Tag Archives: PokerStars news
Milestone hands making it rain in 75 billionth hand promo
Posted on 30. Jan, 2012 by admin.
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So, you’re walking down the street. You’ve got your earbuds in, maybe grooving to a little Sly and the Family Stone and thinking about how you wished you had chosen a different pair of underwear to wear that day. Without warning, you trip over a plain brown envelope and fall flat on your...
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TLB winner to fight Sports Star for record prize
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by admin.
If you’re not a former winner of PokerStars’ Tournament Leader Board, you may not even know this event exists, much less what’s happening with it. However, it’s become so interesting that we have to pay it some attention. It’s history-making, after all.
Every week for as...
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TLB winner to fight Sports Star for record prize
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by admin.
If you’re not a former winner of PokerStars’ Tournament Leader Board, you may not even know this event exists, much less what’s happening with it. However, it’s become so interesting that we have to pay it some attention. It’s history-making, after all.
Every week for as...
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PokerStars set to deal 75 billionth hand
Posted on 26. Jan, 2012 by admin.
The Road to 100 Billion is not a short one, but there are fortunately a lot more stops along the way there these days. They are rest stops where we can take a break, consider the trip ahead, and, indeed, win a lot of money.
PokerStars announced this morning that, just a couple of months after awarding...
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Introducing the PokerStars VIP Club Blast Off
Posted on 30. Dec, 2011 by admin.
We know many of you will start the New Year with new goals and renewed vigour. To help you get off to the best possible start, PokerStars today announced a selection of special VIP Club offers that will reward all players, but especially those who play regularly at the tables.
Here’s what’s...
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PokerStars Sunday majors results (12-25-11)
Posted on 26. Dec, 2011 by admin.
After the weekend of December 18th in which records ended up broken, players won millions, and PokerStars celebrated its 10th anniversary, there was no way–zero, nada, zilch–this past weekend was going to compete. Add to the fact this was a holiday weekend, and it was certain it was going...
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Late-night party turns to riches in PokerStars 70 billionth hand
Posted on 04. Nov, 2011 by admin.
If you know anything about parties, you know the best ones happen late at night when the amateurs have gone home, the kids are in bed, and the dogs are sleeping on the porch. The crowds may be gone, but the real celebration is just getting started. The party can have as few as two people and still rock...
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PokerStars milestone hand winners $200k richer
Posted on 31. Oct, 2011 by admin.
Here’s something to consider. Over the weekend, PokerStars gave away $208,164. Just gave it away. There was no betting, check-raising, back raising, or triple range merging going on. PokerStars just gave away more than two hundred grand. These people won it for just being involved in one of the...
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Double guarantees, milestone hands this Halloween weekend
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by admin.
I hope you have scheduled your time well. I hope with all of my heart you have picked out your Halloween costume. We’re just a few days away from trick-or-treating, and if you haven’t started getting your stuff together, you may be in for a long weekend. Within the next 24 hours, PokerStars...
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PokerStars Sunday majors results (10-16-11)
Posted on 17. Oct, 2011 by admin.
It was a normal day by most accounts. The sun rose. The sun set. People logged on to PokerStars. Poker was played. A bunch of people won a lot of money. Oh…and there were two Sunday Millions and Sunday Warm-Ups. So, not normal at all is what I’m saying.
Let’s start with what we know,...
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Team PokerStars Pros clean up at British Poker Awards
Posted on 06. Sep, 2011 by admin.
While we’re a bit biased around these parts, we’ve always sort of thought Team PokerStars Pro contained some of the best and brightest people poker has to offer. This weekend, the British Poker Awards agreed.
Among the many BPA winners this weekend were Team Pros Jason Mercier, Vicky Coren,...
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Halfway through VIP Club Mega Month
Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by admin.
As of this very moment, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight….NOW…we are halfway through the PokerStars VIP Club Mega Month, the opportunity for any PokerStars player to earn SilverStar, GoldStar, or PlatinumStar VIP Club status for just ten percent of the VIP Player Points normally required.
“But,...
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PokerStars Sunday majors results (6-12-11)
Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Well, it appears nobody minds the new time slots for the PokerStars Sunday majors too much. This weekend saw big crowds come out for the big Sunday events.
Nearly 7,000 people showed up for this weekend’s Sunday Million. With a prize pool worth $1,377,800 and 900 folks getting paid, Seraph14′s...
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Getting a look at the Turbo Takedown car
Posted on 13. Jun, 2011 by admin.
The Turbo Takedown (may it rest in peace) lived a long and fruitful life on PokerStars. A fixture at the end of every month, the tournament let players buy in with Frequent Player Points for a shot at a $750,000 prize pool. To the winner went a brand new Audi TT.
Though the tournament ran for a long...
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First depositors line up for $100,000
Posted on 08. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Something happened at midnight ET today. You might have felt the shift in the force or a certain urge to deposit real cash on PokerStars for the first time. That’s understandable. The gravity of $100,000 has a pretty strong pull.
Beginning today and running through July 3, PokerStars is offering...
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PokerStars & players donate $488,782 to Japan relief
Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by admin.
When Japan shook, the world shook with it. When the ocean’s waves wiped clean entire towns, the world looked on in horror. Whether Japan was next door or half a planet away, there was no denying the tragedy or the need to do something to help. PokerStars players have again answered that call.
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