Kick-off 2026 at New Year Series with $18,000,000 guaranteed

Get ready to light up the tables this January - New Year Series is back at Staruniv with $18,000,000 guaranteed.  

Buy-in from just $2.20 and toast the start of 2026 with three weeks of incredible action from January 1-20, headlined by the first Sunday Million of the year on January 4 and three Main Events on January 18 with a combined $2,000,000 guaranteed.

As ever, there’s lots of ways to qualify for the feature events for less and tons of extra value, with $300K in tickets ready to be won with the New Year Series Lucky Dip.

Your year, your move. Kick-off 2026 at the New Year Series tables. 

New Year Series – Key Dates

Some key highlights amongst the packed New Year Series schedule:

  • January 4: $109 Sunday Million ($1,000,000 GTD)
  • January 4: $22 Mystery Bounty Special ($350,000 GTD)
  • January 11: $75 Sunday Special ($400,000 GTD)
  • January 18: New Year Series Main Events (combined $2,000,000 GTD)
    • $109 Main Event-L (Mystery Bounty, $1,000,000 GTD)
    • $1,050 Main Event-M (PKO, $500,000 GTD)
    • $5,200 Main Event-H ($500,000 GTD)

You can check out the full New Year Series schedule in the Staruniv app or desktop client.

How to qualify for less

You’ll be able to qualify for New Year Series events through all the usual methods, including direct satellites starting at just $0.50.

Power Path

Everyone’s favorite low-cost route to our biggest and best events will have $2,500 Silver Pass and $10,300 Gold Pass bundles for New Year Series up for grabs!

Start your Power Path to New Year Series from just $0.50. And thanks to recent updates, there’ll be more entries for ticket-only Step 4 tourneys to be won at Step 3, bringing you one step closer to a coveted Power Pass.

Satellites

Running daily, satellites are a great way to secure your seat at the feature New Year Series tournaments for less. Starting from $1.10, you can find all available New Year Series satellites in the Staruniv app or desktop client.