November 17 2011, Josh Bell

It’s not too late to take part in the $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League!

The first heads-up event of the $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League was played last week and ”kanabal18” proved too good for the competition, taking down all the cash and 21 league points.

”Kanabal18” rocketed into the top 10, it is still ”GioPn” who sits atop the leader board, with five more points than ”srtft” who sits in second place after a strong finish in last week’s league event.

$10,000 PokerNews League Leaderboard

As you can see, there are less than 10 points between the top five players and less than one victory between the whole top 10, so it really isn’t too late to start playing the $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League.

Weekly $10,000 PokerNews League Tournaments

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Remember, that players receive one league point just for participating in one of the weekly league events. Here’s a breakdown of how many points the top 10 players receive each week:

League Point Payout Structure

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We can’t stress enough that it’s not too late to start playing the $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League, and thanks to the wild card tournament, players could find themselves at the top of the leader board after just one event!

The wild card tournament gives players the opportunity to earn double points in any one chosen league event. This means if a player chooses carefully, they could earn 42 points in one event!

Start playing the league and make your way up the leaderboard to try and secure your spot in the PokerNews League Final.

Taking place on Dec. 21 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT), the League Final is open to the top 27 finishers on the league leaderboard and will award huge cash prizes to the top 18 finishers in the final.

$10,000 League Final Payout Structures

The $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League is open to players from all regions , but is password protected. The password is released on PokerNews 48 hours prior to each event.

Don’t forget that there are also seven other leagues which are open to specific regions and each feature their own unique prize pools which award the same payout structure in the final as outlined above.

Players from these specific regions also have the ability the to take part in not only the $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League, but also the Australasian League, which is also open to all players.

Click on the links below to view the leader board standings and find out the details of each specific region!

Iberian League: The league features a $4,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Portugal and Spain.

Western European League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein, Austria and the Netherlands.

Central European League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Solvenia, Balkans, Czech Republic and Hungary.

Eastern European League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Romania, Bulgaria, the Russian Federation, Poland and Ukraine.

Nordic League: The league features a $4,000 prize pool and is locked to players with accounts based in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Baltic League: The league features a $9,000 prize pool and is locked to players based in Estonia, Israel, Turkey, Lithuania and Latvia.

Australasian League: The league features a $5,000 prize pool and is targeted at players with accounts based in Japan, Korea, China, India and Australia. (This league is also open to everyone.)

If you would like to start playing the league but don’t yet have a PokerStars account, make sure to use the marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” and the bonus code “STARS600″ when signing-up to PokerStars through PokerNews and you can receive a 100% up to $600 first-deposit bonus!

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August 20 2011, Barry Carter

Download PokerStars to play in the exclusive PokerNetwork League with weekly added Sunday Cubed packages and an ANZPT Package will go to the eventual league winner. All tournaments start at friendly times for those in the Eastern Hemisphere, and they’re open to all PokerStars players.

The third event in the PokerNetwork League saw “pc bandit” claim top honors, and in doing so leap to third place on the leader board. Previous event winners “cwt007″ and “Jubinator” are still in the lead, scoring vital points just for playing in multiple events. As well as the cash and league points, pc bandit also won a free ticket to the $50,000 Guaranteed Sunday Cubed Tournament on PokerStars.

PokerNetwork League Leader Board

The next event in the league takes place on August 24 at 2000 AEST and is a $5+$0.50 deepstack full-ring tournament. The top nine players score points in the league, and the winner will also get a $50,000 Guaranteed Sunday Cubed ticket.

PokerNetwork League Schedule

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Each tournament has a password, that will be made available on the day of the tournament over at the PokerNetwork forum.

The top 27 players in the league will be automatically registered for a PokerNetwork ANZPT League Final on Sept. 28 at 2000 AEST. The prize pool is as follows:

1. ANZPT Darwin Package (Value to be confirmed)
2. $400
3. $300
4. $200
5. $100

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More About the PokerNetwork League

Anyone who makes the final table of a league event will score between 1 to 10 points, but will also score an additional point for every tournament played. So it is in your interest to play as many games as possible, so you do not get overtaken by anyone else.

After this next event, the final four league events (between Aug. 31 and Sept. 21) you will get to declare as Wild Card Tournaments, which will score a player double league points. You need to declare your wild-card tournament before it starts in the dedicated forum thread over at PokerNetwork. Only one wild card per player.

This promotion is open to all PokerStars players no matter where they signed up. If you don’t have a PokerStars account, make sure you sign up through PokerNews using marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” to get a 100% up to $600 first-deposit bonus.

You will also need to be a member of the PokerNetwork forum to get the exclusive password, which is released the day of the tournament, for each league event.

Last Chance for $22,500 WCOOP Freerolls

If you join PokerStars through PokerNews, you will also be eligible for our exclusive $22,500 WCOOP Freerolls this month. Hurry though, you only have until Aug. 22 to qualify.

If you experience any problems with this or any of our promotions, please contact our Ticketed Promo Support System.

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