Changes to PokerStars online tournament payouts

From next week more places will get paid, in most cases up to 20% of the field, in PokerStars MTTs.

In another move designed to enhance the experience for recreational players, PokerStars have announced they will be increasing the number of players who get paid in multi table tournaments. 

Speaking on the PokerStars Blog, Mike Jones confirmed that:

On September 11, most tournaments on PokerStars will be changing to deeper payouts. Tourneys that have been paying 12% will change to 14%; 14% will change to 16%; 16% will change to 18%, and 18% will change to 20%. Keep in mind that this doesn’t affect every tournament; there’s no change to approximately 30% of the weekly recurring schedule. Examples of unaffected tournaments are Progressive Knockouts, many high buy-ins, and tournaments already paying 20%.

This is the latest iteration in a series of changes to PokerStars MTT payouts, which tended towards 10% of the field in the early days, but have gradually become flatter over time. Earlier this year most tournaments moved towards an 18% payout rate, having previously been around 16.6%.

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