Everygame Poker, on the Horizon Network, is teaming up with the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino to send lucky poker players to compete in the Caribbean Poker Tour St. Maarten Main Event. Online satellite tournaments begin Sept. 24 with buyins as low as $2 + $0.20, and those fortunate enough to prevail in the Final will receive prize packages for an amazing poker adventure. The St. Maarten Main Event, running from Nov. 20 - 23, otherwise costs $1,500 to enter, and it guarantees a prize pool of at least $125,000.
In order to score your free seat to this CPT tournament, you can work your way up through three levels of satellites. Of course, it's possible buy directly into any of the three levels with cash, so you can join in at a later stage if you don't wish to bother with the lower-priced rungs. The satellite schedule looks like this:
Step 1: $2 + $0.20 R&A
Runs daily from Sept. 24 – Oct. 4 at 5:10 p.m., 8:10 p.m., and 11:10 p.m. ET
The last Step 1 is scheduled for Oct. 5 at 1:05 p.m. ET
Guarantees one ticket for Step 2
1,500 starting chips at blinds of 10/20, 5-minute levels
Step 2: $30 + $3
Runs daily from Sept. 24 – Oct. 4 at 7:10 p.m. and 10:10 p.m. ET
Guarantees one ticket for the Final
A last Step 2 will occur Oct. 5 at 2:05 p.m. ET
10,000 starting chips at blinds of 50/100 + 10 ante, 8-minute levels except the first level, which is 40 minutes
Final: $200 + $18
Runs Oct. 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET
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Guarantees one CPT St. Maarten prize package
10,000 starting chips at blinds of 50/100 + 10 ante, 10-minute levels
None of these tournaments permits rebuys or add-ons, but they all allow re-entries (up to 100 re-entries). Re-entry is only available during the late registration period, which is 60 minutes for Step 1 and 120 minutes for Step 2 and the Final.
Everygame has decided to put together a well-rounded experience for its qualifiers, so the packages consist of more than just a seat to the target live tournament. All winners will receive:
All winners must play in the WSOPC St. Maarten Main Event and cannot transfer, sell, or redeem their packages for cash. In addition, players are responsible for booking their own flights and ensuring that their travel documents are up to date.
St. Maarten is a small Caribbean island divided between France and The Netherlands with a population of less than 80,000. The all-inclusive Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino is located on the Dutch portion of the isle in Maho Bay.
In your time away from the poker tables, you'll be able to enjoy white sand beaches, nightly entertainments, fine cuisine, a full roster of daily activities, and more. Maho Bay is famous as a plane-spotting locale because airliners frequently fly very low over the beach on their final approaches.
The St. Maarten stop of the Caribbean Poker Tour costs of 25 numbered tournaments although many of them are satellites to other events. Excluding these satellites, there are 11 tourneys with buyins from $300 to $1,500. Many of them are two-day affairs. The Main Event itself has three days of play but includes two starting days for a total of four days at the tables.
The festivities run from Nov. 12 – 24, and if you win a trip, you'll arrive on Nov. 19 after most of the preliminary events have already concluded. Still, you'll be able to choose either of the starting days of the Main Event, Nov. 20 or 21.
If you decide to join Everygame to try to earn a getaway to St. Maarten, you'll also be able to benefit from the suite of promotions that the poker room extends to all new players. There's a 200% up to $1,000 poker bonus, worth about 27%, on top of the 36% rakeback deal that we offer at Everygame, along with other bonuses for casino games and the sportsbook.
Read this thorough review of the Everygame poker room for more information. Or if you want to explore another option on the Horizon Poker Network, check out this Juicy Stakes review. Both of them are running CPT St. Maarten satellites, so you can win your way to the Caribbean from either room.
To find out about your other options for American-friendly online poker, consult our U.S. guide to online poker sites.
Sept. 13, 2025 – by Max Golden, Editor-in-Chief
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