PokerStars 50/50 Series Returns: 50 Events Each Costing $50

Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor
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The PokerStars 50/50 Series returns from January 30 following a hugely successful debut in 2021. The series features 50 tournaments each with a $50 buy-in, as its name suggests. Despite the affordable buy-ins, PokerStars is guaranteeing more than $7.5 million will be won by 50/50 players by the time the 50th and final even crowns its champion.

January 30 is Day 1 of the 50/50 Series. Seven events are scheduled for the opening day’s action, including arguably the best-value tournament of the series. Event #3 is the Half Price Sunday Million, which comes with a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

To give you some indication as to what to expect from this tournament, last year’s 50/50 Series Main Event had a $1 million guarantee. That guarantee was not only hit but was blown out of the water courtesy of 28,404 entries. The final three players struck a deal that left $10,000 more for the eventual champion. Third-place finisher "Unknownplayerrr" won $85,275, runner-up "rattyde" netted $86,588, while "shkolota1488" of Belarus came away with an impressive $116,625.

This year’s 50/50 Series features two Main Events; both take place on February 6, the series’ final day. The No-Limit Hold’em edition is played as a Progressive Knockout event and boasts of a $1 million guarantee. Pot-Limit Omaha grinders have their own Main Event with $75,000 guaranteed to be won.

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2022 PokerStars 50/50 Series Full Schedule

DateTime (ET)Event
Sun 30 Jan10:00Event #01: Series Opener, $150K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #02: Sunday Freeze PKO, $150K GTD
 13:00Event #03: Half Price Sunday Million , $1m GTD
 14:05Event #04: PLO, $30K GTD
 15:00Event #05: Sunday Supreme, $200K GTD
 16:00Event #06: Sunday Chaser , $100K GTD, Turbo
 18:00Event #07: Sunday Wrap-Up, $50K GTD, Hyper
Mon 31 Jan10:00Event #08: Daily Marathon SE, $60K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #09: The Eliminator, $100K GTD
 13:00Event #10: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $250K GTD
 15:00Event #11: Monday Hustle, $125K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 16:30Event #12: Heads-Up Total KO, $75K GTD, Turbo
 18:00Event #13: Daily Supersonic SE, $50K GTD, Hyper
Tue 01 Feb10:00Event #14: Daily Marathon SE, $60K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #15: NLO8 [Progressive KO], $25K GTD, Turbo
 13:00Event #16: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $200K GTD
 15:00Event #17: Tuesday Supreme, $100K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 16:00Event #18: Fast 7 SE, $100K GTD, Turbo
 17:00Event #19: Tuesday Finisher, $75K GTD, Hyper
Wed 02 Feb10:00Event #20: Daily Marathon SE, $60K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #21: Total KO, $75K GTD
 13:00Event #22: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $250K GTD
 15:00Event #23: Wednesday Hustle, $125K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 16:00Event #24: Wednesday Destroyer, $100K GTD, Turbo
 18:00Event #25: Daily Supersonic SE, $50K GTD, Hyper
Thu 03 Feb10:00Event #26: Daily Marathon SE, $60K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #27: PLO, $25K GTD
 13:00Event #28: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $250K GTD
 15:00Event #29: Thursday Supreme, $100K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 16:00Event #30: Fast 7 SE, $100K GTD, Turbo
 17:00Event #31: Thursday Finisher, $75K GTD, Hyper
Fri 04 Feb10:00Event #32: Daily Marathon SE, $60K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #33: Friday Freeze, $75K GTD
 13:00Event #34: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $200K GTD
 15:00Event #35: Friday Hustle, $100K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 16:00Event #36: NLO8 [Progressive KO], $30K GTD, Turbo
 17:0050 /50 Series 37: Fast Friday [Late Edition SE], $60K GTD, Turbo
Sat 05 Feb10:00Event #38: Daily Marathon SE, $60K GTD, Slow
 11:30Event #39: Heads-Up Total KO, $75K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 13:00Event #40: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $200K GTD
 15:00Event #41: Saturday Special, $150K GTD
 16:00Event #42: Fast 7 SE, $100K GTD, Turbo
 18:00Event #43: Daily Supersonic SE, $50K GTD, Hyper
Sun 06 Feb10:00Event #44: Sunday Marathon SE, $150K GTD, Slow
 12:00Event #45: Mini Bounty Builder SE, $500K GTD
 13:00Event #46: Main Event PKO, $1m GTD, Slow
 14:00Event #47: PLO Main Event, $75K GTD
 15:00Event #48: Sunday Supreme, $200K GTD, Semi-Turbo
 16:00Event #49: Total KO, $100K GTD, Turbo
 17:30Event #50: Series Saver, $150K GTD, Hyper

Dozens of satellites with buy-ins from only $2.20 are available right now in the PokerStars lobby, giving even more players the opportunity to become a 50/50 Series champion.

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Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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