The latest instalment of the 50/50 Series is in full swing at PokerStars, but you still have plenty of time to get in on the action and fight it out across some excellent $50 buy-in events. The PokerStars 50/50 Series sees a schedule of 50 events, each costing $50 to enter, running from February 5-13.
Most of the 50/50 Series tournaments are played as No-Limit Hold'em, but there are a couple of Pot-Limit Omaha, PLO8, and 8-Game events mixed in. Indeed, there is even a PLO Main Event that boasts a $50,000 guarantee on its prize pool, although the actual pot will likely be greater than that.
Each day there is an 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR with at least $150,000 guaranteed to be won, and a 6-Max Daily Supersonic rounding off the action; those hyper-turbo Supersonics come with $35,000 guaranteed.
Of course, the 50/50 Series tournament every PokerStars player wants to take down is the 46th event on the schedule, the Main Event. Played as an 8-Max PKO tournament, the 50/50 Series Main Event shuffles up and deals at 5:30 p.m. GMT on February 12 and has 3 hours 15 minutes of late registration. PokerStars guarantees at least $500,000 will be in the pot by the time late registration slams shut, meaning 11,001 entries are needed to hit the guarantee.
Up to five re-entries are permitted, and Day 1 concludes 8 hours and 50 minutes after the pitching of the first cards. Day 2 commences at 6:00 p.m. GMT on February 13 and continues until one player has all of the chips in play in their stack.
PokerStars 50/50 Series Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 6 Feb | 3:05 p.m. | #08 6-Max Deepstack | $50,000 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #09 7-Max PKO | $50,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #10 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | $175,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | #11 6-Max Turbo PKO | $75,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #12 6-Max PLO Turbo PKO | $15,000 | |
| 11:05 p.m. | #13 6-Max Hyper Daily Supersonic | $35,000 | |
| Tue 7 Feb | 3:05 p.m. | #14 The Marathon | $35,000 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #15 7-Max PKO | $50,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #16 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | $150,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | #17 6-Max Turbo PKO | $75,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #18 3-Max Turbo PKO Zoom | $33,300 | |
| 11:05 p.m. | #19 6-Max Hyper Daily Supersonic | $35,000 | |
| Wed 8 Feb | 3:05 p.m. | #20 The Marathon | $35,000 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #21 8-Max Midweek Freeze | $40,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #22 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | $175,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | #23 8-Game 6-Max | $10,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #24 Heads-up Total PKO Zoom | $50,000 | |
| 11:05 p.m. | #25 6-Max Hyper Daily Supersonic | $35,000 | |
| Thu 9 Feb | 3:05 p.m. | #26 The Marathon | $35,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | #27 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | $175,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | #28 PLO8 6-Max PKO | $15,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #29 6-Max Turbo PKO | $30,000 | |
| 11:05 p.m. | #30 6-Max Hyper Daily Supersonic | $35,000 | |
| Fri 10 Feb | 3:30 a.m. | #31 8-Max PKO | $25,000 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #32 6-Max Turbo Total PKO | $35,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #33 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | $150,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | #34 The Rounder | $20,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #35 6-Max Turbo PKO | $10,000 | |
| 11:05 p.m. | #36 6-Max Hyper Daily Supersonic | $35,000 | |
| Sat 11 Feb | 6:05 a.m. | #37 8-Max PKO Pacific Rum Special | $15,000 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #38 8-Max Deepstack | $50,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #39 Heads-Up Total PKO Zoom | $50,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #40 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder HR | $150,000 | |
| 8:40 p.m. | #41 7-Max Turbo PKO | $40,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #42 4-Max PKO Bounty Quads | $35,000 | |
| 11:05 p.m. | #43 6-Max Hyper Daily Supersonic | $35,000 | |
| Sun 12 Feb | 3:05 p.m. | #44 8-Max Sunday Marathon | $100,000 |
| 4:30 p.m. | #45 8-Max Semi-Turbo | $125,000 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | #46 8-Max PKO Main Event 2-Days | $500,000 | |
| 7:15 p.m. | #47 6-Max PKO PLO Main Event | $50,000 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | #48 6-Max Turbo | $100,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #49 Heads-Up Total PKO Zoom | $50,000 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | #50 7-Max PKO Series Saver | $100,000 |
*variant is No-Limit Hold'em unless specified
PokerStars 50/50 Series Results So Far
A handful of 50/50 Series events are already done and dusted, with Hungarian legend Peter "Belabacsi" Traply taking down the Series Opener. Traply topped a 2,247-strong field to turn his $50 investment into a $15,202 payday.
"Jakub_Odvar" is the biggest winner of the series so far after receiving $34,810 for his victory in the #03 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder event on the opening night.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #01 Series Opener | 2,247 | $102,126 | Peter "Belabacsi" Traply | $15,202 |
| #02 Heads-Up Total KO Zoom | 1,202 | $54,630 | TinyCities | $7,510 |
| #03 8-Max PKO Mini Bounty Builder | 9,037 | $410,731 | Jakub_Odvar | $34,810* |
| #04 PLO 6-Max | 698 | $31,724 | cAzimiR69 | $5,395 |
| #05 8-Max Semi-Turbo | 3,232 | $146,894 | yolokipo23 | $21,153 |
| #06 6-Max Turbo PKO | 2,462 | $111,897 | GioPN | $12,813* |
| #07 8-Max Hyper Sunday Finisher | 1,466 | $69,810 | LIKE A G6 | $10,698 |
*includes bounty payments
