PokerStars: $27 Million December Festival closed
This festive season celebration gives all of you the chance to win huge cash prizes with the PokerStars December Festival with $27,000,000 to be won just for playing your favorite games.
Date of Promotion: December 1-22, 2013
December Festival Program:
1. Double Vision Sunday
On December 1, the biggest weekly guaranteed tournaments run twice, featuring the Sunday Million, Sunday Warm-Up, Sunday Kickoff and Sunday Storm. Twice the action and twice the huge guarantees, with at least $3,800,000 in cash to play for:
| Tournament | Buy-in | Time Regular Edition | Time Bonus Edition | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Kickoff | $109 | 08:00 ET | 08:30 ET | $100,000 |
| Sunday Warm-Up | $215 | 11:00 ET | 11:30 ET | $500,000 |
| Sunday Storm | $11 | 13:30 ET | 14:00 ET | $300,000 |
| Sunday Million | $215 | 14:30 ET | 15:00 ET | $1,000,000 |
2. $500,000 Golden SnGs
$500,000 in cash will be awarded randomly across SnG tables of all levels between December 2-8, 2013 simply play your favorite SnGs. The players taking part in the selected SnG's will receive a Bronze, a Silver or a Gold prize, which could be up to FIVE times the normal buy-in and prize pool amount:
Bronze: Receive your SnG buy-in back, and will therefore be freerolling in the tourney.
Silver: Receive 3X your SnG buy-in and the total prizepool is multiplied by 3.
Gold: Receive 5X your SNG buy-in and the total prizepool is multiplied by 5.
3. Million Dollar Sundays
The Sunday Majors will have their guaranteed prize pools boosted on December 8 and 15, including a $5,000,000 special edition of the Sunday Million and a $1,000,000 Sunday Storm.
Million Dollar Sunday Part 1 & 2: December 8 & December 15
| Tournament | Buy-in | Time | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Spark | $1+R | 04:00 ET | $25,000 |
| Sunday Kick-off | $109 | 08:00 ET | $100,000 |
| Sunday Warm-Up | $215 | 11:00 ET | $1,000,000 |
| Sunday Rebuy | $109+R | 12:00 ET | $225,000 |
| Sunday Storm | $11 | 13:30 ET | $300,000 |
| Sunday Million | $215 | 14:30 ET | $5,000,000 |
| Sunday 500 | $530 | 15:30 ET | $300,000 |
| Sunday Second Chance | $215 | 16:30 ET | $175,000 |
| Sunday 6-Max | $162 | 17:00 ET | $100,000 |
| Sunday Supersonic | $215 | 18:30 ET | $125,000 |
4. $500,000 December Mission Week
You can boost your bankroll with at least $25,000 for acomplishing a special challenge starting December 9. You must opt-in to one mission using the corresponding Star Codes, then complete your mission.
Prizes will be awarded in the Mission All-in Shootout tournaments as follows:
| Prize | $10K Mission VERY EASY All-in Shootout | $30K Mission EASY All-in Shootout | $75K Mission SIMPLE All-in Shootout | $150K Mission POSSIBLE All-in Shootout | $250K Mission ADVANCED All-in Shootout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guaranteed 1st place prize | $1,000 | $3,000 | $7,500 | $15,000 | $25,000 |
5. $700,000 Milestone Hands
$700,000 will be awarded in a special edition of the Milestone Hands celebration starting December 16, with prizes awarded across 300 million hands.
6. $10,000,000 WCOOP Challenge Series
The WCOOP Challenge Series consists of 8 special events during one weekend December 20-22, with a $10,000,000 guaranteed prizepool.
| Tournament | Buy-In | Date | Time | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCOOP Challenge 1: $109 NLHE | $109 | Friday, Dec. 20 | 13:00 ET | $500,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 2: $215+R NLHE [Turbo] | $215+R | Friday, Dec. 20 | 17:00 ET | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 3: $700 NLHE [Progressive Super-Knockout] | $700 | Saturday, Dec. 21 | 11:00 ET | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 4: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max] | $1,050 | Saturday, Dec. 21 | 15:00 ET | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 5: $215 NLHE | $215 | Sunday, Dec. 22 | 11:00 ET | $1,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 6: $1,050+R PLO | $1,050+R | Sunday, Dec. 22 | 13:00 ET | $500,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 7: $215 NLHE | $215 | Sunday, Dec. 22 | 14:30 ET | $2,000,000 |
| WCOOP Challenge 8: $2,100 NLHE Main Event | $2,100 | Sunday, Dec. 22 | 15:30 ET | $3,000,000 |
