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Team Pro Online Week - Beat them or back them for a $10K EPT package!
There are up to three $10,000 packages to the PokerStars and Monte Carlo Casino ® EPT Grand Final as well as thousands in cash prizes to be won, when you take part in Team Pro Online Week, February 29-March 6.
Our pokerstars Team Pro Online members have turned a love of online poker into a fun and rewarding career, and have become some of the biggest names in the online poker community. Now, during Team Pro Online Week, you have the chance to challenge these players and win big prizes.
How it works:
.BEAT THEM: Qualify for The Heads-Up Challenge to defeat our pros heads-up and win an EPT Grand Final package, or $5,000 for the highest placed qualifier.
.BACK THEM: Predict who will triumph in the Heads-Up Challenge and freeroll for a shot at two more EPT Grand Final packages, plus a $5,000 prize pool.
.$20,000 Bounty Freeroll: Get a free ticket to a tourney with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool, plus cash bounties on the heads of all Team Pro Online members.
.Special Zoom Pools: Take on the pros in dedicated microstakes Zoom pools, and any profit you make from them will be multiplied by seven!
.Join Team Pro Online: Applications are open now for Supernova+ VIPs.
.Avatars. Players can change their avatar to a picture of a member of Pro Online
BEAT THEM: The Heads-Up Challenge
On March 5 at 14:00 ET, 32 players will compete for the Heads-Up Challenge Trophy. The 32 players will be made up of a combination of Team Pro Online members and online qualifiers. The highest-placed qualifier will receive $5,000 cash, and if a qualifier wins the Heads-Up Challenge they will get a $10,000 EPT Grand Final package!
To qualify for the Heads-Up Challenge, you must win your seat in the qualifying tournament held on Tuesday, March 1 at 14:00 ET, which has a buy-in of $11.
The Heads-Up Challenge itself will begin on March 5 at 14:00 ET and play down to four players. The semi-finals will play out as best-of-three matches, starting March 6 at 14:00 ET, with the final (also best-of-three) following at 16:00 ET. Be sure to tune in with our Team Pro Online Twitch channels to not miss the action!
BACK THEM: Predict the winner and play for an EPT Grand Final package
Even if you don’t qualify for the Heads-Up Challenge you can still win one of two $10,000 EPT Grand Final packages! Every player who takes part in the Heads-Up Challenge qualifier on March 1 will receive a Backing ticket. Use your ticket to register for one of 32 freeroll tournaments - one for each of the participants in the Heads-Up Challenge. The freeroll named for the eventual winner will run at 14:00 ET on Monday, March 7, with a $5,000 prize pool and EPT Grand Final packages for the top two players. The remaining 31 freerolls will be cancelled, so do your best to predict the winner!
Want to increase your chances of winning by backing more than one player to win the Heads-Up Challenge? Members of Team Pro Online will announce on Twitter how you can get additional Backing tickets in the week running up to the tournament. Follow them to not miss any!
$20,000 BOUNTY FREEROLL: Win a share of $20,000 for free - and more when you bust a member of Team Pro Online
There’s $20,000 in prize money guaranteed in the Team Pro Online Bounty Freeroll, March 6 at 15:00 ET, plus an extra $50 every time you bust a member of Team Pro Online.
To claim your ticket, all you have to do is deposit $10 or more using the bonus code ‘ONLINE2016’, between 10:00 ET on February 26 and 15:00 ET on March 6.
SPECIAL ZOOM POOLS: Play Zoom with the Pros and get a 7x profit boost
Throughout the week, members of Team Pro Online will be taking part in dedicated microstakes Zoom pools. Any player that makes a profit versus a Team Pro Online member will have that profit multiplied by seven!
Members will play for at least one hour, and will announce their participation via their Twitter accounts one hour before the pool starts. You can also see which pros are online at any time by logging in to the desktop client and selecting ‘Tools’ > ‘Find’ > ‘A Team PokerStars Pro’.
JOIN TEAM PRO ONLINE: Do you believe you should be our next Team member?
We’re accepting applications from Supernova level players to join the ranks of Team Pro Online. If you’re one of these players, check your email for details of how to apply.
AVATARS: You can also show your support for your chosen pro by using their image as your avatar at the tables. Open the PokerStars desktop client and click on ‘Account’ > ‘Select Image’, then choose from the Team Pro Online avatars listed under the ‘PokerStars’ category.