PokerStars Live Event Poker Tours
PokerStars is the best place on the internet to find satellites to the biggest and best Live Event tournaments anywhere in the world. Whether it is the Granddaddy of all Poker Events like the World Series of Poker or the highly regarded European or World Poker tours, PokerStars has all of the satellites for nearly every budget to accommodate your pursuit of the biggest and most prestigious prizepools worldwide.
So how do you find the satellites? Open your PokerStars software and click the Events, then click the appropriate Event button. From there you can select the satellite right for you. For instance, if you have a goal to play in the LAPT Peru Event and want to try to get there on the cheap, you might select an $8 Turbo super satellite to the weekly $215 qualifier.
You'd find it like this:
PokerStars offers a variety of avenues to get to the World Series of Poker. The satellites to their $700 - 10 Packages Guarantee Qualifier are all direct entry and don't require a lot of steps to get into this main qualifier. You could certainly go that route through their Steps tournaments and then use a Step 5 ticket as your entry fee. However, players on big or small bankrolls will enjoy the benefits of the plethora of satellite options available.
PokerStars' $700 Qualifier, which guarantees 10 seats per qualifier, runs each week at 2:30PM on Saturdays and 7:00PM on Sundays EST. These start times ensure that most people will have a chance to play for a seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker.
PokerStars Latin American Poker Tour
Get set for more sizzling action in the sun, because the PokerStars-sponsored Latin American Poker Tour is back for Season 3. Satellites are running now, with prize packages that give you everything you need to enjoy a great trip and take your shot at being the next LAPT Champion.
Season 3 is scheduled to make stops in Playa Conchal (Costa Rica), Punta del Este (Uruguay), Vina del Mar (Chile) and Argentina. The tour will even be making a stop in The Bahamas, held as part of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). This is your chance to play live poker for huge sums of cash in many of the most beautiful, exotic and sun-drenched locations on the planet.
It doesn’t matter how big or small your bankroll might be. PokerStars satellites start from just a few dollars or Frequent Player Points. This means that all players are in with a chance of qualifying for an LAPT event. Season 2 saw hundreds of PokerStars qualifiers sit down alongside Team PokerStars Pro and other big names to make their play at becoming Champion, and Season 3 will be even bigger. Could you be next? It’s time to find out.
Tournament Venues:
- LAPT Lima, Atlantis City Casino, June 2 - 5, 2010
- LAPT Argentina, TBA, TBA, TBA
UK & Ireland Poker Tour
PokerStars is proud to introduce Season 1 of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) - a brand new series of live poker tournaments across both countries.
The UKIPT will take place in the best locations on the poker map. Highlights include a stop in Galway for the always-popular Irish Poker Championship, and a trip to Nottingham at the renowned Dusk Till Dawn poker room. All roads will lead towards the Grand Final in London, October 2010 - held as part of the Season 7 European Poker Tour London festival.
With so many events on the schedule, the UKIPT is perfect for players in the region - no matter where you live, you’ll never be too far from an event. This is the local poker tour you’ve been waiting for, and it’s going to be massive.
Tournament Venues:
- UKIPT Nottingham, Dusk Till Dawn, May 12 - 17, 2010
- UKIPT Killarney, Gleneagle Hotel, June 24 - 27, 2010
- UKIPT Brighton, Rendezvous Casino, July 15 - 18, 2010
- UKIPT Scotland, TBA, TBA
- UKIPT Dublin, Burlington Hotel, September 9 - 12, 2010
- UKIPT London, Metropole Hotel, October 2 - 8, 2010
Australia New Zealand Poker Tour
The PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) is back for Season 2, with events taking place across both countries in 2010. You can qualify with PokerStars satellites now, with a prize package that includes your Main Event buy-in for the next leg of the tour, plus hotel accommodation and money for expenses.
This time round the tour will be making stops in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Queenstown, the Gold Coast and Melbourne. There will be huge prize pools and a championship title to play for at every event, with hundreds of PokerStars qualifiers taking part. Win a seat and you could be playing alongside the biggest names in poker, including Team PokerStars Pros like Joe Hachem, Tony Hachem, Grant Levy and Eric Assadourian.
Don’t miss out on playing at the best live poker tour ever to hit the region. PokerStars live events are where fortunes are made, champions are crowned and new legends of the game are born, and you could be next. Qualify now.
Tournament Venues:
- ANZPT Canberra, Casino Canberra, June 11 - 14, 2010
- ANZPT Queenstown, Skycity Casino, July 17 - 25, 2010
- ANZPT Gold Coast, Conrad Jupiters Casino, August 11 - 15, 2010
- ANZPT Melbourne, Crown Casino, October 8 - 11, 2010
Asia Pacific Poker Tour
The PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) returns for Season 4, with more big-money events taking place across the region in 2010. You can qualify with PokerStars satellites now and play for a prize package that includes your Main Event buy-in plus everything else you need for the perfect poker trip.
This Season’s tour will make stops in Manila and Cebu in the Philippines, Macau in the People’s Republic of China, Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney in Australia. There’ll be huge prize pools to play for at every event, including a USD $1,000,000 guarantee at the first event in Manila. Team PokerStars Pro and hundreds of PokerStars qualifiers will be sitting down to play, and you can be there too.
If you’ve never played on the APPT before, Season 4 is the perfect time to start. PokerStars live event satellites start from just a few dollars, which means that all players have the chance to qualify and travel the world for the chance to become the next APPT Champion.
Tournament Venues:
- APPT Macau, Grand Lisboa Casino, Macau China, May 18 - 23, 2010
- APPT Auckland, Skycity Casino, Auckland New Zealand, September 15 - 19, 2010
- APPT Cebu, TBA, Cebu Philippines, TBA
- APPT Sydney, StarCity Casino, Sydney Australia, December 7 - 12, 2010
Baltic Festival
The Baltic Festival will be held at the luxurious Swissotel in beautiful Tallinn, Estonia, June 16 - 19, with side events and cash games running from June 15.
How to Qualify:
Daily € 22 qualifiers are running now, where you can qualify for a Weekly Final. At the Weekly Final you can win your Baltic Festival package which includes entry to the € 1,500 Main Event in Tallinn, plus € 350 for expenses and five nights stay for two people at the 5-star Swissotel Tallinn hotel.
Tallinn is one of Europe's most beautiful cities. It's the oldest capital on record, and the ‘Old Town’ area is a UNESCO world heritage site. Don't miss out on your chance to play poker in this great venue.
Event schedule in Tallinn:
Following last October´s record-breaking inaugural event, this year’s PokerStars Baltic Festival will have an increased buy-in of € 1,500, up from € 1,100. The Baltic Festival now also includes a € 250 Pot Limit Omaha event and a € 400 No Limit Hold’em event. Cash games will start on June 15 and be available for the entire event.
Last Year’s Baltic Festival:
The first PokerStars Baltic Festival was held in October 2009 and brought together 307 players from 24 countries to create a prize pool of more than € 300,000. The winner of the Main Event was Thomas Partridge from the UK who won more than € 75,000. The € 10,600 High Roller event was won by Finnish high stakes player Ville Wahlbeck; and American PokerStars Passport winner Shaun Deeb finished second.
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