Universal $1,000 Freeroll: Free Entry to PartyPoker Tournament Aug. 2

Attention all freeroll hunters! Players who sign up via Universal have the chance to compete for a $1,000 guaranteed prize pool next month thanks to the Universal $1,000 Freeroll on PartyPoker.

Taking place on Sunday, August 2 at 8 p.m. BST, the tournament is completely free to enter and requires no buy-in or password. Entry is available exclusively to players whose accounts are tagged to Universal, with registration already open in the PartyPoker client.

The freeroll offers tournament tickets across a variety of upcoming partypoker events, with the top 27 finishers all set to receive a prize. Players will begin with 50,000 chips, giving everyone plenty of time to build a stack and enjoy a decent Sunday evening session of poker.

Naturally, the biggest prize goes to the tournament winner, in the form of a $250 Sunday Million Anniversary Series Main Event Ticket, while second place will grab a total $164 in tournament entries, and third place earns a Sunday Party $109 Ticket.

Prizes continue throughout the top 27 places, with Anniversary Series tickets, Sunday Party satellites and Phase 2 tickets all up for grabs. As all prizes are awarded in tournament tickets, they cannot be converted into cash or P$.

Universal $1,000 Freeroll Prize Highlights

• 1st: $1 + $250 Sunday Million Anniversary Series Main Event Ticket
• 2nd: 109S Sunday Party Ticket + Super $55S package
• 3rd: Sunday Party $109 Ticket
• 4th: Super $55 ticket plus Sunday Party and Anniversary Series satellite entries
• 5th-27th: A range of Anniversary Series tickets, Sunday Party satellites and Phase 2 entries

How to Find the Universal $1,000 Freeroll

Finding the event in the PartyPoker client is nice and simple. Open the Tournament lobby and enter “Universal” into the search bar. For the tournament to appear, make sure no other filters are selected before searching.

The event will be listed as “Universal $1,000 Freeroll”, where eligible players can register immediately by clicking “Register for $0.” Because entry is linked to eligible Universal-tagged accounts, there is no password to enter.

If your account isn’t tagged by Universal at the moment, head over to the Universal site, follow the instructions, and claim your entry to the freeroll to get started.

And most importantly, best of luck should you decide to enter!

Eliot Thomas is an Editor at PokerNews, specializing in casino and poker coverage. He is currently on the ground in Las Vegas covering the 2026 World Series of Poker and has previously worked at the European Poker Tour and Triton Super High Roller Series.