There’s something about the Masters.

While it may no longer be our biggest buy-in tournament (the Big Shot now owns that distinction), the PKR Masters still offers our biggest prize pool with a minimum of a hundred grand on the line every single month.

And with a first prize of anywhere between $25k and $30k, the $250 buy-in event genuinely offers the chance to turn a modest sum of money into a life changing amount. Some Masters winners have used the bumper payday to take their chance to go pro. Others have stashed it away for the ultimate rainy day. While the majority have seen the payout as a windfall and treated themselves accordingly by splashing out on everything from the latest designer threads to new cars to some serious home improvements.

But for PKR regulars, the Masters is about more than just the money. Winning our premier monthly event conveys a kudos that few online tournaments can match. Masters winners all have their own place in PKR history and have a respect from the web’s most vibrant poker community that is second to none. And whatever happens in their poker careers, they will always be a Masters champion.

To further cement Masters winners places in history, each PKR Masters is televised both online at www.pkr.tv and into 100m homes across Europe via The Poker Channel (including Sky in the UK). No tournament delivers fame and fortune quite like the PKR Masters.

The Masters structure is hugely playable, with 5k starting stacks and 20 minute levels leading to plenty of play that suits the more skilful tournament player (although be prepared to play for anything up to ten hours).

The $100k Guaranteed PKR Masters starts tonight at 19:00 GMT and has a buy-in of $250. Satellites are running throughout the day.