The first ever All-Star Showdown kicked-off this weekend and it looks like the high-stakes, heads-up event is yet another stroke of genius from PokerStars HQ.
The event which began on Saturday evening will see eight of the games top online players fork out the $100k entry-fee in the hope of winning the three heads-up matches it will wake in order to be crowned All-Star Showdown champion. Consisting of 4 first round match-ups, two semi-finals and a final, the event will run each day up until November 4, with one rest day in the middle.
The Match-Ups
Quarter-finals
27 October: Tobias ‘KTPOKP’ Kuder vs Benjamin ‘Sauce123’ Sulsky
28 October: Alex ‘Kanu7’ Millar vs Isaac ‘IkeHaxton’ Haxton
30 October: Alexander ‘Sussie Smith’ Roumeliotis vs Dan ‘w00ki3z.’ Cates
31 October: Phil ‘mrsweets28’ Galfond vs Ben ‘ben86’ Tollerene
Semi-finals
2 November: Semi-final 1 (Saturday v Sunday)
3 November: Semi-final 2 (Tuesday v Wednesday)
Final
4 November: The All Star Showdown final
In an exciting format similar to the old SuperStar Showdowns, each game will be played over four tables with starting stacks of $10,000 (100 big blinds) at each table, automatically reloading to $10K when they drop below the starting amount. If after 3,000 hands there is still no winner, the blinds will double $50-$100 to $100-$200. Each match will keep going until one player has gone broke. And for the player who manages to win the whole thing there is an eye-watering $550k waiting for the victor at the finishing line!
So far two matches have been played out, with Benjamin “Sauce123” Sulsky beating Tobias “KTPOKP” Kuder in just under six hours to secure the first spot in the semifinals. While, PokerStar’s newly appointed Team Pro, Isaac Haxton came out on top after an epic 17 hours match-up that lasted more than 3,800 hands. Issac Haxton came back from the brink of elimination to defeat Alex “Kanu7” Millar in the most exciting match so far.
Stay posted for update on PokerPlayer.co.uk and our Facebook and Twitter page to find out how the other matches are decided and who will be crowned champion!
