Mystery bounty events will debut on PokerStars during the New Year Series 2024/2024.
If
you’re just returning to the world of 9️⃣ poker news after some well-earned time off, allow
us to fill you in on all the biggest results from the 9️⃣ festive season.
The New Year
Series on PokerStars is in full swing with more than 150 events across three buy-in
tiers 9️⃣ already completed.
Here we’re going to highlight some of the biggest winners of
the series so far.
LEX WINS BIG ON CHRISTMAS 9️⃣ EVE
The series kicked off on December 24
and while some people (OK, PokerStars Blog) were already busy slipping into food 9️⃣ comas,
many of poker’s best and brightest were battling at the tables for some early
presents.
One was PokerStars Team Pro 9️⃣ Lex Veldhuis, who recently travelled to New
Zealand with his family – primarily to enjoy the wonders of the Land 9️⃣ of the Long White
Cloud, but also for its convenient daytime poker schedule.
Success came early for
Veldhuis as he took 9️⃣ down aR$1,050 NLHE PKO event (#04-H) on opening day,
winningR$12,564 plusR$11,656 in bounties. The tournament received 120 entries that were
9️⃣ whittled down to a final table that included Audrius “Stakelis24” Stakelis,
“neeno1990”, and Ognyan “cocojamb0” Dimov.
In the same session, Veldhuis 9️⃣ also finished
fifth out of 136 entries in theR$530 Sunday Cooldown PKO Turbo (#07-H) forR$4,806
total. Dimov placed sixth in 9️⃣ that one.
CHRISTMAS DAY / BOXING DAY
It was a very merry
Christmas for Roman “RomeOpro” Romanovsky as he bested 94 entries 9️⃣ in theR$1,050 NLHE
PKO (#09-H) on December 25, bankingR$16,263 plusR$18,984 in bounties. To get the job
done, Romanovsky defeated Brazil’s 9️⃣ Lucio “WizardOffAz” Lima heads-up.
On Boxing Day it
was “Jpsalgadocr0” from Brazil who was the biggest winner, earningR$39,730 for
outlasting 189 9️⃣ entries in theR$1,050 Super Tuesday (#16-H). That one had a stellar
final table that included Christian “WATnlos” Rudolph (who finished 9️⃣ second), and Niklas
“Lena900” Astedt (third).
THAT STRANGE PERIOD WHERE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS
We’re
referring to December 27-30, 9️⃣ of course.
Luis “luis_faria” Faria of Brazil emerged
victorious on the 27th in aR$1,050 buy-in 5-Max event (#24-H), bankingR$8,474 plus a
9️⃣ whoppingR$20,563 in bounties. From the 105 entries, Stakelis finished runner-up while
Bert “girafganger7” Stevens placed fourth.
TheR$2,100 Thursday Thrill PKO (#30-H) 9️⃣ on
December 28 was won by Argentina’s “Shark180599”, meaning they not only won theR$22,740
up top but also the lion’s 9️⃣ share of the bounty prize pool –R$28,250. That event saw 113
entries and Vlad “dariepoker” Darie finished second forR$22,740 plusR$14,250 9️⃣ in
bounties.
On the 29th, we saw Sweden’s “Mamamamama70” take down theR$1,050 6-Max PKO
Turbo (#33-H) forR$10,961 plusR$13,906 in bounties, while 9️⃣ on the 30th Chris “ImDaNuts”
Oliver won theR$530 buy-in Copacabana Turbo (#47-H) forR$17,629, defeating 175
entries.
Stay tuned to this page 9️⃣ as we’ll update it with more big results as the series
progresses.
Don’t forget about the debut of Mystery Bounty events 9️⃣ on PokerStars, which
take place on January 7.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Remember when you were little and – if you’d
been good 9️⃣ – your parents would let you open one Christmas present on Christmas
Eve?
Well, you must have been good this year 9️⃣ because PokerStars is doing something very
similar.
Another exciting edition of the New Year Series has been announced, kicking
off on 9️⃣ Christmas Eve and running from December 24 to January 16, with a juicyR$35
million guaranteed in prizes across the series.
Just 9️⃣ like in the Spring and World
Championships of Online Poker, the New Year Series will have action for all players
9️⃣ with three separate buy-in levels: Low, Medium and High. So whatever your bankroll,
there’ll be a game for you.
But what 9️⃣ makes this series extra special is the debut of
mystery bounty events on PokerStars…
MYSTERY BOUNTY EVENTS
Mystery bounty tournaments
provide an 9️⃣ extra layer of surprise and suspense to proceedings.
Two New Year Series
mystery bounty events will run on January 7 at 9️⃣ 12:30 ET, with details below:
$11
Mystery Bounty ($250K guaranteed)
$109 Mystery Bounty Sunday Million Special Edition
($1M guaranteed)
Mystery bounty tournaments won’t 9️⃣ be available to players on the
following licenses: .BG, .CZ, & .RO.
HOW MYSTERY BOUNTY TOURNAMENTS WORK
The ‘initial
stage’ of the 9️⃣ mystery bounty tournament works like a regular poker tournament, with no
bounties awarded for eliminating opponents.
That all changes in the 9️⃣ ‘final stage’,
which begins once the money bubble has burst.
Mystery bounties begin once you’re in the
money
From then on, players 9️⃣ will win mystery bounties when they eliminate a player —
just like in a regular progressive knockout tournament. However, the 9️⃣ value of the
bounty is kept secret and is only unveiled once a player has been eliminated.
The prize
pool is 9️⃣ split into two equal parts: one half goes into the regular prize pool awarded
to those who surpass the money 9️⃣ bubble, while the other half is reserved for mystery
bounties won each time a player is eliminated.
Multiple mystery bounties can 9️⃣ be won
with one hand if more than one opponent is knocked out. If a player is eliminated in a
9️⃣ chopped hand, all the winning players will split the mystery bounty equally.
KEY DATES
FROM NEW YEAR SERIES
New Year Special 2024-themed 9️⃣ tourneys on January 1:
$20.24 New
Year Special-L:R$300K GTD
$202.4 New Year Special-M:R$400K GTD
$2,024 New Year
Special-H:R$750K GTD
The New Year Series Main 9️⃣ Events kick off on Sunday, January
14:
$109 New Year Series Main Event-L:R$1M GTD
$1,050 New Year Series Main
Event-M:R$1.25M GTD
$5,200 New 9️⃣ Year Series Main Event-H:R$1.5M GTD
Mystery bounty
events run on January 7 at 12:30 ET:
$11 Mystery Bounty:R$250K GTD
$109 Mystery Bounty
Sunday 9️⃣ Million Special Edition:R$1M GTD
HOW TO QUALIFY
PokerStars players can qualify
for events through all the usual methods.
Direct satellites for events begin 9️⃣ from
justR$0.55, plus there will be special edition Spin & Go tournaments running with
buy-ins ofR$0.75 andR$4, awarding Main Event 9️⃣ entries, New Year Series tickets and
cash.
POWER PATH
You could also qualify forR$109 buy-in events via the Power Path when
you 9️⃣ win a Bronze Pass, but that’s not all…
PokerStars is providingR$160K in added value
by adding New Year Series tickets into 9️⃣ Step 3 and Step 4 Power Path tournaments,
including Main Event tickets.
Moreover, there will also be New Year Series Silver 9️⃣ Pass
Bundles worthR$2,500 up for grabs!
FREEROLL
Play three or more New Year Series events
and you’ll earn yourself an entry to 9️⃣ theR$20K GTD New Year Series Freeroll on January
1.
The freeroll will award New Year’s Special and New Year Series tickets. 9️⃣ To
participate in the offer and have their progress measured, players must opt-in to the
New Year Series Challenge within 9️⃣ the Challenges Window (excluded licenses .SE, .BE &
.CZ).
FULL NEW YEAR SERIES SCHEDULE
