gtd
38 Nov. 27 (Sa) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Fall Stacks #4], $10K Gtd
39 Nov. 27 (Sa) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Bigstack 2nd Chance], $6.5K Gtd
40 Nov. 27 (Sa) 9:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [The Rounder], $5K Gtd
41 Nov. 28 (Su) 2:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Sunday Marathon SE], $10K Gtd
42 Nov. 28 (Su) 4:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $50K Gtd
43 Nov. 28 (Su) 6:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Total KO], $12.5K Gtd
44 Nov. 28 (Su) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl #5], $10K Gtd
45 Nov. 28 (Su) 10:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Supersonic SE], $7.5K Gtd
46 Nov. 29 (M) 7:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Fall Brawl #6], $10K Gtd
47 Nov. 29 (M) 7:30 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, Phase II], $30K Gtd
48 Nov. 29 (M) 8:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [8-Max, 50/50 Wrap Up], $15K Gtd
49 Nov. 29 (M) 8:30 p.m. $50 NLHE [6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Battle Royale], $6.5K Gtd
50 Nov. 29 (M) 10:00 p.m. $50 NLHE [Heads-Up, Progressive KO, Zoom Total KO], $10K Gtd

Are you a Pennsylvania poker player and want to play in the PA Fall Fest? Get more information about PokerStars PA here.

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