Satellites, Steps and Freeroll Qualifiers Go Live For CoinPoker’s ‘The One’ $5M GTD
Satellites and freerolls for The One, CoinPoker’s $250 buy-in tournament with a $5,000,000 guarantee and $1,000,000 guaranteed for first place, began on September 29th. Players can qualify through freerolls, step satellites from free or $0.20 buy-ins, and direct satellites from $1 to $50, ahead of 26 Day 1 flights running October 4th to 12th.
Satellites Open the Path to The One
CoinPoker has opened qualifying for The One, its $5,000,000 guaranteed tournament with $1,000,000 guaranteed for the winner.
Satellites and freerolls are now running daily on CoinPoker through to the final Day 1 flights on October 12th.
Players will be able enter The One completely free through step satellites, or win a ticket in direct satellites starting at $1.
Following CoinPoker’s last series, the Global Online Poker Championship, which exceeded the guaranteed $50M by over $38 million, The One now becomes the headline event on the platform’s schedule.
The winner of this first annual edition receives $1,000,000, an engraved trophy, and a digital trophy for their Trophy Cabinet.
The One carries a $250 direct buy-in, but the satellite schedule gives players plenty of lower-cost routes into a Day 1 seat, ranging from free entry up to $50.
Your route to $1 MILLION is officially open!
Satellites to The One are now LIVE on CoinPoker, starting from just $1, with 3,000+ seats guaranteed in total leading up to the event.
Win your way in and earn your shot at the $5M prize pool and $1M first-place prize.
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— CoinPoker (@CoinPoker_OFF) September 29, 2026
Direct Satellites From $1 to $50 (Starting October 4th)
Direct satellites award a seat in a Day 1 flight of The One and run at several buy-in levels: $1, $12.50, $25, and $50.
Getting a $250 ticket into a $5,000,000 guaranteed event represents incredible value. In theory, a player could win the $1,000,000 first-place prize from a $1 investment.
Direct satellites will be listed in the CoinPoker lobby from October 4th and run through to October 12th, the final day of Day 1 play.
Hundreds of seats into The One will be awarded every day, increasing as Day 2 approaches.
Step Satellites Starting at $0.20 or Freerolls (Running Now)
Step satellites feed into the direct satellites, allowing players to move up through the price points in stages. Step buy-ins start at freerolls and $0.20, and different steps run each day across the qualifying period.
A player who wins a step satellite receives entry into a higher step or a direct satellite.
Below are the different types of step satellites related to The One:
| Tournament Name | Buy-In (Range) | Players Win | Seats Guaranteed (Range) |
| Step [2] to $250 THE ONE – DAY 1 | Free to $5 | Seat in direct The One satellite | 15 to 200 seats to direct satellite |
| Step [3] to $250 THE ONE – DAY 1 | $0.20 to $0.50 | Seat in Step [2] The One satellite | 30 to 125 seats to Step [2] |
| Step [4] to $250 THE ONE – DAY 1 | Free | Seat in Step [3] The One satellite | 60 to 200 seats to Step [3] |
Freerolls Offer a No-Cost Route (Running Now)
Freerolls for The One cost nothing to enter and feed into the step satellite system.
The fastest free route to The One comes from special Step [2] freerolls. These run daily, and send winners into a direct satellite. In two tournaments, with no buy-in, players could make it into the $5,000,000 GTD event.
Aside from these special freerolls, players can progress from a freeroll to a step satellite, then to a direct satellite, and into a Day 1 flight without making a cash buy-in at any stage.
Up to 10 Step [4] freerolls run each day from September 29th until October 12th, so players have plenty of opportunities to work towards The One tickets before Day 2 begins.
26 Day 1 Flights With Buy-In Refunds for Day 2 Qualifiers
From October 4th to 11th, three Day 1 flights run daily at 13:30, 16:30, and 19:30 UTC. Two turbo flights at 12:30 and 14:00 UTC on October 12th precede Day 2 later that day.
Players can enter multiple Day 1 flights, with only their largest stack advancing.
All players who reach Day 2 get the buy-in paid for that flight back in cash, and can keep entering flights after qualifying. Any qualifying stacks beyond their largest are cashed out at the Day 2 minimum prize.
About CoinPoker
CoinPoker runs online poker cash games and tournaments for players around the world, and accepts both cryptocurrency and traditional payment options such as bank cards, local methods, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Luxon Pay.
The One sits at the top of the platform’s tournament schedule as its annual $5,000,000 guaranteed event. It runs alongside other recurring tournaments like The CoinMillion with its $1,000,000 monthly guarantee, and the $1 buy-in Daily Dollar.
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- The CoinMillion: CoinPoker’s monthly tournament, with a $215 buy-in and a $1,000,000 guarantee, held on the first Sunday of each calendar month.
- Daily Dollar: A $1 tournament held every day with a $1,000 guarantee, which rises to $3,000 for the Sunday edition each week.
- 150% Welcome Bonus: New players making a first deposit of $10 or more receive a 150% bonus, with the bonus capped at $2,000.
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