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PokerStars has scheduled an online tournament series in Pennsylvania filling out the summer calendar with an aptly named Summer Series.
The Summer Series runs from June 18 for eleven days, comprising 38 tournaments with total guarantees of $750,000.
Buy-ins start at $20 and go up to $500 for a High Roller event. The total buy-ins for all of the events amount to $3145 with an average of $83.
A new Summer Series will run from June 7 to 21 on PokerStars.It will have 166 events with buy-ins ranging from $11 all the way up to $530.The brand-new Summer Series will have a $25,000,000 in guarantees across all events.
The series culminates with a Main Event boasting the biggest guaranteed prize money on the schedule: $150,000. This time around, the Main Event costs just $200 instead of the usual $300. The event is accompanied by a $50 buy-in Mini Main Event guaranteeing $25,000.
More Details About PokerStars’ Summer Series in Pennsylvania
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The first-ever Summer Series in Pennsylvania kicks off on Thursday, June 18 with a total of five events guaranteeing $85,000 in combined prize money. This includes two kick-off events: a $100 buy-in Series Kick-Off guaranteeing $30,000 and a Mini Kick-Off promising a guarantee of $7500 costing just $20.
These events are followed up with the operator’s flagship tournament brand: $200 Thursday Thrill, a progressive knockout format, replacing the weekly tournament with a guarantee of $25,000 and a Mini version of it guaranteeing $12,500 for a buy-in of $30.
The rest of the schedule is more or less the same, with many of the events piggybacking on the regular weekly scheduled tournaments with boosted guarantees. A dozen out of 38 tournaments are played in progressive knockout format.
There are a few novelty formats also included in the schedule that are not usually seen in the weekly line-up such as the Escalating Antes where the antes progress every blind level. It takes place on June 19 for a buy-in of $50 and guarantees $10,000.
While No Limit Hold’em dominates the schedule, there are a few Omaha events peppered in including a $50 No Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event scheduled to take place on June 26 with a guarantee of $5000.
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Curiously, a Zoom tournament is not included in the schedule.
For players with huge bankrolls, a $500 buy-in High Roller has been scheduled to take place on June 24 boasting a $35,000 guarantee.
Each of the events is expected to have low-cost satellites ahead of the series.
To accompany the series, PokerStars PA will be running Daily Second Chance Freerolls at 18:30 ET from June 19 to 27 and at 15:00 ET on June 28. Each of them will be giving away tickets to Summer Series events, worth $16,000 in total ticket giveaways.
These freerolls are open only to players who fail to reach the money from the regular Summer Series events.
Important Information About Summer Series in Pennsylvania:
- Runs from: June 18 to 28 (11 days)
- Total Guaranteed: $750,000
- Total Tournaments: 38
- Buy-ins Range: $20 – $500
- Avg Buy-in: $83
- Holdem Events: 33 (87%)
- Omaha Events: 5 (13%)
- No. of Progressive KO Events: 12 (32%)
- Main Event Details: $150,000 guaranteed for a buy-in of $200
- Freerolls: Daily Second Chance Freerolls worth $16,000
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Summer Series Marks the Operator’s Fifth Online Poker Tournament Series in Pennsylvania
The Summer Series will be the operator’s fifth online series since PokerStars made its debut in Pennsylvania in November 2019 and the fourth of this year.
In terms of total guarantees, it is the third biggest series and ranks only behind the COOP editions. PokerStars PA already ran Winter Series in late January with $675,000 in total guarantees, a Bounty Builder Series with total guarantees of $500,000 a month later, and a $2 million guaranteedPASCOOP in April.
PokerStars PA Online Tournament Series History
| Series | Total GTD | Total Tournaments | Avg GTD | Buy-ins Range | Main Event | Series Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACOOP | $1,225,000 | 50 | $24,500 | $30-$750 | $300 buy-in, $125,000 GTD | Nov 30 – Dec 16 (17 days) |
| Winter Series | $675,000 | 30 | $22,500 | $30-$500 | $300 buy-in, $100,000 GTD | Jan 25 – Feb 1 (8 days) |
| Bounty Builder Series | $500,000 | 32 | $15,625 | $10-$750 | $300 buy-in, $100,000 GTD | Feb 20 – Mar 1 (11 days) |
| PASCOOP | $2,000,000 | 100 | $20,000 | $5-$500 | $300 buy-in, $200,000 GTD | Apr 4 – Apr 20 (17 days) |
| Summer Series | $750,000 | 38 | $19,737 | $20-$500 | $200 buy-in, $150,000 GTD | June 18 – Jue 28 (11 days) |
The operator did not schedule any tournament series in May, but it did create history by running Pennsyl-MANIA — the operator’s biggest online poker tournament in the US regulated market.
Boasting a record-breaking $250,000 guarantee, the $200 buy-in Pennsyl-MANIA event attracted 2774 total entries to more than double its guarantee for a final prize pool of $515,964.
PokerStars has also scheduled Summer Series in the New Jersey market, running on the same dates with total guarantees of $500,000. There, the series culminates in a $300 buy-in Main Event, boasting $75,000 in guarantees.
PokerStars Pennsylvania Summer Series Schedule
| Date | Tournament | Game | Buy-in | Guarantee | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 18 | Summer Series 01 [Series Kick-Off] | NLHE 8-Max | $100 | $30,000 | 19:00 |
| Thursday, June 18 | Summer Series 02 [Mini Kick-Off] | NLHE 8-Max | $20 | $7,500 | 19:30 |
| Thursday, June 18 | Summer Series 03 [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE] | NLHE 9-Max | $200 | $25,000 | 20:00 |
| Thursday, June 18 | Summer Series 04 [Progressive KO, Mini Thrill] | NLHE 9-Max | $30 | $12,500 | 20:30 |
| Thursday, June 18 | Summer Series 05 | NLHE 8-Max | $75 | $10,000 | 21:00 |
| Friday, June 19 | Summer Series 06 [Escalating Antes] | NLHE 9-Max | $50 | $10,000 | 20:00 |
| Friday, June 19 | Summer Series 07 | NLHE 6-Max | $20 | $6,000 | 22:00 |
| Saturday, June 20 | Summer Series 08 | NLHE 6-Max | $100 | $20,000 | 16:00 |
| Saturday, June 20 | Summer Series 09 | PLO 6-Max | $50 | $5,000 | 19:30 |
| Saturday, June 20 | Summer Series 10 [Progressive KO] | NLHE 8-Max | $75 | $7,500 | 22:00 |
| Sunday, June 21 | Summer Series 11 | NLHE 6-Max | $75 | $20,000 | 16:00 |
| Sunday, June 21 | Summer Series 12 [Sunday Special SE] | NLHE 9-Max | $100 | $100,000 | 18:00 |
| Sunday, June 21 | Summer Series 13 [Mini Special] | NLHE 9-Max | $25 | $15,000 | 18:30 |
| Sunday, June 21 | Summer Series 14 [Progressive KO] | NLHE 8-Max | $75 | $12,500 | 20:00 |
| Sunday, June 21 | Summer Series 15 [Sunday Supersonic SE] | NLHE 9-Max | $50 | $10,000 | 22:00 |
| Monday, June 22 | Summer Series 16 | NLHE 4-Max | $20 | $7,500 | 19:00 |
| Monday, June 22 | Summer Series 17 [Progressive KO, Battle Royale SE] | NLHE 6-Max | $50 | $15,000 | 20:00 |
| Monday, June 22 | Summer Series 18 | NLHE 8-Max | $75 | $7,500 | 21:00 |
| Tuesday, June 23 | Summer Series 19 [Super Tuesday SE] | NLHE 9-Max | $200 | $35,000 | 19:00 |
| Tuesday, June 23 | Summer Series 20 [Mini Super Tuesday] | NLHE 9-Max | $20 | $15,000 | 19:30 |
| Tuesday, June 23 | Summer Series 21 [Progressive KO] | NLHE 8-Max | $50 | $7,500 | 21:00 |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Summer Series 22 | NLHE 6-Max | $50 | $10,000 | 19:00 |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Summer Series 23 [High Roller] | NLHE 6-Max | $500 | $35,000 | 20:00 |
| Wednesday, June 24 | Summer Series 24 [Progressive KO] | PLO 8-Max | $20 | $5,000 | 21:00 |
| Thursday, June 25 | Summer Series 25 [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill SE] | NLHE 9-Max | $200 | $30,000 | 19:00 |
| Thursday, June 25 | Summer Series 26 [Progressive KO, Mini Thrill] | NLHE 9-Max | $20 | $15,000 | 19:30 |
| Thursday, June 25 | Summer Series 27 | NLHE 6-Max | $100 | $12,500 | 21:00 |
| Friday, June 26 | Summer Series 28 | NL Omaha H/L 6-Max | $50 | $5,000 | 19:00 |
| Friday, June 26 | Summer Series 29 [Progressive KO] | NLHE 6-Max | $100 | $25,000 | 20:00 |
| Friday, June 26 | Summer Series 30 | NLHE 8-Max | $20 | $5,000 | 21:00 |
| Saturday, June 27 | Summer Series 31 | NLHE 9-Max | $30 | $7,500 | 17:00 |
| Saturday, June 27 | Summer Series 32 [Progressive KO] | NLHE 8-Max | $100 | $20,000 | 20:00 |
| Saturday, June 27 | Summer Series 33 | PLO 6-Max | $50 | $3,500 | 21:00 |
| Sunday, June 28 | Summer Series 34 [Progressive KO] | NLHE 6-Max | $20 | $10,000 | 14:00 |
| Sunday, June 28 | Summer Series 35 [Main Event] | NLHE 9-Max | $200 | $150,000 | 17:00 |
| Sunday, June 28 | Summer Series 36 [Mini Main] | NLHE 9-Max | $50 | $25,000 | 18:00 |
| Sunday, June 28 | Summer Series 37 | PLO 6-Max | $100 | $10,000 | 20:00 |
| Sunday, June 28 | Summer Series 38 [Series Wrap-Up] | NLHE 8-Max | $75 | $10,000 | 21:00 |
PokerStars has quietly unveiled the full schedule for the Summer Series, the operator’s major tournament series in the summer in New Jersey.
Summer Series will return for its third iteration with another $300,000 guaranteed prize pool spread over 17 tournaments. The series will run for eight days starting July 28.
Very similar to last year’s schedule, Summer Series will have a mix of events with buy-ins starting at $25 and rising up to $750 for the High Roller event on July 31. The series culminates in a $75,000 guaranteed Main Event costing $400 to enter.
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All the events are played as No Limit Hold’em except for the last event which will be played as Pot Limit Omaha. The schedule comprises of various formats including the knockouts, hyper-turbo deepstacks, a rebuy event, and a couple of short-handed 4-max events.
Guarantees for the series range from $7000 to $75,000.
With 17 events on the schedule, the series guarantees an average of approximately $17,647 per event. This is a slight drop in the average in comparison with the first two editions when both had an average guarantee of $25,000 but had five fewer events.
PokerStars New Jersey Summer Series History
| Year | Total GTD | Total Tournaments | Avg GTD | Main Event GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $300,000 | 12 | $25,000 | $75,000 |
| 2018 | $300,000 | 12 | $25,000 | $80,000 |
| 2019 | $300,000 | 17 | $17,647 | $75,000 |
To help players qualify, a special $2.50 Spin & Go is now running in the client that has a $400 main event ticket as the top prize. In addition, PokerStars will be running Second Chance freerolls worth $1500 each from July 29 to August 3. Each of these freerolls gives away tickets to Summer Series events to all those players who fail to make cash in these Summer Series events.
Summer Series will be the operator’s fourth online tournament series in New Jersey this year.
It ran Winter Series in January boasting total guarantees of $300,000 across 15 tournaments. It then followed this up with another series in February called Turbo Series. The fast-paced turbo series had a total prize pool of $200,000 spread over 28 tournaments.
In the spring season, PokerStars kicked off its flagship online tournament series, NJSCOOP. The series guaranteed over $1 million across a staggering 82 events.
PokerStars New Jersey Tournament Series (Jan – Aug)
| Event | Dates | Total GTD | Total Tournaments | Avg GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Series | Jan 13 – 20 (8 days) | $300,000 | 15 | $20,000 |
| Turbo Series | Feb 22 – Mar 3 (10 days) | $200,000 | 28 | $7,143 |
| NJSCOOP | May 4 – 20 (17 days) | $1,000,000 | 82 | $12,195 |
| Summer Series | July 28 – Aug 4 (8 days) | $300,000 | 17 | $17,647 |
In other markets, PokerStars is running the low-stakes MicroMillions Series. Nearly $4 million is guaranteed in the dot-com market, and €3 million is guaranteed in the Southern European segregated market comprising of France, Portugal and Spain. In Italy, MicroMillions guarantees €1 million.
PokerStars is also planning to debut MicroMillions in its ring-fenced market of India. The operator has yet to run MicroMillions in the New Jersey market.
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Summer Series in PokerStars’ New Jersey market runs from July 28 to August 4.