Reminder: MonteDam Swing Features Extra Prizes
Remember, PokerStars and the World Poker Tour are teaming up to bring you the "MonteDam Swing," a joint promotion with four tournaments, two from each company, that will allow players to accumulate points for a leaderboard. At the conclusion of the four tournaments, players who score enough to place in the top five will earn special prizes:
Extra Prizes
Here are the four qualifying events:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 26-30 | €1,100 buy-in PokerStars National Championship Monte Carlo |
| April 29-May 5 | €5,300 buy-in PokerStars Championship Monte Carlo Main Event |
| May 5-8 | €1,500 buy-in WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam |
| May 9-13 | €3,300 buy-in WPT Amsterdam Main Event |
The top five finishers will earn the following prizes:
| Place | Prize | Worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event package | €7,500 |
| 2 | WPT Main Event* package | €6,000 |
| 3 | WPTDeepStacks* package | €3,000 |
| 4 | PokerStars National Championship Barcelona Buy-in + Barcelona hotel voucher | €1,100 + €500 |
| 5 | WPTDeepStacks* Buy-in | €1,500 |
*WPT and WPTDeepStacks prizes only apply to events in Europe
To be eligible, players must cash at least once in each city. Players get five points for each event they play in and then 10 more points for each cash. Making the final 18 places earns still more points.
Additionally, those who play at least one event in each city receive a ticket for a $30,000 freeroll on PokerStars. Participation in both Main Events earns $300 in PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker buy-ins. Plus, anyone who cashes in the National Championship, PokerStars Championship Main Event, or WPTDS Amsterdam and then also cashes in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event wins a €1,000 bonus.
According to the WPT, a leaderboard will be posted sometime Sunday so players can begin tracking their progress.