Next Sunday, June 28, marks the start of the 10-week phase tournament series for the $1 Sunday Million Anniversary. Phase 2 starts on September 6 – $1,000,000 in prize money is waiting at the anniversary edition.
The regulated markets and tough competition have also affected the flagship event of
PokerStars. However, the 20th anniversary will be celebrated grandly with a $1,000,000 prize pool, making it a true highlight of the year.Satellites start as low as $1.55, plus there’s a special Spin & Go promo from $1.75, along with the Jet Set Season Promotion (not available everywhere). The phase tournaments run for ten weeks throughout the summer, and players can work to build their stack for Phase 2 starting September 6. The $1 Sunday Million Anniversary will be played as a PKO tournament. Players can play multiple phases, but once qualified for Phase 2, they cannot continue playing.
Sunday Million Anniversary 20Guarantee: $1 million
Buy-in: $1
Phase 1s (Daily Heats): June 28 to September 6
Phase 2 (Final): September 6/7
The Sunday Million Anniversary Editions
| Year | Buy-in | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Nation | Payout |
| 2011 | $1 | 59,128 | $1,825,600 | Luke “Bdbeatslayer” Vrabel | USA | $1,000* |
| 2012 | $1 | 33,732 | $1,746,400 | slyfox151 | Netherlands | $1,000* |
| 2013 | $1 | 49,287 | $1,857,400 | Andrius “benislovas” Bielskis | Lithuania | $1,000* |
| 2014 | $1 | 46,586 | $1,317,200 | DrUPSWING | Germany | $1,030,000* |
| 2015 | $1 | 50,432 | $1,086,400 | Brayden “BRAYDEN93” Fritzshall | USA/Mexico | $1,000* |
| 2016 | $1 | 55,059 | $1,011,800 | a.urli | Canada | $1,000* |
| 2017 | $1 | 55,835 | $1,167,000 | Xavi666 | Panama | $1,090,000 |
| 2018 | $1 | 43,975 | $1,000,000 | Luis “Hulk9950” Felipe | Brazil | $1,000* |
| 2019 | $1 | 61,342 | $1,268,400 | wangli0402 | China | $1,945* |
| 2020 | $1 | 93,016 | $1,603,200 | Alex “AAAArthur” Brito | Brazil | $1,100,000 |
| 2021 | $1 | 69,876 | $1,000,000 | Vanessa “Niffler” Kade | Canada | $1,500,000 |
| 2022 | $1 | 39,235 | $1,847,000 | Blackbeaty | Germany | $1,000 |
| 2023 | $1 | 39,243 | $1,848,600 | Ricardo “RFN1986” Nagamoto | Brazil | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | $1 | 37,152 | $1,000,000 | CrossBreed17 | Brazil | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | $1 | 28,444 | $1,000,000 | Carlos Augusto “gutAoAllin” Martins | Brazil | $1,436 |
The regulated markets and tough competition have also affected the flagship event of PokerStars. However, the 20th anniversary will be celebrated grandly with a $1,000,000 prize pool, making it a true highlight of the year.Satellites start as low as $1.55, plus there’s a special Spin & Go promo from $1.75, along with the Jet Set Season Promotion (not available everywhere). The phase tournaments run for ten weeks throughout the summer, and players can work to build their stack for Phase 2 starting September 6. The $1 Sunday Million Anniversary will be played as a PKO tournament. Players can play multiple phases, but once qualified for Phase 2, they cannot continue playing.Sunday Million Anniversary 20Guarantee: $1 million
Buy-in: $1
Phase 1s (Daily Heats): June 28 to September 6
Phase 2 (Final): September 6/7The Sunday Million Anniversary Editions