(PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerStars will sponsor the brand’s first-ever High Roller tournament specifically aimed at female players. The Women’s £1,100 High Roller will kick start the schedule on 21 November at the Women’s Winter Festival at The Hippodrome Casino London.
The inaugural Women’s Winter Festival has been designed by Hippodrome Director of Poker and PokerStars Ambassador Kerryjane Craigie in response to feedback from women and aims to continue in the effort to change the narrative around women in poker and open doors for more women to engage confidently at higher levels of play, in a competitive yet supportive environment.
The High Roller tournament continues PokerStars’ ambition of creating more aspirational events targeted specifically for women, alongside the £100,000 guaranteed Main Event. The event is expected to attract some of the game’s best-known players, such as 2018 PCA Main Event winner Maria Lampropulos, PokerStars Ambassador Jen Shahade and EPT Prague Main Event final tablist Marle Spragg.
The full schedule of events can be found at the PokerStars website.
Cédric Billot, Associate Director, Live Events Operations at PokerStars said: “It’s clear from talking to our players that women want more opportunities to play in high roller events so this is a fantastic addition to the schedule that will make the Women’s Winter Festival a truly unmissable event.”
Craigie added: “The Women’s Winter Festival is all about elevating the game for women and women’s participation in poker, and the addition of the High Roller provides our players with more variety and more of the games they want to access.”
Spragg said: “I’m really looking forward to playing the High Roller in London. Hopefully this will be the first of many more events like this that make poker more welcoming to all players.”
ONLINE QUALIFIERS AT POKERSTARS
The Women’s Winter Festival runs 21-24 November at the London Hippodrome. Satellites to the £400 Main Event are running online at PokerStars.com. Free-to-enter ‘Freebuy’ satellites are running daily at 16:15 UK, with rebuys or add-ons for only £0.11. For players who prefer to skip the first step in qualifying, £1.10 satellites are available that will send players directly to £11 qualifiers. Tournament times can be found in the tournament lobby.
LIVE QUALIFIERS AT THE HIPPODROME
There is a £40 rebuy live qualifier on 21 November to qualify through to the second flight of the tournament (Day 1B/C) on 22 November. There are five seats added to that live qualifier providing some great value.