PokerStars Championship
The PokerStars Championship was a series of global poker tournaments which began in 2017. The formation of the series was announced in August 2016, when PokerStars revealed that the European Poker Tour and other poker tours were being rebranded.[1] Seven tournament festivals were played in the inaugural season, in the Bahamas, Panama, Macau, Monte Carlo, Sochi, Barcelona and Prague. PokerStars also announced another series of tournaments, PokerStars Festival, which features lower buy-in events. The series was discontinued after the inaugural season.
PSC Main Event winners
| Season | Date | Event and location | Main Event winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6–14 January 2017 |  |
 |
$429,664 |
| 14–20 March 2017 |  |
|
$293,860 | |
| 1–9 April 2017 |  |
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HKD2,877,500 | |
| 29 April–5 May 2017 |  |
 |
€466,714 | |
| 25–31 May 2017 |  |
|
RUB29,100,000 | |
| 21–27 August 2017 |  |
 |
€987,043 | |
| 12–18 December 2017 |  |
 |
€675,000 |
Results
Source: [2]
- Venue: Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas
- Buy-in: $5,000
- 7-Day Event: January 6-14, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 738
- Total Prize Pool: $3,376,712
- Number of Payouts: 143
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | | $429,664* |
| 2nd | | $403,448* |
| 3rd | | $259,980 |
| 4th | | $191,420 |
| 5th | | $140,940 |
| 6th |  | $103,780 |
| 7th | | $76,400 |
| 8th | | $56,260 |
* Deal between the final two players.
- Venue: Sortis Hotel, Panama City, Panama
- Buy-in: $5,300
- 7-Day Event: March 14-20, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 366
- Total Prize Pool: $1,775,100
- Number of Payouts: 71
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | | $293,860 |
| 2nd | | $217,860 |
| 3rd | | $161,340 |
| 4th | .svg.png){kind=small} | $119,480 |
| 5th |  | $88,480 |
| 6th | | $65,520 |
| 7th | | $48,520 |
| 8th | | $35,920 |
- Venue: City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau
- Buy-in: HKD42,400
- 7-Day Event: April 1-9, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 536
- Total Prize Pool: HKD20,796,800
- Number of Payouts: 103
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1st | | 2,877,500* |
| 2nd |  | 2,577,500* |
| 3rd | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1,724,000 |
| 4th | | 1,280,000 |
| 5th |  | 950,000 |
| 6th |  | 705,000 |
| 7th | | 521,000 |
| 8th | | 386,000 |
* Deal between the final two players.
- Venue: Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort, Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Buy-in: €5,300
- 7-Day Event: April 29-May 5, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 727
- Total Prize Pool: €3,525,950
- Number of Payouts: 143
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | | €466,714* |
| 2nd | | €402,786* |
| 3rd | | €271,500 |
| 4th | | €199,900 |
| 5th | | €147,120 |
| 6th |  | €108,300 |
| 7th | | €79,750 |
| 8th | | €58,740 |
* Deal between the final two players.
- Venue: Casino Sochi, Sochi, Russia
- Buy-in: RUB 318,000 ($5,590)
- 7-Day Event: May 25-31, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 387
- Total Prize Pool: 150,000,000
- Number of Payouts: 55
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize (RUB) |
| 1st | | 29,100,000 |
| 2nd | | 18,450,000 |
| 3rd |  | 13,335,000 |
| 4th | | 10,785,000 |
| 5th |  | 8,535,000 |
| 6th | | 6,570,000 |
| 7th | | 4,890,000 |
| 8th | | 3,540,000 |
- Venue: Casino Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Buy-in: €5,300
- 7-Day Event: August 21-27, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 1,682
- Total Prize Pool: €8,157,700
- Number of Payouts: 247
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | | €987,043* |
| 2nd |  | €917,347* |
| 3rd | | €850,110* |
| 4th |  | €402,000 |
| 5th |  | €317,960 |
| 6th | | €252,000 |
| 7th | | €193,000 |
| 8th |  | €136,000 |
* Deal between the final three players.
- Venue: Casino Atrium Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
- Buy-in: €5,300
- 7-Day Event: December 12-18, 2017
- Number of buy-ins: 855
- Total Prize Pool: €4,146,750
- Number of Payouts: 128
| Final table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | | €675,000* |
| 2nd | | €570,000* |
| 3rd | | €332,000 |
| 4th | | €249,000 |
| 5th | | €196,000 |
| 6th | | €147,000 |
| 7th |  | €104,000 |
| 8th |  | €72,850 |
* Deal between the final two players.
Future
On December 15, 2017 PokerStars announced that it will bring back regional tour brands in 2018. These include the EPT, Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), and Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT).[3] Therefore, the PokerStars Championship label will no longer be used.
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References
- Willis, Brad (August 24, 2016). "PokerStars announces global Championship and Festival events". PokerStars Blog. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- "PokerStars Championship schedule". Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- Nuwwarah, Mo (December 15, 2017). "European Poker Tour Brand to Return in 2018". PokerNews.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
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