Zona de Azar Canada – Another 6 Platinum Pass to PSPC Have Been Awarded

6: PokerStars Festival London, Collectibles Challenge All-In Shootout and BSOP São Paulo saw a total of 6 players receive a Platinum Pass, each worth $30,000, which grants free entry into the PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship (PSPC). The latest Platinum Pass winners are:

PokerStars Festival London –

• Dragos Trofimov (Moldova)
• Kalidou Sow (France)
• Giuseppe Caridi (Italy)

Collectibles Challenge All-In Shootout –

• Anton Botov

BSOP São Paulo –

• Kelvin Kerber (Brazil)
• Tiago Magalhães (Brazil)

Caridi, who took down the PokerStars Festival London Cup for £18,000, was determined to win a package and said, “I came to London because of the Platinum Pass.” More about his journey can be found on PokerStars Blog. The PSPC takes place in the Bahamas, January 6-10, 2019.

23: To date a total of 23 players have been awarded a Platinum Pass. Of these players, 15 secured their Platinum Pass at PokerStars Live events, and 8 whilst playing online at PokerStars.

275: More than 275 additional players will win a Platinum Pass in 2018. Players can win at upcoming PokerStars Live events such as Macau Poker Cup from January 26 – February 11, Manila Super Series from February 13-18 and PokerStars MEGASTACK London from February 23-25, or via online routes at PokerStars. Online tournaments such as the PSPC Monthly All-In Shout Out Selected Tourneys Final, PSPC Monthly Sunday Cashers Final and PSPC Live Events Qualifier Final, taking place on February 3, will all award winners with a Platinum Pass.

3: As it stands, the United States has the highest number of players to have been awarded a Platinum Pass with 3 players heading to the Bahamas next January. This is closely followed by Romania, Brazil, Ukraine and Italy, each with 2 players preparing to take their seat in the PSPC.

2: So far, 2 women will see in the 2019 poker calendar in style. Maria Konnikova (USA) and Maria Lampropulos (Argentina) were both awarded a Platinum Pass at the PCA when they won the National Championship and Main Event, respectively. Bestselling author Konnikova started playing poker from scratch twelve months ago as part of her latest book project to experience a year on the live poker circuit progressing from rookie to professional. You can read more about her win on PokerStars Blog.

SUMMARY

PSPC is a $25,000 buy-in poker tournament that will be the culmination of all PokerStars online and PokerStars Live promotions and player rewards throughout 2018. An estimated $8 million worth of free tournament packages will be given away, and an additional $1 million will be contributed to the prize pool for first prize.

Each Platinum Pass to the PSPC is worth $30,000. This includes the $25,000 PSPC buy-in, accommodation at the Atlantis Resort and around $2,000 for travel and expenses. Many more opportunities to be awarded a Platinum Pass will be announced throughout 2018.

For more information on the PSPC Platinum Pass, including monthly opportunities to win, visit http://www.pokerstarslive.com/pspc/pass/

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