For many players, PokerStars is more than just another online poker room. It is the place where online legends were born, Sunday majors became weekly rituals and unknown grinders turned small buy-ins into life-changing scores. Now, a quarter of a century later, the brand is leaning into that history with a festival that feels both nostalgic and ambitious. The Anniversary Series is not only a celebration of PokerStars’ 25th birthday, but also the 15th anniversary of the legendary Sunday Storm, one of the most iconic low-stakes tournaments in online poker.
Three Main Events, One Massive Celebration
The heart of the series will come on May 24, when three Main Events begin across different buy-in levels. The Low Main Event will cost 109$ and carry a 1.500.000$ guarantee, the Medium Main Event will feature a 1.050$ buy-in with 2.500.000$ guaranteed, while the High Main Event will bring a 5.200$ buy-in and a 2.000.000$ guarantee. Together, the three Main Events alone will offer 6.000.000$ in guaranteed prize pools.
That structure captures exactly what PokerStars has always tried to represent. Recreational players, regular grinders and high-stakes professionals will all have their own path into the spotlight. From the lower buy-ins to elite-level fields, the series is built to create stories across every corner of the online poker world.
461 Tournaments and Action Around the Clock
The full schedule includes 461 tournaments, with formats ranging from classic No-Limit Hold’em to PKOs, Mystery Bounties, Omaha and mixed games. It is a festival built not just around one headline event, but around constant action, daily storylines and the kind of packed schedule that has defined PokerStars’ biggest online series for years.
One of the key highlights will be the Sunday Storm 15th Anniversary event, an 11$ Progressive Knockout tournament with a 500.000$ guarantee. For a tournament that has long been associated with low buy-ins and huge dreams, this anniversary edition feels like a perfect tribute. The Sunday Storm has always been the kind of event where anyone could sit down, survive the chaos and suddenly find themselves playing for a career-best score.
PokerStars will also add extra value through more than 650.000$ in Lucky Dip tickets, while leaderboards will award 100.000$ in cash prizes across Low, Medium and High tiers. The festival will also crown an overall Player of the Series, giving regulars another reason to chase volume and consistency throughout the schedule.
Small Buy-Ins, Big Dreams
Perhaps the most important part of the Anniversary Series is its accessibility. PokerStars is offering direct satellites from as little as 0,55$, while players can also try to qualify through Power Path from just 0,50$. A revamped 530$ Bronze Pass will also be available from April 27, offering 25% added value and ticket bundles for the Anniversary Series.
That is where the true magic of an online festival like this lives. Not every player can fire a 5.200$ High Main Event directly, but almost everyone can dream through satellites, qualifiers and low-cost routes. Over the years, PokerStars has built some of its biggest moments on exactly that idea — the belief that one small entry can open the door to a major poker story.
A Quarter-Century Statement from PokerStars
In a modern online poker landscape filled with competition, new formats and changing player habits, this Anniversary Series feels like a statement. PokerStars is not simply marking 25 years with a logo, a promotion or a short campaign. It is putting 50.000.000$ in guarantees behind the celebration and inviting the entire poker community to take part.
From the Sunday Storm anniversary to the three Main Events, from 0,50$ qualifiers to high roller battles, the series has the ingredients to become one of the major online poker highlights of 2026. For PokerStars, it is a look back at 25 years of history. For players, it is another chance to write a new chapter of their own.
