In the middle of July, the new “ChampionChip Games by 888poker” promotion kicked off by offering various starting flights for the $50 buy-in, $500,000 GTD Main Event. Those flights will run through Sunday, August 15.
Day 2 of the Main Event will then play out on Monday, August 16 at 18:00 GMT. The action from Day 2 will be live streamed on 888pokerTV.
Want to play the ChampionChip Main Event and have a shot at a bang-on trophy?
If you’re a first-time depositor at 888poker, you can use promo code CHAMP when making a first deposit of $10 or more.
Do that, and you will get a free $50 ticket to a Day 1 flight of the Main Event.
You can also qualify for free in our daily ChampionChip Freerolls. (For depositing players, only. See full terms here.)
Tournaments for Everyone
The series offers a full slate of side events with buy-ins ranging from as low as $2.20 up to $55. There will be 25 different tournaments with a massive $735,500 in guaranteed prize pools up for grabs.
The side events start this Sunday, August 8, beginning with the following:
- $33 buy-in Event #1: $30,000 Opening Ceremony at 18:00 GMT.
- A half-hour later, the $55 buy-in Event #2: $7,500 High Jump (R&A) will take place.
- Thirty minutes after that, it’ll be the $22 buy-in Event #3: $3,000 Triple Jump (Extended R&A).
From there, a trio of events will be held each day leading up to the finale. Among the highlights on the schedule are the following tournaments:
- $22 buy-in Event #4: $15,000 Boxing (PKO 6-Max) at 18:00 GMT, Monday, August 9.
- $55 buy-in Event #7: $20,000 Weightlifting at 18:00 GMT, Tuesday, August 10.
- $16.50 buy-in Event #10: $15,000 Shooting (PKO 8-Max) at 18:00 GMT, Wednesday, August 11.
Also, at 18:00 GMT are the $22 buy-in Event #13: $15,000 Marathon (Deepstack) on Thursday, August 12; the $11 buy-in Event #16: $7,500 Surfing (6-Max) on Friday, August 13; and the $22 buy-in Event #19: $15,000 Sport Climbing (PKO) on Saturday, August 14.
In addition to the final Main Event starting flight on Sunday, August 15, there will also be the following tourneys:
- $16.50 buy-in Event #22: $25,000 Mini Main Event at 18:00 GM
- $5.50 buy-in Event #23: $10,000 Micro Main Event
ChampionChip Games Schedule
With the 2021 Summer Games happening now, it’s only fitting the ChampionChip Games offers up such events as the “High Jump,” “Wrestling”, “Fencing,” “Triathlon,” and “Swimming,” among others.
Here’s a look at the complete ChampionChip schedule:
Date |
GMT |
Event |
Buy-in |
GTD |
18/7/2021 - 15/8/2021 |
|
$500,000 Main Event Day 1 |
$50 |
$500,000 |
8/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #1 - $30,000 Opening Ceremony |
$33 |
$30,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #2 - $7,500 High Jump (R&A) |
$5.5 |
$7,500 |
|
19:00 |
Event #3 - $3,000 Triple Jump (Extended R&A) |
$2.2 |
$3,000 |
9/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #4 - $15,000 Boxing (PKO 6-Max) |
$22 |
$15,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #5 - $5,000 Karate (PKO 6-Max) |
$5.5 |
$5,000 |
|
19:00 |
Event #6 - $3,000 Judo (PKO 6-Max) |
$3.3 |
$3,000 |
10/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #7 - $20,000 Weightlifting |
$55 |
$20,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #8 - $15,000 Wrestling |
$22 |
$15,000 |
|
19:00 |
Event #9 - $7,500 Hammer Throw |
$11 |
$7,500 |
11/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #10 - $15,000 Shooting (PKO 8-Max) |
$16.5 |
$15,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #11 - $8,000 Fencing (PKO 8-Max) |
$8.8 |
$8,000 |
|
19:00 |
Event #12 - $3,000 Taekwondo (PKO 8-Max) |
$3.3 |
$3,000 |
12/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #13 - $15,000 Marathon (Deepstack) |
$22 |
$15,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #14 - $8,000 Triathlon (Deepstack) |
$11 |
$8,000 |
|
19:00 |
Event #15 - $5.000 Decathlon (Deepstack) |
$5.5 |
$5,000 |
13/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #16 - $7,500 Surfing (6-Max) |
$11 |
$7,500 |
|
18:30 |
Event #17 - $5,000 Sailing (6-Max) |
$5.5 |
$5,000 |
|
19:00 |
Event #18 - $2,000 Swimming (6-Max) |
$2.2 |
$2,000 |
14/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #19 - $15,000 Sport Climbing (PKO ) |
$22 |
$15,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #20 - $8,000 Mountain biking (PKO ) |
$11 |
$8,000 |
|
19:00 |
Event #21 - $3.000 Skateboarding (PKO ) |
$3.3 |
$3,000 |
15/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #22 - $25,000 Mini ME |
$16.5 |
$25,000 |
|
18:30 |
Event #23 - $10,000 Micro ME |
$5.5 |
$10,000 |
16/8/2021 |
18:00 |
Event #24 - $500,000 Main Event Day 2 |
- |
$500,000 |
We’ll offer a full recap of the ChampionChip Games next week. So, be sure to check back then.
In the meantime, you can either jump into action or follow updates on our various social media channels.
Let the games begin!