Represent your country in the poker event of the year - and win great cash prizes! The PokerStars Summer Games is a one-of-a-kind FREE poker extravaganza that gives you the chance to get your share of more than 80,000 cash prizes and 80 places in our USA vs. Canada $100,000 final!
8 Different Games. Play One or Play All!
Choose from the list of games that you’re strongest in. You can play any game or simply play them all. It’s free to enter - what have you got to lose??
So join us for eight weeks of incredible poker action this summer. And to mix things up a bit, it won't just be Hold'em being played on the tables. The Summer Games has events covering eight different variations of poker, from Hold'em to 5 Card Draw, Omaha to Stud – so there's something for everyone! Each event awards hundreds of daily cash prizes, and every week our Round 2 tournaments will send five players from each country to the $100,000 final! And best of all, it's completely FREE and EXCLUSIVE to PokerStars players from America and Canada!
America vs. Canada
Pit your poker skills against your neighbors, as Team USA takes on Team Canada in the ultimate poker showdown. But it isn't just national pride that's at stake – there's also some serious cash up for grabs, with $100,000 in the prize pool for the final! To make the final, you'll need to prove your mettle by taking on your fellow countrymen in our exclusive Canadian and USA preliminary rounds.
Win Your Place on the Team!*
Round 1 qualifiers are running from August 22, and every Canadian and American player is eligible to play in one (1) free Round 1 qualifier each week. You can only play in the qualifier for your country, but can use each of your weekly event entries at any time during the qualifying period. Practice games for all events will run 24 hours a day, so get trained up and use your free entry to get a piece of the action. Remember you only get one free entry each week, so use it wisely.
To register for a Summer Games qualifier, open the PokerStars lobby, click 'Tourney' and 'Regional'. Here's the order of events:
See the Events page for more details on each different tournament and tips on how to play the different poker games.
If you have any comments or questions, contact support@pokerstars.net.
*This tournament is only open to players from the United States, its territories and Canada. You must be a resident of the country you choose and this must be the country listed on your PokerStars account.
8 Different Games. Play One or Play All!
Choose from the list of games that you’re strongest in. You can play any game or simply play them all. It’s free to enter - what have you got to lose??
So join us for eight weeks of incredible poker action this summer. And to mix things up a bit, it won't just be Hold'em being played on the tables. The Summer Games has events covering eight different variations of poker, from Hold'em to 5 Card Draw, Omaha to Stud – so there's something for everyone! Each event awards hundreds of daily cash prizes, and every week our Round 2 tournaments will send five players from each country to the $100,000 final! And best of all, it's completely FREE and EXCLUSIVE to PokerStars players from America and Canada!
America vs. Canada
Pit your poker skills against your neighbors, as Team USA takes on Team Canada in the ultimate poker showdown. But it isn't just national pride that's at stake – there's also some serious cash up for grabs, with $100,000 in the prize pool for the final! To make the final, you'll need to prove your mettle by taking on your fellow countrymen in our exclusive Canadian and USA preliminary rounds.
Win Your Place on the Team!*
To register for a Summer Games qualifier, open the PokerStars lobby, click 'Tourney' and 'Regional'. Here's the order of events:
| Event | Game | Round 1 (Daily) |
| 1 | Limit Texas Hold'em | August 22 – 28 |
| 2 | 7 Card Stud | August 29 - September 4 |
| 3 | Short Handed NL Texas Hold'em | September 5 - 11 |
| 4 | Pot Limit Omaha | September 12 - 18 |
| 5 | Pot Limit Texas Hold'em | September 19 - 25 |
| 6 | 5 Card Draw | September 26 - October 2 |
| 7 | Omaha Hi/Lo | October 3 – 9 |
| 8 | No Limit Texas Hold'em | October 10 – 16 |
See the Events page for more details on each different tournament and tips on how to play the different poker games.
Fast track to Glory…
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Register for your free PokerStars account. Click here to sign up now. |
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Find your country's next free qualifier. |
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Play for cash prizes and the glory of your country! |
If you have any comments or questions, contact support@pokerstars.net.
*This tournament is only open to players from the United States, its territories and Canada. You must be a resident of the country you choose and this must be the country listed on your PokerStars account.
