The CoinPoker Winter Festival runs from December 26 to January 26 and puts $10,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools.
It's broken into three stages, and each stage serves a different purpose.
- Stage 1 floods the lobby with turbo MTTs and free tickets through flipouts.
- Stage 2 celebrates the New Year and is packed with $30,000 in free tournament tickets.
- Stage 3 is the main part of the Winter Festival, headlined by the Winter Masters Series, $8M in guarantees, $100,000 in leaderboards.
If you play MTTs, the value is spread across the full month, not just the main events.
Stage 1: Holiday Turbo Mini Series (Dec 26 to 30)
Stage 1 is built for high-volume tournament players who want fast structures and extra equity on top.
Here's what's happening over these 5 days:
- 36 turbo MTTs per day (Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha)
- Every day, 12 Low, 12 Medium, and 12 High buy-in events
- $30,000 in Second Chance Flipouts (awarding tournament tickets)
- $125,000 GTD CoinMasters BITCOIN set to 8-minute levels
The real value is not just the turbos. It is the daily Second Chance Flipouts.
Play three tournaments in the same buy-in tier and you automatically qualify for a flipout the next day. These flipouts award tickets to the $8M guaranteed Winter Masters Series, with $30,000 in added value across the five days. Every day gives $5,000 worth of tickets, except Sunday, which gives $10,000 worth.
You do not need to register, log in, or make decisions. Everyone is all-in from the start. If you are already firing multiple turbos per day, this is pure added equity.
Stage 2: Fresh Start Week (Dec 31 to Jan 7)
Fresh Start Week is where you lock in Winter Masters seats for cheap.
This stage is satellite-heavy by design, with CoinPoker pushing ticket value to players before the main series starts.
Numbers to know:
- $30,000 in Winter Masters tickets added to Mega Satellites
- $10,000 added in New Year’s Eve events
- $10,000 added in New Year’s Day events
All key events run at 13:05, 18:05, and 21:05 UTC.
If you want to play bigger buy-ins during Winter Masters without going there directly (and paying full price), this is the week that matters. Build a ticket stack here and your Stage 3 schedule becomes much deeper.
Stage 3: Winter Masters Series (Jan 8 to 26)
The Winter Masters Series is the core of the festival and the biggest series CoinPoker has ever run.
What you need to know:
- $8,000,000 in guarantees
- Three Main Events on January 25 at 18:05 UTC ($20,000 GTD, $75,000 GTD, and $250,000 GTD)
- $100,000 Winter Masters Leaderboards
- $22,000 in Second Chance Flipouts cash prizes
- Boosted $150,000 CoinMasters BITCOIN tournament
The daily tournament schedule mostly runs from 11:00 to 22:00 UTC. It's a full mix of formats: regular MTTs, PKOs, turbos, deep stacks, 6-max, and boosted CoinMasters BITCOIN events every Sunday.
$100,000 Winter Masters Leaderboards
Only your top 10 finishes in the series count for this leaderboard. So, it is built for results, not volume, and you can rank from any time zone.
Leaderboard prize pools:
- $10,000 Low Tier ($5 to $15 buy-ins)
- $30,000 Medium Tier ($22 to $75 buy-ins)
- $60,000 High Tier ($88 to $500 buy-ins)
Winter Masters Second Chance Flipouts
Second Chance Flipouts continue during Winter Masters, this time paying $22,000 in cash. That's broke into $1,000 every day, but $2,000 on Sundays.
Enter three tournaments in the same tier, and you qualify for a next-day flipout at 12:00 UTC. Again, no decisions, no log-in required.
For regular grinders, this functions as a cashback layer tied to tournament volume.
Why Should You Care About This CoinPoker Series?
For tournament players, the Winter Festival checks three boxes:
- Clear value paths through turbos, satellites, and flipouts
- Accessible buy-ins at every stage, with real chances to ladder up
- Added equity from leaderboards and flipouts, without extra effort
There is no complicated opt-in system, no hidden conditions, and no requirement to grind around the clock. You play your schedule, and the promotions run in the background. Plus, this series runs for 32 days, so you can jump in whenever it suits your festive plans.