🎧 AHR FreshStart Series
Play all month long for your shot at the spotlight in the
🟩🎧 AHR Headliner 💲500💰
AHR FreshStart is ColorUp Poker’s FIRST month-long Ace High Radio series —
where leaderboard performance and participation determine who takes center stage.
Series Events
Qualify and build your stack by playing:
🆓🎧 AHR FreshStart 💲75💰
FreeBuy - Mondays & Wednesdays
🔐 FreeBuy Passwords are released up to 2 hours prior to start inside the
🟩🎧 AHR FreshStart 💲75💰
Weekly Buy-In - Every Friday
🟩🎧 AHR FreshStart
Daily Buy-In - Every day at 2 PM CT
1️⃣▶️🟩🎧 AHR FreshStart
OnDemand - Runs whenever 3 players register
Every event contributes to:
✔ Leaderboard Points
✔ Headliner Bonus Chips
The AHR FreshStart Leaderboard
The leaderboard uses a Best 10 scoring system.
✔ Only your Top 10 finishes count
✔ Big runs matter
✔ Weak scores can be replaced by playing more
⚠️ The leaderboard does not award bonus chips.
Leaderboard points determine final standings —
and the Top 9 players earn a buy-in to the 🟩🎧 AHR Headliner 💲500💰.
Points determine who qualifies.
⚠️ Players that are involved in a chop will all receive the same amount of points equivalent to the smallest amount of the chop.
Participation determines how many chips you start with.
Headliner Advantage
All qualified players begin the Headliner with:
50,000 starting chips
You can build that stack before the first hand is dealt.
Each tournament format lets you earn:
+2,500 chips per entry
(Double chips for the 🟩🎧 Weekly)
Up to 12,500 per format
Tournament Type Max Bonus
🆓🎧 FreeBuy 12,500
▶️🎧 OnDemand 12,500
🟩🎧 Daily 12,500
🟩🎧 Weekly 12,500
Total Possible +50,000
Play five of each format — unlock the full bonus.
Final Starting Stacks
Minimum: 50,000
Maximum: 100,000
No randomness.
No artificial boosts.
Your stack is earned through participation.
Additional Paths to the Headliner
Beyond the Top 9 leaderboard qualifiers, there are two FreeBuy opportunities
to win seats directly into the 🟩🎧 AHR Headliner 💲500💰.
Series Participants FreeBuy
Sunday, March 1st, 7:00 PM CT
Exclusive to players who competed in FreshStart events.
2 Headliner seats awarded.
Open FreeBuy
Monday, March 2nd, 7:00 PM CT
Open to all players.
2 Headliner seats awarded.
Each FreeBuy awards 2 seats, meaning up to 4 additional players can enter the Headliner outside the Top 9.
The Final Stage
🟩🎧 AHR Headliner 💲500💰
Tuesday, March 3rd, 7:00 PM CT
The AHR Headliner is open to all ColorUp Poker players.
Players can enter through multiple paths:
Top 9 Leaderboard Finishers
Receive a free buy-in based on their series performance.
FreeBuy Seat Winners
Two FreeBuys award 2 seats each, for up to 4 additional free entries.
Direct Entry
Any ColorUp player may enter the Headliner normally.
Every Fresh Start event helps you in two ways:
• Improves your leaderboard position
• Builds your starting stack for the Headliner
The players who perform best earn their seat.
The players who participate most build their advantage.
Play consistently. Climb the leaderboard. Build your stack.
Take center stage.
