Is this month nearly at its end? With only 28 days to its name, February is one of those months where the big Last Sunday of the Month seems to come around a lot faster than normal. And so, on just the 22nd day of the month, we saw the big end-of-month action, including the normal Sunday Million, Sunday Warm-Up, the Turbo Takedown, and the the Battle … [Read more...]
Mug 1515 downs a cool $143K in 25 Billion-enhanced Sunday Warm-up!
February 16, 2009 By
The PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up always draws a great crowd, but with the 25 Billion Hand promotion running the guarantee up to a staggering $1,250,000, that news brought a whopping 6,241 runners out of the woodwork this week to take their shot at a first prize that was over $150,000. With such a huge field, it was no surprise that over nine hours of play … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results 2-8-09
February 9, 2009 By
With the Super Bowl behind us, Punxsutawney Phil refusing to cooperate, and six more weeks of winter ahead of us, we should've expected the huge fields in this weekend's big tournaments. It's safe to say, no one was disappointed with the size of the prize pools in this weekend's big events. Biggest honors on the week went to THE_ALPACA who bested a … [Read more...]
Wurevolution wins epic heads-up battle in Super Sunday Warm-Up!
February 1, 2009 By
It was definitely a super Sunday Warm-Up this week at PokerStars, as over 4,000 players logged on to battle their way towards a $105,000 top prize and the Sunday Warm-Up title. A whopping 585 players made the money this week, with the big money reserved for our final table players. The final table bubble burst when zmeyga ran his pocket sevens into … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results 1-25-09
January 26, 2009 By
The last Sunday of any month makes for a busy day at PokerStars. This weekend was even busier. Not only did we have two new Team PokerStars Pro members, but we also saw the monthly Battle of the Planets Triple showdown, and its winner ISANI. Top honors in this week's Sunday Million go to jnic00. Exactly 8,500 people signed up for this week's $1.5 million … [Read more...]
SpaceyFCB takes down Sunday Warm-Up
January 18, 2009 By
Another Sunday, another gigantic field for the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up. In this edition, 4,180 players ponied up their $215 for a shot at a six-figure payday. After some eight hours of play, the final nine players settled in around the final table. The final table bubble was brief but brutal as SpaceyFCB made a full house on the river to crack 5thHeartAce's … [Read more...]
Buller00 comes from behind in amazing Sunday Warm-Up Victory!
January 4, 2009 By
PokerStars ended the holiday season on a high note with another massive crowd lining up for the Sunday Warm-Up. The first Sunday Warm-Up of 2009 blew through the guarantee, with 4103 players building a massive $829,600 prize pool. Anybody who thought that registration would be slow with so many players headed down to Atlantis for the PokerStars Caribbean … [Read more...]
PokerStars World Record Weekend Results
December 29, 2008 By
We may be in the middle of PokerStars' World Record Week, but this weekend was where the biggest action happened. In just the span of one day, we saw the world's biggest ever poker tournament, the biggest ever Sunday Million, the biggest ever Sunday Warm-Up, and more than $12 million in real cash tournament prizes awarded to PokersStars players. Oh...and … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results (12-21-08)
December 22, 2008 By
It's a holiday week here at the PokerStars Blog. While that might normally mean wild parties, writers hopped up on eggnog, and somebody taking pictures of their hind end with a Xerox machine, we're going to be a bit more reserved (at least for the next couple days). After all, there is a lot to talk about in regard to this weekend's poker. We will … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday Tournament Results 12/14/08
December 15, 2008 By
It's shaping up to be quite a December at PokerStars. With the live PokerStars tournament scene on a holiday hiatus, it's time to turn our full attention to online action. And action there was this weekend with more than 20 big tournaments running on Sunday alone. The most notable of the contests was the PokerStars Sunday Million, an event that saw … [Read more...]