The PSPC returns in 2020
Barcelona will be the destination for the next iteration of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship.
The PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship really caught the imagination of the poker world. 320, mostly amateur, players winning Platinum Passes worth $30,000 for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to play in a $25,000 High Roller with $1 million added to the first prize.
Last night at EPT Barcelona they announced the next version of this tournament, which will take place between August 20-24 next year in Barcelona:
The event was announced during the 'Chase Your Dream' streamed event where the five players who qualified for it online were surprised to discover they had also won Platinum Passes to the event next year.
The #PSPC is returning in 2020! @PokerStars just awarded the first 5 Platinum Passes in Barcelona as the August 20-24th dates were announced.
More info: https://t.co/sStt34sH13 pic.twitter.com/EKyop8eCDm
— Run It Up (@runitup) August 27, 2019
No word on how many Platinum Passes
It will be a €22,500 buy-in event and there will be Platinum Passes like last year, which will include buy-in, six nights in a hotel, travel and other expenses.
The first 10 passes will be awarded in Stars Rewards Mystery Chests. There will also be passes awarded at live events in Sochi, Nova Gorica and Namur, with more events announced later. No word yet on how many Platinum Passes will be awarded or whether there will be an added prize for the eventual winner.
Last year the eventual champion Ramon Colillas also became a PokerStars Team Pro off the back of his $5,100,000 win.
Should the added value in next year's event match what was offered the first time around, it likely will be a bigger tournament. With a European destination this time more players who have access to PokerStars will be eligible to play and EPT Barcelona has been commanding some massive fields in recent years.
The 2019 event was an undeniable success for PokerStars, can they catch lightning in a bottle twice?
Will this be bigger than last time? Let us know in the comments:
