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Winter Series: Latest News

The world’s leading online poker operator, PokerStars, has announced its third online tournament series in India, INSCOOP.
PokerStars Ups the Ante by Announcing INSCOOP in India

The India Summer Championship of Online Poker features 92 events including a 1 Crore ($143,370) guaranteed Main Event.

PokerStars has scheduled another tournament series called Carnaval Series in the Southern European segregated market and the Italian market.
PokerStars Schedules “Carnaval” Tournament Series in Segregated European Markets

The €10 million series will be the eighth online poker tournament festival held in Southern European in little more than a year.

The Turbo Series returns for its second iteration on February 3. It has total series guarantee of $25 million including two Main Events with combined guarantees of $3 million.
PokerStars Turbo Series Returns with over $25 Million Guaranteed

The fast-paced tournament series will see a notable bump to its overall guaranteed prizes as well as the number of tournaments.

PokerStars has released the schedule for Winter Series in the New Jersey market.
Winter Series Returns to PokerStars New Jersey with $300,000 Guaranteed

More than $300,000 in tournament guarantees is spread across 15 tournaments.

UCOP has scheduled to run two online tournament series, UCOP Mini and UCOP Passport. The two MTT series combined boasts a guarantee of €500,000 across 110 tournaments.
UCOP from MPN Returns with Microstakes Companion Series

Two series—UCOP Passport and UCOP Mini—will guarantee over €500,000 in prize money.

Spartan Poker has announced the return of its flagship online MTT series, India Online Poker Championship (IOPC).
India’s Spartan Poker IOPC will Once Again be India’s Biggest Online Tournament Series

India Online Poker Championship (IOPC) boasts over 8.5 Crore ($1.2 Million) guaranteed prize pools across the ten-day festival.

Partypoker, along with its French partner PMU, is set to kick off 2019 with a progressive knockout exclusive tournament series.
KO Series Returns to Partypoker’s Segregated European Online Poker Network

The operator has scheduled yet another PKO-exclusive tournament series on its French-Spanish network.

Winamax has launched promotional Expresso Santa tournaments where players can win additional prizes.
Winamax Gets into the Festive Spirit with Expresso Santa

Players win additional prizes if they pick two identical gifts once they win a 2x multiplier Expresso tournament.

Partypoker has announced a new online tournament series called “Christmas Freeze” set to run alongside PokerStars’ Winter Series.
Partypoker Schedules a Last Minute New Online Tournament Series “Christmas Freeze”

Over $10 million is guaranteed across 201 freezeout tournaments.

In the dot-com international market, Winter Series boasts $40 million guarantee prize pool across 240 tournaments.
PokerStars’ $40 Million Guaranteed Winter Series is its Biggest Schedule Yet

With 240 tournaments in the dot-com market alone, the Xmas MTT series is the most expansive the operator has ever hosted.

KO Series with a total guarantee of $20 million will run from January 20 through February 3. Monster Series with a total guarantee of $3 million gets underway on February 24 and will run through March 3.
Partypoker Reveals Dates, Prize Pools for Trio of MTT Series in 2019

Three festivals including a double-sized KO Series and a $30 million Powerfest are scheduled for Q1 2019, as the operator hints MILLION Online will also return next year.

PokerStars is quietly running $2.5 million Christmas Calendar for select players only. partypoker is running 25-day advent calendar with daily prizes while 888poker is running the Grand Hand promotion.
Online Poker Rooms and their Festive Promotions

A number of online operators have rolled out Christmas related promotions to draw in more players to their rooms.

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Online Qualifiers Now Live For Borgata Summer Poker Open
Just $5 could get you a seat in the $1 Million Guaranteed Kick-off event or the $1 Million Guaranteed Championship. Go. — read more »
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Desperate For Fantasy Points, Daniel Negreanu Suggests $5 Million Buy-in WSOP Event
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