Power Path

Power Path

Power your way up the Power Path to our biggest live and online events

Want to play on the European Poker Tour (EPT) and in PokerStars top online tournaments? Here’s your chance to showcase what you’re made of.

Thanks to the Power Path, you can play for a spot on the biggest live and online stages. Power Path buy-ins start from as little as $0.50*.

Start your Power Path journey at Step 1 and progress through up to four Steps to bank either a Spade, Bronze, Silver or Gold Power Pass:

• Spade Power Pass: Grant entry to one of our $109 buy-in online events, including the iconic Sunday Million.
• Bronze Power Pass: Valued at $530, these passes can be redeemed for ticket bundles to tournament series and more.
• Silver Power Pass: Players get $2,500 worth of buy-ins to use for either regional live events or our biggest online tournaments.
• Gold Power Pass: A package worth $10,300 that players can choose to use for an EPT event or in one of our biggest online tournaments.

You can also accelerate your pathway and buy-in directly to Power Path Step 2 or 3.

Start your Power Path and see how far your competitive edge can take you.

*The $0.50 Power Path Spin & Go has a rake of 8% ($0.04)

Power Path: How it works

Additional information

Play in up to four ‘Steps’ tournaments for your chance to win a Gold, Silver or Bronze Power Pass. 

Win at one Step and you could get a ticket for the next stage. You can also buy-in directly to any Step, except for Step 4 which is ticket only.

The winner of Step 4 could win a coveted Gold Power Pass worth $10,300. Silver, Bronze and Spade Power Passes will also be awarded for top Step 4 finishers.

Step 1 - $0.50 Spin & Go tournament (On demand, buy-in)

Winners progress to Step 2 or further, depending on the prize multiplier (see Power Path Step 1: Spin & Go Probability Table below).

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Step 2 - $1 Sit & Go or $1.50 MTT (On demand, buy-in or ticket)

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Step 3 - $11 MTT (On demand, buy-in or ticket)

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Step 4 - $55 MTT (Ticket entry only)

Key information

• Power Path Steps can be found via the 'Power Path' tab in our client or app lobby. 
• Prize options for Power Passes can be found in the 'Passes' tab. You can access this via the ‘Power Path tab’.
• If players win at one Step, they receive a ticket to the next Step. (i.e., If a player wins at Step 2 they will receive a Step 3 ticket).
• To use Power Path tickets, players must go to the 'Power Path' tab and then register for a tournament.
• Power Path tickets can be found under ‘Tournament Tickets’ in ‘My Rewards’.
• Players can buy-in directly to any Step apart from Step 4.
• Power Path tickets cannot be exchanged for cash or other tournament tickets. They also cannot be transferred to other players.
• PokerStars Rewards Spin & Go, Sit & Go or MTT tickets can only be used in corresponding tournaments.

Power Path Step 1: Spin & Go Probability Table

Power Path Terms & Conditions

Summary

Power Path is a four step qualification route to Spade, Bronze, Silver and Gold Power Path Passes that runs from June 26, 2023 until further notice. PokerStars will provide a reasonable notice of when Power Path will come to an end. In addition to these prize terms and conditions, the General Terms and tournament rules governing the participation in tournaments on the PokerStars website apply to player’s participation in the Power Path.

Players can participate in the Power Path by playing in up to four ‘Steps’ tournaments. They can use a ticket to enter each Step of the Power Path or buy-in directly to Steps 1-3.

• Step 1 - $0.50 Spin & Go tournament
• Step 2 - $1 Sit & Go tournament or $1.50 Multi-Table Tournament
• Step 3 - $11 Multi-Table Tournament
• Step 4 - $55 Multi-Table Tournament (qualifiers/ticket holders only – no direct buy-in allowed)

Prize description and how to redeem a prize 

1. Spade Power Pass is worth $109 and can be used in selected PokerStars online poker tournament with the same buy-in.
2. Bronze Power Pass is worth $530 and can be used in selected PokerStars online poker tournaments.
3. Silver Power Pass is worth $2,500 and gives players a choice to use it for selected PokerStars regional live events or selected PokerStars online poker tournaments.
4. Gold Power Pass is worth $10,300 and can be used for any PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) live event or selected biggest PokerStars online poker tournaments.
5. When a player wins a prize, they will receive a confirmation pop-up message. To redeem their prize, players must visit the ‘Power Path’ tab in the PokerStars client or mobile app and follow the steps, as described below.
6. To redeem a Spade Power Pass or a Bronze Power Pass, players must register for the target tournament with the relevant buy-in by clicking on ‘Register’. Occasionally, PokerStars may, at its discretion, offer a player an online poker tournament ticket bundle of equivalent value instead. To redeem a bundle of online poker tickets, players must register for the target tournaments included in the bundle. Upon registration, tickets bundle is credited to the players’ Stars Account.
7. To redeem a Silver or Gold Power Pass, players must follow one of the following two paths, depending on whether they want to use their pass to play online poker tournaments or play at a live poker event. Should they decide on the former, they will receive a bundle of online poker tickets. If they wish to play at a live event instead, they will be able to claim a live event package. To redeem a bundle of online poker tickets, players must register for the target tournaments included in the bundle. Upon registration, tickets bundle is credited to the players’ Stars Account. To redeem a live event package, players must register for the preferred live event. Once registered, they will receive an email from the PokerStars Live Events team to their registered email address with more information.
8. Prize expires eighteen (18) months after being won. All elements of the prize are strictly non-transferable, non-exchangeable and may not be re-sold. No cash or any other alternative is available for any element of the prize. 
9. If any element of the prize becomes unavailable, or if players are unable to use/take part in any element of the prize, for any reason beyond PokerStars’ reasonable control, PokerStars is not obliged to offer an alternative prize or any cash alternative or compensation.

10. Step 2, Step 3 and Step 4 tickets expire 1 year after being issued. They will hold no value once expired and will not be compensated in any way.

11. After the conclusion of Power Path, any remaining tickets will be converted into Tournament Money (“T-Money”) or another suitable replacement.

Additional information

1. By accepting the live event package, the winning player agrees to be bound by the PokerStars live events terms available at www.pokerstarslive.com/about/tos/.
2. Live event package does not include any costs, taxes, fees, expenses and/or arrangements not expressly specified in the prize description. The winning player is solely responsible for, and PokerStars will not be liable to reimburse the winner/their companion for, any such additional charges and expenses.
3. It is the responsibility of the winning player to check any requirements for the hotel, event venue and any other supplier providing elements of the prize. The winning player is bound by, and must comply with, any terms and conditions set out on their event, regulations, requirements and policies of the hotel, event venue, event promoter and any other supplier connected with the prize. PokerStars is not responsible for any failure of the winning player to gain entry or re-entry to the hotel and/or event, or to participate in any element of the prize, due to any action/inaction on the part of the winner and/or their companion.  
4. It is the responsibility of the winning player to check and ensure that they satisfy all customs, security and immigration requirements in relation to travel between the travel destination and their country of departure (including all requirements relating to passports, visas and other documentation). PokerStars has no liability if the winning player is refused entry because they do not satisfy such requirements and the winning player is solely responsible for all costs associated with refused entry.  
5. It is the responsibility of the winning player to check any government travel advisories relating to the travel destination and to determine what action to take in relation to any such advisories. PokerStars has no liability if the winning player does not make such checks, if they choose to travel despite the advice given in any relevant advisory or if they choose not to travel on the advice given in any relevant advisory (in which case PokerStars will not be obliged to offer a substitute prize).  
6. It is the responsibility of the winning player to check whether any vaccinations and/or prescription medicines are recommended or required prior to travel and PokerStars has no liability in this respect.  
7. It is the responsibility of the winning player to take out their own travel insurance in connection with the live event package. PokerStars will have no liability for any failure by the winning player to take out travel insurance and/or to comply with the terms and conditions of their travel insurance policy.  
8. PokerStars has no liability for lost or stolen tickets, vouchers, certificates and/or other documentation connected with the live event package.  
9. The winning player must not do anything that may bring the PokerStars, any of its group companies or its commercial partners into disrepute. PokerStars reserves the right to take appropriate action (including the removal of any element of the live event package) if the winning player acts in a way that PokerStars reasonably considers to bring the PokerStars, any of its group companies or its commercial partners into disrepute.  

10. PokerStars is not liable for any loss, theft, damage or injury caused or sustained by the winning player as a result of participating in the live event package (except that PokerStars will be liable for death or personal injury arising from PokerStars’ negligence or for fraudulent misrepresentation).