It’s the time of year we all love when we have a chance to kick back and play some poker. Pokerstars are offering their lucky players the opportunity to play in some great poker tournaments with the $10M WCOOP Challenge Series with satellites from just $1. There’s also the chance to win big just by being at the right table at the right time with the $700K Milestone Hands. Free money, just for being sat at the one of the cash tables where the milestone hands are dealt.
Let’s take a closer look at these two highlights of the December Festival 2013.
$10,000,000 WCOOP Challenge Series
The satellites – identified in orange in the lobby – are running now to these eight WCOOP $10m Challenges which will run from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd December all with huge cash prizes, all guaranteed, to be won. This festive series’ finale is the Main Event where there’s $3,000,000 to be won.
Lucky winners will earn the largest share of the prize pool winners plus a commemorative money clip to keep their winnings in. Not only the cash and clip is to be won you’ll be awarded a coveted ticket to the 2014 WCOOP Main Event worth $5,200!
If you miss out on a seat in the $10m WCOOP Challenge Series via satellite you can buy in direct, details below:
WCOOP Challenge Series Tournament Schedule
| Tournament | Buy-In | Date | Time UK | Guarantee |
| WCOOP Challenge 1 NLHE | $109 | Friday, December 20 | 6.00pm | $500,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 2 NLHE [Turbo] | $215+R | Friday, December 20 | 10.00pm | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 3 NLHE [Progressive Super Knockout] | $700 | Saturday, December 21 | 4.00pm | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 4 NLHE [8-Max] | $1,050 | Saturday, December 21 | 8.00pm | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 5 NLHE | $215 | Sunday, December 22 | 4.00pm | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 6 PLO | $1,050+R | Sunday, December 22 | 6.00pm | $500,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 7 NLHE | $215 | Sunday, December 22 | 7.30pm | $2,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 8 NLHE Main Event | $2,100 | Sunday, December 22 | 8.30pm | $3,000,000 |
Please note these changes:
- December 20th – The Big $109 replaced with WCOOP Challenge 1.
- December 22nd – Sunday Warm up and Sunday Million replaced with WCOOP Challenge 5 and 7.
$700k Milestone Hands
The counter is ticking in the Pokerstars lobby and there’s $700,000 to be won. Find yourself being dealt one of the 299 regular milestone hands, that end in six zeros, and you’re in the money with a share of $500,000, lucky players at the table dealt into the last milestone hand 300 will share $200,000! Your prize is based on the number of *VPPs you have earned during the last 50 hands you have played.
Only real money cash games are eligible for the $700k Milestone Hands. Milestone Hands will not dealt in sit n go’s, tournaments, Zoom or Home Games.
Here’s how it works:
Milestone Hands 1 – 299 – A share of $500,000
- Winner of the hand gets the number of VPPs earned in the previous 50 hands x $60 plus $100
- Other players at table will have the number of VPPs they have earned over the previous 50 hands x $30 plus $50
Milestone Hand 300 – Players share $200,000
- Winner of the hand gets the number of VPPs earned in the previous 50 hands x $1,000 plus $4,000
- Other players at table will have the number of VPPs they have earned over the previous 50 hands x $500 plus $2,000
*VPPs are earned as you play at any real money games.
Remainder of Prize Pool – Stake Share
The remainder of the Prize Pool will be shared between the players who have been dealt into the same stake, game type and betting structure at the time the 300 Milestone Hand was dealt. So, that’s another chance to get free cash for being in the right place at the right time.
Tips from Pokerstars
Pokerstars say to increase your chances during the Milestone Hands promotion you could
- Play on more tables
- Play longer sessions
- Loosen up
well, they would say that, wouldn’t they!