The first-ever PokerStars Championship WPT MonteDam Swing is off and running with the 2017 PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo going on now through May 5, followed by WPT Amsterdam featuring WPTDeepStacks May 5-13. With an estimated €32.5 million in total prize pools across the two stops, there is no better place to be in the poker world right now.
Combine the huge amounts of money to be won at the two spectacular locations with more than $50,000 in added cash and prizes, and you just can’t beat the MonteDam Swing.
In addition to the money that can be won from the greater than 80 poker tournaments that make up the MonteDam Swing, here’s a refresher on the five ways players can additional cash and prizes.
1. Finish in the Top 5 of the MonteDam Swing Leaderboard
In similar fashion to the WPT California Swing, the PokerStars Championship WPT MonteDam Swing allows players the chance to compete across multiple circuit stops to win additional prizes. The four events players can earn points from on the MonteDam Swing are the €1,100 buy-in PokerStars National Championship Monte Carlo (April 26-30), the €5,300 buy-in PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Main Event (April 29-May 5), the €1,500 buy-in WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam (May 5-8), and the €3,300 buy-in WPT Amsterdam Main Event (May 9-13).
To be eligible to win one of the MonteDam Swing leaderboard prizes, a player must finish in the money in both PokerStars Championship WPT MonteDam Swing locations from those four listed events. So cash in either the PokerStars National Championship Monte Carlo or PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Main Event followed by cashing in either WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam or the WPT Amsterdam Main Event are you become eligible.
The top five finishers of the MonteDam Swing leaderboard will earn the following prizes:
1st: PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event package (worth €7,500)
2nd: WPT Main Event* package (worth €6,000)
3rd: WPTDeepStacks* package (worth €3,000)
4th: PokerStars National Championship Barcelona Buy-in (€1,100) + Barcelona hotel voucher (€500)
5th: WPTDeepStacks* Buy-in (€1,500)
*WPT and WPTDeepStacks prizes only apply to events in Europe.
Click here to view the most up-to-date MonteDam Swing leaderboard.
2. Participate in a Tournament at Both Stops
All players who participate in at least one PokerStars tournament in Monte Carlo and one WPT tournament in Amsterdam will receive an online ticket to take part in a freeroll at PokerStars, with a prize pool valued at $30,000. The freeroll will be an all-in shootout format held on PokerStars’ online poker client on May 15 at 19:30 CET.
The freeroll will award the following prizes:
1st: $2,100 PokerStars SCOOP ticket
2nd-9th: $1,050 PokerStars SCOOP ticket
10th-100th: $215 PokerStars SCOOP ticket
3. Compete in Both Main Events
Players who compete in both main events will receive $324 in vouchers towards buy-ins for the 2017 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker. This is an instant form of rakeback on your entries to the PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo and WPT Amsterdam main events that could see you score a huge payday from the SCOOP events you choose to enter using the vouchers.
Players to compete in both main events will earn one $215 SCOOP ticket and one $109 SCOOP ticket.
4. Score the €1,000 Bonus Prize
For a player who cashes in the €1,100 buy-in PokerStars National Championship Monte Carlo, the €5,300 buy-in PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Main Event, or the €1,500 buy-in WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam, a bonus prize of €1,000 will be awarded if the same player goes on to cash in the WPT Amsterdam €3,300 Main Event.
That’s right, all you have to do is cash in one of the first three events listed and then cash in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event to earn the €1,000 bonus. The bonus will be paid in cash upon receiving your payout at Holland Casino in Amsterdam.
5. Cash in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event as a WPT Champion
Last, but certainly not least, if you are a member of the WPT Champions Club and you cash in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event, you will earn a €1,000 bonus for simply doing so. Unlike the €1,000 bonus prize offered to all players, as described above, being a member of the illustrious WPT Champions Club automatically qualifies you for the €1,000 bonus prize. This bonus will also be paid in cash upon receiving your payout at Holland Casino.