The $5,000 Weekly PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series Kicks off Feb. 8
PokerNews and PokerStars have joined forces to bring you a superb promotion that will see a $5,000 freeroll take place each and every week from Feb. 8 to Apr. 25 and an additional $7,500 given away to the best performers! That is $67,500 in free cash! Download PokerStars now to participate in this amazing promotion!
$67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series
Every week between Feb.8 and Apr. 25 players who have downloaded PokerStars through PokerNews will be eligible to participate in a freeroll that has a massive $5,000 prize pool!
Existing players have to earn just 20 VPPs in the seven days prior to the freeroll to be able to take part while new players simply have to make a deposit and register for the freeroll! New customers are reminded that they can help themselves to a 100% match up to $600 first deposit bonus by entering the marketing code "POKERNEWS.COM" and the bonus code "STARS600."
$67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series Schedule
| ID | Date | Time | Qualifying Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 502320232 | Feb. 8 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Jan.30 - Feb.5 |
| 502320233 | Feb. 15 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.6-12 |
| 502320234 | Feb. 22 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.13-19 |
| 502320235 | Feb. 29 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.20-26 |
| 502320236 | March 7 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.27-March 4 |
| 502320237 | March 14 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 5-11 |
| 502320238 | March 21 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 12-18 |
| 502320239 | March 28 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 19-25 |
| 502320240 | April 4 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 26-Apr.1 |
| 502320241 | April 11 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | April 2-8 |
| 502320242 | April 18 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | April 9-15 |
| 502320243 | April 25 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | April 16-22 |
If the chance of winning a share of $5,000 every week for 12 whole weeks is not enough to have you downloading the world's largest online poker site then what if we tell you that running alongside this amazing promotion is a leaderboard where the top 15 finishers will win a share of $7,500!
Points will be awarded to anyone finishing in the top 30 places in each of the $5,000 freerolls and whoever accumulates the most points will walk away with an additional $1,500!
Points will be awarded as follows depending on where you finish in each of the weekly $5,000 freerolls:
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 90 |
| 3 | 80 |
| 4 | 75 |
| 5 | 70 |
| 6 | 65 |
| 7 | 60 |
| 8 | 55 |
| 9 | 50 |
| 10 | 45 |
| 11 | 35 |
| 12 | 35 |
| 13 | 30 |
| 14 | 30 |
| 15 | 25 |
| 16 | 25 |
| 17 | 20 |
| 18 | 20 |
| 19 | 15 |
| 20 | 15 |
| 21 | 15 |
| 22 | 10 |
| 23 | 10 |
| 24 | 10 |
| 25 | 10 |
| 26 | 5 |
| 27 | 5 |
| 28 | 5 |
| 29 | 5 |
| 30 | 5 |
The top 15 points earners over the 12-week period will not only have helped themselves to plenty of winnings in the PokerNews exclusive freerolls, but they will also win a share of an extra $7,500. That should give you plenty incentive to play in every $5,000 freeroll!
$7,500 Leaderboard Prize Payouts
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | $1,500 |
| 2 | $1,150 |
| 3 | $950 |
| 4 | $800 |
| 5 | $700 |
| 6 | $600 |
| 7 | $500 |
| 8 | $400 |
| 9 | $300 |
| 10 | $200 |
| 11 | $150 |
| 12 | $100 |
| 13 | $50 |
| 14 | $50 |
| 15 | $50 |
Please note that unlike previous promotions on PokerStars, eligible players will not be automatically registered for the freerolls, instead they will receive confirmation of their eligibility and the player will have to register for each tournament themselves.
Sign up for a PokerStars account now and remember that by entering the marketing code "POKERNEWS.COM" and the bonus code "STARS600" you will be able to claim a 100% match up to $600 first deposit bonus, be able to qualify for the $67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series, and be eligible for any future promotions we have on PokerStars.
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