From daily freerolls to high-stakes championship events, st789 hosts Indonesia's most competitive online poker tournament schedule — open to players from Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Bandung, and beyond.
st789 was built from the ground up with the serious Indonesian poker player in mind. While most local platforms treat poker as an afterthought tucked alongside slot machines, st789 runs a dedicated tournament lobby that rivals international poker rooms in structure, prize integrity, and scheduling consistency. Every guaranteed prize pool is backed by real funds — if registrations fall short of the guarantee, st789 tops up the difference from its own treasury.
The platform supports Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo, and Short Deck formats across multiple tournament structures — Freezeout, Re-buy, Re-entry, Bounty, and Satellite events. Whether you are grinding micro-stakes daily tournaments in Jakarta or shooting for a championship final table in Surabaya, the st789 tournament lobby has a seat for you at the right stakes level.
Deposits are accepted through Indonesia's most trusted payment channels — BCA, BRI, BNI, Mandiri, CIMB Niaga, OVO, DANA, and GoPay — with zero platform fees in either direction. Tournament buy-ins are debited instantly from your wallet, and cash winnings land in your balance the moment a tournament concludes. Fast withdrawals to your preferred Indonesian bank or e-wallet mean you spend less time waiting and more time playing.
A selection of recurring st789 poker tournaments. All times in WIB (UTC+7). Buy-ins shown in Indonesian Rupiah (IDR).
| Tournament Name | Format | Buy-In | Guarantee | Start Time (WIB) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Micro Freezeout | Texas Hold'em · Freezeout | Rp 10.000 | Rp 250.000 | Every day · 19:00 | Open |
| Nightly Bounty Hunter | Texas Hold'em · Bounty | Rp 50.000 | Rp 750.000 | Every day · 21:00 | Open |
| Weekend High Roller | Texas Hold'em · Re-entry | Rp 500.000 | Rp 5.000.000 | Saturday & Sunday · 20:00 | Open |
| Omaha Hi-Lo Turbo | Omaha Hi-Lo · Turbo | Rp 25.000 | Rp 400.000 | Every day · 22:30 | Open |
| Monthly Championship | Texas Hold'em · Freezeout | Rp 200.000 | Rp 25.000.000 | Last Sunday · 18:00 | Upcoming |
| Championship Satellite | Texas Hold'em · Satellite | Rp 20.000 | Seat GTD | Daily · 20:00 | Satellite |
| Short Deck Showdown | Short Deck Hold'em · Re-buy | Rp 75.000 | Rp 1.000.000 | Friday · 21:30 | Open |
| Sunday Freeroll | Texas Hold'em · Freeroll | Free | Rp 500.000 | Sunday · 15:00 | Open |
* Full tournament schedule including late-night and morning events is available in the st789 tournament lobby after login. All times WIB (UTC+7). WITA and WIT players: add +1 hour and +2 hours respectively.
st789's marquee poker events run on a fixed calendar so you can plan your sessions weeks in advance.
The st789 Indonesian Monthly Championship distributes its Rp 25.000.000 guaranteed prize pool across the top 15% of finishers. The pay ladder below reflects a baseline field of 200 players. If registrations exceed this figure, all prize amounts scale proportionally — the guarantee floor remains fixed.
All cash prizes are credited to your st789 wallet immediately upon tournament conclusion. Withdrawals can be initiated instantly to BCA, BRI, BNI, Mandiri, OVO, DANA, or GoPay — with Diamond-tier members receiving priority processing within minutes.
st789 pays tournament prize amounts gross. Players are individually responsible for any personal income tax obligations in their own jurisdiction. st789 does not deduct tax at source.
The top-ranked st789 tournament players this month, ranked by total tournament earnings. Leaderboard resets on the 1st of each month.
* Player names are anonymised display names. Earnings reflect tournament cash winnings credited during the current calendar month. Leaderboard bonus prizes are announced separately on the st789 promotions page.
From registration to your first tournament hand in under ten minutes — here is the complete step-by-step process.
Online poker tournaments reward a fundamentally different skill set from cash games. In a cash game, your stack is always replaceable — you can top up between hands. In a tournament, every chip you lose is gone permanently, and every chip you gain increases your equity in the prize pool. This asymmetry shapes every decision at the table.
Early Stages — Build, Don't Gamble. In the opening levels of any st789 tournament, blinds are small relative to your stack. This is not the time for marginal all-in confrontations. Focus on playing hands in position, building reads on opponents, and accumulating chips through disciplined post-flop play rather than pre-flop coin flips.
Middle Stages — Protect Your Stack. As blinds increase, the cost of folding becomes real. Widen your stealing range when sitting in position on short-stacked players, and be aware of your own M-ratio (stack size relative to total blinds and antes). Dropping below 15 big blinds signals that open-shove spots need to be actively sought rather than avoided.
The Bubble — Apply Pressure. The bubble — the period just before the money — is where tournament equity shifts most dramatically. Players with short stacks tighten up to survive; medium stacks hesitate to risk elimination. A large stack can exploit this by applying sustained pressure on both. Understanding ICM (Independent Chip Model) at the bubble separates recreational players from consistent tournament winners.
Final Table — Shift to ICM Thinking. At the final table, the pay jump between each elimination becomes significant. A technically superior play in chip-EV terms may be ICM-negative if it risks your tournament life for a marginal edge. Study pay ladder jumps before the final table starts, and adjust aggression up or down depending on relative stack sizes and pay jump magnitudes.
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Join a Tournament Now Explore st789 CasinoAll poker tournaments and other games at st789 are strictly for adults aged 21 and above. Tournament poker involves real money and carries financial risk. Never register for a tournament with funds you cannot afford to lose, and never treat poker as a method of recovering previous losses. Tilt — the emotional state following a bad beat or bust-out — is one of the most common causes of poor financial decisions at the table. Take a break, review your session, and return only when composed.
If you feel your gambling habits are becoming difficult to manage, please visit our Responsible Gaming page for deposit limits, session time controls, cooling-off periods, and self-exclusion tools. Professional support services are available to players throughout Indonesia. st789 is committed to a safe, transparent, and fair environment for all members. Play smart. Play within your limits.