{"id":6657,"date":"2017-12-16T08:33:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T13:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=6657"},"modified":"2019-11-26T22:30:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T22:30:14","slug":"pokerstars-announces-new-players-no-limit-holdem-championship-pspc-a-25000-live-tournament-like-no-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/pokerstars-announces-new-players-no-limit-holdem-championship-pspc-a-25000-live-tournament-like-no-other\/","title":{"rendered":"PokerStars Announces New Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) \u2013 a $25,000 Live Tournament Like No Other."},"content":{"rendered":"

PokerStars\u2019 Pro, Daniel Negreanu, made the huge announcement during the PokerStars Championship Main Event in Prague, that the new live event with be a $25,000 buy-in event that\u2019ll take place in January of 2019. AND, to really set this tournament apart from anything else that has come before it, PokerStars will be dumping in an extra $9 million into the prize pool out of their own pockets, in the form of all-inclusive \u201cPlatinum Passes\u201d worth $8 million to be given out throughout 2018, and finally a $1 million to the first-place prize as the event begins on January 6th, 2019.<\/p>\n

This, is PokerStars\u2019 answer to the many challenges thrown their way by other major poker operators, mainly Party Poker, to pry away their dominance over the live tournaments stage. Although PokerStars held on to the crown firmly for many years, these past few years have been a little shakier as their other competitors have slowly but surely been chipping away at their thrown. But as the leaders that they are, they have once again thrown down the gauntlet, and believe they are about to change the whole live tournament scene as players once know.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe expect the PokerStars Players Championship will set the new global standard for live poker tournaments,\u201d said Rafi Ashkenazi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Stars Group. He also added, \u201cWe want to give something back to the players and demonstrate our commitment to the game, not only through our investment of $9 million, but through an event that brings professionals and amateurs together creating winning moments and unforgettable stories.\u201d<\/p>\n