€12,500,000 GTD Elite Series XL: New Year's Edition
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Mechanics:
- daily tournaments with buy-in’s ranging from €1 to €1,000.
- mix of classic NLHE and PLO tournaments, PKO’s, Mystery Bounty and Flighted tournaments.
- satellites with buy-in’s ranging from €0,01 to €100.
MISSIONS
| Mission type | Mission description | Time and date |
|---|---|---|
| FROST TO FORTUNE Revenue Mission | Earn 2000 points playing any MTT tournaments to get €5 in Free Blinds (10x “EXL €0.50 FB”). (max. 6 free blind rewards per player during the revenue mission qualification period, 6 rewards total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 15/01/2026 23:59 GMT | SANTA SPECIAL ULTRA Revenue Mission | Earn 5000 points to get a “€15 SANTA SPECIAL SAT 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 1 ticket total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 25/12/2025 18:00 GMT | ARCTIC KICKOFF Revenue Mission | Earn 6000 points to get a “€20 ARCTIC KICKOFF 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 1 ticket total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 08/12/2025 18:00 GMT | NORTHERN CROWN Revenue Mission | Earn 12000 points to get a “€40 NORTHERN CROWN 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 1 ticket total during series) | 09/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 15/12/2025 18:00 GMT | FROZEN FORTUNE Revenue Mission | Earn 14000 points to get a “€55 FROZEN FORTUNE 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 1 ticket total during series) | 16/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 23/12/2025 18:00 GMT | ARCTIC CONTENDER Revenue Mission | Earn 20000 points to get a “€100 ARCTIC CONTENDER 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 4 tickets total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 07/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 1). 08/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 14/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 2). 15/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 21/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 3). 22/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 29/12/2025 18:00 GMT (Week 4) | ARCTIC CONTENDER SATELLITE Revenue Mission | Earn 5000 points to get a “€15 ARCTIC CONTENDER SAT 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 4 tickets total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 07/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 1). 08/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 14/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 2). 15/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 21/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 3). 22/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 29/12/2025 18:00 GMT (Week 4) | CHALLENGER TICKET Revenue Mission | Earn 40000 points to get a “€250 WINTER CHALLENGER Dec25” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 3 tickets total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 14/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Period 1). 15/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 28/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Period 2). 29/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 13/01/2026 18:00 GMT (Period 3) | CHALLENGER SATELLITE Revenue Mission | Earn 9000 points to get a “€30 WINTER CHALLENGER SAT 2025” ticket. (max. 1 ticket per player during each revenue mission qualification period, 6 tickets total during series) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 07/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 1). 08/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 14/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 2). 15/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 21/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 3). 22/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 28/12/2025 23:59 GMT (Week 4). 29/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 05/01/2026 18:00 GMT (Week 5). 06/01/2026 00:00 GMT – 12/01/2026 18:00 GMT (Week 6) | SERIES GRINDER Mission | Play any 20 “EXL” Events to get one entry ticket to the “€15,000 EXL Freeroll” on friday 16th january 2026 (max. 1 ticket per player during the mission qualification period) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 15/01/2026 23:59 GMT | MYSTERY BOUNTY ENJOYER Mission | Play any 20 “EXL” Mystery Bounty events to get one entry ticket to the “€15,000 EXL Freeroll” on friday 16th january 2026 (max. 1 ticket per player during the mission qualification period) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 15/01/2026 23:59 GMT | BOUNTY HUNTER Mission | Knock out 20 players in “EXL” PKO tournaments to get one entry ticket to the “€15,000 EXL Freeroll” on friday 16th january 2026 (max. 1 ticket per player during the mission qualification period) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 16/01/2026 06:00 GMT | BOUNTY LEGEND Mission | Knock out 30 players in “EXL” PKO tournaments during the series to get one entry ticket to the exclusive “€3,000 KO Master Freeroll” on friday 16th january 2026 (max. 1 ticket per player during the mission qualification period) | 01/12/2025 00:00 GMT – 16/01/2026 06:00 GMT |
1x €15,000 & 1x €3,000 playable Freezeout Freerolls
| Time GMT & Date | Tournament name | Prize pool | Tournament registration | Min. players | Entry type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/01/2026 17:30 | €15,000 EXL Freeroll | € 15,000 | 01/12/2025 | 13 | MEx3 | 16/01/2026 18:00 | €3,000 KO Master Freeroll | € 3,000 | 01/12/2025 | 2 | Single |
Free Blinds
| Free Blind Name | Expires | Target Cash Game Stake |
|---|---|---|
| EXL €0.05 FB | 7 days dynamic after being issued | NL5 SB & BB | EXL €0.10 FB | 7 days dynamic after being issued | NL10 SB & BB | EXL €0.20 FB | 7 days dynamic after being issued | NL20 BB | EXL €0.25 FB | 7 days dynamic after being issued | NL25 BB | EXL €0.50 FB | 7 days dynamic after being issued | NL50 SB & BB |
- Promotion Period: 01/12/2025 to 15/01/2026.
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC) applies to all times stated.
- Some “EXL” main events may replace similar regular network tournaments on the date of each main event.
- Satellites will award tickets which can only be used in Elite Series XL: New Year’s Edition related tournaments whilst the promotion is in progress. After the Promotion they will be linked to all tournaments.
- To participate in the missions, players must opt in once per mission for the duration of the mission qualification periods via the poker software.
- “EXL €X Ticket Dec25”, “€250 WINTER CHALLENGER Dec25”, “€30 WINTER CHALLENGER SAT 2025”, “€100 ARCTIC CONTENDER 2025”, “€15 ARCTIC CONTENDER SAT 2025”, “€55 FROZEN FORTUNE 2025”, ”€10 WINTER SLAM 2025”, “€20 ARCTIC KICKOFF SAT 2025”, “€40 NORTHERN CROWN SAT 2025” & “€15 SANTA SPECIAL SAT 2025” “€15,000 EXL Freeroll“ and “€3,000 KO Master Freeroll” entry tickets are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be converted to cash.
- All “EXL €X Ticket Dec25” can only be used to enter “EXL” tournaments during the Promotion Period and expire 2 months after having been issued. After the Elite Series XL: New Year’s Edition they will be linked to all tournaments until expired as stated above.
- “€250 WINTER CHALLENGER Dec25”, “€30 WINTER CHALLENGER SAT 2025”, “€100 ARCTIC CONTENDER 2025”, “€15 ARCTIC CONTENDER SAT 2025”, “€55 FROZEN FORTUNE 2025”, ”€10 WINTER SLAM 2025”, “€20 ARCTIC KICKOFF SAT 2025”, “€40 NORTHERN CROWN SAT 2025” & “€15 SANTA SPECIAL SAT 2025” entry tickets can only be used to enter the respective “EXL” target tournament during the Promotion Period and expire after the target tournament played.
- “€15,000 EXL Freeroll“ / “€3,000 KO Master Freeroll” entry tickets expire on 17/01/2026.
- Minimum required players for the “€15,000 EXL Freeroll” to start: 13. Minimum required players for the “€3,000 KO Master Freeroll” to start: 2. If the minimum required players are not reached, the freeroll is cancelled and the entry ticket can be used in the next freeroll.
- All “€15,000 EXL Freeroll“ / “€3,000 KO Master Freeroll” tournaments will be capped at 10,000 maximum entrants.
- If a tournament is cancelled or interrupted, RedStar will return the buy in or the network tickets to the players and they will be able to register for the next available event. RedStar will not offer any additional compensation to the players if the event is cancelled or interrupted, unless otherwise agreed between the parties.
- We are not responsible for any adverse effects any participants experience throughout the use of their prize.
- RedStar Administration and iPoker Network reserve the right to amend or cancel this Promotion or amend these terms: (i) without notice if the change or cancellation is a result of any legal or regulatory change; or (ii) for any other valid reason by giving you notice in advance of the change, provided that such change or amendment shall not have a detrimental effect on players that have already participated in missions pursuant to this Promotion.
- Players may not create more than one account on RedStar poker room website for the purpose of entering the Promotion. If there is any reason to believe that there has been a breach of these Terms, we reserve the rights, at our sole discretion, to exclude a Player from participating in the Promotion or to refuse to award a Prize to a Player's account.
- If such a breach occurs, the RedStar administration may, at its discretion, close all such a Player’s accounts.
- In addition to these rules, all of the normal network rules and RedStar Terms & Conditions apply.
