Just two more weeks until the flood gates of tournament action are unleashed when the inaugural Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) kicks off for players of all bankroll sizes. Starting April 2nd and lasting until the main event April 12th, players will be able to compete in three buy-in levels of action that won't kill your virtual wallet … [Read more...]
Bumper payouts live and online
March 16, 2009 By
German ShootingStar Sandra Naujoks showed just how much you can win with PokerStars when she took down EPT Dortmund last week - her home event - for €917,000. This week, hundreds more players will gather to chase another big prize, this time across the globe at the PokerStars LAPT event in Punta del Este, Uruguay (you can catch all the action … [Read more...]
icallseat3 calls for a win in the Sunday Warm-Up!
March 16, 2009 By
<img class="noborder" src="http://www.pokerstars.com/images/sunday-warmup- promo.jpg" align="left" hspace="5"> The Daylight Savings Time edition of the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up drew an impressive 4,312 entrants, once again blowing through the $750K guarantee to build a prize pool of $862,400. Add that to the $1.6 million prize pool for the Sunday … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results 3-8-09
March 9, 2009 By
This was one of those weekends that we needed a 24-hour cable news network instead of just a blog. Between the performances of Team PokerStars Pro and and the huge Sunday winners, there was more news than we even knew what to do with. First off, huge congratulations to Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso for her runner-up finish at the NBC Heads Up … [Read more...]
viksha rolls over final table in Sunday Warm-up win
March 8, 2009 By
What better way to top off a weekend of online tournaments then the $750,000 guaranteed $215 Sunday Warm-up? With a first prize usually over $100,000 it gives a good excuse to go through 4,223 runners and nearly ten hours of intense poker it takes to reach that big prize. In pre-final table action online and live tournament pro Eric "Rizen" Lynch … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results (3-1-09)
March 2, 2009 By
Ylon Schwartz may not say a lot, but when he does, it's best to listen. On Sunday, one of the newest Team PokerStars Pros made three final tables in the PokerStars Sunday majors. Schwartz placed eighth in the $215 Mixed Hold'em event and $215 HORSE event. Schwartz then picked up a ninth place finish in the PokerStars Sunday Second Chance event. As … [Read more...]
frtk Goes Wire-to-Wire at Sunday Warm-Up Final Table
March 1, 2009 By
It's become almost routine for the Sunday Warm-Up to blow through the guaranteed $750,000 prize pool, but the $894,600.00 prize pool this week's 4,473 entrants created was definitely worth remarking on. Also worth mention is that this was one of the shortest final tables I've seen at the Sunday Warm-Up, as eventual champ frtk took control from the opening … [Read more...]
frtk destroys Sunday Warm-Up final table
March 1, 2009 By
It's become almost routine for the Sunday Warm-Up to blow through the guaranteed $750,000 prize pool, but the $894,600.00 prize pool this week's 4,473 entrants created was definitely worth remarking on. Also worth mention is that this was one of the shortest final tables I've seen at the Sunday Warm-Up, as eventual champ frtk took control from the opening … [Read more...]
PokerStars Sunday tournament results (2-22-09)
February 23, 2009 By
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...]
annanoplay got plenty of play in winning February’s $1 Million Turbo Takedown
February 23, 2009 By
11,205 players dove into one of the best values in the online poker landscape tonight. The $1 Million Turbo Takedown pays out to 4,000 places (receiving at least $90.00) and doesn't cost these players anything but their Frequent Players Points. 5,000 FPPs will grant you seat with $100,000.00 sitting at the finish line for one lucky rounder. Many … [Read more...]