Get ready to celebrate the first year of online poker in Pennsylvania in style, as PokerStars PA is bringing a new event series and $1m in guaranteed cash prizes.
The Pennsylvania 1st Anniversary Series will run for one week from November 8 to November 16, with over $1 million guaranteed across 35 events.
The top events in the schedule are a $100 Main Event featuring a $200k guaranteed prize, and a $20 Mini Main Event coming with $25k in guarantees. Both tournaments are set to kick off on November 15, the penultimate and hottest day of the series.
“We’re very excited to bring to you the first ‘Anniversary Series‘,” PokerStars explained in a note. “It’s been a full year since the first-ever real money hand was played during the soft launch of PS Pennsylvania. ‘JeremyBearimy’ scooped that first pot; $3.82 in a $0.01/0.02 cash game,” the note continues. “We remember it like it was yesterday”
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“Since then, we’ve seen the introduction of the popular Sunday Special tournament, as well as exclusive series like the PACOOP, PASCOOP, and PennslyMANIA, and favorites like the Bounty Builder, Summer and Winter Series.”
With the launch of the first Anniversary Series, PokerStars plans to celebrate its first year of operations in Pennsylvania and consolidate its market leadership at the same time.
The PA arm of the largest of all online poker enjoyed a competition-free year in Pennsylvania, being the only operator to offer real money games in the Keystone state.
PokerStars online poker monopoly in Pennsylvania, however, is due to end soon. ROAR Gaming is working on the launch of their partypoker PA product and 888 is reportedly close to bringing both 888poker and WSOP.com to the Keystone State.
PokerStars PA Anniversary Series: Full Schedule
Here’s a look at the full schedule of the PokerStars PA first-ever Anniversary Series.
| Date | Day | Start Time | Event |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 13:00 | 01: $100 NLHE [8-Max, Series Kick-Off], $25K Gtd |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 14:00 | 02: $20 NLHE [8-Max, PKO], $15K Gtd |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 15:30 | 03: $150 NLHE [6-Max], $20K Gtd |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 17:00 | 04: $100 NLHE [Sunday Special SE], $100K Gtd |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 17:30 | 05: $15 NLHE [Mini Special], $10K Gtd |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 19:00 | 06: $200 NLHE [8-Max, PKO], $30K Gtd |
| 08-Nov | Sun | 21:00 | 07: $50 NLHE [Sunday SuperSonic SE], $10K Gtd |
| 09-Nov | Mon | 19:00 | 08: $200 NLHE [4-Max], $30K Gtd |
| 09-Nov | Mon | 19:30 | 09: $10 NLHE [PKO], $7.5K Gtd |
| 09-Nov | Mon | 20:00 | 10: $500 NLHE [6-Max, High-Roller], $50K Gtd |
| 09-Nov | Mon | 21:00 | 11: $100 PLO [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 10-Nov | Tue | 19:00 | 12: $200 NLHE [Super Tuesday SE], $50K Gtd |
| 10-Nov | Tue | 19:30 | 13: $20 NLHE [Mini Super Tuesday], $15K Gtd |
| 10-Nov | Tue | 20:00 | 14: $100 NLO8 [8-Max], $10K Gtd |
| 11-Nov | Wed | 19:00 | 15: $30 NLHE [6-Max], $15K Gtd |
| 11-Nov | Wed | 19:30 | 16: $50 8-GAME, $7.5K Gtd |
| 11-Nov | Wed | 20:30 | 17: $200 NLHE, $25K Gtd |
| 12-Nov | Thu | 19:00 | 18: $200 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Thursday Thrill SE], $40K Gtd |
| 12-Nov | Thu | 19:30 | 19: $20 NLHE [8-Max, PKO, Mini Thrill], $17.5K Gtd |
| 12-Nov | Thu | 21:00 | 20: $150 NLHE [Turbo], $20K Gtd |
| 13-Nov | Fri | 19:00 | 21: $200 FLHE [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 13-Nov | Fri | 20:00 | 22: $100 PLO [6-Max, PKO], $10K Gtd |
| 13-Nov | Fri | 21:00 | 23: $200 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo], $15K Gtd |
| 14-Nov | Sat | 18:00 | 24: $300 NLHE [6-Max], $40K Gtd |
| 14-Nov | Sat | 19:30 | 25: $50 NLHE [PKO], $10K Gtd |
| 14-Nov | Sat | 21:00 | 26: $75 NLHE [6-Max], $20K Gtd |
| 15-Nov | Sun | 14:00 | 27: $100 NLHE [Turbo, PKO, Deepstack], $25K Gtd |
| 15-Nov | Sun | 17:00 | 28: $100 NLHE [Main Event], $200K Gtd |
| 15-Nov | Sun | 18:00 | 29: $20 NLHE [Mini Main Event], $25K Gtd |
| 15-Nov | Sun | 20:00 | 30: $100 NLHE [PKO], $25K Gtd |
| 15-Nov | Sun | 21:00 | 31: $100 PLO [6-Max, Turbo], $10K Gtd |
| 15-Nov | Sun | 22:00 | 32: $75 NLHE [Sunday SuperSonic SE], $12.5K Gtd |
| 16-Nov | Mon | 20:00 | 33: $10 NLHE [8-Max, Phase 2], $30K Gtd |
| 16-Nov | Mon | 20:00 | 34: $50 NLHE [8-Max, Phase 2], $50K Gtd |
| 16-Nov | Mon | 21:00 | 35: $100 NLHE [6-Max, Hyper-Turbo, Series Wrap-Up], $15K Gtd |
How to Participate
To play on PokerStars PA, you need to be located in Pennsylvania and be 21 or older.
You do not need to be a Pennsylvania resident top play. The key element to enter all the real money poker games on the platform is to be physically located in Pennsylvania.
If you are not far from the border and you want to join the action, a quick trip to the Keystone state might be in order.
You also need to have a valid account at PokerStars PA to play. If you don’t have one, creating a free account via this page comes with a free $30 no deposit bonus to play.
