Easter is almost upon us and PokerStars is getting into the spirit by giving Fintan "easywithaces" Hand his very own tournament series. The EasterWithAces series runs from April 4 though April 17, features ten value-packed events, a special freeroll, plus six community home games that give PokerStars players the chance to win a share of almost $190,000, including a coveted PSPC Platinum Pass.
EasterWithAces Schedule
Ten events with buy-ins from $5.50 to $55 adorn the EasterWithAces schedule. Each of those tournaments have guaranteed prize pools ranging from $2,500 up to a cool $75,000. That larger sum is reserved for the $33 buy-in EasterWithAces Main Event on April 16.
Satellites for the EasterWithAces Main Event are in the PokerStars lobby right now with an affordable $1.10 buy-in. There are also satellites for the other scheduled events from a mere $0.55, meaning everyone has the chance to enjoy this festival.
| Date | Time (BST) | Tournament | buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 01 Freezeout, $7.5K Gtd | $11 |
| Tue 5 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 02 Progressive KO, $5K Gtd | $5.50 |
| Wed 6 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 03 Freezeout, $10K Gtd | $22 |
| Thu 7 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 04 Progressive KO, $5K Gtd | $5.50 |
| Fri 8 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 05 8-Game, $2.5K Gtd | $11 |
| Sat 9 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 06 High Roller, $20K Gtd | $55 |
| Sun 10 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 07 Triple Stack, $7.5K Gtd | $11 |
| Mon 11 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 08 Marathon, $10K Gtd | $22 |
| Tue 12 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 09 Deep Stack, $5K Gtd | $5.50 |
| Sat 16 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces 10 Main Event, $75K Gtd | $33 |
| Sun 17 Apr | 7:30 p.m. | EasterWithAces Freeroll, $39K Gtd | Ticket Only |
In addition to the ten EasterWithAces events, there are six community home games costing between $0.11 and $0.55. These run from April 13-15.
Players in the EasterWithAces events and community home games can win tickets to the series finale, a ticket-only freeroll with $39,000 worth of prizes shared by the top 100 finishers. Finish in the top 100 to receive a tournament ticket worth between $11 and a cool $5,300. Become the EasterithAces Freeroll champion, however, and a PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) Platinum Pass, worth $30,000, is all yours! Imagine getting your hands on a Platinum Pass for pennies; it would be amazing.
EasterWithAces Freeroll Payouts
- 1st – Platinum Pass
- 2nd - $5,300 ticket
- 3rd - $1,050 ticket
- 4th-5th - $530 ticket
- 6th-7th - $19 ticket
- 8th-9th - $55 ticket
- 10th-50th - $22 ticket
- 51st-100th - $11 ticket
Hand Cashes In The First EasterWithAces Event
The first of ten EasterWithAces events took place on April 4. It drew in a bumper crowd of 1,586 entries, more than doubling the $7,500 guarantee the top 223 finishers shared $15,542.
Hand went deep in the event, eventually bowing out in 22nd place.
Each of the eight finalists won at least $221 for their efforts, with the top three finishers turning their $11 investment into a four figure haul. Brazil’s "Jucaltajai" finished third for $1,203, which left "ZzZzZzZzSsZ" of Canada and "hassabi" of Finland heads-up for the title. The heads-up duo struck a deal that saw the Canadian bank $1,856 and the Finn become the first EasterWithAces champion, a finishing worth $2,200.
EasterWithAces 01: $11 NLHE 8-Max Freezeout Final Table
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hassabi | Finland | $2,200* |
| 2 | ZzZzZzZzSsZ | Canada | $1,856* |
| 3 | Jucaltajai | Brazil | $1,203 |
| 4 | akwebber | Brazil | $857 |
| 5 | tomig96 | United Kingdom | $611 |
| 6 | XXXrichardx | Brazil | $435 |
| 7 | delbergg | Brazil | $310 |
| 8 | sergiinhome | Brazil | $221 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
Hand, who will be streaming the series on his Twitch channel while performing tasks set by Twitch moderators, is super excited to be able to give away a PSPC Platinum Pass.
"Happy Easter, you beautiful folks. I am really excited that PokerStars are giving me my own series and an amazing opportunity for someone from my community to win a PSPC Platinum Pass."
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