PokerStars has announced it is adding a brand new event to its Summer Stack Series lineup. On June 8, the operator is running a special Summer Stacks Women’s Sunday Event for the very first time.
The Women’s only online event is the first time PokerStars has run a gender-specific online tournament in the North American markets. It will sit within the Summer Stacks Series that is already underway.
The event will be take place at 8pm Eastern across all four North American markets: think, Pennsylvania, Michigan + New Jersey and Ontario. The Summer Stacks Women’s Sunday Event will have a buy-in of $30, making it a great affordable option for ladies looking to win their way to the North American Poker Tour (NAPT).
That’s because the winner and runner-up from each market will win a NAPT Women’s Event package worth $600. This includes a $330 seat to the NAPT Women’s Event and $270 in travel expenses.
“We’ve long been supporters of growing the game for women and this online initiative is another important step,” Steve Preiss, Director, TSG Interactive said via press release. “By lowering barriers to entry and offering meaningful rewards, we’re aiming to make the game more accessible, more inclusive, and more exciting for women players across the region.”
Women Only Summer Stacks Sunday Event Highlights:
- What? Summer Stacks Women’s Only Sunday Online Event.
- How much? Buy-in: $30.
- When? Sunday June 8 at 8.00PM ET.
- What markets? Runs in Ontario, PA and Michigan & New Jersey.
- What do I win? A $600 NAPT package which includes $330 NAPT Women’s Event seat + $270.
- Who wins? 1st & 2nd place in each market awarded packages.
The addition of this event to the Summer Stacks schedules shows how committed PokerStars is to making online poker accessible to women. It comes off the back of boosting the NAPT’s Women’s event to $50,000 this year which plays out in November in Las Vegas. Last year the guarantee was $30,000. A $1,100 Women’s High Roller tournament has also been added to the 2025 NAPT schedule as a brand new event.
Summer Stacks Series Already Underway
Although this Sunday’s Women’s Only event is just for women, the rest of the series is open to all players and is currently under way in all North American markets. The series has 100 individual events, all with affordable buy-ins, targeting low and mid-stakes players.
Buy-ins start at just $20, and there is plenty of action available between $20 and $50.
Mystery Bounties, PKOs, PLO, NLO8, HORSE, 2-7 Triple Draw, and even Big O make up the schedule, along with cold old-fashioned Texas Hold’em.
There will be nightly Mini events and daily Phase Refresh tournaments are all available. Freerolls, including deposit and second chance promotions, are also running.
Across the pond, PokerStars is also committed to encouraging women into the game. PokerStars is running a live event called the Women’s Summer Festival which will take place between August 12 to 17, 2025, at the Clermont, Charing Cross, London.
It will feature a compelling tournament schedule, with the focus on the £100,000-guaranteed Main Event. The schedule also includes a one-day £1,100 High Roller as well as a popular 50/50 event where female players must pair up with male players to enter the competition.
Summer Stakes runs June 6 to June 23. The Summer Stacks Series Women’s Sunday Event takes place on June 8, 2025.
