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A Month, 1,000+ Tournaments and €0.01 Satellites: iPOPS Returns to iPoker
- iPOPS runs August 30 – September 29, 1000+ tournaments on iPoker.
- Main Event: €500 buy-in, €500,000 guarantee, held September 27.
- Satellites start from €0.01, with wide range of buy-ins and formats.
For tournament grinders, the important number in the new iPOPS is not just the €500,000 guarantee. It's also the 1,000-plus touenaments the iPoker network has lined up.
The returning iPoker Online Poker Series is scheduled to fill the network lobby from August 30 through September 29, with more than a thousand tournaments spread across ChampionPoker and the other participating iPoker skins.
Buy-ins run from €1 up to €1,000, while satellite steps start as low as €0.01. NLHE dominates, but PLO, mixed games, Mystery Bounties, PKOs and flighted events are also part of the month-long schedule.
Main Event Gives the Series Its Biggest Target
The €500 Main Event closes out the final Sunday on September 27 with €500,000 guaranteed.
Unlike the flighted Knockout Championship and Eliminator XXL, the Main Event is scheduled as a traditional NLHE tournament.
Its structure includes 250 starting big blinds, eight-handed tables and five hours of late registration.
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27 |
| Buy-in | €500 |
| Guarantee | €500,000 |
| Format | NLHE, 8-Max |
| Starting Stack | 250 BB |
| Satellites | From €0.01 |
| Major Satellite | €50 Mega Satellite |
The lower-cost route is likely to matter as much as the direct €500 entry for much of the field.
Qualifiers run throughout the series, and a €50 deadline satellite guarantees 50 Main Event seats shortly before the tournament begins.
The iPOPS Schedule Worth Marking
Listing every tournament would mean reproducing more than 1,000 lobby entries, but the featured schedule gives a good picture of where the largest guarantees sit.
| Event | Buy-in | Guarantee | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Masters | €215 | €75,000 | Aug. 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Sunday Sweat PKO | €100 | €100,000 | Aug. 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Sunday Ultra Mystery Bounty | €50 | €100K–€125K | Aug. 30; Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 |
| Mini Main Event | €55 | €200,000 | Sept. 20 |
| Eliminator XXL | €75 | €200,000 | Final stage Sept. 28 |
| Knockout Championship | €250 | €300,000 | Sept. 28 |
The flighted events build stacks throughout September before their final stages, while the weekly Sunday tournaments give players repeated shots at six-figure guarantees.
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