What's the most expensive tournament you've ever paid for?

Coolcassv9. · Apr 14, 2026

I 1050$

veryluckyfish7k · Apr 15, 2026

I've played 400$ tournament. Got into that by step sat from 4$ to 40$ and from 40$ to 400$, sadly i didn't go through day1 ended AA vs 98s. Pre flop I 3bet player from UTG he opened 98s, after my 3bet he called. then on the flop 1072 he checked raised my C-bet, i made mistake made went all in against his check raise and he called. well AA couldn't hold the board and man hit his straight draw on the turn J came and ruined my plan....

M6O6U6 · Apr 15, 2026

I usually play microstakes, but my biggest buy-in is for the $1,000,000 GG Master tournament, for $150.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 15, 2026

veryluckyfish7k said:
I've played 400$ tournament. Got into that by step sat from 4$ to 40$ and from 40$ to 400$, sadly i didn't go through day1 ended AA vs 98s. Pre flop I 3bet player from UTG he opened 98s, after my 3bet he called. then on the flop 1072 he checked raised my C-bet, i made mistake made went all in against his check raise and he called. well AA couldn't hold the board and man hit his straight draw on the turn J came and ruined my plan....

Personally, I like going all in in those positions, especially when it's the bubble. Of course, it's unlucky when you get paid and they win the hand.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 15, 2026

M6O6U6 said:
I usually play microstakes, but my biggest buy-in is for the $1,000,000 GG Master tournament, for $150.

I also play tournaments with prizes under $22. When the prizes are higher, I play satellites or win tickets in freerolls. In the $1050 tournament, I was lucky enough to survive the bubble, recover my investment, and make a small profit.

Ruslan L · Apr 15, 2026

Coolcassv9. said:
I 1050$

I won various tickets. The most expensive one was for $320. But the buy-in that I made with real money from my balance, the maximum was probably $11.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 15, 2026

Ruslan L said:
I won various tickets. The most expensive one was for $320. But the buy-in that I made with real money from my balance, the maximum was probably $11.

I paid for the $1050 tournament because I was on the best winning streak of my entire poker career. Fortunately, I made the money. The best thing to do is play in satellites to qualify for bigger tournaments.

SergioV · Apr 16, 2026

I recently won a $109 ticket to a $100k tournament. I played very poorly and lost my entire stack in four hands, but I'm still playing freerolls and microstakes.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 16, 2026

SergioV said:
I recently won a $109 ticket to a $100k tournament. I played very poorly and lost my entire stack in four hands, but I'm still playing freerolls and microstakes.

It's frustrating when you play tournaments like this and your hands just aren't going your way, but I encourage you to keep trying.

maky · Apr 16, 2026

0$ just freerolls for now, lol.

oroochimaru · Apr 16, 2026

Coolcassv9. said:
I 1050$

I dont usually play high buy-in poker tournaments, since they are a bit outside my comfort zone. Most of the time I stick to smaller games and freerolls just for fun. But I did get pretty lucky on PokerStars once and managed to win a few hundred dollars worth of tournament buy-ins through freerolls alone. That felt like a huge win already. I even took a shot with a 100 dollar buy-in ticket and somehow lucked into min cash payout, which was a nice little confidence boost and bankroll pump.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 16, 2026

oroochimaru said:
I dont usually play high buy-in poker tournaments, since they are a bit outside my comfort zone. Most of the time I stick to smaller games and freerolls just for fun. But I did get pretty lucky on PokerStars once and managed to win a few hundred dollars worth of tournament buy-ins through freerolls alone. That felt like a huge win already. I even took a shot with a 100 dollar buy-in ticket and somehow lucked into min cash payout, which was a nice little confidence boost and bankroll pump.

Yes, friend, that's how I started playing freerolls. To be honest, I don't like them much because of so many people. In my case, I quickly moved on to $3.30, $5.50, $11, and $16.50 tournaments, and that's how I've made poker profitable.

Emily Trott · Apr 16, 2026

A few of the live ones I've played have been in the $250 to $275 range.

Claudiunm · Apr 16, 2026

Well, since the question is what's the most expensive buy-in I've ever paid to enter a tournament, I won't consider entries with tickets I've won, as I didn't pay for the tickets.

The highest amount I've ever paid was $6.60.

If we consider Blasts from 888Poker and similar events on ACR and PokerStars, raise the value to $10.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 17, 2026

Emily Trott said:
A few of the live ones I've played have been in the $250 to $275 range.

Wow, I normally pay a maximum of $33, the $1050 one was one of those times you go crazy and do it.

oroochimaru · Apr 17, 2026

Coolcassv9. said:
Yes, friend, that's how I started playing freerolls. To be honest, I don't like them much because of so many people. In my case, I quickly moved on to $3.30, $5.50, $11, and $16.50 tournaments, and that's how I've made poker profitable.

Yes, at the moment I am only playing freerolls, but in the second half of the year I want to save some money and, like you, gradually start playing real money buy-ins again. As you said, the number of players in regular freerolls is way too high and I no longer have the time to play 6-8 hours of freerolls just to win $1 to $10.

Coolcassv9. · Apr 17, 2026

oroochimaru said:
Yes, at the moment I am only playing freerolls, but in the second half of the year I want to save some money and, like you, gradually start playing real money buy-ins again. As you said, the number of players in regular freerolls is way too high and I no longer have the time to play 6-8 hours of freerolls just to win $1 to $10.

Notice that 888 has a large number of very fast freerolls; if I play them, I'll just win something and invest it in satellites.

Igor G · Apr 17, 2026

Coolcassv9. said:
I 1050$

I've never paid more than $5.50. To be able to make a bigger buy-in, you need to have a corresponding bankroll. Unfortunately, mine is always relatively small.

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