PokerStars is celebrating its 20 year anniversary with a special tournament series called The Big 20 Rewind. The series is designed to reward players who are at the heart of PokerStars’ journey.
The Big 20 Rewind will celebrate 20 years of poker history, unforgeable moments, and amazing winning moments. There are 20 tournaments in the pipeline, each honouring an iconic moment in PokerStars’ history from 2001 through to 2021. Those tournaments have combined prize pools of $5,500,000.
It is not only rich prize pools that you can get your hands on because PokerStars is giving away some incredible prizes during The Big 20 Rewind. These epic prizes include, but are not limited to:
- An around the world holiday
- An electric car
- Luxury watches
- A SLAM poker package including buy-ins to some of PokerStars’ biggest events
The full schedule is still in the process of being finalized, but some of the highlight tournaments include:
- 2001 – Year of PokerStars: $11 buy-in with $100,000 guaranteed
- 2006 – Year of the Sunday Million: $215 buy-in with $1,000,000 guaranteed
- 2014 – Year of the Spin & Go: $10 buy-in with $150,000 guaranteed
- 2018 – Year of the Platinum Pass: $5 buy-in with $50,000 guaranteed
- 2019 – Year of the PSPC: $25 buy-in with $150,000 guaranteed
There is also The Big 20 Finale, which shuffles up and deals on December 5. it only costs $55 to enter, yet has an eye-popping guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000!
“We kickstarted our 20th Anniversary with the announcement of our new and improved Rewards program. Now we’d like to thank the PokerStars community with a huge celebratory series, with big guarantees and winning moments. The past 20 years have been an incredible journey, and each tournament has been designed to look back at those special moments and reward our community with some unforgettable prizes. We hope our players enjoy the celebration, and we’re looking forward to the next 20 years with them.” said Severin Rasset, Managing Director of Poker at PokerStars.
Other Highlights
As well as playing in celebratory tournaments, the PokerStars community can get involved in The Big 20: Players Awards. Be prepared to reminisce as PokerStars shortlists the top moments in poker history. Who wins is up to the community, and voting opens today on the PokerStars Blog.
What’s more, players can expect to see lots of exciting content across PokerStars Twitch channel with a number of PokerStars ambassadors streaming the events, and special edition Poker in the Ears podcasts with guests including Colin Murray, the original voice of the EPT, and poker pro Antonio Esfandiari.
