From October 27 to December 1, the Stars Season festival will take place on PokerStars, with the participation of the poker room's ambassadors. The prize pool will amount to nearly $11,000,000, and additional prizes can be won in the leaderboards.
The schedule includes 30 tournaments starting from $3.3, many of which will have three buy-in categories: Low, Medium, and High.
Leaderboards
In addition, the leaderboard will draw $100,000 worth of tickets to the upcoming New Year's Series.
All tournaments are divided into three categories based on the size of the buy-ins:
- Low: up to $21
- Medium: $22 – $109
- High: $110 and above
Points are awarded for finishing positions in the prize zone.
Leaderboard winners will receive:
- High: $10,300 NYS Main Event ticket + 2x $1,050 NYS tickets
- Medium: $10,300 NYS Main Event ticket
- Low: 5x $1,050 NYS tickets
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| Winner | 100 |
| 2nd place | 80 |
| 3rd place | 70 |
| 4th place | 60 |
| 5th place | 55 |
| 6th place | 50 |
| 7th place | 45 |
| 8th place | 40 |
| 9th place | 35 |
| 10th-18th place | 30 |
| Remaining prizes – top 10% | 25 |
| Remaining prizes – second 10% | 20 |
| Remaining prizes – second 20% | 15 |
| Remaining prizes – third 20% | 10 |
| Remaining prizes – last 40% | 5 |
Low
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $5,000 |
| 2nd | $2,500 |
| 3rd | $1,500 |
| 4th | $1,000 |
| 5th | $500 |
| 6th-10th | $250 |
| 11th-20th | $150 |
| 21st-30th | $100 |
| 31st-45th | $50 |
Medium
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $10,000 |
| 2nd | $7,500 |
| 3rd | $5,000 |
| 4th | $2,500 |
| 5th | $1,500 |
| 6th-10th | $1,000 |
| 11th-15th | $500 |
| 16th-20th | $200 |
High
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $15,000 |
| 2nd | $10,000 |
| 3rd | $5,000 |
Schedule of the Series
| Date | Time (GMT) | Tournament name | Buy-in ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 27 October | 16:05 | Episode 01-L: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, The Terminator – Hosted by Lex], 40K Gtd | 11 |
| Sun, 27 October | 16:05 | Episode 01-M: 55 NLHE [Progressive KO, The Terminator – Hosted by Lex], 100K Gtd | 55 |
| Sun, 27 October | 16:05 | Episode 01-H: 215 NLHE [Progressive KO, The Terminator – Hosted by Lex], 100K Gtd | 215 |
| Sun, 27 October | 18:05 | Episode 02-: 109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Stars Season Kick Off], 1M Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 27 October | 19:00 | Episode 03-: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Storm], 100K Gtd | 11 |
| Tue, 29 October | 19:02 | Episode 04-L: 11 NLHE [Super Tuesday – Hosted by Parker], 25K Gtd | 11 |
| Tue, 29 October | 19:02 | Episode 04-M: 109 NLHE [Super Tuesday – Hosted by Parker], 50K Gtd | 109 |
| Tue, 29 October | 19:02 | Episode 04-H: 1,050 NLHE [Super Tuesday – Hosted by Parker], 75K Gtd | 1,050 |
| Tue, 29 October | 22:02 | Episode 05-L: 11 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Tue, 29 October | 22:02 | Episode 05-M: 109 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 40K Gtd | 109 |
| Tue, 29 October | 22:02 | Episode 05-H: 530 PLO [8-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 530 |
| Wed, 30 October | 21:02 | Episode 06-L: 11 PLO [8-Max, Fenomeno – Hosted by Lali], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Wed, 30 October | 21:02 | Episode 06-M: 109 PLO [8-Max, Fenomeno – Hosted by Rafa], 70K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 31 October | 19:02 | Episode 07-L: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], 30K Gtd | 11 |
| Thu, 31 October | 19:02 | Episode 07-M: 109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], 80K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 31 October | 19:02 | Episode 07-H: 1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill], 100K Gtd | 1,050 |
| Thu, 31 October | 22:02 | Episode 08-L: 11 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Thu, 31 October | 22:02 | Episode 08-M: 109 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 40K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 31 October | 22:02 | Episode 08-H: 530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 530 |
| Sun, 3 November | 18:05 | Episode 09-L: 11 NLO8 [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super Sunday], 125K Gtd | 11 |
| Sun, 3 November | 18:05 | Episode 09-M: 109 NLO8 [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super Sunday], 1M Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 3 November | 18:05 | Episode 09-H: 1,050 NLO8 [8-Max, Progressive KO, Super Sunday], 300K Gtd | 1,050 |
| Mon, 4 November | 19:15 | Episode 10-L: 3.30 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Hot 3.30 – Hosted by Wistern], 7.5K Gtd | 3.30 |
| Mon, 4 November | 18:15 | Episode 10-M: 33 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Hot 33 – Hosted by Wistern], 20K Gtd | 33 |
| Mon, 4 November | 20:15 | Episode 10-H: 109 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Hot 109 – Hosted by Wistern], 15K Gtd | 109 |
| Wed, 6 November | 17:00 | Episode 11-L: 17 HORSE [Big 16.50 – Hosted by Spraggy], 20K Gtd | 17 |
| Wed, 6 November | 17:00 | Episode 11-M: 109 HORSE [Big 109 – Hosted by Spraggy], 75K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 7 November | 19:02 | Episode 12-L: 11 HORSE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill – Hosted by Fintan], 30K Gtd | 11 |
| Thu, 7 November | 19:02 | Episode 12-M: 109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill – Hosted by Fintan], 80K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 7 November | 19:02 | Episode 12-H: 1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill – Hosted by Fintan], 100K Gtd | 1,050 |
| Thu, 7 November | 22:02 | Episode 13-L: 11 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Thu, 7 November | 22:02 | Episode 13-M: 109 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 40K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 7 November | 22:02 | Episode 13-H: 530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 530 |
| Sun, 10 November | 17:05 | Episode 14-: 55 NLHE [Red Spade Open], 500K Gtd | 55 |
| Sun, 10 November | 18:05 | Episode 15-: 109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Million], 1M Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 10 November | 19:00 | Episode 16-: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Storm], 100K Gtd | 11 |
| Mon, 11 November | 18:05 | Episode 17-L: 11 NLHE [Monday Mystery], 75K Gtd | 11 |
| Mon, 11 November | 18:05 | Episode 17-M: 82 5-Card PLO8 [8-Max, Monday Mystery], 150K Gtd | 82 |
| Mon, 11 November | 18:05 | Episode 17-H: 215 5-Card PLO8 [8-Max, Monday Mystery], 200K Gtd | 215 |
| Thu, 14 November | 19:02 | Episode 18-L: 11 5-Card PLO8 [8-Max, Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill – Hosted by Sam], 30K Gtd | 11 |
| Thu, 14 November | 19:02 | Episode 18-M: 109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill – Hosted by Sam], 80K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 14 November | 19:02 | Episode 18-H: 1,050 NLHE [Progressive KO, Thursday Thrill – Hosted by Sam], 100K Gtd | 1,050 |
| Thu, 14 November | 22:02 | Episode 19-L: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Thu, 14 November | 22:02 | Episode 19-M: 109 FL Badugi [Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 40K Gtd | 109 |
| Thu, 14 November | 22:02 | Episode 19-H: 530 FL Badugi [Progressive KO, Daily Cooldown], 20K Gtd | 530 |
| Sun, 17 November | 18:05 | Episode 20-: 109 FL Badugi [Progressive KO, Sunday Million], 1M Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 17 November | 19:00 | Episode 21-: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Storm ], 100K Gtd | 11 |
| Mon, 18 November | 18:05 | Episode 22-L: 11 NLHE [Monday Mystery], 50K Gtd | 11 |
| Mon, 18 November | 18:05 | Episode 22-M: 82 NLHE [Monday Mystery], 125K Gtd | 82 |
| Mon, 18 November | 18:05 | Episode 22-H: 215 NLHE [Monday Mystery], 150K Gtd | 215 |
| Tue, 19 November | 17:30 | Episode 23-L: 5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Bounty Builder 5.50 – Hosted by Seb], 20K Gtd | 5.50 |
| Tue, 19 November | 17:30 | Episode 23-M: 55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Bounty Builder 55 – Hosted by Seb], 125K Gtd | 55 |
| Tue, 19 November | 17:30 | Episode 23-H: 530 NLHE [Progressive KO, Bounty Builder 530 – Hosted by Seb], 60K Gtd | 530 |
| Wed, 20 November | 21:02 | Episode 24-: 11 NLHE [Fenomeno], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Wed, 20 November | 21:02 | Episode 24-: 109 NLHE [Fenomeno], 50K Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 24 November | 18:05 | Episode 25-: 109 HORSE [Progressive KO, Sunday Million], 1M Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 24 November | 19:00 | Episode 26-: 11 PLO [8-Max, Progressive KO, Sunday Storm], 100K Gtd | 11 |
| Mon, 25 November | 18:05 | Episode 27-L: 11 PLO [8-Max, Monday Mystery], 50K Gtd | 11 |
| Mon, 25 November | 18:05 | Episode 27-M: 82 PLO [8-Max, Monday Mystery], 125K Gtd | 82 |
| Mon, 25 November | 18:05 | Episode 27-H: 215 NLHE [Monday Mystery], 150K Gtd | 215 |
| Wed, 27 November | 21:02 | Episode 28-: 11 NLHE [Fenomeno], 20K Gtd | 11 |
| Wed, 27 November | 21:02 | Episode 28-: 109 NLHE [Fenomeno], 50K Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 1 December | 18:05 | Episode 29-: 109 NLHE [Progressive KO, Stars Season Finale], 1.25M Gtd | 109 |
| Sun, 1 December | 19:00 | Episode 30-: 11 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Storm], 125K Gtd | 11 |