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PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour

The PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour is back for Season 2 - with new events added to the schedule.

The world’s best players will no doubt once again make the trip to South America to compete in the tour, including Team PokerStars Pro and scores of PokerStars qualifiers - all looking to become the next LAPT champion! With so many exotic locations, the Latin American Poker Tour gives you the chance to win huge cash prizes in some of the world’s most beautiful places. Win your seat with PokerStars satellite qualifiers now! The final two events are in the offing! Players can earn a seat for as little as $0.25!

Tournament Venues:

• LAPT Uruguay, Punta del Este Uruguay, March 18-20, 2009
• LAPT Argentina, Mar del Plata Argentina, April 16 - 19, 2009

European Poker Tour

Satellites for EPT 2008 Season are running now, with Cash and FPP qualifiers starting from as low as $2.22 or 111 FPP credits. You can also win your seat with PokerStars Steps SnG satellites, from only $7.50 or 500 FPP credits.

The EPT prize packages includes tournament buy-in, hotel accommodation and money to cover expenses.

To register for an EPT satellite, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ and ‘EPT’. You can also use the Event Filter to find the exact EPT satellite you are looking for. In ‘Events’ and ‘EPT’, click Event Filter and type in the details you want to find. The lobby window will update automatically with the available satellites for your chosen options.

Tournament Venues:

• EPT San Remo, San Remo, San Remo Italy, Apr 18 - 23
• EPT Grand Final, Monte Carlo Bay Hotel and Resort, Monte Carlo Monaco, Apr 28 - May 3

PokerStars offers Big Events throughout the year. From their exclusive World Championships of Online Poker to other events like the World Cup of Poker and World Blogger Championship of Online Poker, players can find ample opportunity for poker success from the comfort of their own home. Currently, PokerStars is offering the following special Big Events:

Spring Championship of Online Poker

Get ready - because PokerStars is giving all their players the chance to win big, with millions of dollars in cash prizes on the line. This is the Spring Championship of Online Poker - All Stakes, and it’s going to be massive.

Here’s the deal: 22 events, two a day running from April 2-12, with a total guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000. And if you think it’s only the high-rolling players that win the life-changing money in events like these, think again. Because this time around PokerStars is laying down the challenge to all their players, no matter what stakes you play at. This is the biggest online poker tournament series anywhere online so far in 2009, and satellites are running now, including cash, FPP and Steps SnG qualifiers available in a range of different buy-ins.

Each event will include three tournaments - one for low-stakes players, one for those who play medium-stakes, and finally one for those that play in the high-stakes games. The huge prize pool guarantees in each tournament mean that even low-stakes players have the chance to win big.

There will also be two High-Roller events, and the series ends with the Main Event on Sunday, April 12 - including a $1,000,000 guarantee for the lowest stake level tournament, and a $5,000,000 guarantee for the high-stakes tournament.

PokerStars Poker Camp

The best way to improve your poker, and take down the big money is to learn from people who have done it themselves. At the latest PokerStars Poker Camp, held in Monte Carlo as part of the finale of the European Poker Tour’s Season 5, you can do just that. Win your seat to the Camp and you’ll get to fine tune your game with the help of Team PokerStars Pro and play in a live qualifier to win a seat for the EPT Grand Final. What’s more, being in Monte Carlo means you’ll also get to enjoy the build-up to Europe’s most exciting poker event.

It takes place in Monte Carlo April 26 and 27, directly before the EPT Grand Final, focusing on the skills you need to take down a deep stack event like an EPT tournament. Instruction modules will include online versus live play, final table strategy, and vital live hand analysis. 

Once the coaching is finished, it’s down to business. You can put everything you’ve learnt to good use at the camp tournament, a multi-table event run over two evenings. This deep stack tourney will have two EPT Grand Final packages up for grabs, including Main Event buy-in, hotel accommodation and money for expenses.  

The prize package includes:

• Three nights hotel accommodation
• Camp tournament entry
• A gift bag
• $1,000 in cash

How to Qualify

You can win your Poker Camp seat through satellite qualifier tournaments, which are running right now with buy-ins from $11, and you can also qualify via an FPP route and the Steps system. You can also buy in to Poker Camp directly.

To register for a Poker Camp satellite, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Satellite’. Alternatively, type ‘poker camp’ into the Search Filter to find exactly what you are looking for. 

PokerStars Sunday Million 

PokerStars was the first online poker room to offer a weekly $1,500,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold'em tournament, and it gets better every week. First place prize money is more than $150,000 most weeks, and often even more. The Sunday Million starts each Sunday at 4:30PM EST.

With a buy-in of $215, someone walks away with a huge payday every Sunday. PokerStars runs satellites to the Sunday Million all week, giving you the chance to take home the big money for just a few bucks.

Getting into the Sunday Million is easy:

• Download PokerStars free poker software
• Click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Special’ in the PokerStars game lobby
• Register for the next $1,500,000 Guaranteed prize pool event

It's just as easy to find the Sunday Million satellite tournaments. Open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Satellites’, and register for the satellite of your choice. You can also register for any of their Sit & Go satellites. Simply go to ‘Sit & Go’ and ‘Satellite’ in the lobby. Satellites are available for cash buy-ins, but you can also win your seat for free using your FPP credits.  

If you make the final table of the Sunday Million, a PokerStars representative will be on hand to congratulate you and help facilitate any deals that may arise.

You can now watch the Sunday Million too, with the Online Poker Show on PokerStars.tv. Every week the show will feature highlights from the world's biggest tournament, with commentary from poker experts such as Nick Wealthall and David Tuckman.

Sunday Second Chance

If you don’t win big in the Sunday Million, you can still register for the Sunday Second Chance. With a buy-in of $215, the event has a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000! Join the action every Sunday at 6:30PM EST.

Sunday Warm-Up

Don’t forget about the Sunday Warm-Up, a $215 tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $750,000 The action begins every Sunday at 12:45PM EST.

Sunday 500

Every Sunday at 5:30PM EST, PokerStars host the Sunday 500 which is a $500,000 Guarantee with a buy-in of $530.

Satellites run daily all week for all of the PokerStars Sunday Tournaments. Cash in on the action now and maybe we'll see you at a final table soon!

Big Payoff, Small Buy-in - The Sunday Two Hundred Grand

Every Sunday at 3:30PM EST, PokerStars runs the biggest tournament online. The massive Sunday Two Hundred Grand which features a small buy-in of $11 but consistently attracts more than 20,000 players each Sunday. This huge tournament is a small bankroll's dream. Featuring a first place prize over $25,000, players on a shorter bankroll will get all of the excitement of the bigger Sunday tournaments at a much reduced price. Good Luck! It's not easy mastering a filed this large.

$1,000,000 Turbo Takedown

Have you been looking for a way to put your Frequent Player Points to good use? Well look no more because it's time to buckle up and put the pedal to the metal with the PokerStars Turbo Takedown. With a total prize pool of $1 Million up for grabs and at least one in every three players getting paid, this is one tourney you truly cannot afford to miss.

The $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown runs at 2:30PM EST on the last Sunday of every month. This no-limit hold’em event has a $1 Million guarantee for your 5,000 FPP entry fee, with a first place prize of $100,000. At least one out of every three players will walk away with money, so you stand a great chance of turning your FPP credits into real cash.

If you don’t feel like using that many of your Frequent Player Points, don’t worry. You can qualify for this one-of-a-kind tournament.

PokerStars is running satellites to the big one around the clock. You can get into the main event for as little as 10 Frequent Player Points.

Battle of the Planets

Get ready for blast off, because PokerStars new weekly Leader Board promotion is truly out of this world. The Battle of the Planets gives PokerStars SnG players a chance to compete against each other for prizes worth more than $3,000,000 per year.

In the Battle of the Planets, PokerStars multi-player SnG tournaments have been separated into eight divisions, all named after planets in our solar system. Everyone can take part in the competition, no matter how high or low stakes they play. Each planet represents a different range of buy-ins, from Mercury ($1-$2.99) to Jupiter ($300+).

Each of the eight planet divisions are split into two individual Leader Boards. The first is the Low Orbit Leader Board, which is tailored towards casual and recreational players. The second is the High Orbit Leader Board, which is more suited to high volume players.

Each planet division has its own weekly prize pool, distributed evenly between the two Leader Boards. This gives all players a chance to win some serious cash prizes, no matter what their level of experience or the size of their bankroll.

Every player that finishes in the top 10 of any weekly SnG Leader Board will receive an exclusive ticket to a monthly tournament. This “Battle of the Planets” will see the highest ranking players from each division come together to fight it out in a triple shootout, for a monthly prize pool of $50,000.