Karl-Anthony Towns Celebrity Challenge

STEAL THE BALL, STEAL THE BLINDS…

The competition is heating up! We’re now into our second Celebrity Challenge round, with another superstar basketballer, Karl-Anthony Towns, ready to dominate the felt.

Once again, we’ll be giving Global Poker players the chance to slam dunk in a series of fast and furious Qualifiers where winners will get to play against the baller himself.

From 3 October, running until 10 October, we have a bunch of Sweeps Coin qualifying events in store for Global Poker players to participate in. One winner from each Qualifier will advance to the Final, where they’ll have the chance to play against Karl-Anthony Towns and compete for some pretty awesome prizes. Head to our Celebrity Challenge page for all the details.

You can register to play right here, right now! All you need to do is head to GlobalPoker.com to sign up, register for an account, then start playing.

Check out our Promotional Rules for the full rundown.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Think you can net yourself a victory? Here’s everything you need to know…

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS QUALIFIERS—OCTOBER 3–10

Running October 3 until 10, get your head in the game for your chance to qualify in our Karl-Anthony Towns Celebrity Challenge.

There are eight Sweeps Coin Qualifiers in total, taking place from October 3 – 10. Players will compete for the chance to win a slice of the prize pool, exclusive Global Poker swag signed by Karl-Anthony Towns, and to secure a place in the Karl-Anthony Towns Celebrity Challenge Final, where they’ll get to play against KAT himself.

For those who are lucky enough to make it through to the Karl-Anthony Towns Final, you’ll need to register to play in the Final yourself. A free entry will be added to your account as soon as you’ve won the Qualifier, so once you see that in there, you can register for the Final immediately.

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS CELEBRITY CHALLENGE FINAL WINNERS

One player from each Qualifier will go through to the Karl-Anthony Towns Final, which will run on October 11. Those eight Finalists will get to battle it out against each other and Karl-Anthony Towns, for a chance to win a place in the Global Poker Celebrity Challenge Grand Final in November.

Think your skills are up to scratch? Check out the schedule below for the full list of Karl-Anthony Towns Celebrity Challenge events.

SWEEPS COIN SCHEDULE

HEADS-UP CHALLENGE: KAT VS. PHELPS

As well as shooting hoops with Karl-Anthony Towns, players can also watch with anticipation as all four of our poker playing celebs go head-to-head in a series of heads-up poker battles.

Each celebrity will play against the other over the course of the series—don’t worry, you can catch all the live action right here on GlobalPoker.com—so don’t forget to come back to this page to tune in!

Last week Paul George squared off against his fellow court companion Karl-Anthony Towns. Want to see what went down? Head over to the Paul George page to catch all the live action as it happened!

Now, it’s Karl-Anthony Towns’ turn to ‘lay up’ the challenge and take on record-breaking athlete, Michael Phelps. Who will be quickest off the mark?

Whoever wins the best of three games donates $10,000 to a charity of their choice. We’ll release the winner of the heads-up challenge on this page, so check back on 15 October to find out!

2 GRAND FINAL SHOWDOWNS

After the four Celebrity Challenges, we’ll be wrapping things up in November with two Grand Finals—one for the celebs; one for the Global Poker finalists.

Four Global Poker finalists from each Celebrity Challenge Final will get the opportunity to participate in our Global Poker Celebrity Challenge Grand Final on 12 November. They will compete for a chance to win a rather special Ferrari Race Day experience—an all-expenses paid trip to a Ferrari Race Day experience of their choice in North America.

Our four celebs will be dealt a slightly different hand—they’ll get to battle it out against each other in the Celebrity Challenge Grand Final on 13 November. Only one celebrity can claim the top spot, but the top three winners will donate $90,000 between them to charities of their choice. Who will come out on top?

TWO CELEBRITIES DOWN, TWO MORE TO GO

Keep your eyes peeled for our remaining Celebrity Challenges. There are four in total, and we’ve got a hell of a line-up for you, featuring pro-ballers Paul George and Karl-Anthony Towns, megastar athlete Michael Phelps, and beats maestro, DJ Khaled.

Find out more here

You can also check out our Promotional Rules for the full rundown.

WHAT YOU CAN WIN—SUPERSTAR PRIZES

If boxing out another big name in basketball isn’t quite enough to get you riled up and ready for action, don’t worry, there are plenty of prizes players stand to win too.

Sweeps Coin Qualifiers stand to win a share of the prize pool, a Global Poker T-shirt signed by Karl-Anthony Towns, plus a seat in the Karl-Anthony Towns Celebrity Challenge Final, where the eight Finalists get to play against Karl-Anthony Towns himself.

Four Finalists from each Celebrity Challenge will then compete for the top spot in the Grand Final, and for the chance to win the ultimate Ferrari experience; an all-expenses paid trip to a Ferrari Race Day experience of their choice in North America.

Check out our Celebrity Challenge page for a full rundown of prizes.

CELEBRITY CHALLENGE GRAND FINAL

Sure, these guys are stars, but are they players? All will be revealed in our Celebrity Challenge Grand Final. Watch Paul George, Karl-Anthony Towns, Michael Phelps, and DJ Khaled take their best shots in the ultimate celebrity knockout.

Only one winner gets to walk away with the cheese, and the opportunity to donate $40,000 to a charity of their choice. Second place gets to donate $30,000; third place $20,000.

We’ll be releasing footage of the Grand Final antics over on our Celebrity Challenge page, so check back in November to see who comes out on top!