Updated on 20 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

The PokerStars Carnival of Tournaments starts next week

On their way to the 900 millionth tournament, PokerStars have a ton of extra value for MTT and SNG players starting on Monday.

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PokerStars PokerStars is on the verge of reaching its 900 millionth tournament and as such is boasting more than $2 million in increased guarantees, special tournaments, giveaways and Golden Sit & Go's between April 14-27.

This is a huge milestone, and just like their billionth hand promotion, the countdown is going to be very profitable for some players.

The Carnival of Tournaments is two weeks of added value for tournament players, which includes:

• The 900 millionth tournament on April 27 at 13:00 ET. It has a $109 buy-in, $1 million guarantee and $100,000 in added prizes given to random tables in the first two hours. Satellites are already underway at PokerStars PokerStars.

Big, Bigger, Biggest Tourneys will see $2 million in increased Daily Bigs guarantees between April 21-27, with up to triple the normal prize money and $100,000 in added prizes.  

Golden Sit & Gos will return with $500,000 in cash rewards. Selected Sit & Go prize pools will be randomly doubled, tripled or quintupled.

For more details, visit the forum thread below:

Discussion forum: Carnival of Tournaments

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Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.