The PokerNews $10,000 PokerStars League is Open to All Players
The $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League is still anyone’s game. It's open to everyone, so make sure you hit the tables!
After last week's League events, there is a new leader on the $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League leaderboard.
Last week, ”GioPN” took down the victory and the 21 league points to ensure that he would now sit firmly atop the leaderboard.
It took just two events for ”GioPN” to climb the rankings. After consistent results in four events, ”AJEI” sits in second place, tied with “plstrider.”
$10,000 PokerNews League Leaderboard
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | GioPN | 36 |
| 2nd | AJEI | 28 |
| 2nd | plstrider | 28 |
| 4th | teteko07 | 27 |
| 5th | FOLDCapeesh | 24 |
| 6th | RogerdelPK | 24 |
| 7th | KABXAH | 23 |
| 8th | srtft | 22 |
| 9th | Col E Buddz | 20 |
| 10th | elmo1139 | 19 |
The next event is set to take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2100 EDT (0200 GMT). It is scheduled as a $3+0.30 No-Limit Hold’em Heads-Up tournament and features a free $100 added prize pool.
Remember that the PokerNews League is open to players from all regions and the events are played every Wednesday at 2100 EDT (0200 BST).
Weekly $10,000 PokerNews League Tournaments
| 5: Nov. 9 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT) — $3+$0.3 NL Heads-up ($100 added) |
| 6: Nov. 16 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT) — $3+$0.3 NL Full Ring ($100 added) |
| 7: Nov. 23 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT) — $3+$0.3 NL Turbo ($100 added) |
| 8: Nov. 30 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT) — $3+$0.3 PL 6-max ($100 added) |
| 9: Dec. 7 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT) — $3+$0.3 NL Deep Stack Full Ring ($100 added) |
| 10: Dec. 14 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT) — $3+$0.3 NL Heads-Up ($100 added) |
Each time a player hits the tables in the PokerNews League they will receive one league point just for participating. The Top 10 players each week take home the biggest share of league points
League Point Payout Structure
| Place | League Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 20 |
| 2nd | 16 |
| 3rd | 14 |
| 4th | 12 |
| 5th | 10 |
| 6th | 8 |
| 7th | 6 |
| 8th | 4 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 1 |
Follow the leaderboard standings!
If you think it’s too late to start accumulating enough points to make your way up the leaderboard, think again as a wild card tournament opportunity gives players the chance to earn double league points in a chosen event. Double points means a player could potentially earn 42 points in one week, which would give them enough to soar up the top of the leaderboard.
To choose a wild-card event, players need to announce it prior to the start of the chosen event in the dedicated forum thread.
It is the PokerNews League Final that all the players are aiming to the qualify for and only the top 27 on the league leaderboard will secure a spot in the final on Dec. 21 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT).
The top 18 finishers in the final will win a share of the generous $10,000 which is in place for the final. See below for a breakdown of how the final is going to payout the eventual winners.
$10,000 League Final Payout Structures
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30% |
| 2 | 20% |
| 3 | 11.9% |
| 4 | 8% |
| 5 | 6.5% |
| 6 | 5% |
| 7 | 3.5% |
| 8 | 2.6% |
| 9 | 1.7% |
| 10 | 1.2% |
| 11 | 1.2% |
| 12 | 1.2% |
| 13 | 1.2% |
| 14 | 1.2% |
| 15 | 1.2% |
| 16 | 1.2% |
| 17 | 1.2% |
| 18 | 1.2% |
Don’t forget that the $10,000 PokerNews League is open to all players, while there are also seven other leagues which are only open to specific regions.
The Australasian League is also open to all players and features a $5,000 prize pool. This means players from all around the world can play in a total of three PokerNews leagues! Click on the links below to follow the progress and the leader board standings of each region’s league.
Iberian League: The league features a $4,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Portugal and Spain.
Western European League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein, Austria and the Netherlands.
Central European League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Solvenia, Balkans, Czech Republic and Hungary.
Eastern European League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Romania, Bulgaria, the Russian Federation, Poland and Ukraine.
Nordic League: The league features a $4,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Baltic League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players based in Estonia, Israel, Turkey, Lithuania and Latvia.
Australasian League: The league features a $5,000 prize pool and is targeted at players with accounts based in Japan, Korea, China, India and Australia. (This league is also open to everyone.)
If you don’t have an account yet but would like to start playing the PokerNews Leagues, make sure you utilize the 100% up to $600 first-deposit bonus by using the marketing code "POKERNEWS.COM" and the bonus code "STARS600" when signing up to PokerStars through PokerNews.
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