PokerStars Sunday Million
The Complete Guide To The PokerStars Sunday Million
Facts, Figures, Satellites And Strategy… Everything You Ever Wanted To Know
About The Poker Stars Sunday Million!
by The Poker Dog
The Poker Stars Sunday Million is the biggest regularly scheduled online poker tournament by a long way. This article provides a unique overview of the Poker Stars Sunday Million, providing all the information you need in one place.
This article is divided into sections. The first looks at facts and figures the second covers how to qualify via Sunday Million Satellites and the third section suggests further reading for strategy tips covering the Poker Stars Sunday Million and other deep-stacked online poker tournaments too. Remember to bookmark SNG Planet today – your invaluable resource for everything to do with online poker tournaments!
#1 – Poker Stars Sunday Million – Facts And Figures
 Sunday Million Start Time? The biggest online poker tournament takes place each Sunday at 16:30 Eastern Standard Time. For European players this is 21:30 GMT and 22:30 Central European Time.
How Long Is The Sunday Million? If you are lucky enough to reach the final table of the Sunday Million you will usually have been playing for between 9 and 10 hours! The money places come after approximately 3 to 4 hours of play.
What Is The Sunday Million Entry Fee? This is usually $200+$15, on the last Sunday of each month the buy-in is $500+$30 and 4 times a year (the last Sunday of each ‘quarter’) the entry for the Sunday Million goes up to $1000+$50.
How Many Players Enter The Sunday Million? The standard fields are somewhere around 6000 (and still growing). This is smaller on the last Sunday of each month and quarter for the higher buy-in events. Many players qualify through the Poker Stars Sunday Million satellite tournaments.
How Much Does The Sunday Million Winner Receive? Again this varies when the higher buy-ins are running. The ‘standard’ $200+$15 entry fee tournament has a total prize pool of $1.2 to $1.5 Million and the winner receives around $160,000 to $200,000 – not at all bad for a Sunday afternoons work!
What Is The Payout Structure For The Sunday Million? 15% of the field are paid, however the prize pool is heavily weighted towards the final table. An example of the payout structure from the $200+$15 weeks can be seen on the right.
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#2 Poker Stars Sunday Million – How To Qualify
The great thing about the Poker Stars Sunday Million is that players with all different bankrolls are easily able to qualify for just a small outlay. In fact, with satellite qualifiers starting for 500 “Frequent Player Points” there is no need to make any outlay at all!
Sunday Million Satellites come in many formats. There are SNGs, Multi-table tournaments, turbo re-buy tournaments and ‘double shootouts’. We have covered Satellite Qualifiers to the Pokerstars Sunday Million in a separate and detailed article:
• Poker Stars Sunday Million Satellite Qualifiers
#3 Poker Stars Sunday Million – Poker Strategy Tips
The first thing to say about the Poker Stars Sunday Million strategy is not to be intimidated if you do not usually play tournaments with such large buy-ins! The field is very mixed with a majority either qualifying through satellites or leisure players in their one weekly poker tournament. Anyone with a little knowledge of poker has the opportunity to go deep in this tournament without being concerned about their experience relative to the opposition.
With starting stacks of 10,000 chips and a 50 chip big blind the stacks are much ‘deeper’ than in many other poker tournaments. This leads to many strategy adjustments more generally concerned with deep stacked play. These include the importance of ‘implied odds’ and more post-flop play than you would find in other tournaments. For more information of deep stacked play see our detailed article on
• Poker Strategy For Deep Stacked Online Tournaments.
You will find many more quality articles in our section dedicated to Multi-table tournaments, from the basics right through to advanced strategy. Check out our MTT section today!
• Online Poker Tournaments Articles Page
#4 – Alternatives To The Poker Stars Sunday Million
The Poker Stars Sunday Million may be the biggest regularly scheduled weekly poker tournament – however it is far from the only one! Many of the top rated poker sites run big weekly tournaments at a range of start times and with a range of buy-in levels and prize pools.
Information on the very best alternatives to the Poker Stars Sunday Million can be found in our dedicated article via the link below:
• Great Alternatives To The Sunday Million
#5 – If You Want To Win The Sunday Million Act Now!!!
Each week one online poker player walks away with a life-changing prize thanks to the Poker Stars Sunday Million. The next recipient could be you – but only if you take action. Download Poker Stars today and find out for yourself why this poker site is number #1 by a long distance… you can qualify for the Sunday Million while you clear the 100% to $50 sign-up bonus (marketing code PAWSUB35)
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