PokerStars Will Give Away Even More Platinum Passes to PSPC Barcelona than Inaugural Event PokerStars Will Give Away Even More Platinum Passes to PSPC Barcelona than Inaugural Event
Key Takeaways
  • PokerStars has confirmed that over 320 Platinum Passes will be given away by the time the event starts in August.
  • When the original PSPC was announced, the fact that over 300 would be given away was a cornerstone of the promotion.
  • The event was a great success for the operator, becoming the largest $25,000 event in history.
  • Until now, PokerStars has shied away from talking about total added value to PSPC Barcelona.

PokerStars has launched Platinum Madness, a new three-week promotion that will give away dozens of packages, dubbed Platinum Passes, to its upcoming PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) to be held in Barcelona, Spain in August.

As part of the marketing drive, a teaser video released on Twitter late last week appears to reveal for the first time that the company plans to give away more than 320 Platinum Passes in total ahead of the event.

With an approximate value of $30,000 per Pass—it includes a €22,500 event buy-in, five-star accommodation, international travel, expenses and other perks—it makes for a total giveaway close to $10 million.

Notably, this means it will exceed the total given away to the inaugural event held in the Bahamas in January 2019, which distributed 320 to players.