You guys finally did it. Piggy-backing off the largest Sunday Million field seen at PokerStars (19,377 players to be exact) thanks to its bumping of the guarantee to two million this week there was a new record here as well. The $750,000 Guarantee Sunday Warm-up's attendance tonight hit 5,268 runners creating its first one million dollar prize pool … [Read more...]
Battle of the Planets: Silence is golden as JFJO216 wins $12,000
January 31, 2010 By
A little double duty for your writing crew today here at the PokerStarsBlog. The finale of the World Bloggers Championship of Online Poker is taking place with 2,062 scribes on the virtual felt today battling it out for tickets to the 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker or an Omaha Eight or Better player's favorite phrase SCOOP! But this multi-tasking … [Read more...]
Playing a round with Daniel Negreanu
January 29, 2010 By
The PCA was not just about poker. There was plenty of other stuff going on, including a golf match between Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu and some lucky freeroll qualifiers. One of them, Michael Jensen, tells the story here... by Michael Jensen I'm the type of golfer that'll drive the ball straight and long off the tee only to chunk the approach … [Read more...]
EPT Copenhagen to host Nordic Poker Awards
January 28, 2010 By
The best players from the Nordic region are about to get their due respect, and they won't have to travel far to get it. On the eve of the PokerStars EPT Copenhagen Main event, Febraury 15, PokerStars is hosting the Nordic Poker Awards to celebrate the achievements of players from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Among those up for an award are … [Read more...]
2010 WBCOOP: All Skillz
January 28, 2010 By
I'm not going to pretend to even begin to understand the life that our latest WBCOOP winner leads. The man known as skllzdatklls writes the blog theskillzdatklls that, unsurprisingly promises "The tales of a SSNL poker grinder mixed with touches real life drama." He's been writing there for a couple of years now. I'll be honest, here. I was understanding … [Read more...]
Been a long time, by Gavin Griffin
January 28, 2010 By
"It's been a long time since I rock and rolled. It's been a long time since I did the stroll. Oh baby, let me get back, let me get back, Let me get back, Baby where I come from" -Led Zeppelin Two years. Seriously, two years! It's been that long since I have won a tournament either online or live that wasn't a sit n go or the $215 NL 2-7 single draw … [Read more...]
Been a long time, by Gavin Griffin
January 28, 2010 By
"It's been a long time since I rock and rolled. It's been a long time since I did the stroll. Oh baby, let me get back, let me get back, Let me get back, Baby where I come from" -Led Zeppelin Two years. Seriously, two years! It's been that long since I have won a tournament either online or live that wasn't a sit n go or the $215 NL 2-7 single draw … [Read more...]
2009 Supernova Elites enter 12 months on top
January 27, 2010 By
There was a time in Supernova Elite history in which we could write a story about every single player who reached the pinnacle of the PokerStars VIP Club. That time is long gone. In 2009, 209 players achieved Supernova Elite status. Even for the Elite group, that's a lot of people. For their efforts the players receive the best benefits PokerStars … [Read more...]
PokerStars players’ Haiti relief donations pass $670,000
January 26, 2010 By
Let no one say PokerStars players don't have hearts. With five days left to go in PokerStars' Haiti relief fundraising drive, PokerStars players have donated more than $670,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. As you're no doubt aware by now, PokerStars is matching every dollar of its players donations. After … [Read more...]