As February drew to a close, PokerStars unveiled the Sunday Million Season, a six-week celebration of online poker’s most iconic tournament. Featuring 23 episodes before April 21, the PokerStars Sunday Million Season has tournaments with buy-ins of $5.50 to $530, and guaranteed prize pools worth up to $8 million!
The first three episodes of the PokerStars Sunday Millions Series will air on March 10, and the worthy champions will be crowned.
At 1:05 p.m., Episode 00 – The Prologue, gets underway. Three Prologue events with buy-ins of $11, $55, and $215, and guarantees worth $50,000, $150,000, and $125,000, serve as the season’s curtain raiser.
That trio of events are followed up two hours later at 3:05 p.m. GMT with the $3.30, $33, and $320 No-Limit Hold’em PKO Season Kick-Off events before the biggest tournament of the night, a $109 buy-in PKO edition of the Sunday Million wraps up the week’s action.
To give you an idea of what to expect from the March 10 Sunday Million, think back to last week’s tournament. British player “bsmartplayer” came out on top of a 10,417-strong crowd and walked away with $93,277, with $39,112 stemming from the progressive bounties they collected along the way. Special edition Sunday Millions often attract larger crowds, and the March 10 installment is definitely special.
PokerStars Sunday Million Season Week 1 Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10 Mar | 1:05 p.m. | Episode 00-L: $11 NLHE The Prologue | $50,000 |
| 1:05 p.m. | Episode 00-M: $55 NLHE The Prologue | $150,000 | |
| 1:05 p.m. | Episode 00-H: $215 NLHE The Prologue | $125,000 | |
| 3:05 p.m. | Episode 01-L: $3.30 NLHE PKO Season Kick-Off | $30,000 | |
| 3:05 p.m. | Episode 01-M: $33 NLHE PKO Season Kick-Off | $150,000 | |
| 3:05 p.m. | Episode 01-H: $320 NLHE PKO Season Kick-Off | $150,000 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | Episode 02: $109 Sunday Million PKO | $1,000,000 |
PokerStars Celebrate Women’s Sunday With Added Sunday Million Tickets
PokerStars is adding a ton of value to the $22 Women’s Sunday tournaments throughout the Sunday Million Season, starting with a celebration of International Women’s Day.
On March 10, the same day the Sunday Million Season kicks off in style, there is a $22 Women’s Sunday tournament at 5:40 p.m. GMT. The Women’s Sunday champion on March 10 will not only win the bulk of the tournament’s prize pool but also a $215 ticket to the Sunday Million 18th Anniversary event that has $8 million guaranteed. In addition, the other eight finalists bag themselves an $11 ticket to the $500,000 guaranteed Sunday Storm Anniversary event.
| Women’s Sunday Date | Champion | Final Table Players |
|---|---|---|
| March 10 | $215 SM Anniversary ticket | $11 Sunday Storm Anniversary ticket |
| March 17 | $215 SM Anniversary ticket | $11 Sunday Storm Anniversary ticket |
| March 24 | $215 SM Anniversary ticket | $11 Sunday Storm Anniversary ticket |
| March 31 | $215 SM Anniversary ticket | $11 Sunday Storm Anniversary ticket |
| April 7 | $109 SM Finale ticket | $11 Sunday Storm Anniversary ticket |
| April 14 | $109 SM Finale ticket | Step 3 Power Path ticket |
Sunday Million Season Full Schedule
The full PokerStars Sunday Million Season schedule is in the table below. Pay close attention to a handful of key tournaments.
The $215 buy-in Sunday Million 18th Anniversary kicks off on April 7. It comes with a huge $8 million guarantee, of which at least $1 million is reserved for the eventual champion.
A week later, on April 14, you have the chance to turn $11 into a share of a guaranteed $500,000 in the Sunday Storm Anniversary before a $109 buy-in, $1.5 million guaranteed Sunday Million Season Finale rounds things off nicely on April 21.
Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the PokerStars Sunday Million Season as we bring you the latest news, results, and promotions regarding this six-week extravaganza.
