Daily Grind: WPTDeepStacks Starts Today on 888poker
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Ahead of a HUGE week of online poker, PokerNews has dusted off The Daily Grind and is relaunching it. The Daily Grind is a one-stop-shop for you to check out the best online poker sites and the events that are running.
The WPTDeepStacks on 888poker starts today, and you also have the thrilling conclusions to the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars, the partypoker Powerfest and of course the $150M GTD GG Spring Festival on GGPoker.
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WPTDeepStacks Starts on 888poker
In yet another thrilling partnership between a top online poker site and a major poker festival, 888poker is hosting the WPTDeepStacks across its network all this week.
With more than $3 million in prizes from April 18-26, the festival culminates in the $1,000,000 Gtd WPTDeepStacks Main Event that starts on Saturday, April 24.
Today we see the Opening Event kick off, with two different buy-in levels, as well as Day 1 of the $1,050 Event.
| Date | Time (BST) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th April | 18:00 | WPT DS #1: $525 Opening Event | $200,000 |
| 18:00 | WPT DS #2: $55 Opening Event | $50,000 | |
| 18:30 | WPT DS #16: $1,050 Event Day 1 | $1,000,000 |
Bold denotes events Live Reported on PokerNews
PokerStars SCOOP Continues with Huge Sunday Schedule
Running since April 4, the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker continues to be one of the biggest festivals online, with major names and huge prize pools. Today looks like no exception with no fewer than 13 tournaments guaranteeing three figures, and two - SCOOP 63-H and SCOOP 64-M guaranteeing a cool $1,000,000.
Both events will be live reported right here on PokerNews, so head to the SCOOP Live Reporting Hub to follow along with all the action!
| Date | Time (BST) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th April | 13:05 | SCOOP 62-H: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO] | $400,000 |
| 13:05 | SCOOP 62-L: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Kickoff SE] | $50,000 | |
| 13:05 | SCOOP 62-M: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Kickoff SE] | $250,000 | |
| 15:30 | SCOOP 63-H: $2,100 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE] | $1,000,000 | |
| 15:30 | SCOOP 63-L: $22 NLHE [8-Max] | $175,000 | |
| 15:30 | SCOOP 63-M: $215 NLHE [8-Max, Sunday Warm-Up SE] | $500,000 | |
| 18:05 | SCOOP 64-H: $5,200 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday HR SE] | $850,000 | |
| 18:05 | SCOOP 64-L: $55 NLHE [Progressive KO, Sunday Million SE] | $600,000 | |
| 18:05 | SCOOP 64-M: $530 NLHE [Progressive KO] | $1,000,000 | |
| 19:15 | SCOOP 65-H: $2,100 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $200,000 | |
| 19:15 | SCOOP 65-L: $22 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $60,000 | |
| 19:15 | SCOOP 65-M: $215 NLO8 [6-Max, Progressive KO] | $125,000 | |
| 20:30 | SCOOP 66-H: $1,050 NLHE [8-Max] | $650,000 | |
| 20:30 | SCOOP 66-L: $11 NLHE [8-Max] | $100,000 | |
| 20:30 | SCOOP 66-M: $109 NLHE [8-Max] | $400,000 | |
| 22:05 | SCOOP 67-H: $530 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown SE] | $400,000 | |
| 22:05 | SCOOP 67-L: $5.50 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Mini Sunday Cooldown SE] | $40,000 | |
| 22:05 | SCOOP 67-M: $55 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive KO, Sunday Cooldown SE] | $225,000 |
Bold denotes events Live Reported on PokerNews
$10M Gtd in the GG Spring Festival Super MILLION$ Today
A large chunk of the overall $150m that was guaranteed across the GGPoker Spring Festival will end up in the hands of its players today with the fifth and final starting flight of the $10m Gtd GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H. The biggest and best players in the world will enter and hope to make it through to Day 2 at 20:05.
Away from the Super MILLION$ there will be plenty of interest in the Bounty Hunters Main Events and $400 Headliner-M events that guarantee almost $7 million between them.
| Date | Time (BST) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 18th | 14:05 | H-71: $1,500 Sunday Marathon | $600,000 |
| 14:05 | M-71: $300 Sunday Marathon | $300,000 | |
| 14:05 | L-71: $30 Sunday Marathon | $125,000 | |
| 15:05 | GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD [Day 1E] | $10,000,000 | |
| 16:05 | H-72: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event | $2,000,000 | |
| 16:05 | M-72: $525 Bounty Hunters Main Event | $1,250,000 | |
| 16:05 | L-72: $52.50 Bounty Hunters Main Event | $200,000 | |
| 17:05 | H-73: $1,050 GGMasters High Rollers | $1,250,000 | |
| 17:05 | M-73: $150 GGMasters | $600,000 | |
| 17:05 | L-73: $25 GGMasters | $100,000 | |
| 18:05 | M-74: $1,050 High Rollers Main Event | $1,250,000 | |
| 18:05 | L-74: $250 Sunday Main Event | $500,000 | |
| 19:05 | H-75: $25,500 Sunday 5 Million | $5,000,000 | |
| 19:05 | M-75: $525 Sunday 500 | $500,000 | |
| 19:05 | L-75: $50 Sunday Big 50 | $200,000 | |
| 20:05 | GGSF Super MILLION$ ME-H: $10,300, $10M GTD [Day 2] | $10,000,000 | |
| 20:05 | GGSF Headliner-M: $400 NLHE, $2.5M GTD [Day 2] | $2,500,000 | |
| 20:05 | GGSF Headliner-M: $400 PLO-NL, $1M GTD [Day 2] | $1,000,000 | |
| 21:05 | H-76: $2,100 Sunday Heater [Bounty Turbo] | $400,000 | |
| 21:05 | M-76: $210 Sunday Heater [Bounty Turbo] | $200,000 | |
| 21:05 | L-76: $21 Sunday Heater [Bounty Turbo] | $50,000 |
Bold denotes events Live Reported on PokerNews
The partypoker Powerfest Weekender in the Spotlight
With a whole week left in the 2021 partypoker Powerfest, players can sink their teeth into four different buy-in levels of the Weekener, ranging from just $3.30 all the way up to $1,575.
If tournaments aren't your thing, be sure to check out Hot Tables at their cash games, offering you the chance to win up to $500 if your table is randomly chosen!
| Time (BST) | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| 16:05 | Powerfest #14: $1,575 High Roller Weekender Day 1C | $500,000 |
| 16:05 | Powerfest #14: $320 Knockout Weekender Day 1C | $300,000 |
| 16:05 | Powerfest #14 $33 Mini Knockout Weekender Day 1C | $100,000 |
| 16:05 | Powerfest #14: $3.30 Micro Knockout Weekender Day 1C | $10,000 |
| 20:05 | Powerfest #15: $5,200 High Roller | $500,000 |
| 20:05 | Powerfest #14: $1,575 High Roller Weekender Day 2 | $500,000 |
| 20:05 | Powerfest #14: $320 Knockout Weekender Day 2 | $300,000 |
| 20:05 | Powerfest #14 $33 Mini Knockout Weekender Day 2 | $100,000 |
| 20:05 | Powerfest #14: $3.30 Micro Knockout Weekender Day 2 | $10,000 |
| 20:05 | Powerfest #02: $55 The Big Fifty Day 1K | $300,000 |
| 21:05 | Powerfest #16: $1,050 High Roller | $50,000 |
In this Series
- 1 WPTDeepStacks Heads to 888poker on April 18-26
- 2 "Prestigious" WPTDeepStacks Excites 888poker Ambassador Dominik Nitsche
- 3 Daily Grind: WPTDeepStacks Starts Today on 888poker
- 4 Latvia's "i2out" Ships the 888poker WPTDeepStacks London $200,000 Opening Event ($40,540)
- 5 "Farrugia_1" Ships the 888poker WPTDeepStacks London #3 - $100,000 PKO ($18,067)
- 6 Check Out 888pokerTV For Your Chance to Win WPTDS Main Event Tickets
- 7 888poker's Lovgren, Nitsche, and Saliba Final Table the WPTDeepStacks London High Roller
- 8 Daily Grind: It's the WPTDeepStacks Marathon on 888poker Today!
- 9 "crimson92" Wins the 888poker WPTDeepStacks $100K Crazy 8 ($21,750)
