The Global Poker x PokerNews Cup is here!

From April 10-30, PokerNews and Global Poker have joined forces to offer an online PokerNews Cup, which will be comprised of 32 exclusive trophies and GC100,000,000 and SC250,000 Finals. What’s more, PokerNews will be offering daily recaps of all the trophy events on Global Poker!

Across the three weeks of the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup, there will be two SC2.2 satellites running each day, with one on the eve of the Qualifier and one a couple of hours before.

What You Need to Know

Here are some details you should know as you prepare to battle in the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup features:

• 32 unique Global Poker x PokerNews Cup trophies to be won!
• GC100,000,000 and SC250,000 Final Giveaways – GC Final 1st place stands to get GC40 million, everyone else stands to get a minimum of GC400,000; SC Final 1st place stands to get SC100,000, everyone else stands to get a minimum of SC1,000
• 14 GC + 14 SC Qualifiers held between April 10 – 23 — you have to qualify to make it to the final events, so you’ll have to be quick off the mark; GC11,000 and SC11 entry amount to enter the Qualifiers … Note: that this is not a satellite event but the full prize pool of the qualifying events will be given to players in winning positions.
• 1 GC Quarter Final + 1 Semi-Final + 1 Final
• 1 SC Quarter Final + 1 Semi-Final + 1 Final — with plenty of ways to qualify for free. No need to part with your Gold Coins or Sweeps Coins to make it to the final — in fact, you can ONLY win your way to an entry in the QF, SF or Final. You have to earn the right to be there. Enter through the Qualifiers to nab yourself a spot.
• 54 seats in each Final up for grabs + plenty of prizes!
• Exclusive new co-branded swag for Gold Coin events
• Amazing Leaderboard prizes up for grabs

Qualifying Round Details

Players who win qualifying round events, which take place in the first two weeks of the series, are automatically entered into the finals. If you finish in the top 50, you'll move on to the quarterfinals, and if you make the final table, you'll skip right ahead to the semifinals.

The top 90 from the quarterfinals will all advance a step, and then the top 36 from the semis move on to the finals. On April 30, for those who battled for three weeks and are still standing, the finale begins, and this is where all that hard work very well could pay off.

In the finals, Global Poker is contributing the whole prize pool of GC100,000,000 and SC250,000. On top of that, there are numerous other cool prizes for those who win qualifiers and the final round, including some Global Poker x PokerNews swag and a shiny trophy.

It will be interesting to see if a qualifying round winner will end up taking down the finals. Winning a qualifier puts you at an advantage because you don't have to be concerned with trying to advance through other rounds. It's like getting a Fast Pass at Disneyland so you can skip the line and get right on the ride.

That said, the event is a survive-and-advance game. If you make it through each round one way or the other, you'll still have a chance to win the biggest prize — GC40,000,000 or SC100,000.

How does Global Poker work?

At Global Poker, you can play for fun with 'Gold Coins' which must be purchased and then used in poker games, or with ‘Sweeps Coins’ which can not be purchased. You can get FREE Sweeps Coins when registering, daily bonuses or getting involved in social media competitions, but you can also get FREE Sweeps Coins when purchasing Gold Coins. Any winnings whilst playing with Sweeps Coins can be redeemed for cash prizes and gift cards.

For more details on Global Poker, take a look at our full and comprehensive Global Poker review.