PokerStars Brings Back Players Championship and More September Poker News

PokerStars has announced the return of the Players Championship with the Players NL Hold’em Championship, revealed during the EPT Barcelona. The previous edition, held in January 2019 in the Bahamas, saw over 1,000 players and a prize pool exceeding $26,000,000. The next stage will take place from August 20 to 24, 2020, in Barcelona with a buy-in of €22,500.

PokerMatch introduced a new Sit&Go Pyramid tournament structure featuring 17 levels with buy-ins ranging from 1 to 1,000 гривен. The September rake races on PokerMatch offer a total prize pool of 1,300,000 гривен, with two main events: Daily Rake Race and Daily Missions. Daily Rake Race is for cash game players on limits of 2.5/5 гривен and higher, while Daily Missions offers six daily tasks for cash game players on limits from 1/2 гривны, with a daily prize pool of 20,000 гривен.

Partypoker continues its popular promotions for professional players in September. The double rakeback offer for cash game players who start tables or play 3-max games includes a bonus for the first 18 players. Additionally, Partypoker's Caribbean Poker Party will be held from November 15 to 24, 2019, with a guaranteed prize pool of over $10,000,000. GG Network introduced Smart Betting, an algorithm suggesting several sizing options based on previous bets and board structure. Betfair Poker's September rake races offer a total prize pool of €90,000 with various leaderboards and prizes.