Trophies, badges, leaderboard prizes, ambassador events, and online poker tournament glory await PokerStars players as we enter Sunday Million Season.
From March 10 to April 21, PokerStars has expanded the celebration of the iconic online poker tournament with six weeks of tournaments consisting of 24 individual episodes.
The schedule is filled with special themed tournaments and boosted guarantees, allowing players to win special prestige badges, trophies, and tickets to major Sunday Million Season events.
Sunday Million Season Key Episodes
Three key episodes in the Sunday Million Season schedule combine for a whopping $10 million GTD, starting with the biggest of them all on April 7: The Sunday Million 18th Anniversary.
April 7: $215 Sunday Million 18th Anniversary – $8M GTD
April 14: $11 Sunday Storm 13th Anniversary – $500K GTD
April 21: $109 Sunday Million Season Finale – $1.5M GTD
From now until the Sunday Million Anniversary, any player who makes it to the final table in any Sunday Million Season event (up to $55 buy-in) will win a $215 ticket to the Sunday Million Anniversary.
Then, from April 7-21, all Sunday Million Season events up to $11 buy-in will award Sunday Million Season Finale tickets to each of their final tablists.
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Leaderboards
There are also four separate leaderboards that players can compete for, offering $100k in tickets to the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The three key episodes of the Sunday Million Anniversary, Sunday Storm Anniversary, and the Season Finale will all offer double points.
- Low – episodes with buy-ins up to $21
- Medium – episodes with buy-ins between $22-$109
- High – episodes with a buy-in of $110 or more
- Player of the Season – all buy-ins
Ambassador Events
It wouldn’t be a PokerStars event without their roster of Ambassadors getting in on the action. Four separate events take place from April 16-18 as Fintan Hand, Ben Spragg, Parker Talbot, and Rafael Moraes will all give their fans a chance to win a ticket to the Sunday Million Season Finale.
All they need to do is knock out the ambassador hosting the event to receive a $109 ticket to the $1.5m GTD event on April 21.
- Fintan Hand: $5.50 PKO – $25K GTD on Apr 16
- Ben Spragg: $11 Mystery Bounty – $70K GTD on Apr 17
- Parker Talbot: $55 Mystery Bounty – $150 GTD on Apr 18
- Rafael Moraes: $5.50 PKO – $20K GTD on Apr 18
Trophy Events
And who doesn’t like trophies? Five separate events will award trophies to the winner: The three editions of the Super Sunday on Sunday, March 17, as well as the Sunday Million 18th Anniversary, Sunday Storm 13th Anniversary, and the Sunday Million Season Finale.
There will also be a trophy for the Player of the Season.
How to Qualify for the Sunday Million Season
There are plenty of opportunities for players to win their way to the Sunday Million Season on PokerStars
Power Path: Special Silver and Gold Sunday Million Season ticket bundles will be available through Power Path. You can also use Power Path tickets to enter Sunday Million 18th Anniversary satellites.
- Players can use $1 Step 2 Power Path tickets to enter Phased satellites from $1
- Players can use $11 Step 3 Power Path tickets to enter $11 direct satellites
Fast Track Satellites: Over $100,000 in Season Finale tickets will be up for grabs via Fast Track satellites, starting at just $1.10
Spin & Go’s: Special edition Spin & Go satellites to the Sunday Million 18th Anniversary start from $0.60
Daily Freerolls: Win your way to the Sunday Million for free using the daily freeroll satellites
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Sunday Million Season Full Schedule
Eight of the events come with three separate levels, with low, medium, and high buy-ins and guarantees indicated in the table below.
| Date | Time (ET) | Episode | Buy-in(s) | Guarantee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar | 09:05 | Episode #0: The Prologue | $11/$55/$215 | $50k/$150k/$125k |
| 10-Mar | 11:05 | Episode #1: Seasons Kick-Off | $3.30/$33/$320 | $30k/$150k/$150k |
| 10-Mar | 13:05 | Episode #2: Sunday Million | $109 | $1m |
| 17-Mar | 13:05 | Episode #3: Super Sunday | $11/$109/$1,050 | $150k/$1m/$300k |
| 18-Mar | 13:05 | Episode #4: Monday Mystery | $11/$82/$215 | $100k/$175k/$175k |
| 24-Mar | 13:05 | Episode #5: Sunday Million | $109 | $1m |
| 30-Mar | 10:30 | Episode #6: Bounty Bonanza – Mystery Bounty | $5.50 | $40k |
| 30-Mar | 12:30 | Episode #7: Bounty Bonanza | $11 | $100k |
| 30-Mar | 14:05 | Episode #8: Bounty Bonanza – Saturday KO | $215 | $100k |
| 30-Mar | 15:30 | Episode #9: Bounty Bonanza – Mystery Bounty | $22 | $100k |
| 31-Mar | 10:30 | Episode #10: Bounty Bonanza – Sunday Eliminator | $27 | $150k |
| 31-Mar | 12:05 | Episode #11: Bounty Bonanza – Mystery Bounty | $5.50/$55/$530 | $50k/$200k/$150k |
| 31-Mar | 13:05 | Episode #12: Sunday Million | $109 | $1m |
| 07-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #13: Sunday Million Anniversary | $215 | $8m |
| 08-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #14: Monday Mystery | $11/$82/$215 | $100k/$175k/$175k |
| 14-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #15: Sunday Million | $109 | $1m |
| 14-Apr | 14:05 | Episode #16: Sunday Storm Anniversary | $11 | $500k |
| 16-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #17: Ambassador Event – Fintan (PKO) | $5.50 | $25k |
| 17-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #18: Ambassador Event – Spraggy (MB) | $11 | $70k |
| 18-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #19: Ambassador Event – Parker (MB) | $55 | $150k |
| 18-Apr | 16:05 | Episode #20: Ambassador Event – Rafa (PKO) | $5.50 | $20k |
| 21-Apr | 13:05 | Episode #21: Sunday Million Season Finale | $109 | $1.5m |
| 21-Apr | 14:05 | Episode #22: Season Wrap-Up | $5.50/$55/$530 | $50k/$200k/$200k |
| 21-Apr | 16:05 | Episode #23: The Epilogue | $11/$109/$1,050 | $100k/$150k/$300k |
European Executive Editor
Will Shillibier is the European Executive Editor for PokerNews and based in the United Kingdom. He started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019.
He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.