partypoker Gears up for the $40 Million Guaranteed POWERFEST
partypoker is preparing for its biggest ever POWERFEST series, which runs online from May 6-20 and sees 366 events with combined guarantees of $40 million take place.
The 366 events are split into low, medium and high buy-in levels, much like partypoker’s previous POWERFEST, Monster Series and Power Series festivals and schedules. This series features a number of different formats including no-limit hold’em, pot-limit Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo and Progressive KO tournaments, the latter allowing you to win big without the need to reach the money places.
| Category | Events | Buy-in range | Total guarantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro | 78 | $1.10 to $3.30 | $263,500 |
| Low | 78 | $5.50 to $16.50 | $1,217,000 |
| Medium | 78 | $27.50 to $55 | $4,190,000 |
| High | 74 | $109 to $215 | $9,800,000 |
There are also 58 events that come under the High Roller and Super High Roller buy-in level. These have buy-ins of $530 to $25,500 and feature guaranteed prize pools in excess of $27 million.
Sundays are the biggest days on the POWERFEST schedule with more than $5.8 million guaranteed on each Sunday. The lineup for Sunday includes at least three so-called Championship Events, each with a guarantee of at least $1 million.
POWERFEST Championship Event Schedule
| Date | Time (CET) | Buy-in | Guarantee | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 6 May | 6:00 p.m. | $5,200 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #03-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event |
| 6:00 p.m. | $530 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #04-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #05-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| Tue 8 May | 6:00 p.m. | $5,200 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #14-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event 6-Max |
| Thu 10 May | 6:00 p.m. | $5,200 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #25-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event 6-Max PKO |
| Sun 13 May | 6:00 p.m. | $5,200 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #42-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event |
| 6:00 p.m. | $530 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #43-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #44-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| Tue 15 May | 6:00 p.m. | $10,300 | $2,000,000 | Powerfest #53-SHR: $2M Gtd Championship Event PKO |
| Thu 17 May | 6:00 p.m. | $25,500 | $5,000,000 | Powerfest #64-SHR: $5M Gtd Championship Event |
| Sun 20 May | 6:00 p.m. | $5,200 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #81-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO |
| 6:00 p.m. | $530 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #82-SHR: $1M Gtd Championship Event | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $1,050 | $1,000,000 | Powerfest #83-HR: $1M Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $215 | $500,000 | Powerfest #83-H: $500K Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $55 | $200,000 | Powerfest #83-M: $200K Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $11 | $50,000 | Powerfest #83-L: $50K Gtd Championship Event PKO | |
| 8:00 p.m. | $2.20 | $10,000 | Powerfest #83-Mi: $20K Gtd Championship Event PKO |
partypoker has removed the rake from the bounty element of PKO tournaments for the POWERFEST series, which means that the bounties on offer will be bigger than they have ever been at the site, which in turn means more value for those playing in PKO events.
A Trio of POWERFEST Promotions
There are three POWERFEST promotions running up to and during the series. Until May 3, anyone depositing at least $10 into their partypoker account will be entered into a random drawing where POWERFEST packages worth between $179.30 and $36,340 will be won.
| Micro | Low | Mid | High | High Roller | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Deposit | $10-$99 | $100-$499 | $500-$999 | $1,000-$2,499 | $2,500+ |
| Prize | Tickets to every Micro events ($179.30) | Tickets to every Low event ($896.50) | Tickets to every Mid event ($3,316.50) | Tickets to every High event ($12,200) | Tickets to every High Roller event ($36,340) |
This draw takes place on May 4 and prizes will be credited by 3:00 p.m. CET on the same day.
$120,000 worth of MILLIONS Online tickets, a $20 million guaranteed tournament taking place later this year, will be won every week during POWERFEST via the leaderboards. The leaderboards are split into High and Low levels to keep things as fair as possible.
Players earn points when they reach the money in POWERFEST events with points awarded based on the tournament’s buy-in, the number of entrants in the tournament and the players’ finishing positions.
High Leaderboard
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1-20 | $5,300 ticket |
| 21-26 | $530 ticket |
| 27-40 | 3 x $109 tickets |
Low Leaderboard
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | 5 x $530 tickets |
| 3-4 | 3 x $530 tickets |
| 5-14 | $530 ticket |
| 15-21 | 3 x $109 tickets |
| 22-26 | 2 x $109 tickets |
| 27-40 | $109 ticket |
Finally, players will earn double cashback points for all POWERFEST tournaments played on the following days:
- Friday 11 May
- Saturday 12 May
- Friday 18 May
- Saturday 19 May
Download partypoker Today
You are going to need a partypoker account if you want to get involved in the $40 million guaranteed POWERFEST. Download partypoker via PokerNews, enter the bonus code “PNCOM” when making your first deposit and partypoker will match your initial deposit amount 100 percent up to $500.
If you hurry, you’ll also be eligible for the remaining $2,000 freerolls that are exclusive to partypoker players who have created their accounts via PokerNews and who have made at least one deposit using our bonus codes.
