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CoinPoker Drops $10M GTD Winter Festival: A Value-Heavy Start to 2026

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By Mauritz Altikardes
05 Jan 2026
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CoinPoker Winter Festival 2025
For the serious grinder, the period between Christmas and late January is usually about capitalizing on softer holiday fields.
This year, CoinPoker is upping the ante with its massive Winter Festival, a three-stage series boasting a $10,000,000 GTD prize pool running from December 26 to January 26.
Unlike standard tournament series that front-load their guarantees, CoinPoker has designed a progressive structure that rewards consistency and volume, perfect for players looking to reduce variance and maximize ROI heading into the new year.

The Structure: Three Stages of EV

The festival is split into three distinct phases, catering to different bankroll management strategies.
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Stage 1: Holiday Turbo Mini Series (Dec 26 – 30)

For the Volume Grinder.
The festival kicks off with five days of high-velocity action. This stage features 36 turbo events daily, split across Low, Medium, and High buy-in tiers.
  • The Alpha: The real value here lies in the Daily Second Chance Flipouts.
  • How it works: If you play three events in the same tier on the same day, you are automatically entered into a "Flipout" tournament the next day.
  • The Value: CoinPoker is injecting $30,000 in added value into these flipouts. Since these are forced all-in events requiring no gameplay, they essentially function as a high-variance rakeback boost for multitablers.

Stage 2: Fresh Start Week (Dec 31 – Jan 7)

For the Satellite Specialist.
As the calendar turns, the focus shifts to bankroll building. This week is dedicated to Mega Satellites feeding into the upcoming Winter Masters Series.
  • Overlay Alert: CoinPoker is adding $30,000 in tickets to these satellites, plus an additional $20,000 in added value across special New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day events.
  • Strategy: For players with stricter bankroll requirements, this is the highest-EV path to securing seats in the larger buy-in events of Stage 3 without exposing the full buy-in amount.

Stage 3: Winter Masters Series (Jan 8 – 26)

The Main Event.
The festival culminates in the Winter Masters Series, featuring the bulk of the $10M GTD. The schedule covers a variety of formats including PKOs and Deep Stacks, ensuring skill edges can be realized despite the crypto-poker environment's typically faster pace.
Key Dates: The series peaks on January 25 with three tiered Main Events:
  • $15 Buy-in: $20,000 GTD
  • $75 Buy-in: $75,000 GTD
  • $500 Buy-in: $250,000 GTD

$100K Leaderboard: The Grinder’s Insurance

For experienced players, leaderboards are often a "winner-take-all" affair. CoinPoker has adjusted this by splitting the $100,000 Leaderboard into three buy-in tiers (Low, Medium, High).
  • The Mechanic: Crucially, the leaderboard counts your top 10 results, not just raw volume. This creates a fairer playing field where ROI trumps pure sleep-deprivation grinding.
  • The Payout: Prizes are paid in tournament tickets, effectively rolling your winnings forward into future EV.

Why This Matters for the Experienced Player

In the current landscape of online poker, finding "added value" (overlays, leaderboards, ticket drops) is as important as table selection.
CoinPoker’s decision to add $80,000+ in pure added value (via Flipouts and Satellite tickets) on top of the $10M guarantees makes this a must-play series for those looking to maximize their hourly rate.

Whether you are a PLO specialist or a NLH purist, the ability to deposit and withdraw instantly via USDT or CHP (CoinPoker's native token) allows for agile bankroll movement during the busy winter series season.

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