PokerStars concludes successful Galactic Series

(PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars’ has once again smashed expectations in Southern Europe, with the Galactic Series, one of its most popular series for players in France, Spain and Portugal, generating an €8 million prize pool, over €1 million above the guarantee. The prize pool was shared out across 261 events and more than 343,000 entries. The highlight of the series was the Main Event that paid out €365,025 to players across the three weeks.

GALACTIC STAR BATTLES FOR SILVER AND GOLD PRIZES
Throughout the series, players had the chance to get their hands on additional Silver and Gold Passes by opting-in to the Galactic Stars Battle. Players opted in for a PokerStars Ambassador, and all those who chose to support the leading Ambassador each week being entered into a freeroll to win a Silver Power Pass.

In Spain, captains ‘WilloelPillo’ and ‘and1ero’ saw a similar pattern. Willo was victorious in weeks one and three with 327,805 and 250,763 points respectively while Álex ‘and1ero’ Romero took the advantage in week two with 318,631 points and Esteban ‘estiwinho’ Pascual couldn’t reach the top spot in any week.

Silver and Gold Passes can be redeemed as entries to a range of PokerStars Live events throughout the year, including marquee stops at the European Poker Tour (EPT) and the PokerStars Open, which debuted this year and have provided players across Europe with world class poker at accessible price points with lively, grassroots-style atmosphere and entertainment. Closing out the season, EPT Prague starts December 3 and runs until December 14, and will be followed by PokerStars Open Cannes on December 16. Players with Gold or Silver Passes can redeem them for entries at both of these events.

“Once again, we’ve seen players from all over France, Spain and Portugal come together to enjoy the Galactic Series”, said Sandro Forleo, Head of Poker Operations for Southern Europe and Italy at PokerStars. “Our Mega Mystery events, where bounties can be won as soon as late reg closes, proved especially popular and continued to offer something new and enjoyable to players at all experience levels.”