October 26 2011, Josh Bell

It’s not too late to download PokerStars and start accumulating points in the exclusive $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League

The second $10,000 PokerStars PokerNews League event entered the record books last week and ”srtft” took down the victory.

“Srtft” rocketed up the league leaderboard after receiving 21 points for his victory in the second league event, but “plstrider” sits atop the leaderboard with 26 points after posting very impressive consecutive fourth-place finishes.

$10,000 PokerNews League Leaderboard

The next event will be played Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 2100 EDT (0200 BST) and will be played as a $4+0.40 pot limit six-max tournament and features a $100 added prize pool.

The $10,000 PokerNews League is open to players from all regions and the weekly league events are played every Wednesday at 2100 EDT (0200 BST).

Weekly $10,000 PokerNews League Tournaments

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Each tournament features a generous added cash prize pool, but it is the league points that every player is looking to get their hands on. Even if you aren’t one of the players to finish in the top 10 each week, there is one point awarded to each player just for participating.

Don’t forget to choose one event as a wild card tournament, where you will earn double league points. This means that regardless of the outcome of your chosen event, you will receive two league points, but you could go home with 41 league points for a victory. In order to receive their double points, players must announce their wild card tournament in the dedicated forum thread prior to the start of the chosen event.

League Point Payout Structure

Follow the leaderboard standings!

When the weekly league events have finished, the top 27 players on the league leaderboad will advance to the PokerStars PokerNews League Final on Dec. 21 at 2100 EST (0200 GMT). The top 18 finished in the league final will receive a share of the handsome $10,000 which is up for grabs thanks to PokerNews.

$10,000 League Final Payout Structure

In addition to the $10,000 PokerNews League which is open to everyone, there will be seven additional region-specific leagues. The Australasian League is also open to all players, but each of the other leagues will be locked to specific countries and will feature the same payout structure as above, but with varying prize pools depending on the region. This means that players from each region have the ability to take part in three PokerNews leagues! That means some players have the potential to cash in on a free $24,000 of added prize pools!

Click on your country below to view all the details of your league and become the champion of your 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 don’t already have an account but would like to take part in any of the PokerNews leagues, be sure to download PokerStars through PokerNews and use our 100% up to $600 first-deposit bonus when using the marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” and the bonus code “STARS600.”

Now that you have an account, take to the tables and start accumulating enough points to become a PokerStars PokerNews League Champion!

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Tue, 09/20/2011 – 07:52 – PokerPages Staff

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