The 2022 World Cup has finally arrived, so why not mark the occasion by playing PokerStars Kick Off, the exciting football-themed game exclusive to PokerStars.
Kick-Off was introduced as part of the Neymar Jr Cultural Collective earlier this year as the Brazilian Soccer Star took on the role of PokerStars’ Cultural Ambassador.
Kick-Off gives players the chance to win epic cash prizes worth up to $50,000, so make this a World Cup one to remember by giving it a go.
How to Play PokerStars Kick-Off Games
Open up the PokerStars client or mobile app and you’ll see the Kick-Off tab on the menu bar.
With buy-ins of $1, $2, $5, $12, and $25, the Kick-Off games are fast-paced four-handed progressive knockout sit & go tournaments. You can start at whichever level you wish and when you choose the stake you want to play at, you battle it out against players of the same buy-in in a series of sprints.
When you eliminate a player, you claim their bounty. The value of the bounty is then split in two, with a percentage increasing the price on your head with the rest going to your PokerStars balance.
There is also a bounty multiplier, which can out pay out up to 300x your prize so, this means when playing at the biggest buy-in, you have the chance to win $50,000. Imagine the epic soccer trip you could book with that wedge of cash.
Each time you win a sprint, you can hop into the next one. You can choose to do that straight away or leave it for another time. The final sprint is the $25 buy-in event and should you be the last player standing, you’ll be your very own Kick-Off Champion.
Score a goal by accumulating at least $50 in bounties and claim your own bounty value as well as the additional bounties you’ve collected along the way.
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