PartyPoker's first online poker tournament series of 2024 has arrived, the $1.5 million guaranteed Grand Prix Winter Edition. Running from January 18 through to February 5, the Grand Prix Winter Edition features 12 numbered multi-day tournaments coupled with hundreds of side events that have combined guaranteed prize pools worth $1.5 million.
They say that variety is the spice of life, and it appears PartyPoker is a firm believer in that saying judging by how the bustling schedule has been put together. In addition to standard No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments, PartyPoker Grand Prix Winter Edition players get sink their teeth into PLO8 events, progressive knockouts, deep stacks, turbos, and much more besides.
Two of PartyPoker's most popular weekly events have received the Grand Prix Winter Edition treatment. The Sunday Carnival runs each Sunday at 7:05 p.m. GMT, costs $22 to enter, and guarantees $35,000.
The Sunday Party, with its $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, also shuffles up and deals at the same time of 7:05 p.m. GMT each Sunday, and costs $109 to enter. Satellites from mere pennies feed into both of these exciting tournaments.
| Dates | Event | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18-22 | #01 Opener PKO | $33 | $50,000 |
| Jan 18-22 | #02 Mini Opener PKO | $5.50 | $10,000 |
| Jan 18-22 | #03 Micro Opener PKO | $1.10 | $1,500 |
| Jan 18-Feb 5 | #04 Main Event | $55 | $150,000 |
| Jan 18-Feb 5 | #05 Mini Main Event | $11 | $40,000 |
| Jan 18-Feb 5 | #06 Micro Main Event | $2.20 | $5,000 |
| Jan 22-Feb 5 | #07 PLO8 PKO Championship | $33 | $15,000 |
| Jan 22-Feb 5 | #08 Mini PLO8 PKO Championship | $5.50 | $5,000 |
| Jan 22-Feb 5 | #09 Micro PLO8 PKO Championship | $1.10 | $1,000 |
| Jan 29-Feb 5 | #10 PLO PKO Championship | $33 | $15,000 |
| Jan 29-Feb 5 | #11 Mini PLO PKO Championship | $5.50 | $5,000 |
| Jan 29-Feb 5 | #12 Micro PLO PKO Championship | $1.10 | $1,000 |
The 12 numbered events come in three buy-in levels, with those buy-ins ranging from $1.10 and increasing to $55. The guarantees of those tournaments range from $1,000 to an impressive $150,000.
Event #04 is the flagship event of the PartyPoker Grand Prix Winter Edition; the fourth numbered event serves as the series' Main Event. Buying into the Main Event directly will set you back $55 from your bankroll, but you'll be playing for a share of a guaranteed $150,000!
Three Main Event flights run daily from January 18 through February 5, with Day 2 scheduled to run from 8:05 p.m. GMT on February 5. Each Day 1 ends when only 15% of the field remains, with those top 15% of entrants progressing to Day 2 with a min-cash in tow.
Don't worry if you play online poker on a budget and find the various Grand Prix Winter Edition events out of your reach because PartyPoker is running hundreds of satellites feeding into the numbered events.
Those satellites start from $0.11 and top out at a still affordable $7.50, opening the door to winning big for a small investment.
