It seemed like a long shot. Even to the most optimistic person, the odds seemed pretty rough. There were thousands upon thousands of tables running early Monday morning on PokerStars. Not only did an optimist have to be sitting at the right table, but he also had to be dealt in on the 25 billionth hand. Really, it's a wonder people even tried. The … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: Big hand ends in split pot, more prizes
February 16, 2009 By
In all the excitement leading up to PokerStars' 25 billionth hand, no one could've predicted how interesting the big hand would be. It happened in the early morning hours of Monday February 16th. PokerStars had given away hundreds of thousands of dollars in milestone hand money. All that remained was giving away the big prizes. No one could've predicted … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: Countdown live blog
February 16, 2009 By
Sometime within the next several hours PokerStars, the world's biggest online poker site, will deal its 25 billionth hand of poker. We have decided to count down from 24,900,000,000. Click refresh to see the latest information or visit our previous 25 Billion Bash coverage while you wait. 5:22am ET--25 billion hits, and get this...split pot! After … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: 16 to go!
February 15, 2009 By
Wow. It has been quite an afternoon. Throughout the day, we have see around a quarter million people trying to hit the milestone millionth hands. We're now just 16 hands away from hitting the big one, and when we do, it's going to be a doozy. The winner will automatically get $100,000. He or she will also pick up: $100,000 in cash European Poker … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: Watch it happen
February 15, 2009 By
If you happen to be playing on PokerStars today (and, really, if you're not, you are missing out), you might have noticed the rotating message in the corner of the lobby looks a little bit different. Instead of telling you about the most recent EPT win or how you can qualify for the LAPT, it is dedicated to people winning money for getting dealt into … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: Weekend of winners
February 15, 2009 By
Jenn415 is goal-oriented. That's never a bad thing to be if you are a poker player, but it's 100% required if your goals look like Jenn415's. Not only is she a no-limit high-stakes cash game regular on PokerStars, she also is gunning to be a Supernova Elite. That takes some work. Her work kept her at the tables during the 25 Billion Bash promotion. "I … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: Getting closer
February 14, 2009 By
PokerStars Sinistral7 was playing some cards on Thursday. "It was kind of a surreal experience," he said. He knew that PokerStars was running the 25 Billion Bash promotion, but he wasn't sure of all the particulars. "I wasn't even aware of the VIP multiplier or that the bonus was bigger for the higher limit tables so I was expecting the bonuses … [Read more...]
25 Billion Bash: Milestones hit, guarantees going up
February 13, 2009 By
PokerStars simply gave away $86,054.84 yesterday. Just gave it away to people who were dealt into particular hands. In one notable hand, PokerStars handed $15,850 to a table when it played hand #24,862,000,000 Why? Well, if you're asking that question, you missed our big announcement about PokerStars' 25 Billion Bash. Sometime within the next several … [Read more...]
Celebrate the 25 Billion Bash with PokerStars
February 11, 2009 By
It's well known that McDonald's gave up on on counting burgers served a long time ago. Now, if you look at a sign under the golden arches, you will see the simple "billions and billions served." PokerStars has not given up on counting. The people with the calculators tell us that PokerStars' 25 billionth hand is going to be dealt in the very near … [Read more...]