Seven EPT Gold Passes Guaranteed During the PokerStars EPT Season Online
Summary
PokerStars is running an EPT Season online festival from 12 October to 9 November featuring 76 tournaments across 37 episodes with buy-ins from $3.30 to $1,050. The series includes big guarantees — notably a $109 Sunday Million Mystery Bounty with a $1,000,000 guarantee on opening night — and the platform is handing out seven Gold EPT Passes (each valued at $10,300) through a mix of events and shootouts.
The schedule also highlights a $22 EPT Mystery Special on 2 November with a $500,000 guarantee that feeds into an All-In Shoot Out awarding three Gold Passes, a Power Path Express on 12 October awarding multiple Power Passes, and a Season Challenge with more than $700,000 in combined prizes and All-In Shootouts that can win players Gold Power Passes.
Key Points
- EPT Season runs 12 Oct–9 Nov: 76 tournaments, 37 episodes, buy-ins $3.30–$1,050.
- PokerStars guarantees seven Gold EPT Passes worth $10,300 each across the series.
- Opening night features a $109 Sunday Million Mystery Bounty with a $1,000,000 guarantee.
- On 2 Nov the $22 EPT Mystery Special ($500,000 GTD) includes an All-In Shoot Out where three Gold Passes will be won.
- The EPT Season Challenge comprises four weekly themed challenges with over $700,000 in prizes and All-In Shootouts culminating in a top Gold Power Pass prize.
- Power Path Express on 12 Oct ($55) guarantees 165 players share $50,000 in Power Path Passes — top two get Gold Power Passes.
- Nine special episodes award exclusive PokerStars trophies and final-table merchandise.
- Some challenges and features are region-locked to PokerStars.bg, .ch, .com, .ee, .eu, .gr and .uk accounts.
Why should I read this?
Fancy a shot at a live EPT ticket without selling the house? This festival splashes big guarantees and hands out seven Gold Passes — plus loads of satellites and shootouts to get you in cheaply. We’ve boiled the schedule down so you can spot the best value events fast.
Context and relevance
This series is a major play by PokerStars to connect its online audience to live EPT events by offering direct pathways (Gold Power Passes) and large online guarantees. For regular online grinders and aspiring live players it’s one of the better windows this autumn to turn modest buy-ins into a shot at a live EPT stop. The structure — mystery bounties, shootouts and Power Path events — also reflects ongoing trends of blending online qualifiers with live festival tickets and experiential prizes.