DraftKings Announces $300K Basketball Showcase!
No one wants to wait until March for a major NBA event, so DraftKings has come to the rescue with a month long event that will conclude with a two-day final to determine the winner. Qualifiers will be run from January 31st through February 25th, with the finals taking place on February 26th and 28th. However, first place in this event will not only take home $50,000, but the lucky winner also gets to choose one of three very intriguing prizes on top of that (more on the prizepool below). Here are all the details and information you need regarding the $300K Basketball Showcase:
The Qualifiers
- 40 Qualifiers will run between January 31st and February 25th.
- Qualifier buy-ins will range from $11 to $270, with
- Qualifiers will be offered at multiple buy-in levels: $11, $27, $109 and $270. One of these options will be available on most nights with 5+ games.
- Grind your way in for as little as .25 cents through satellites to the qualifiers.
- Once a user has won two entries, they will not be allowed to enter any remaining qualifiers.
Join the $27 or $109 Qualifier for THIS FRIDAY, February 1st
Win one of these forty qualifiers and you’ll find yourself playing in the two-day final of the $300K Basketball Showcase.
The $300K Basketball Showcase Two-Day Main Event
The $300K Basketball Showcase will be an online final. In addition to a $50,000 cash prize, first place will get to choose one of three prizes on top of that. Here are the options:
- World Poker Tour VIP Package
- Weekend in Las Vegas for 4
- If you don’t like the first two choices, you can choose a “Mystery Prize”
The $300K Basketball Showcase Two-Day Main Event
- When? – The Main Event begins on February 26th, and concludes on February 28th.
- Entrants – 40 Qualifiers
- Total Prizes – $140,000+ in the Main Event
- First Place – $50,000 and a WPT Package, a Trip to Vegas or a “mystery prize.”
- Second Place – $25,000
- Third Place – $15,000
Main Event – Day One (February 26th)
The 40 qualifiers enter day one, with the top ten entries moving on to day two. Those eliminated on day one will still take home between $3,500 and $1,000.
Main Event – Day Two (February 28th)
It’s a Friday night and the top ten entries from day one will be competing for the title of 2014 DraftKings FBS Champion! The winner takes down $50,000 and his or her choice between three prize packages, with second place taking home $25,000 and third place raking in $15,000. The remaining $52,500 will be split between finishers in 4th-10th place.
Qualifiers for the event get started this Friday night, so make sure to get on over to DraftKings soon! If you sign up through our links, you’ll get free access to our DK incentives, which will very much come in handy in your quest to become the DK Basketball Showcase Champion!