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PokerStars Jet Set Season is back, with prize pools exceeding six figures across three major events. The $55 Jet Set Getaway attracted 5,249 players, while the $300,000 guaranteed events will take place on June 21st and 28th.
PokerStars Jet Set Season is back, with prize pools exceeding six figures across three major events. The $55 Jet Set Getaway attracted 5,249 players, while the $300,000 guaranteed events will take place on June 21st and 28th.
PokerStars Jet Set Season returned on June 6th, with dozens of events already crowned, including three tournaments boasting six-figure prize pools. The more affordable Jet Set Season events have proven popular with the online poker giant's customers, evidenced by the $55 No-Limit Hold'em Jet Set Getaway and the $33 No-Limit Hold'em PKO Season Opener, which broke the guaranteed prize pool with $62,450 and $30,050 respectively.
To date, the tournament with the largest prize pool in the series is Episode 07-M: $55 NLHE Jet Set Getaway Mystery Bounty, which attracted 5,249 entries. PokerStars set a guarantee of $200,000 for the prize pool, but it ultimately accumulated to $262,450.
Although Uruguay's "curbelo19" won the event and took home a total prize of $17,045, the fifth-place finisher actually won the most money. The fifth-place finisher originally only received $4,306, but "SSV117" collected a whopping $16,436 in mystery prize money before being eliminated, including a prize exceeding $13,000.
Episode 07-M: $55 NLHE Jet Set Getaway Mystery Bounty Tournament Final Table Results
| Ranking | player | country | Bounty | bonus | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curbelo19 | Uruguay | $1,081 | $15,964 | $17,045 |
| 2 | tiarc | Austria | $1,506 | $11,503 | $13,009 |
| 3 | Cosmin “xKoSSSx” Calea | Romania | $578 | $8,290 | $8,868 |
| 4 | mfkill | Ukraine | $289 | $5,975 | $6,244 |
| 5 | SSV117 | Kazakhstan | $16,436 | $4,306 | $20,742 |
| 6 | Old Brock | Austria | $4,262 | $3,103 | $7,365 |
| 7 | mihalevich | Kazakhstan | $1,133 | $2,236 | $3,369 |
| 8 | RagVoen | Belarus | $659 | $1,612 | $2,271 |
| 9 | Tut_del_Poker | costa rica | $185 | $1,161 | $1,346 |
The second-largest prize pool among the first few events of the Jet Set Season was Episode 01-M: $33 NLHE, the opening event of the progressive bounty season. A field of 4,335 entries created a prize pool of $130,050, far exceeding the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
PokerStars ambassador Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg was one of the participants. The popular streamer made it into the prize pool but was eliminated in the first few tiers of the regular prize distribution structure.
Both players left with five-figure prize money. "Rsiatat" finished second with $10,435, while Argentina's "zuRaik" won first place with $11,472; both players' prizes included progressive bounties.
Episode 01-M: $33 NLHE Final Table Results of the Opening Event of the Progressive Bounty Season
| Ranking | player | country | Bounty | bonus | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | zuRaik | Argentina | $3,526 | $7,946 | $11,472 |
| 2 | Rsiatat | Romania | $2,402 | $7,943 | $10,345 |
| 3 | MaximoGeilo | Switzerland | $527 | $4,712 | $5,239 |
| 4 | S0_Gru0oSss | United Kingdom | $902 | $3,359 | $4,261 |
| 5 | ezy-ezy777 | Canada | $1,203 | $2,394 | $3,594 |
| 6 | R.parreira08 | Ukraine | $408 | $1,707 | $2,115 |
| 7 | gabstone | Brazil | $306 | $1,216 | $1,522 |
| 8 | unrealxx | Brazil | $600 | $867 | $1,467 |
Another opening event of the season, Episode 01-H: $215 NLHE, is the inaugural event of the progressive bounty season. It boasts the third-largest prize pool to date, worth $121,000, and features 605 players competing at PokerStars' virtual tables.
The nine-player final table featured several well-known veterans. Former PartyPoker Pro player Josip “Jozinho6” Simunic finished eighth with 1TP 4T 1,895, while Alexandre “Cavalito” Mantovani finished fifth with 1TP 4T 4,624.
Romanian Tudor “tdr01” Lazar emerged victorious, defeating “writeUrstory” in a head-to-head match and turning his $215 investment into $20,145 (including the bounty).
Episode 01-H: $215 NLHE Final Table Results of the Opening Event of the Progressive Bounty Season
| Ranking | player | country | Bounty | bonus | Total prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tudor “tdr01” Lazar | Romania | $10,999 | $9,146 | $20,145 |
| 2 | writeUrstory | Brazil | $3,020 | $9,146 | $12,166 |
| 3 | vladjkkaa01 | Austria | $3,206 | $5,663 | $8,869 |
| 4 | irmisz | Lithuania | $312 | $4,147 | $4,459 |
| 5 | Alexandre “Cavalito” Mantovani | Brazil | $1,587 | $3,037 | $4,624 |
| 6 | InfectionTom | Germany | $1,909 | $2,224 | $4,133 |
| 7 | CheckRais3r | Moldova | $856 | $1,628 | $2,484 |
| 8 | Josip “Jozinho6” Simunic | Austria | $703 | $1,192 | $1,895 |
| 9 | Nosnibourbos | Germany | $987 | $989 | $1,976 |
| 9 | areshatar97 | Argentina | $199 | $618 | $817 |
$300,000 Guaranteed Tournaments will be held on June 21st and June 28th.
The series’ biggest event to date will kick off at 6:05 p.m. BST on June 21, with a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000. Episode 10-M: $75. The Super Sunday Mystery Bounty is a two-day event that allows up to five re-entries within the first four hours of the tournament.
Episode 14-M: $75 Jet Set Cruise PKO will officially begin at 6:05 PM BST on June 28th, also featuring a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000.
You might also like to check out Episode 18: $55 NLHE PKO Jet Set Gala, a staged tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. Starting June 16th, there are 40 Stage 1 events, culminating in Stage 2 on July 5th. Satellite tournaments are available starting at $1.10.
Remaining PokerStars Jet Set Season Schedule
Expand the table below to see the remaining events in the PokerStars Jet Set Season schedule.
| date | Time (BST) | Tournament | Buy gold | margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21 (Sunday) | 6:05 PM | #09-L: Progressive Bounty Tournament | $7.50 | $15,000 |
| 6:05 PM | #09-M: Progressive Bounty Tournament | $75 | $50,000 | |
| 6:05 PM | #10-L: Super Sunday PKO | $11 | $60,000 | |
| 6:05 PM | #10-M: Super Sunday Mystery Bounty Tournament | $75 | $300,000 |
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