PokerStars and Other Rooms Launch New Games and Tournaments

PokerStars.es has seen a 50% increase in activity due to the coronavirus pandemic. The poker room is hosting 269 tournaments from March 22 to April 9, 2020, with a total guarantee of €12,000,000. The main tournament of the SCOOP series, SCOOP-206, will have a €250 buy-in and a €1,000,000 guarantee.

PokerStars is also introducing a new game format called Swap Hold'em, where players can swap one or two hole cards once per hand. This new format is available in nine limits ranging from NL5 to NL2000. Additionally, PokerStars is offering a tripled rakeback for the first 10 players in the Zoom pool for limits up to NL500/PL500 in Hold'em and Omaha.

GGПокерОК is hosting a High Rollers Week from March 22 to 29, 2020, with 96 tournaments and a total guarantee of $9,000,000. The poker room is also offering a $11 no-deposit bonus for new players. PokerMatch is hosting a tournament series with a unique format: a four-hour tournament with no rake and no final table. Partypoker has started the Powerfest series with 145 tournaments and a total guarantee of $20,000,000.