PokerStars unveils $50M Anniversary Series to mark 25 years

April 27, 2026

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by Jack Stanton

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PokerStars is celebrating its 25th trip around the sun with a very special online series in May–one with tens of millions in prizes, real trophies for the champs, multiple buy-in tiers for events, and a variety of game types and formats.

The Anniversary Series will run from May 10 to June 3, 2026, and has a staggering $50 million guaranteed across 461 online poker tournaments. Buy-ins will range from as little as $5.50 all the way up to $15,000, so no one is boxed out.

And just like the recent Spring Championship of Online Poker and World Championship of Online Poker series, there will be plenty of mixed games and interesting tournament formats on the schedule, tiered buy-ins, plus an exciting leaderboard with prizes and trophies on the line*.

Prepare to battle once again because the Anniversary Series schedule is action-packed with 156 events–most of which have three tiers of buy-ins, so everyone can play.

*Please note: Players in Belarus, Ukraine, Sweden or Austria will not be sent trophies.

POWER PATH + ANNIVERSARY SERIES

To help celebrate, PokerStars is also revamping its popular Power Path promotion so more players can take part in this unique online poker series. A new $530 Bronze Pass with 25% added value will run throughout the summer, replacing the previous Bronze Pass structure and its $109 value.

The new $530 Bronze Pass will be redeemable as an online ticket bundle for the Anniversary Series, and 25% of added value is included on top of that–think of it as the cherry on top of the 25-year celebration cake.

All existing unredeemed $109 Bronze Passes will be renamed in the client to a “Spade Power Pass”.

KEY INFO AND EVENTS

Series dates: May 10 to June 3, 2026
Guarantee: $50M
Events: 156
Tournaments: 461
Buy-in range: $5.50 to $15K
Trophies: For tournament and leaderboard winners

May 10:

• $22 Mystery Sunday Special (MB), 300K Gtd
• $109 Sunday Million (PKO), $1M Gtd
• $1,050 Sunday High Roller, $300K Gtd

May 17:

• $55 Mini Sunday Million (PKO), $350K Gtd
• $215 Sunday Million (PKO), $1M Gtd
• $1,050 Sunday High Roller (PKO), $275K Gtd

May 31:

• $55 Main Event 2nd Chance (PKO), $400K Gtd
• $215 Main Event 2nd Chance (PKO), $750K Gtd
• $1,050 Main Event 2nd Chance (PKO), $500K Gtd

MAIN EVENTS

May 24

• $109 Main Event, $1.5M Gtd
• $1,050 Main Event, $2.5M Gtd
• $5,200 Main Event, $2M Gtd

ANNIVERSARY SERIES SCHEDULE

HOW TO QUALIFY

While you can buy-in directly to every event on the Anniversary Series schedule, you’ll also find satellites and other ways to qualify on PokerStars.

Satellite qualification for tournaments begins at just $0.55, and there may also be special Spin & Gos awarding Anniversary Series tickets as prizes.

You can also win a new $530 Bronze Pass via the Power Path, with Step 1s starting at just $0.50. These Bronze Pass Anniversary Series bundles give you $530 in tournament tickets, plus an extra 25% in added value on top.

Buy-ins for the series range from $5.50 all the way up to $15,000, so there’s a nice spread. But don’t stretch yourself–use these qualification routes where you can.

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