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RedStar Poker Announces Elite Series XL: Spring Showdown

RedStar Poker Announces Elite Series XL: Spring Showdown
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Vasilisa Zyryanova Blog Content Editor
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  • Last updated on: May 1, 2025 · 3 minutes to read

The EXL Spring Showdown series will run on the RedStar Poker from May 4th to June 10th, 2025, with over €8,000,000 guaranteed in prizes across tournaments, leaderboards and other promotions.

Key Details of Elite Series XL: Spring Showdown

  • More than 950 regular tournaments
  • 8 flighted events — two of PLO and six of NLH
  • Buy-ins between €2 and €1,000
  • Guarantees between €400 and €400,000
  • Formats — NLH and PLO, including PKO, Mystery Bounty and Flighted events

Compared to last year’s Elite Series Spring Edition, the 2025 EXL Spring Showdown has a larger guarantee as well as more events and promotions that make the series even more exciting.

EXL Spring Showdown Missions

In keeping with its tradition, iPoker has announced special missions for Elite Series XL: Spring Showdown — in addition to the already launched Spring Showdown Calendar.

MissionsGoalPrize in ticketQualification period
Revenue HighEarn 12K points (€1,2K in rake)€50 Challenger Sat Weekly between May 4th and June 9th
Revenue MediumEarn 7K points (€700 in rake)€25 Superstack Weekly between May 4th and June 2nd
Revenue LowEarn 4K points (€400 in rake)€15 Challenger Step Weekly between May 4th and June 9th
EXL SatellitePlay 5 EXL satellite with min buy-in €1€10,000 EXL FreerollFrom May 4th to June 10th
Series GrinderPlay 10 EXL Tiered event€10,000 EXL FreerollFrom May 4th to June 10th
Mystery Bounty EnjoyerPlay 10 EXL Mystery Bounty event€10,000 EXL FreerollFrom May 4th to June 10th
Bounty HunterKnock out 15 players in EXL PKO event€10,000 EXL FreerollFrom May 4th to June 10th
ChallengerPlay Day 1 of EXL €400K CHALLENGER €10,000 EXL FreerollFrom May 4th to June 9th
Bounty LegendKnock out 30 players in EXL PKO event€3,000 KO Master FreerollFrom May 4th to June 10th

The missions can be completed in any order. Both promo freerolls start on June 11th and are capped at 5,000 participants.

EXL Spring Showdown Leaderboards Prizes & Terms

The Spring 2025 series will be followed by three separate weekly leaderboards with tournament money prizes:

Low  Buy-ins €1 — €10MediumBuy-ins €12.50 — €70HighBuy-ins €100 — 1K
1€30 TM1€50 TM1€100 TM
2€20 TM2€20 TM2€50 TM
3€15 TM3€15 TM3€30 TM
4€10 TM4 — 10€10 TM4 —6€25 TM
5 — 14€5 TM11 — 25€5 TM17 — 15€20 TM
15 — 25€3 TM26 —50€3 TM16 —25€10 TM
26 — 50€2 TM
51 — 100€1 TM

To earn points on this leaderboard, players must participate in EXL tournaments:

  • Playing any EXL PKO tournament = 1 point
  • Playing any EXL non-PKO tournament = 2 points
  • Busting player from any EXL PKO tournament = 1 point
  • Making ITM in any EXL tournament = 5 points
  • Reaching the final table in any EXL tournament = 15 points
  • Winning any EXL tournament = 25 points

Spring Showdown Twisters

Spring Twister Redstar poker

From May 4 to June 10, 2025, RedStar Poker is also launching two promo Twister with special prizes — cash and tickets to EXL series tournaments.

€2.50 Spring Showdown Twister prizes and their probabilities:

  • €5 in cash — 59.36%
  • EXL €7.50 Challenger Step — 30%
  • EXL €10 Ticket May25 — 9.08%
  • €25 EXL Superstack — 1.25%
  • €50 EXL Spring Secret — 0.2%
  • €250 EXL Challenger — 0.1%
  • €2,000 in cash — 0.01%

€7.50 Spring Showdown Twister prizes and their probabilities:

  • €15 in cash — 55.68%
  • EXL €20 Ticket May25 — 25.61%
  • EXL €30 Challenger Stat — 9.7%
  • €50 EXL Spring Secret — 2%
  • EXL €100 Ticket May25 — 1%
  • €250 EXL Challenger — 0.5%
  • €5,000 in cash — 0.01%

Spring Showdown Daily Twister Leaderboard

Red Star leaderboard twister showdown

During the EXL Series, players can take part in the daily Spring Showdown Twister leaderboard with a prize pool of €1,025 in Twister tickets:

PositionPrize in tickets
13 x €50 Twister
22 x €50 Twister
3€50 Twister
42 x €20 Twister
52 x €15 Twister
6€25 Twister
7 — 10€20 Twister
11 — 15€15 Twister
16 — 25€10 Twister
26 — 50€5 Twister
51 — 752 x €2 Twister
76 — 100€3 Twister
101 — 125€2 Twister
126 — 150€1 Twister

The number of points for this leaderboard that a player earns in any Twister depends on the multiplier and the finishing position:

  • 2x multiplier: 1st place — 20 points, 2nd and 3rd places — 10 points each
  • 3x multiplier: 1st place — 10 points, 2nd and 3rd places — 5 points each
  • 5x multiplier: 1st place — 8 points, 2nd and 3rd places — 4 points each
  • 8x multiplier: 1st place — 6 points, 2nd and 3rd places — 3 points each
  • 50x multiplier or higher: 1st place — 4 points, 2nd and 3rd places — 2 points each

Once a player completes a Twister, their points are also multiplied depending on the buy-in:

  • From €0.25 to €1 — 1x
  • From €2 to €3 — 2x
  • From €5 to €10 — 3x
  • From €15 to €20 — 4x
  • From €25 to €50 — 5x
  • From €100 to €200 — 10x

You must opt-in once for the entire qualification period from May 4th to June 10th, 2025.

Note: Any leaderboard participant can only play 20 Twisters to try to reach their best score, but they have an unlimited number of resets of their scores after playing 4 Twisters.

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Avatar Hunt Poker RedStar poker

As the icing on the cake, EXL RedStar Poker offers players to win special avatars, animations and emoticons for completing unique missions in the following order:

  • 2D Avatar Mission — play 1 hand in any game
  • 3D Avatar Mission — generate €2 in rake or fees
  • Table Animations Mission — play any EXL tournament
  • Emoticons Mission — reach the flop 10 times in any game

Opt-in required once in the Missions section during qualification period between May 4th and June 10th, 2025. Each mission can be completed only once.

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