Stake.us is running its Poker Showdown through Dec. 31, offering a guaranteed 100,000 SC prize pool in the final event. The series began Oct. 5 and is listed in the Stake Poker tournament lobby.
The guarantee is for the final tournament’s total prize pool, rather than a 100,000 SC payment to an individual winner. Deadspin reported that players can enter Showdown events from 0.50 SC and do not need to purchase Gold Coins to participate.
The structure comprises four stages. Step 1 costs 0.50 SC, followed by “a 10 SC Step 2 and a 100 SC Step 3”:https://next.io/win/us/stake-us-casino-showdown-poker-event-play-for-100k-sc-guaranteed-prize-pool; winners earn seats at the next level. Players may instead buy into a later qualifying stage, or bypass the ladder entirely with a 1,000 SC direct entry to the final Stake Showdown.
Each stage has its own player field, which entrants must survive to reach a final table and compete for the title. The available reporting does not specify how many players progress at each stage, the final tournament’s precise format or the detailed distribution of its prize pool.
Participation requires a Stake.us account and KYC verification covering identity, age, address and source of funds. Bonus.com reported that verification uses Veriff and requires identification documents and a utility bill. Stake.us is described as available to people aged 21 or older in eligible states, rather than nationwide.
Players cannot use VPNs or participate from states where Stake.us is unavailable. The applicable poker rules also prohibit auxiliary tools and outside physical or digital materials during gameplay, as well as account sharing, chip dumping and data mining. Tournament cancellations before play generally trigger an entry-fee or voucher refund, excluding freerolls; after play has started, refunds can depend on chip counts and whether an entrant has been eliminated.
