In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms.
PokerBROS closes DSOP with 200K GTD Championship
Social poker applications have held its own rightful place across the online poker scene with its accessibility and convenience an excellent perk for many recreational players. PokerBROS, a worldwide platform that has successfully built its own network of users, has been offering great value tournaments left and right. For its fifteenth edition of its Diamond Series of Poker (DSOP), the established client is once again hosting a 200,000 guaranteed Championship Event scheduled to kick off on June 19th.
The eye-catching tournament is set to close out its Summer Heater Series boasting a total of 1.6 million in awarded prizes across its 10-day schedule. Buy-ins for the festival range from 65 to 555 featuring classic games, No Limit Hold’em and Omaha. The biggest guarantee remains to be its concluding #25 DSOPXV Championship with a price tag of 255 and no add-ons necessary. Tournament runners will have multiple chances to enter following its unlimited rebuy format along with ten minute blind levels. An Early Bird promotion is also in place with entries recorded until Level 2 receiving an extra 20% added to their starting stack. Listed below are the remaining events for this weekend.
DSOP XV Events
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in | GTD |
| June 18, 2022, Saturday | 2PM EST/ 1PM CST/ 11AM PST | #20 8-Max NLH 200 Freeze Out 35K | 250 | 35,000 |
| June 18, 2022, Saturday | 4PM EST/ 3PM CST/ 1PM PST | #21 PLO4 Hi/Lo Super Bounty 30K | 300 | 30,000 |
| June 18, 2022, Saturday | 8PM EST/ 7PM CST/ 5PM PST | #22 NLH 100K | 165 | 100,000 |
| June 19, 2022, Sunday | 1PM EST/ 12PM CST/ 10AM PST | #23 FATHER DAY 150 Freeze Out 25K | 150 | 25,000 |
| June 19, 2022, Sunday | 3PM EST/ 2PM CST/ 12PM PST | #24 PLO4 Turbo 25K | 125 | 25,000 |
| June 19, 2022, Sunday | 6PM EST/ 5PM CST/ 3PM PST | #25 DSOPXV CHAMPIONSHIP 200K | 255 | 200,000 |
Partypoker expands cashback program
Major platform partypoker is putting its players first by once again revamping its cashback program to welcome more of its clientele into the points system. Announced in its official blog site, the fresh rewards program is intended to give “players the opportunity to earn extra cashback for less rake” and will feature a new points structure catering to its plethora of game variants. While players can earn up to 55% weekly cashback, the main adjustment is the site’s expansion to lowering the minimum amount of rake needed to start receiving rewards from the existing $20/€20 to as low as $3/€3. Additionally, a new rewards program for Diamond Club players will also be part of the upcoming rollout with more details to follow.
Vadim Soloveychik, partypoker Director, said “The main idea of our revamped cashback program is to make it more accessible to players by reducing the minimum rake requirement to enter the program and to improve players’ ability to interact with the program and track their performance.”
“We want to bring the best possible experience to new and leisure players. It is also vitally important for us to ensure we keep a balanced player base, offering rewards to players of all levels.”
The initial rollout of the new cashback program will only be available on both partypoker.fr and partypoker.es platforms with all other non-US markets eyed for a full launch later in the year. US poker brands under parent company Entain as well as BetMGM Ontario however, will continue to follow its own existing cashback programs.
Coinpoker’s Stardust Frenzy Summer Series
Five days of action is geared for blockchain technology-based Coinpoker as it hosts its Stardust Frenzy Summer Series this June 20-24. The fast-paced festival showcases its Rebuy Frenzy, Hyper Turbo NLH tournament running twice a day with buy-ins varying from ₮0.50 to ₮10. All games will follow three-minute blind levels and a late registration/ rebuy period for the first eleven levels. With its unique Frenzy format, unlimited rebuys are permitted within this period as long as your stack falls less than 100,000 in chips.
Three random lucky players per event will also receive CSOP tournament tickets as an added promotion. Aside from this, those who play all ten events will automatically qualify for an entry into Event 1 of CSOP valued at ₮10.
Micro Tournament Series at Chico Network
Low stakes players have more in store for this month of June as Chico Network kicks off its Micro Tournament Series tomorrow, running through the 26th. The week-long grind covers a total of 37 events and a $1,000 series leaderboard for its top ten winners. Buy-ins range from as low as $1.10 to its highest yet very modest $11 events. The full-fledged micro festival available on sites TigerGaming and BetOnline amongst others, delivers exciting variants including a range of NLHE tournaments, PKO’s, and Rebuy/Add-on’s.
Two scheduled events deserve the spotlight, the first being the $5,000 Father’s Day Freeroll happening this Sunday, June 19th, open to any player who wants to join. Winners of this added bonus tournament can claim seats to bigger events and make their way towards a profitable venture with no investment at all. The second of course being the largest prize pool of the micro lineup – $50,000 GTD Main Event, which is set to wrap up the series on Sunday, June 26, 2022 with entry fees posted at an affordable $11.
Micro Tournament Series Full Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Event # | Tournament Name | Type | Buy-In |
| Sunday, June 19, 2022 | 1:30 PM | 1 | $5,000 Father’s Day Freeroll | – | $0.00 |
| Monday, June 20, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 2 | $1,250 Gtd | 8 max | $6.60 |
| Monday, June 20, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 3 | $300 Gtd | 7 Max | $1.10 |
| Monday, June 20, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 4 | $2,000 Gtd | 7 Max | $8.80 |
| Monday, June 20, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 5 | $600 Gtd | 6 Max | $2.20 |
| Monday, June 20, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 6 | $1,000 Gtd | 8 Max | $4.40 |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 7 | $2,500 Gtd | 7 Max PKO | $11.00 |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 8 | $450 Gtd | 8 Max | $1.65 |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 9 | $600 Gtd | 7 Max PKO | $2.20 |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 10 | $2,000 Gtd | 7 Max | $11.00 |
| Tuesday, June 21, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 11 | $1,000 Gtd | 6 Max | $3.30 |
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 12 | $500 Gtd | 8 Max | $2.20 |
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 13 | $1,250 Gtd | 7 Max PKO | $6.60 |
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 14 | $2,000 Gtd | 6 Max | $11.00 |
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 15 | $300 Gtd | 7 Max | $1.10 |
| Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 16 | $1,000 Gtd | 8 Max | $3.30 |
| Thursday, June 23, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 17 | $1,200 Gtd | 7 Max | $4.40 |
| Thursday, June 23, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 18 | $1,500 Gtd | 7 Max | $8.80 |
| Thursday, June 23, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 19 | $400 Gtd | 6 Max R/A | $1.10 |
| Thursday, June 23, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 20 | $1,250 Gtd | 8 Max | $5.50 |
| Thursday, June 23, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 21 | $600 Gtd | 7 Max PKO | $2.20 |
| Friday, June 24, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 22 | $900 Gtd | 8 Max | $3.30 |
| Friday, June 24, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 23 | $1,500 Gtd | 7 Max PKO | $8.80 |
| Friday, June 24, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 24 | $500 Gtd | 7 Max R/A | $2.20 |
| Friday, June 24, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 25 | $1,500 Gtd | 6 Max | $6.60 |
| Friday, June 24, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 26 | $2,000 Gtd | 7 Max | $11.00 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 27 | $300 Gtd | 8 Max | $1.65 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 28 | $1,000 Gtd | 7 Max | $5.50 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 29 | $600 Gtd | 6 Max | $2.20 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 30 | $2,500 Gtd | 7 Max PKO | $11.00 |
| Saturday, June 25, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 31 | $300 Gtd | 8 Max | $1.10 |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 1:00 PM | 32 | MAIN EVENT $50,000 Gtd | 7 Max | $11.00 |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 2:30 PM | 33 | $400 Gtd | 7 Max | $1.65 |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 4:30 PM | 34 | $500 Gtd | 7 Max R/A | $1.10 |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 6:30 PM | 35 | $1,500 Gtd | 8 Max | $5.50 |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 8:30 PM | 36 | $600 Gtd | 8 max | $2.20 |
| Sunday, June 26, 2022 | 10:30 PM | 37 | $2,000 Gtd | 7 Max | $11.00 |
