Episode 1 of Season Opener on ChampionPoker runs from January 16 to February 1, 2026, building momentum all the way into the Main Event day. The headline is the €200.000 GTD Season Opener Main Event on Sunday, February 1, with a €300 buy-in (start time is listed around 16:00 CET on network promo pages, so check your lobby for the exact minute). The path in is wide open: satellites are listed from as low as €0.01 up to €125, so you can take the long staircase route or fire bigger steps if you’re in “get me there fast” mode. And for players who love low-risk volume, the promo ecosystem is built to keep you clicking register - ChampionPoker’s Season Opener page explicitly highlights satellites plus revenue missions that award E1 tickets.
Here’s where it gets fun from a grinder’s perspective: the missions turn your normal play into a ticket factory. On the network promo details, the low revenue mission pays out an “E1: €7.5 Step Ticket 26” for hitting 1.500 bonus points (up to two tickets per player during the mission windows), while the high revenue mission awards an “E1: €50 Satellite Ticket 26” for 8.000 bonus points (one per player).
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Those mission windows are split across the promo run (Week 1 from January 16 to January 24, then Week 2 from January 25 through February 1), and you typically need to opt in via the poker client during the mission period - again, the lobby is your final authority, but the structure is clear: play, earn points, convert to bullets. If you like warming up daily before taking your Main Event shot, there’s also a Mini Opener rhythm in the network promos: a €5.000 GTD event with a €7.50 buy-in running daily at 18:30 CET from January 16 - perfect for getting into the E1 mindset without punting your bankroll.
Why this one is hard to skip is the way it blends pressure and flexibility. You can come in as a pure satellite hunter and treat the series like a ladder—€0.01 → steps → ticket → Main Event seat. Or you can treat missions like your bankroll’s best friend: you’re not “chasing a promo,” you’re just turning your usual volume into extra entries that put you in the biggest game at the end. And because it’s a network-wide E1 concept, the fields tend to feel alive—more players, more qualifiers, more “I can actually win this” energy every day the schedule heats up.
If you want a clean early-year target with a real €200.000 GTD finish line - and enough satellites and mission tickets to take multiple shots without lighting money on fire - E1 Season Opener is the move. Register now, open the lobby, and start climbing - good luck!
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