PokerStars Sunday Million season finale to be played with a $109 buy-in

The Sunday Million season finale will be played in the final week of the PokerStars Spooky Season event. Numbered as Episode 45, the tournament will be played in the $109 No-Limit Hold'em Progressive KO format. Cards will be dealt on November 8 at 18:05 GMT, and at least $1 million in prize money will be paid out until one player remains.

The tournament will run for two days. Day one will end about 7 hours and 50 minutes after the first cards are dealt. Day two will start on November 9 at 18:05 GMT and continue until a champion is determined.

In the Progressive KO format, every player starts with a $50 bounty. Eliminating an opponent transfers 50 percent of that opponent's bounty to the eliminating player's PokerStars account. The remaining 50 percent increases the eliminator's own bounty. As a result, bounty building can lead to large payouts even without finishing high enough to win a place in the prize ranking.

For players with smaller budgets, PokerStars is running satellite tournaments at different times on November 7 and 8. The cheapest option is a $1.10 satellite. This tournament, starting on November 8 at 20:25, guarantees 10 seats in the $109 tournament. In addition, four $11 satellite tournaments each guarantee at least 100 seats.

Also on November 8 at 07:00, the Spooky Season All-in Shootout will be held, awarding a Sunday Million ticket worth $100,000. To enter this tournament, players must complete tasks in the Challenges window between November 1 at 05:00 and November 8 at 04:59 GMT. Each task earns one Spooky Season chip, and players who collect five chips are automatically entered into the tournament. There is no limit on the number of tasks that can be completed.