To tie in with the Winter Olympics 2014 there are free tournament tickets on offer, for a limited time, at Pokerstars. These free tickets are yours when you reload (deposit into) your poker account.
The World Record Tournament Free Tickets
Players, new and old, can be part of a new world record by playing in the biggest poker tournament of all time with the chance of winning your share of $300,000 with a free ticket. Simply deposit £7 (€8 or $10) using the bonus code RECORD2014 and you will receive your $1 tournament ticket. This equates to a 10% reload bonus, you just need to remember to register! Offer ends February 23rd.
The World Record Tournament
To beat the previous record of 225,000 players set in June 2013 Pokerstars have given the call out to all their players to join in and make this the biggest tournament ever. As I write this 84,000 players have registered to play already along with the Team Pokerstars elite players. There’s a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool, first place guaranteed $25,000, with the top 60,000 places being paid. At the moment, the big money displayed in the lobby only goes to the top 10 but that is based on the players registered so far. Check back when registration ends, 5 minutes before the tournament starts, for the final payout list.
This Guinness World Record Attempt tournament, $1 buy in, starting chips 1500, no rebuys or add ons, will take place on:-
- February 23rd at 6pm UK time
You can watch the final table of the tournament replayed on PokerStars.tv with hole cards revealed.
The World Record Tournament Satellites
The World Record Satellites are running around the clock with buy ins of 10FPPs or $0.10, there are 10 seats guaranteed in all satellites.
Guinness World Record Certificate
Take part in this brand new World Record and get a certificate to prove it! Guinness World Records will send you a personalised certificate to hang on your wall and prove you were part of poker history. Once the official world record is certified you’ll be able to send £20 plus postage to Guinness World Records for your official certificate. The Pokerstars blog will be issuing details after the event or contact Guinness World Records direct at EMEA@guinnessworldrecords.com
Free Entertainment Pack
There are more free tickets to be had simply by reloading your Pokerstars account before 24th February. This is a simple reload bonus, apart from depositing the required minimum amount there are no other stipulations. Whichever Entertainment Pack you choose they both equate to a 22% reload bonus.
To qualify you must use the special bonus code, shown in the table below, when you deposit.
| Deposit (Min) | Bonus Code | Free Tickets | Points req. for Shootout ticket | Shootout Details |
| $25 | PACK1 | 5 x $1.10 | 20VPPs | Feb 24th at 7pm $80k gtd |
| $50 | PACK2 | 5 x $2.20 | 40 VPPs | Feb 24th at 8pm $12k gtd |
Your Free Tickets
Your first free ticket will be in your account instantly on deposit with the correct bonus code (above), the further four will follow shortly. These free tournament tickets can only be used to play in games with the same buy in as the face value of the ticket. For instance, you can’t use three x $2.20 tickets to enter a $6.60 tournament or one x $2.20 ticket to enter two x $1.10 tournaments
Free Shootout Ticket
After reloading, if you then go on and earn the required amount of VPPs, you will get a ticket to one of the two All-in Shootouts on the 24th February. You don’t even have to be logged in for this game, all players go all in every hand, to win a cash prize. Don’t forget to register manually once you have your ticket.
Country Avatar
Don’t forget to change your Avatar to represent your Country and support your athletes during this Winter Olympics 2014. Choose your colours instantly by accessing the options drop down box along the tool bar or click the Get Avatar on the Support Your Country banners once you have logged into the Pokerstars software. You can decide to return to your original Avatar at any time.