The multi-table tournament schedule may be updated and enhanced from Monday, April 25 on PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand. The exciting new schedule will make it easier for purchasers to seek out and play their favourite tournaments. The hallmarks of the brand new schedule are better timing, instantly identifiable 'major' tourneys, and, better of all - something for everyone, 24 hours a day.

TIMINGThe new tournament schedule is anchored by a larger and more conveniently-timed daily 'major' tournament offering. A 'major' tournament will happen at 05:00, 14:00, and 19:00 ET every day, providing delightfully predictable round-the-clock excitement for players within the Far East/Central Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONEThe majors occur 3 times per day, and there is a minimum of one Big, Hot, Bounty Builder, or Omania tournament every hour. Between the large headline tournaments, there's a strong choice of the entire niche tournament formats that only PokerStars can offer at the side of large prize pools: games similar to Phase, n-stack, Zoom, Ante-Up, shootouts, and more.

The size of a player's bankroll doesn't matter, either - every Major has a 'mini' version at 1/10th the price, and Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays have a 'micro' version at 1/100th the cost of the key. The Bigs, Hots, Bounty Builders and Omania will feature new buy-in levels - both higher and not up to before. Without reference to a player's budget, PokerStars can have an exhilarating tournament, starting at a convenient time, for all players.

CLEARER LABELLINGWith a tournament schedule as comprehensive and numerous as PokerStars', locating a specific tournament could have been perceived as a challenge previously. With the updated schedule, with a view to now not be the case. Majors are bold blue, the daily recurring tournament series, equivalent to the Bigs and Hots, are bold red, and the remainder is black.

HOURLY BIGS, TURBOS AND BOUNTY BUILDERSThe key changes include running PokerStars players' favourite branded tournaments, the 'Daily Bigs', the 'Hot Turbos' and the 'Bounty Builders' hourly. Four additional micro-stakes versions of every brand may be available daily during peak time. They are going to be highlighted within the lobby in red and can run at defined times:

The Daily Bigs will run every hour at :00The Hot Turbos will run every hour at :15The Bounty Builders will run every hour at 0:30

MORE MAJOR TOURNAMENTS ON WEEKDAYSMore major tournaments will run every weekday, and can be highlighted within the PokerStars lobby in bold blue text. They'll run on the following times:

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)05:0014:0019:00

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)09:0016:0023:00

British Summer season (BST)10:0017:0024:00

Central European Summer season (CEST)11:0018:0001:00

WEEKEND ENHANCEMENTSOf particular interest to many is a metamorphosis to PokerStars' flagship Sunday Million tournament, the beginning time for that's changing from 14:30 to 14:00 ET. Also starting earlier is the world's best-attended weekly tournament, the Sunday Storm, which shifts from 13:30 ET to 13:00 ET. These changes are a part of an enhanced weekend tournament offering, with more big events on Saturdays and Sundays to construct upon the preferred Sunday Million, Kickoff, Warm-Up, and Storm tournaments.

Further information at the enhanced weekend tournament offering is out there online here:

https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/saturday/

https://www.pokerstars.com/poker/tournaments/sunday-tournaments/

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