Key Takeaways
- Last Thursday, PokerStars announced the 17th Anniversary edition of its longest-running online poker tournament would take place in March, with a $7.5 million guaranteed prize pool.
- It marks a notable drop in the guarantees compared to previous editions and the lowest in nine years. Despite the downgrade in the tournament’s overall prize pool, the tournament retains the $1 million guarantee earmarked for the winner.
- As seen with all the anniversary editions, the tournament will return to its original form — a $215 buy-in tournament, in the classic format, with no bounties involved.
- It will be a 3-day affair with late registration and re-entries available until Day 2, which kicks off 24 hours later. Players will be able to re-enter up to a maximum of five times.
Last Thursday, PokerStars announced the 17th Anniversary edition of its longest-running online poker tournament would take place in March, with a $7.5 million guaranteed prize pool.
It marks a notable drop in the guarantees compared to previous editions and the lowest in nine years. Despite the downgrade in the tournament’s overall prize pool, the tournament retains the $1 million guarantee earmarked for the winner.
The Sunday Million is billed as online poker’s most prestigious tournament in history, making its debut in 2006. Initially, the tournament was just a big Sunday Major with $1 million guaranteed for an entry fee of $215. It took a few months before the tournament found the name Sunday Million.
