In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting poker industry news from across the world and all platforms.
MTT Winter Festival and Bootcamp at Unibet Poker
European giant Unibet Poker is pulling out all the stops this January as it proudly features a variety of exciting promotions geared for both its cash game and tournament players. The latest MTT Winter Festival running until February 13th boasts four weeks of action highlighting four different formats: PKO, Turbo, Omaha, and Second Chance. The series offers four daily events with buy-ins at €5 and €10 along with a weekly €5,000 GTD Sunday Main Event priced at €25.
MTT Winter Festival Week Schedule
PKO: January 17-23, 2022
Turbo: January 24-30, 2022
Omaha: January 31 – February 6, 2022
Second Chance: February 7-13, 2022
While the winter games boast no huge guarantees, the smaller fields and low-buy-ins allow the average player to try their luck and cash in on the €165,000 in total prizes up for grabs. Aside from the €2,800 weekly series leaderboard, users can likewise capture a share of the site’s €35,000 Winter Bootcamp promotion available until February 6, 2022. The cash game race is divided into two levels of weekly leaderboards: Mid Stakes NL/PLO €25-100 and High Stakes NL/PLO €200-400 with the champions receiving €600 and €1,100 respectively. Regular grinders can make their way through a selection of limited and unlimited tasks to rack up the highest points and score the biggest payouts.
Chico Network hosts $2M GTD Championship Series
Back with its signature series to start the year is US-friendly Chico Poker Network with $2 million in cash prizes waiting to be claimed. The first Championship Online Poker Series for the year begins this Sunday, January 23rd through February 6 for fifteen days of fun-filled action across the network’s platforms – TigerGaming and BetOnline.
A total of 130 events with buy-ins ranging from $11 up to $320 complete the schedule with a stellar $300,000 guaranteed Main Event to conclude the festivities. In addition to freerolls and satellites for as low as $1, online players gunning for a title can take advantage of the series’ mobile-only events running multiple times a week.
Championship Online Poker Series Highlights
| Date | Time (ET) | Event # | Prize Pool | Buy-in |
| Sunday, January 23, 2022 | 1:00 PM | 1 | $175,000 | $109 |
| Sunday, January 30, 2022 | 1:00 PM | 60 | $200,000 | $109 |
| Sunday, February 6, 2022 | 1:00 PM | 120 | $300,000 | $109 |
888poker’s $1M Freeroll extravaganza
Top online gaming platform, 888poker just last week launched its massive seven-figure freeroll promotion set to continue until early spring, April 12th. The Ace the Slopes campaign boasts over $1,000,000 in prizes across three freeroll types, each requiring unique challenges in order to qualify.
$1,000 Green Run Freeroll – Runs thrice daily from Monday to Saturday
Complete at least one of the following daily challenges:
- Tournaments Challenge: Play poker tournaments, including BLAST, with buy-ins totalling $5.
- Sports Challenge: Place bets totalling $5 in sports events.
- Casino Challenge: Place bets totalling $5 in casino games.
- Cash Games Challenge: Win a hand in cash games, including SNAP, with an ‘8’ hole card.
$10,000 Red Run Freeroll – Runs every Sunday
Complete at least nine challenges in a week:
- Tournaments Challenge: Play poker tournaments, including BLAST, with buy-ins totalling $5.
- Sports Challenge: Place bets totalling $5 in sports events.
- Casino Challenge: Place bets totalling $5 in casino games.
- Cash Games Challenge: Win a hand in cash games, including SNAP, with an ‘8’ hole card.
*Once a month, the first-place winner of the Red Run Freeroll will also be awarded a bonus ski package
$100,000 Black Run Freeroll – Scheduled on February 12, March 12, and April 12
- Win 100 hands in any poker games within one month
- Complete three or more tournaments (not incl. BLAST & Freeroll), in-the-money, within one calendar month.
Triton Poker Sochi Special Edition debuts in Russia
Another two-part high roller festival is sure to knock everyone’s feet off as the Asian-esteemed Triton Poker together with PokerGO’s Super High Roller Series, hosts sixteen days of live poker action covering 14 premium tournaments this March in Casino Sochi, Russia. Under the Triton Poker brand are the first four events on schedule – two No Limit Hold’em and two Short Deck tournaments with the following ten events under SHRS a combination of No Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, and Short Deck tournaments.
Unlike festivals on regular poker players’ calendars, this series is not for the faint of heart as the games carry hefty price tags ranging from $25,000 to as high as $250,000 for the brand’s esteemed Main Event. The SHRB title has been one of the most sought out victories with champions such as Michael Addamo, Wiktor Malinowski, and Justin Bonomo claiming seven-figure wins for topping the star-studded fields.
The announced partnership follows Triton Poker’s timely decision to postpone its February festivities in Bali, Indonesia in light of the recent Omicron variant (COVID-19) developments. The 13-day festival supposedly beginning on the 17th originally had 11 events lined up including a pair of $200,000 buy-in Main Events.
“We’ve been incredibly humbled by the interest our first 2022 event of the season has garnered, however disappointed that current circumstances impedes us from hosting and broadcasting the live Bali tournament. The health and safety of our players, partners, and team is always a priority and we look forward to returning to host these exclusive live tournaments to our audiences anytime, anywhere with the high-level poker entertainment”, commented Andy Wong, CEO of Triton Poker Series.
“We remain committed to the Triton community at large, and despite this minor setback, we will be standing by our pledge to proceed with the charitable activation portion of the Bali season as promised.”, Wong added.
Triton Poker Sochi Special Edition Full Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in |
| March 1, 2022, Tuesday | 1 PM | #1 NLH – 6-Handed Day 1 | $50,000 |
| March 2, 2022, Wednesday | 1 PM | #1 NLH – 6-Handed Day 2 | $50,000 |
| 4 PM | #2 NLH – 8-Handed Day 1 | $100,000 | |
| March 3, 2022, Thursday | 1 PM | #2 NLH – 8-Handed Day 2 | $100,000 |
| March 4, 2022, Friday | 1 PM | #3 Short Deck Ante-Only Day 1 | $75,000 |
| March 5, 2022, Saturday | 1 PM | #3 Short Deck Ante-Only Day 2 | $75,000 |
| 4 PM | #5 Short Deck Ante-Only Day 1 | $125,000 | |
| March 6, 2022, Sunday | 1 PM | #5 Short Deck Ante-Only Day 2 | $125,000 |
2022 Super High Roller Series Russia Full Schedule
| Date | Event | Buy-in |
| March 6, 2022, Sunday | SHRS Russia Event #1: Pot-Limit Omaha | $25,000 |
| March 7, 2022, Monday | SHRS Russia Event #2: NL Hold’em | $25,000 |
| March 8, 2022, Tuesday | SHRS Russia Event #3: Short Deck Hold’em | $50,000 |
| March 9, 2022, Wednesday | SHRS Russia Event #4: Pot-Limit Omaha | $25,000 |
| March 10, 2022, Thursday | SHRS Russia Event #5: NL Hold’em | $50,000 |
| March 11, 2022, Friday | SHRS Russia Event #6: Short Deck Hold’em | $100,000 |
| March 12, 2022, Saturday | SHRS Russia Main Event | $250,000 |
| SHRS Russia Event #7: Pot-Limit Omaha | $25,000 | |
| March 13, 2022, Sunday | SHRS Russia Event #8: NL Hold’em | $50,000 |
| March 14, 2022, Monday | SHRS Russia Event #9: NL Hold’em | $50,000 |
