How to turn $5 into a Seat in a $2M Online Event
Another big online tournament festival heads to PokerStars in December with the return of the High Rollers on Dec. 1-9.
The festival guarantees $11 million across 27 action-packed tournaments featuring amazing structures.
The highlight of the festival is easily the four-day High Rollers 23: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event] featuring a massive $2M Gtd on Dec. 8-11.
Every day there are three to four events with one of them being designated as the headline event at 1 p.m. EST.
Each headline event features a huge buy-in of either $5,200 or $10,300 and boasts prize pools of at least $500,000 except for the High Rollers 20: $5,200 6+ Hold’em [6-Max], $250K Gtd on Dec. 9.
Four of these tournaments feature guarantees of at least $1 million!
There are plenty of other events that feature buy-ins starting at $530 but read on to see how you can easily play in one of the biggest events for next to nothing.
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How to Qualify Online
The question many of you are likely asking yourselves is:
"I would love to play this but — isn't it only for the elite players with massive bankrolls?"
The answer to this question is a resounding No.
Anyone, including you, can play in the headline events for as low as $5.50!
While $5.50 isn't $0 it is literally less than pennies on the dollar to get your ticket to a headline event that features massive $5,200 and $10,300 buy-ins.
You start by finding the daily feeder satellites that will just run you $5.50 that feed into a $55 feeder satellite.
Win the $55 and you will be able to play in a $530 direct satellites to the headline events.
As if the incentive to winning a seat to a headline event isn't enough on its own, PokerStars will be adding $50,000 in added seats to its satellites.
While we admit this path will not be easy, it is certainly worth a try as it won't cost you much and will give you a chance to play in events you normally wouldn't dream about for mouth-watering prizes.
It wouldn't be unheard of for a $5.50 qualifier to win the Main Event for $300,000 if not more. Why can't this be you?
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New to PokerStars? Read Here
You need to have an account at PokerStars to play in the $5.50 qualifier events.
To get one:
- Download PokerStars via PokerNews
- Enter the marketing code "PNEWS"
- Enjoy a 100 percent deposit bonus up to $600 on your first three deposits!
PokerStars High Rollers Schedule
| Date | Time (CET) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 01: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 02: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $500K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 03: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Turbo], $300K Gtd | |
| 11 p.m. | High Rollers 04: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $300K Gtd | |
| Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 05: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $500K Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 06: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $250K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 07: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max], $200K Gtd | |
| Dec. 3 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 08: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max], $1M Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 09: $1,050 PLO [6-Max], $150K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 10: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $200K Gtd | |
| Dec. 4 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 11: $5,200 NLHE [6-Max], $500K Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 12: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 13: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd | |
| Dec. 5 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 14: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $1M Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 15: $1,050 8-Game, $100K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 16: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $150K Gtd | |
| Dec. 6 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 17: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max], $500K Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 18: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max], $200K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 19: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $150K Gtd | |
| Dec. 7 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 20: $5,200 6+ Hold’em [6-Max], $250K Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 21: $1,050 NLHE [6-Max, Progressive KO], $250K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 22: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $150K Gtd | |
| Dec. 8 | 7 p.m. | High Rollers 23: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Main Event], $2M Gtd |
| 8:30 p.m. | High Rollers 24: $10,300 PLO [6-Max], $500K Gtd | |
| 10 p.m. | High Rollers 25: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO], $400K Gtd | |
| 11 p.m. | High Rollers 26: $530 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo], $250K Gtd | |
| Dec. 9 | 1 p.m. | High Rollers 27: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max], $500K Gtd |
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