Star Poker Sydney Championships Schedule

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The Star Sydney Poker Room

Star Poker announced the expansion of its Sydney Championships by a week April 6.

“We’re very proud to continue our long-term goal of growing poker at The Star, to offer players from all over the globe a world-class tournament series in Sydney’s only fully integrated gaming resort,” said Chief Operating Officer of Gaming at The Star Damian Quayle.

In its ninth year, the Sydney Championships will kick off July 18 and run 21 days, or through Aug. 7 at The Star Sydney. For the first time, the Star's recently refurbished Star Poker room will be used for the events, a room with 40 tables to seat 400 players.

The series will also launch three new events this year: a $330 buy-in Masters Event (for players 50 years old and up), a $1,100 Monster Stack (players start with $50,000 in chips) and a $20,000 High Roller headliner.

"For the first time we’ll truly cater to poker’s high rollers market with the new $20,000 event while at the same time offering a range of tournaments to suit every budget," Quayle said. "The Sydney Championships has become one of the most popular tournament series for players in the region and we look forward to building on that success."

The 2017 Sydney Championships events will combine for $2 million in guaranteed prize money, up from $1.25 million last year.

The Main Event begins Aug. 4 with a $1 million guarantee. Other notables on the schedule are the $5,000 Challenge ($500,000 prize pool guarantee), the $1,100 Six-Max ($100,000 guarantee) and the $330 Opening Event ($400,000 guarantee).

Satellites into the Championships start June 18.

Here's the satellite schedule:

DateTimeTournamentBuy-inStarting StackLevels
June 186:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
June 206:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
June 226:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
June 242:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
June 256:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
June 276:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
June 296:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 12:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 26:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 46:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 66:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 82:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 96:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 116:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 136:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 152:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 166:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2110 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 223 p.m.$5K Satellite (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)8,00020 mins
July 226:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2312:30 p.m.High Roller Satellite (Re-Entry) 1 Seat GTD$225 ($200+$25)5,00015 mins
July 236:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2412:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 243 p.m.$5K Satellite (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)8,00020 mins
July 2512:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 253 p.m.$5K Satellite (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)8,00020 mins
July 2612:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2712:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 286:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 296:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 306:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 3112:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
Aug. 14 p.m.High Roller Satellite (Re-Entry) 1 Seat GTD$1,100 ($1,000+$100)10,00025 mins
Aug. 16:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
Aug. 212:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
Aug. 26:15 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
Aug. 312:30 p.m.Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins

Here's the full schedule for the Sydney Championships:

DateTimeEventTournamentBuy-inStarting StackLevels
July 186:15 p.m.1Opening Event NLH Day 1 Flight 1$440 ($400+$40)10,00040 mins
July 196:15 p.m. Opening Event NLH Day 1 Flight 2 (Repechage)$440 ($400+$40)10,00040 mins
July 2012:30 p.m. Opening Event NLH Day 1 Flight 3 (Repechage)$440 ($400+$40)10,00040 mins
July 2112:30 p.m. Opening Event NLH Day 1 Flight 4 (Repechage)$440 ($400+$40)10,00040 mins
 10 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2212:30 p.m. Opening Event NLH Day 2   
 3 p.m. $5K Satellite (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)8,00020 mins
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2312:30 p.m. High Roller Satellite (Re-Entry) 1 Seat GTD$225 ($200+$25)5,00015 mins
 3 p.m.2Ladies Event (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)10,00025 mins
 4 p.m. Opening Event NLH Day 3$400,000 GTD  
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2412:30 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 3 p.m. $5K Satellite (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)8,00020 mins
 6:15 p.m.3Turbo (Re-Entry)$440 ($400+$40)6,00020 mins
July 2512:30 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 3 p.m. $5K Satellite (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)8,00020 mins
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2612:30 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 2:15 p.m.4$5K Challenge (Re-Entry) 2 Day Event$5,000 ($4,750+$250)20,00045 mins
July 2712:30 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 2:15 p.m. $5K Challenge Event Day 2$500,000 GTD  
July 2812:30 p.m.5Monster Stack 2 Day Event$1,100 ($1,000+$100)50,00030 mins
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 2912:30 p.m. Monster Stack Day 2   
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 3012:30 p.m.66 Max (1x Re-Entry) 2 Day Event$1,100 ($1,000+$100)15,00040 mins
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
July 3112:30p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 4 p.m. 6 Max Day 2$100,000 GTD  
 6:15 p.m.7Mixed PLO/NLH (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)10,00025 mins
Aug. 110:30 a.m.8Masters Tournament (Re-Entry) 50+ years$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 4 p.m. High Roller Satellite (Re-Entry) 1 Seat GTD$1,100 ($1,000+$100)10,00025 mins
 6:15 p.m.9Teams NLH$440 ($400+$40)8,00020 mins
Aug. 212:30 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 2:15 p.m.10High Rollers 2 Day Event (Re-Entry)$20,000 ($19,000+$1,000)50,00045 mins
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
Aug. 312:30 p.m. Main Event Satellite (Re-Entry)$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
 2:15 p.m. High Rollers Day 2   
Aug. 412:30 p.m.11Main Event Flight 1$3,000 ($2,800+$200)30,00060 mins
 6:15 p.m. Main Event Satellite$330 ($300+$30)5,00020 mins
Aug. 512:30 p.m. Main Event Flight 2 (Repechage)$3,000 ($2,800+$200)30,00060 mins
 4:30 p.m.12Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)$550 ($500+$50)10,00030 mins
Aug. 612:30 p.m. Main Event Day 2 60 mins 
 2:15 p.m.13Bounty Event (Re-Entry)$550 ($400+$100+$50)10,00030 mins
Aug. 712:30 p.m. Main Event Day 3$1,000,000 GTD 60 mins
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