Qualify for the Next $5,000 Freeroll in Our $67.5K PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series

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Feb 15, 2013 3 min read

The $67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series is in full swing with the first of 12 $5,000 freerolls having been completed and the qualification period for the second closed. If you missed out of the first two $5,000 freerolls, don't worry because there are still 10 tournaments you can qualify for between now and May 8.

This amazing and exciting promotion is open to new and existing PokerStars customers, provided the latter signed up for their account via PokerNews links and used our marketing codes.

If you are new customer, all you have to do to play in the next available $5,000 freeroll is make your first real-money deposit during one of the qualification periods. It really is as simple as that. As a new customer, you can help yourself to a 100% match up to $600 first-deposit bonus, as well, making this a potentially lucrative opportunity. Please make sure you use the marketing code "POKERNEWS.COM" and the bonus code "STARS600” to ensure you are eligible for the $67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series and the aforementioned bonus.

Existing customers who have already made a deposit onto PokerStars need to earn just 25 VPPs during the qualification period to be eligible to compete in the next available $5,000 freeroll.

Remaining $67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series Schedule

In addition to winning a share of $5,000 every week for 12 weeks, players will also have the chance to earn leaderboard points for the duration of the promotion. The top 30 finishers in each weekly freeroll will be awarded between 5 and 100 points, depending on their finishing position. The 15 players who accumulate the most points over the course of the promotion will win a share of $7,500. Check out the terms and conditions tab for the details on points structure.

The Feb. 13 freeroll attracted a crowd of 1,978 and was fiercely contested until the bitter end. A total of 396 places were paid out, a min-cash being worth $2.85 and a final table appearance worth $42.50. An outright win saw a hefty $787.50 deposited into the champion's account. That champion was rolfjuunjor of Estonia who defeated Spany_Luck of Ukraine heads up to claim the first-place prize and the 100 leaderboard points that could be vital at the end of the series.

Do you want to get in on the action? Then sign up to PokerStars today!

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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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