Win a ticket to PSC Main Event Sochi in free PokerStars tournaments! The road to Sochi or how to get to the series without paying a penny

Poker Stars continues to delight players from Russia and the CIS. That's will not do without a whole scattering of satellites, giving everyone the opportunity to get to the event and play in the Main Event!

You can now win a participant package not only in Spin&Go!

We remind you that from May 20 to 31 PokerStars Championship , one of the largest offline poker series, will take place in Sochi. On PokerStars you can win a Championship participant package worth $7.500 in tournaments Spin&Go , however Starzy announced a new promotion: it will take place within two months 9 freerolls. In each of them it is possible to win a similar package!

What joys are packed in a happy package?

The package consists of three components:

• main event ticket with a buy-in of 318,000 rubles, or approximately $5,590;
• booking a hotel Marriott for 8 nights(from May 24 to June 1) in the amount of approximately $930, and you can bring one guest with you;
• $980 toll.

Hotel booking and ticket payment are made by default, and $980 is credited to your account three days in advance, so that you can independently choose a convenient method of departure to the city of Sochi. During these three days Representatives will contact the lucky winner PokerStars regarding the use of the prize.

When will the freerolls take place and what can you win?

Over the next two months, Stars will hold nine special freerolls on the following days:

• March 19;
• 26 March;
• April 2;
• April 9;
• April 16;
• April 23;
• April 30;
• May 7;
• May 14.

Each of them starts at 18:00 Moscow time.

The freeroll prize zone is open to 20 first places, and here are the prizes you can win there:

• 1 place - participant package Main Event PokerStars Championship Sochi for the amount $7.500 ;
• 2nd place - main event ticket Championship for the amount 318,000 rubles(without paying for travel and accommodation in Sochi);
• 3-20 place - satellite ticket with entry $82.

A few words about satellites to the Main Event PokerStars Championship

Readers may have already wondered: what is this $82 satellite and how to get to the coveted freerolls? This will be discussed below, since both of these issues are related.

The fact is that simultaneously with freerolls on PokerStars passes many satellites, in which you can win packages for participation in the Main Event of the Championship. Buy-in levels: $27, $320, $530.

There are other satellites to these qualifying tournaments, and there may be more satellites to those other satellites. The result is a step-by-step selection system for tournaments in which participant packages are directly played out. All these satellites - both direct and intermediate - can be found in the client program along the following path:

1. Open the tab "Events" .
2. Choose a section "Live" .
3. Click the button "Europe" and select Main Event from the list PokerStars Championship in Sochi.
4. Click on new tab - "All satellites" - and select the satellite you need.

As for the notorious $82 satellite, you can win a ticket to a direct qualifying tournament with a $530 buy-in - and in this tournament you can win a Main Event participant package Championship in Sochi for the amount of $7,500!

PokerStars- your great opportunity to get to the offline poker championship!

If you dream of playing in a real live poker tournament, then register at PokerStars and use the methods described in the article to win a participant package PokerStars Championship in Sochi! Registration through our website will help you get bonuses, which will be inaccessible to other players!

How to become a freeroll participant?

Participation in these satellites is required to qualify for one of the 9 above-mentioned freerolls. Step-by-step instruction to get into the freeroll looks like this:

1. Click on the button "Task Window" in the toolbar.
2. Select a task "PSC Freerolls in Sochi" .
3. Click the button "Start" .
4. Have time to play in any 5 satellites to the Main Event Championship in Sochi before the nearest freeroll starts (and let us remind you that freerolls are held on Sundays and start at 18:00 Moscow time).

Satellite buy-ins range from $1.1 to $530. Actually, playing in five tournaments will not be difficult and will not be expensive. Upon completion of the task, when the poker room counts your participation in five satellites, you will receive ticket to the nearest freeroll and you can compete for a $7,500 participant package for a ticket to the Main Event Championship or for a satellite ticket in the amount of $82.

But don't forget to press the button "Start" so that your participation counts! And yes, you can play in all nine freerolls, so increase your chances! However, keep in mind that in case of simply fabulous luck and winning two or more participant packages at once, the extra prizes will be converted into tournament money by default.

Additional information about the promotion

Please note that only users from the following countries can participate in freerolls:

• Azerbaijan;
• Armenia;
• Belarus;
• Georgia;
• Kazakhstan;
• Kyrgyzstan;
• Moldova;
• Russia;
• Tajikistan;
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan;
• Ukraine.

In other words, the offer is available exclusively to our own people, which is especially nice. We also note that the total prize pool for freerolls is $128.484 ! We advise you to try your hand at satellites and freerolls in the fight for the Main Event participant package PokerStars Championship in Sochi!

Since 2017, PokerStars regularly holds live poker events of an international scale in our country. The location for the Poker Stars festivals is Sochi, on Krasnaya Polyana, where one of the five legal gambling zones in Russia is located. To support the Russian-language segment, the PokerStars Sochi website was launched: the client can be downloaded from it freely, since the portal is not blocked by Roskomnadzor.

What live events will PokerStars hold in Sochi?

In 2017, PokerStars held two major events in Sochi:

• PokerStars Championship Sochi(May 20 - 31) - the main international event of the room with huge prize money, taking place with a large number of participants and entertainment events for guests;
• PokerStars Festival(October 16 - 22) - a smaller event, more aimed at Russians.

After the rebranding of the live series held under the auspices of PokerStars, Sochi will host a new poker series - European Poker Tour(instead of PokerStars Championship in Sochi). PokerStars will hold EPT Sochi from March 20 to March 29, 2018 in the same place as before - in entertainment complex"Sochi Casino and Resort" in Krasnaya Polyana. Guests will be accommodated at the Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana hotel. In the Main Event of the series, 150,000,000 rubles of guarantee (or $2,600,000) are at stake.

What are PokerStars live events?

PokerStars has been running live tournaments for many years and is making poker not just a game of brains, but a true lifestyle. Over the course of ten days, the organizers offer participants dozens of tournaments in a variety of poker disciplines and formats: traditional no-limit hold'em, Omaha, draw poker, seven-card stud, Chinese poker, deep-stack tournaments, turbo tournaments, high roller competitions, knockout events, etc. .

Buy-ins vary widely from several thousand rubles to amounts exceeding half a million. In addition, in parallel with the tournaments, there is a 24-hour cash game with blinds from $1/$2 and above. In short, finding a suitable game at PokerStars Sochi live events in 2018 will not be difficult.

In addition, the program of live episodes includes an abundance of entertainment events. This and sport games, and parties, and performances - you can’t list everything! Ten days will fly by unnoticed, but will leave behind a lot of memories and pleasant impressions.

Your holiday for the living PokerStars events Sochi in 2018 will allow you to combine the adrenaline of intense competition, Western-style entertainment and big wins!

Where can I see the schedule of Poker Stars Sochi tournaments?

The official schedule of all live poker series PokerStars publishes on the website www.pokerstarslive.com/ru. It contains tournaments, dates, buy-ins and guarantees for all live series this year, including EPT Sochi.

A few words about the PokerStars Sochi website and how to download the client from it

Official client of PokerStars Sochi for money

The poker room launched - especially in support of the Poker Stars Sochi events - an official website aimed at Russian-speaking users and not blocked by Roskomnadzor. It is located at: www.pokerstarssochi.net.

A special lightweight version of the client has also been released PokerStars Sochi for real money. Almost all games are available in this program as in the regular Poker Stars client (except for Power Up), and the design contains the Russian tricolor.

But if you visit the Poker Stars Sochi website, download the client from there and log into your account, you will not be able to play for money. The thing is that on the site authorized by Roskomnadzor, a client is available with games only for play money chips (that is, without the “Cashier” button), otherwise the site would be blocked as a portal providing gambling services for money.

However, you can download Poker Stars Sochi for real money without dancing with a tambourine. Simply follow this link and use it to get a working and free client: www.pokerstarssochiseries.com.

There is a high probability that the address from which you can download the PokerStars Sochi client will sooner or later be blocked by Roskomnadzor. In this case, you will have to either look for a mirror of this page, or use methods to bypass the blocking, which are described in detail in this article.

This is what the page looks like from where you can download the PokerStars Sochi client for money

Is it possible to download the PokerStars Sochi client for money on Android?

Yes, you can. Use this link to download PokerStars Sochi APK file directly to your mobile phone.

You can also download Poker Stars Sochi on a tablet, since the APK file works the same on various Android devices.

Is it possible to download PokerStars on an iPhone?

Yes. Mobile app PokerStars Sochi is available in the App Store.

How to update PokerStars Sochi?

After installing the downloaded APK file, the Poker Stars Sochi client often asks for updates, since the installed version is not relevant for the game server. However, users often encounter the fact that their client cannot update (freezes or interrupts the update) and, accordingly, cannot start.

There may be several reasons. Let's list the most common ones:

• a failure of the PokerStars server, which the room usually notifies on its pages on social networks (in this case, you can try to update in a few hours);
• restriction on updating the application via 3G connection set in the device settings;
• lack of free space on the phone;
• a ban on installing “third-party applications” set in the settings or arising due to the activity of the antivirus;
• malicious virus activity on the device;
• broken APK file - try downloading the PokerStars Sochi client again and updating it.

If this is not the cause of the problem, contact PokerStars support and they will help you resolve the issue.

Download the PokerStars Sochi client for real money and qualify for live PokerStars tournaments in Sochi!

By downloading the PokerStars Sochi client for money, you will be able to take part in qualifying tournaments for events EPT Sochi in March 2018! Moreover, these PokerStars satellites offer more than just a ticket to EPT Sochi Main Event price of 192,000 rubles (or $3,322), but also a whole trip, including hotel accommodation for ten nights and travel expenses in the amount of $550! The total amount of the EPT Sochi participant package is $5,300!

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On the eve of the PokerStars Championship Sochi 2018, the poker room is giving away tickets to the Main Event of the festival with a guarantee of 150 million rubles.

Win a trip to Sochi absolutely free!

Unique “Trip to Sochi” freerolls have appeared in the PokerStars gaming client. These are daily ZOOM tournaments that anyone can register for. Freerolls will run from November 16, 2017 to March 10, 2018.

Participate in free tournaments every day and win a Main Event participant package c prize fund 150,000,000 rubles. Enter the top 50 in the weekly freeroll and claim part of the T$600 guarantee!

Note: Tournament Dollars (T$) can only be used to register for PokerStars events.

What do we have to do?

1) Play in the daily “Trip to Sochi - Zoom Freeroll” tournaments, which start at 19:00 Moscow time.

2) Enter the top 50 of the freeroll and get a ticket to the weekly tournament “Trip to Sochi - Final”. Final finals take place every Sunday from November 26, 2017 to March 11, 2018. Time: 18:00 Moscow time.

3) Become the champion of one of the weekly tournaments and win a ticket to the Main Tournament of the Sochi Championship! Make it to the top 50 in the weekly finals and receive between 5 and 100 tournament dollars!

Weekly Freeroll Rewards:

How to play in the daily freeroll?

1. Download the PokerStars game client;
2. Open the “Tournaments” tab in the client program lobby;
3. Enter the phrase “Trip to Sochi” or “Trip to Sochi” into the search bar;
4. Register for your nearest freeroll one hour before the start of the tournament.

When will PSC Sochi take place?

The PokerStars Championship Sochi festival will take place March 20-29, 2018. The main event starts on the 23rd and will last until the very end of the festival. The tournament guarantee is 150 million rubles, the buy-in is 192 thousand rubles (about $3322).

PSC Main Event Participant Package includes:

• ticket to the Main Event for 192,000 rubles;
• 10 nights in a double room at the luxurious Sochi Marriott Krasnaya Polyana hotel;
• $550 for travel expenses.

As we thought, such an unprecedented poker event as the first ever Starz Championship on the territory of Russia, will not be left without proper support from the room’s shares! We have already written that PokerStars organizes a series of satellites and freerolls, where Main Event Participant Package Championship , as well as about tournaments Spin&Go for $8! And now attention: you can win the same package in FREE Spin&Go !

Participant package contents

We remind you that will be from 20 to 31 May, and in the Main Event of the series, 150 million rubles are guaranteed to be won. The buy-in is 318,000 rubles, which, of course, not everyone can handle, so Starzy packages for Main Event participants will be played for 426,900 rubles every. Here's what's included in these packages:

• tournament ticket;
• five star hotel reservation "Marriott"for 8 nights from May 24 to June 1 for approximately $930 (you can take your partner or partner with you);
• exactly $980 to pay for the road.

How to get tickets for Free Spins and what are the prizes?

To participate in these promotions Spin&Go Need tickets. Stars give you the right to three free tickets. To receive them you need to enter Star Code "SOCHI": press the button "Service" on the toolbar and select "Star Code"(see screenshot below).

But what prizes (indicating the probability of occurrence) can be obtained in these Spin&Go:

Notes

1. The prize goes to only the winner; players in second and third place leave with nothing.
2. These Spins go through until May 14, 2017.

What's happened and what is included in its package?

This is a kind of championship within a championship, a national tournament for Russians, and it will be held in Sochi for May 20 - 25. The buy-in for this event is 66,000 rubles, or approximately $1,600.

Plastic bag PokerStars National includes the following:

• tournament ticket;
• hotel room reservation "Marriott" for 7 nights(approximately $815), and you can also take a companion or companion with you;
• exactly $525 to pay for transport.

What are freerolls PokerStars Championship and what is played out in them?

Freerolls PokerStars Championship- a number of free games that will take place on PokerStars on Sundays from March 26 to May 14, starting at 15:15 Moscow time. Here is a complete list of their dates:

• 26 March;
• April 2;
• April 9;
• April 16;
• April 23;
• April 30;
• May 7;
• May 14.

In other words - eight freerolls. At the same time, having received a freeroll ticket, you have the right to register in any of them, and at least in all eight (if you get that many tickets)! Any ticket won is valid until 16:00 May 14, after which it (or they) is canceled.

The prize zone for freerolls opens from 50th place, and the rewards in tournaments are as follows:

1. 1st place- participant package PokerStars Championship in the amount of 426,900 rubles.
2. 2nd place- participant package PokerStars National Championship in the amount of 142,300 rubles.
3. 3-9 place- $25 tournament money.
4. 10-18 place- $15 tournament money.
5. 19-27 place- $10 tournament money.
6. 28-50 place- $5 tournament money.

Total - $500 tournament money in every tournament.

You can find freerolls on the tab "Tournaments". Enter a word in the search field "Sochi"(in Russian) and select the freeroll you need from the list that opens.

Note. Do not confuse these freerolls, which start at 15:15, with the other nine tournaments that start at 18:00, which can ONLY be entered through satellite play PokerStars Championship Sochi. We wrote about them earlier.

Even more tickets for free spins for beginners!

New players on PokerStars who have registered March 8, 2017 or later, will receive it immediately 10 free tickets for promotional Backs! There is no need to indicate any Star Code: tickets are already available. This is a great reason to register for PokerStars, if you haven't already! We advise you register through our website: This will open a treasure chest with even more bonuses that are not available to other players!

You can win a participant package at a cheap price Backs for $0.5!

However, the list of great opportunities to win a package is not over yet! Recently the poker room launched special Spin and Go Only for $0,5 . They also play packages to the Main Event or PokerStars National Championship, as well as cash prizes!

Here is the list of awards Spins for half a dollar with probability of occurrence:

Notes

1. The reward again goes only to the winner; the rest of the tournament participants, alas, will not receive anything.
2. The rake in these Spin and Go's is 8%.
3. Promotional Spin&Go with a buy-in of $0.5 are held until May 14, 2017.

Additional information about the promotion

IMPORTANT: all promotions described above Spin&Go and freerolls available only for users registered on the territory Russian Federation ! And don’t forget that you must be at least 18 years old, and your account must be verified. Playing from multiple accounts or giving your account to a friend or relative is prohibited.

And we remind you that if you are lucky enough to win any participant package, then it will be credited to your account PokerStars within three days They will transfer money to pay for transportation costs so that you can order your own transportation. During the same period, representatives of the poker room will contact you to agree on other issues regarding the use of the prize. The participant package cannot be exchanged, sold or given away.