13 Nov
High stakes online poker players are getting an early Christmas present from PokerStars as the site announced a nine-day online poker festival featuring buy-ins of the nosebleed variety.
The High Rollers series consists of 22 events that will run from Nov. 26 -Dec. 4 with entry fees between $1,050 and $10,300. The cumulative guarantee of the almost two dozen tournaments is $11.4 million, with the $2,100 High Rollers Main Event with $2 million GTD on Dec. 3 as the headliner.
Two of the 22 tournaments require a $10,300 buy-in and are likely to pull in the big names in poker. Those of us who can only dream of entering such events will be relegated to the rail, perhaps grabbing a few pointers along the way.
Check out the schedule of the inaugural High Rollers series that kicks off with a $1,000,000 guaranteed tournament.
PokerStars Online High Rollers Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | GTD |
| Nov. 26 | 7:00 pm | #1 $2,100 NLHE #2 $2,100 5-Card PLO 6Max #3 $1,050 NLHE 8Max Turbo PKO | $1M $200K $250K |
| Nov. 27 | 7:00 pm 8:30 pm | #4 $2,100 NLHE 8Max PKO #5 $1,050 NLHE 6Max Shootout | $400K $200K |
| Nov. 28 | 7:00 pm 8:30 pm | #6 $10,400 NLHE #7 $2,100 NLHE Turbo PKO | $1M $400K |
| Nov. 29 | 7:00 pm 8:30 pm 10:00 pm | #8 $2,100 NLHE 8Max #9 $5,200 PLO 6Max #10 $2,100 NLHE 6Max Turbo | $500K |
| Nov. 30 | 7:00 pm 8:30 pm | #11 $10,300 NLHE PKO #12 $2,100 NLHE Turbo | $1M $400K |
| Dec. 1 | 7:00 pm 8:30 pm | #13 $2,100 NLHE 6Max #14 $1,050+R NLHE | $400K $250K |
| Dec. 2 | 7:00 pm 8:30 pm 10:00 pm | #15 $5,200 NLHE 8Max #16 $2,100 NLO8 6Max #17 $1,050 NLHE 3Max Zoom PKO | $500K $200K $400K |
| Dec. 3 | 5:30 pm 7:00 pm 8:30 pm 10:00 pm | #18 $5,200 NLHE PKO #19 $2,100 NLHE Main Event #20 $2,100 PLO 6Max #21 $1,050 NLHE 8Max Turbo | $500K $2M |
| Dec. 4 | 7:00 pm | #22 $1,050 NLHE Wrap Up | $250K |
The place to be for high stakes online poker tournament action beginning later this month is PokerStars, either as a participant or spectator.
