For years Winamax have been entirely focussed on the regulated French market, but now they are branching out into other parts of Europe. Winamax’s decision to do this has major benefits for PokerNews customers because Winamax is hosting eight PokerNews-exclusive freerolls that each has a prize pool of €1,000!
The next €1,000 freerolls takes place at 20:00CET on May 22, with each subsequent freeroll taking place the following week until June 6. With the first freeroll only being a week away, you need to act fast in order to avoid missing the chance of some tournament tickets.
- Name: PokerNews Winamax
- Date: Wednesday 22 May
- Time: 20:00CET
- Tournament ID: 43177520
Each of the eight freerolls will pay the top 80 finishers with tournament tickets worth between €5 and €150 that can be used to buy into a wide range of tournaments on the excellent Winamax site. The payout schedule can be seen in the table below:
| *Finishing position | Prize (Tournament ticket) |
| 1st | €150 |
| 2nd | €100 |
| 3-4th | €50 |
| 5-7th | €30 |
| 8-10th | €20 |
| 11-40th | €10 |
| 41-80th | €5 |
Thankfully, there is no need to make a deposit of any sort in order to be eligible for any of the freerolls. However, due to French law, players must complete the first of three stages of the sign-up process before they can compete in any real money games – and that includes our exclusive freerolls.
Special Sign-Up Instructions
In order to comply with the rules set by the French regulator ARJEL, the sign-up process to Winamax is different to what you may be used to. Please read the following three instructions carefully and make sure you understand them before signing up to Winamax.
1.) When a new player signs up they must do the following otherwise they will not be allowed to play in real money games or freerolls or make a deposit.
- Provide their date and place of birth.
- Provide their bank account number (IBAN and BIC/Swift numbers).
- Define certain spending and playing limits.
2.) Once an account has been created the player has three months to provide the following documentation:
- A copy of an ID document such as a passport or driving licence.
- A proof of bank account ownership, such as a bank statement.
- Both documents must match exactly the details entered when creating the Winamax account.
Failure to provide this information within one month will see the account locked. If the documents are not sent within three months the account will be permanently closed.
3.) Once Winamax has received and validated all of the relevant documents, a letter containing a personal validation code will be sent to the player’s postal address. Players have six week in which to enter this code, and once they do their account is fully finalised and funds may be withdrawn from their Winamax account if they wish to do so.
Remember, you only need to complete the first step in order to play in the €1,000 freerolls, but you must complete the other two stages to withdraw any winnings or to make a deposit.