partypoker is launching a brand new online tournament series next month, boasting giant prize pools with seriously tiny buy-ins. The new 11-day Monster Series runs October 21st to 31st and offers recreational and low- to mid-stakes players the chance to compete for a mammoth $5,000,000 in guaranteed prizes.
With buy-ins ranging from just $1.10 to $215, the new Monster Series will feature an incredible variety of events and formats including rebuy and re-entry tournaments, Progressive Knockouts, Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha Hi Low, turbos and hyper-turbos, heads-up shootouts, deepstack tournaments and mix-max.
Player feedback was instrumental in creating the Monster Series schedule which has been devised by partypoker's Bryan Slick.
The Monster Series is split into two stakes levels - Micro and Mid - each with its own schedule and exciting Main Event. All events carry a prize pool guarantee, ranging from $1,000 up to $1,000,000 for the Mid-Level Main Event. Players will be able to buy in direct to each and every event, or qualify via satellites.
Micro-Level schedule
The Micro schedule boasts a total guarantee of $1,000,000 and features 70 tournaments, with buy-ins ranging from $1.10 to $22. The very first event is a $1.10 buy-in No Limit Hold'em re-entry tournament with a $4,000 guarantee and it takes place on Saturday, October 21. The Micro-Level Main Event, which takes place on Sunday, 29th October, is a $22, single re-entry with a monster guarantee of $300,000.
Mid-Level schedule
The Mid schedule will see players competing for a combined monster guaranteed prize pool of $4,000,000, including a $215 buy-in Main Event that takes place on Sunday 29th October and comes with a $1,000,000 guarantee. There are 70 Mid-Level events, with buy-ins ranging from $11 to $215. The first event is an $11 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament with a $20,000 guarantee and it will take place on Saturday, October 21st.
Monster Series Rake Race
The Monster Rake Race is a chance for cash game players to battle it out for Monster Series tickets, as well as a share of the prizepool. From October 12th to 22nd for Low and Mid stakes levels and October 21st- 31st for High stakes level players can earn points to climb the leaderboards by playing the fastfoward games to win over 100K in cash and tickets.
Bryan Slick said: "Players have been asking for a mid-stakes series for a very long time, and we're delighted to be able to provide it at partypoker, while also providing a first-ever micro-stakes series for our players. With a total guarantee of $5,000,000, the new series is going to give thousands of players many chances to compete for serious prizes across nearly two weeks of amazing poker!"
partypoker ambassador Natalia Breviglieri said: "The new partypoker Monster Series is a fantastic initiative. Like me, there's a lot of players out there who really enjoy playing low to mid stake Sit and Go's or MTT's and will relish the opportunity to compete in a tournament series tailored just for them. There are some really huge guarantees on offer throughout the Series and it's clear that a lot of thought has gone into designing a schedule that offers a wide range of formats. I'm really excited about this series, it's going to be a fun 11 days and I can't wait to start playing!"
