PokerStars Festival London guarantees 500,000 GBP Main Event

(PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars Festival London returns to The Hippodrome Casino London from 22-28 January 2018. The event is the first PokerStars Festival stop of the year with many more yet to be confirmed across Europe.

PokerStars Festival London schedule highlights
PokerStars Festival London boasts a seven-day schedule consisting of 10 tournaments, including the £500,000 guaranteed PokerStars Festival Main Event (£990 buy-in, 24-28 January). Schedule highlights are as follows:

• PokerStars Festival Main Event: 24-28 January 2018 - £990 - (£500,000 guaranteed).
• Super Deep Stack: 24-28 January 2018 - £170.
• PokerStars Festival High Roller: 23-24 January 2018 - £2,200.
• London Cup: 27-28 January 2018 - £330.
• PL Omaha Double Chance: 28 January 2018 - £220.

Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody will be among hundreds of hopefuls keen to make their mark at the Festival's various poker tournaments.

"I'm really looking forward to the festival in London. It's not often I get to roll out of my own bed to go and play a big PokerStars event with friends," said Cody. "Players can expect a great atmosphere and schedule. Plus, there are three free $30,000 PSPC tickets to be won throughout the event!"

Pick up a Platinum Pass
PokerStars Live's next big giveaway will be during PokerStars Festival London, where three Platinum Pass packages to the PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) at the PCA in 2019 are up for grabs. The packages will be awarded to the winners of the PokerStars Festival London Main Event, High Roller and London Cup events. Who will be next to join the Platinum Pass Winners Club?

Spin your way to live poker in London
Players can win their entry to the £500,000 guaranteed Main Event through special edition $11 (€15 on pokerstars.fr) Spin & Go tournaments, which run until 19 January. Each Spin & Go package is worth approximately $3,100/€2,610, and includes entry to the Main Event, five nights' five star accommodation for two at the Radisson Blu Edwardian and $365/€310 for travel expenses.

Players can also turn a small investment into a big win through a wide range of satellites currently running online at PokerStars. Last year, 23-year-old law student Rehman Kassam from London played a live £120 PokerStars satellite and took home the Main Event first prize of £89,320, the largest win of his poker career.

Full details about PokerStars Festival London 2018 and its schedule can be found on the PokerStars Live website. Further information can also be found on the PokerStarsBlog.

New stops added to PokerStars Live 2018 schedule
New PokerStars Live events have been added to 2018 PokerStarsLive calendar. Players will now have the chance to play in the following PokerStars-sponsored live events:

• PokerStars Festival London: 22-28 January 2018.
• Macau Poker Cup 28: 26 January to 11 February 2018.
• PokerStars MEGASTACK London: 23-25 February 2018 (New Addition).
• LAPT Chile: 8-13 March 2018.
• PokerStars MEGASTACK Sanremo: 12-18 March 2018 (New Addition).
• APPT Macau: 14-25 March 2018.
• EPT Sochi: 20-29 March 2018 .
• APPT Korea: 6-15 April 2018 (New Addition).
• PokerStars And Monte-Carlo© Casino EPT: 24 April 24 to 4 May 2018.
• Manila Megastack: 27 April 27 to 6 May 2018 (New Addition).
• EPT Barcelona: 21 August to 2 September 2018.