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How to Qualify for PokerStars $5M Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Event

By Pessi Lamm

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Pessi Lamm 4 hours ago

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PokerStars celebrates 20 years of Sunday Million with $5M GTD event.
Multiple affordable satellite routes for $109 entry: Freebuys, MTT steps, Spin & Go’s, Power Path.
Final event Phase 2 kicks off September 6; qualifiers available now.

Win your way into the $5M Sunday Million through daily Freebuys and satellites. (credit: PokerStars)

The Sunday Million is turning 20, and PokerStars is celebrating with a $5,000,000 guaranteed Anniversary event.

The size of your bankroll does not matter here. However, earning your ticket will take some grinding. To help players get in, PokerStars offers multiple Sunday Million 20th Anniversary satellite routes where you can win a $109 ticket. These are Freebuys, MTT steps starting from $0.55, the Power Path, and special Anniversary Spin & Go's.

Here is the complete roadmap on how to win your $109 Sunday Million Anniversary ticket on PokerStars.

All Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Satellite Routes

Qualifying Route	Buy-In	Target Reward	Structure
Anniversary Freebuy	$0.00 ($0.11 rebuy)	Step Tickets & $109 Phase 1 Seats	Hyper-Turbo Free-Entry
Micro Sub-Satellites	$0.55 – $2.20	Seats to $5.50, $11 & $22 Direct Sats	Standard MTT
Direct Target Qualifiers	$5.50 – $22.00	Direct $109 Phase 1 Seats (5–15 GTD)	Standard & Turbo MTT
Anniversary Spin & Go	$0.75 & $4.00	$109 Ticket, Satellite Seats, or Cash	3-Max Hyper-Turbo
Power Path Ladder	$0.50 to $109	$109 Spade Pass	Tiered Daily System

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Sunday Million Anniversary Freebuys and Daily Freerolls

The cheapest option for the Sunday Million Anniversary is, of course, the totally free daily Freebuys and freerolls feeding into the step satellites.

Anniversary Freebuys: Free entry point featuring fast blind levels and short 12.5BB starting stacks. Unlimited $0.11 rebuys are open for the first half-hour of play. Prize pools distribute 20-30 step tickets to help you climb the qualifier tree, with select editions awarding direct $109 tickets.
Freerolls: Traditional zero-cost MTTs that reward top-placing players with guaranteed feeder tickets.

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Anniversary MTT Satellite Steps ($0.55 to $22)

The Sunday Million Anniversary satellite ladder features four steps, with the Mega Satellites and Turbo Qualifiers direct tickets to the $109 main event.

$0.55 Feeder to $5.50 Direct Satellite: 15 seats GTD into the $5.50 qualifier.
$5.50 Direct Satellite: Awards 10x $109 Phase 1 tickets guaranteed.
$1.50 Feeder to $11 Direct Satellite: 20 seats GTD into the $11 Mega Satellite.
$11 Mega Satellite: The high-volume daily route, 15x $109 Phase 1 tickets GTD.
$22 Turbo Qualifier: Fast blind structure awarding 5x $109 Phase 1 tickets per flight.

Sunday Million Spin & Go’s

The fastest option (or is it?) is the 20th Anniversary Spin & Go, but here you need to factor in the RNG aspect. It’s not guaranteed that the prize pool will offer the $109 ticket; actually, it’s quite rare. Still, some people like it, and it’s a nice surprise if you get lucky. Let the poker gods decide!

$4.00 Spin & Go (8% Rake)

27.25x Multiplier: $109 Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Ticket (12,500 in 1,000,000 = 1 in 80 games)
5.5x Multiplier: $22 Satellite Ticket (60,000 in 1,000,000)
2.75x Multiplier: $11 Satellite Ticket (312,500 in 1,000,000)
2x Multiplier: $8.00 Cash (615,000 in 1,000,000)

$0.75 Spin & Go (8% Rake)

145.33x Multiplier: $109 Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Ticket (2,000 in 1,000,000 = 1 in 500 games)
7.33x Multiplier: $5.50 Satellite Ticket (24,994 in 1,000,000)
2.93x Multiplier: $2.20 Satellite Ticket (364,320 in 1,000,000)
2x Multiplier: $1.50 Satellite Ticket (606,686 in 1,000,000)

Power Path: Cheap Steps to Win $109 Spade Pass

The PokerStars Power Path system is loaded with Sunday Million Anniversary tickets, and the first steps are free for players who generate $0.01 in daily rake:

Daily $0.50 Step 1 Entry: Generated every day you play real-money poker and produce at least $0.01 in rake.
Advancing Through the Steps: Play through Step 2 ($1 or $1.50) and Step 3 ($11) to reach the daily $55 Step 4 finale.
$109 Spade Pass Exchange: Win a $109 Spade Pass and instantly redeem it for any live Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Phase 1 flight.

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How to Find Qualifiers in the PokerStars Lobby

Fire up the PokerStars client on your desktop or open the mobile app.
If you're new to PokerStars, sign up and use promo code MAXBONUS during registration and claim 100% bonus up to $600.
Go to the Sunday Million Anniversary tab.
Hit Satellites to browse through all the live Freebuys, MTT steps, and fast-track Spin & Go’s.
Pick your game, grind your ticket and break the bank by surviving into $5M Phase 2 final starting September 6.