PokerStars Sunday Million

The Sunday Million is the biggest weekly online poker tournament in the world! This No Limit Hold’em tournament has a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000, and attracts the best online poker players from every corner of the globe. This is the event all serious players want to win and the ultimate way to prove your skills to the world. First place prize money is at least $150,000 most weeks and often even more. Go deep in this tournament and you can take your bankroll to new heights and live the life of a high-rolling poker pro. We run hundreds of satellites through the week, meaning that players of all stakes can win their seat.

Get your seat and you could be sitting next to a poker legend, an online pro, or a satellite qualifier taking their shot at glory. It’s open to everyone, and provides an unrivalled level of big money poker action, all played out on PokerStars award-winning software. The tournament takes place every Sunday at 14:30 ET (20:30 CET) with a buy-in of $215.

Check out the latest Sunday Million winners, stories and exciting hands on the PokerStars Blog.

Sunday Million – The Facts

The first ever Sunday Million was held on March 5, 2006, and was won by ‘aaaaaaaa’ from Massachusetts, USA. A total of 5,893 runners played for a prize pool of$1,178,600.

The average field size is more than 7,000 players.

The biggest Sunday Million field so far was 62,116 players, on December 8, 2011generating a total prize pool of $12,423,200. It was won by ‘First-Eagle’ from Canada for $1,146,574.65.

How to Qualify

The Sunday Million couldn’t be easier to find in the PokerStars lobby. Simply select ‘Tourney’ and ‘Regular’, or ‘Tourney’ and ‘Special’. You can also type ‘Sunday Million’ into the Tournament Filter to buy in directly or register for a satellite. Satellites run throughout the week, and start from as little as$0.55 or 25 FPP credits.

If you have any questions about the PokerStars Sunday Million, feel free to e-mail us at support@pokerstars.eu.

Sunday Million TV

You can watch highlights of the Sunday Million, with the Online Poker Show on PokerStars.tv. Every week the show features highlights from the world's biggest tournament, with commentary from poker experts such as Nick Wealthall and David Tuckman.

To see previous highlights shows, check out the dedicated PokerStars.tv Sunday Million channel.

Other major Sunday tournaments at PokerStars

Don’t forget that the Sunday Million isn’t the only big money event at PokerStars on a Sunday. With a buy-in of $215, the Sunday Warm-Up has a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 and starts at 11:00 ET(17:00 CET – perfect for players in Europe). Check out the Sunday Warm-Up page to find out more. Or how about the one of the other Sunday Majors?

Tournament	Buy-in	Time	Guarantee
Sunday Kickoff	$109	08:00 ET	$100,000
Sunday Warm-Up	$215	11:00 ET	$500,000
Sunday Rebuy	$109	12:00 ET	$225,000
Sunday Storm	$11	13:30 ET	$300,000
Sunday Million	$215	14:30 ET	$1,000,000
Sunday 500	$530	15:30 ET	$300,000
Sunday Second Chance	$215	16:30 ET	$175,000
Sunday 6-Max	$162	17:00 ET	$100,000
Sunday Supersonic	$215	18:30 ET	$125,000

Plus, all through Saturday and Sunday every weekend, you can find $215 Weekly events in many different games, like Draw, Stud, Omaha and more, all with guaranteed prize pools! Visit the ‘Tourney’ > ‘Special’ tab in the lobby or type ‘Weekly’ into the tournament filter to find your favorite game.