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PokerStars' Christmas Festival to award at least $10 million in prizes13 November 2015(PRESS RELEASE) -- The festive season is just around the corner, but for PokerStars.com, an Amaya Inc. brand, the celebrations begin on Monday with the start of Christmas Festival – a six-week extravaganza that will see more than $10 million awarded to players across a range of online activities. The festival features three distinct parts: -- November 16-29 – Daily Double Jackpot -- December 1-25 – Christmas Calendar -- December 27 – $5 Million Guaranted Sunday Million DAILY DOUBLE JACKPOT Kicking things off on Nov. 16 is the Daily Double Jackpot tournament series, which features 84 tournaments across two weeks. Each day there are six Daily Double tournaments – two identical events at three buy-in levels ($1.10, $11, $55) – as follows: -- $1.10 DAILY DOUBLE 1 – 13:00 ET (Mon-Sat $5k GTD / Sun $10k GTD) -- $1.10 DAILY DOUBLE 2 – 13:00 ET (Mon-Sat $5k GTD / Sun $10k GTD) -- $11 DAILY DOUBLE 1 – 14:00 ET (Mon-Sat $50k GTD / Sun $125k GTD) -- $11 DAILY DOUBLE 2 – 14:00 ET (Mon-Sat $50k GTD / Sun $125k GTD) -- $55 DAILY DOUBLE 1 – 15:00 ET (Mon-Sat $75kGTD / Sun $250k GTD) -- $55 DAILY DOUBLE 2 – 15:00 ET (Mon-Sat $75kGTD / Sun $250k GTD) In addition to the guaranteed prize money in each tournament, PokerStars is offering a $1 million jackpot to a player who wins two Daily Double tournaments at the same buy-in level in one day. Tickets to the $250k Sunday events will be randomly added to all tournaments from Monday until Saturday. On Sundays tickets to the $5 Million Sunday Million will be randomly awarded. CHRISTMAS CALENDAR From Dec. 1-25 players can take part in the ‘Christmas Calendar’ promotion, which appears in the ‘Challenges’ window of the PokerStars client. Each day players will be able to open a new door to reveal the promotion of that day, with $2 million to be given away over 25 days. The daily offers include Milestone Hands, Golden Sit & Gos, Spin & Go Challenges, Zoom Challenges, PCA Package Giveaways, special tournaments, bonuses and much more. $5 MILLION GUARANTEED SUNDAY MILLION The Christmas Festival culminates in a special $5 million guaranteed Sunday Million on Dec. 27 at 14:30 ET, featuring a $215 buy-in and minimum first prize of $500,000. Online satellites to the event are running around the clock and start Dec. 1 from just $1. |