Poker Stars is holding satellite tournaments awarding seats in the Casino Pride Poker Festival taking place Septembe 2 – 4, 2011 in Goa, India. With a guaranteed prize pool of INR1,000,000, the Casino Pride Poker Event takes place in the SOL Poker Room of the docked cruise ship, Casino Pride.
Poker Stars online satellites into the Casino Pride Poker Event include freeroll tournaments taking place at 9:30 am and 11:30 am ET daily, with a freeroll final happening August 22. Feeder satellites with buy-ins starting at just $0.55 or 10 Frequent Player Points (FPP) leads to one of three different satellites, each offering a slightly different prize package for the winners.
The top prize packages for the PokerStars Casino Pride Poker Event are valued at $1,726 and include the buy-in of INR25,000 into the main event, a three-night stay plus breakfasts at the Taj Vivante, a 5-star hotel located in Panjim, Goa, transfers to and from the airport and $750 cash to apply toward travel expenses. The satellites for these packages cost $215 and take place every Sunday through August 21.
Alternatively, players can win value-added seats, which include the INR25,000 main event buy-in and stay in a local 4-star hotel. The satellites for these packages cost $109 to buy-in directly and are happening every Tuesday and Thursday until August 23. Satellites running every Saturday and Sunday until August 21 with $66 direct buy-ins are also taking place for just the INR25,000 main event buy-in alone.
The action at the Casino Pride Poker Event is made up of three tournaments with cash games taking place throughout.