PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker

September 5, 2010

The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is getting set to kick off on September fifth. WCOOP not only draws the best online poker players in the world but also has the biggest online poker prize pools.

This years PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker will consist of 62 events played over 23 days, with a guaranteed combined prize pool of $50,000,000. Join the top online poker players and members of Team PokerStars by playing in the 2010 WCOOP. There are still low cost satellites to earn your entry.

To play, sign up at PokerStars and play in a WCOOP satellite.

In last years World Championship of Online Poker, 43,973 players took part in 45 events where Yevgeniy ‘Jovial Gent’ Timoshenko won the WCOOP Main Event and $1,715,200 in first place prize money.

Visit PokerStars to sign up and get all the details on the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker.

PokerStars Million Dollar Lamborghini Freeroll

August 6, 2010

Win a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 courtesy of PokerStars in the Million Dollar Lamborghini Freeroll. This great promotion is going on until September 25th so you have plenty of chances to take part. The Million Dollar Lamborghini Freeroll has been so popular that PokerStars has had to restrict players to only one entry per day.

In addition to a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 valued at $200,000 there is over a million dollars in cash up for grabs.

So how do you qualify?

By playing in a freeroll qualifier at PokerStars – there are 24 of them each day. You can also play in low cost cash satellites for $1.10 and $11.

You’ll need to qualify for a Weekly Final which puts you only one step away from the Grand Final. It’s in that Grand Final where the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 will be won. Each of the weekly finals has a $100,000 prize pool, and the Grand Final has a $250,000 prize pool.

This is one of the most amazing prizes that PokerStars has ever offered. If you’re not a member of PokerStars getting started is easy.

Just download PokerStars free poker software and create an account. You have many easy ways to fund your poker account, including instant e-checks using your checking account. Then just register for a freeroll in the PokerStars lobby. there is one every hour and the top 18 finishers win a weekly finals seat. Plus you can win a seat to the weekly finals in $1.10 cash satellite of $11 cash satellite where the top 27 finishers win a seat to the weekly finals.

Visit PokerStars now to win your Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4.

PokerStars EPT Season 7

July 31, 2010

It’s almost time for season 7 of PokerStars European Poker tour. EPT Season 7 starts in the Estonian capital for EPT Tallinn from August 11-16!

PokerStars is giving its players a chance to win a prize package worth €6,000 which includes your buy-in, hotel accommodations and cash towards expenses.

Best of all qualifiers to EPT Tallinn at PokerStars are available now from just €5.45 or 50 FPP.

Satellites are also available at PokerStars for EPT Vilamoura. The EPT Vilamoura prize package is worth €7,330 and includes your Main Event buy in (August 28-September 2), hotel accommodations for seven nights for two people from August 27-September 3, including breakfast and €770 for expenses.

The European Poker tour is the world’s richest live poker tour and PokerStars will give you the chance to play alongside some of the best poker players in the world.

Season 7 of the EPT will also be held in London, Barcelona, Prague, Copenhagen, San Remo and many other great locations and the best way place to qualify is at PokerStars.

Visit PokerStars to qualify to play in EPT Season 7 now.

PokerStars Empire State Holdem Championship

July 31, 2010

Qualify at PokerStars to play in PokerStars Empire State Hold’em Championship starting on August 8th.

PokerStars is giving you a chance to win a $4,000 prize package. The Empire State Hold’em Championship is a two-week poker festival which is being held at the luxurious Turning Stone Resort. It features 24 events, including a $2,500 Main Event. The Main Event will be held from August 14-18.

PokerStars is holding special Satellites that start at just $11.

In addition to winning an Empire State Holdem Championship, the first 20 qualifiers will also receive complementary entry to Vanessa Rousso’s Bigslick Bootcamp, worth $399, to polish their poker skills before the Main Event.

Prize packages to the PokerStars Empire State Hold’em Championship includes entry to an exclusive PokerStars welcome party on August 13, Main Event buy-in, expenses, and luxury accommodations.

How to Qualify to play in the Empire State Hold’em Championships

First, you need to sign up and create a player account at PokerStars

Then register to play in a satellite by going to the PokerStars Lobby, click ‘Events’ & ‘Special’.

Visit PokerStars now.

PokerStars 40 Billion Hands

February 12, 2010

It’s taken only eight years for the world’s largest online poker room to reach an amazing milestone – PokerStars is getting set to deal its 40 billionth hand! To celebrate this incredible achievement, PokerStars is celebrating with a special promotion called F40.

F40 is PokerStars way of thanking all of their players who had a hand (literally) in getting to 40 billion dealt hands.

Here is how F40 works:

TOURNAMENTS

On Sunday, February 21 at 16:30 ET, there will be a special Sunday Million 4th Anniversary Edition with $4 million guaranteed prize pool and a first prize of at least $1 million
 
On Sunday, February 14 at 14:30 ET PokerStars is hosting a $40 tourney with a $1 million guarantee

PokerStars is holding eight special tournaments over an eight day period from February 14-21, each with a 40 FPP buy-in and $40,000 prize pool!

SIT & GOs

From February 14-21, there will be 40-man Super Sit & Go tourneys with buy-ins of $1.10, $11, $22 and $55. All Super Sit & Go first place finishers will receive an extra cash prize at the end of the promotion: a share of a $40,000 prize pot. There will be one $40,000 prize pot for each Super Sit & Go buy-in level, for a total of $160,000!

VIPs

PokerStars is offering a one-per-customer $40 instant cash credit, which you can purchase for 2,500 FPPs. You will find it in the VIP Store until the end of the F40 celebrations on February 21.

Cash Games

F40: Milestone Hands
There will be cash prizes across all PokerStars cash game tables in the days leading up to the 40 billion Mega Milestone hand. Players dealt into every millionth hand will win a cash prize of $40 for every VPP they earned in the previous 40 hands played on that table. Because PokerStars wants everyone to be a winner,an extra VPP will be awarded to all players dealt in – this means you’ll win a minimum of at least $40. The winner of the hand will also get their cash prize doubled!

Visit PokerStars to take part in F40!

Win Your Seat to EPT Berlin Courtesy of PokerStars

February 8, 2010

The European Poker Tour is coming to Berlin and they’re expecting a record number of players to participate in this event. The EPT Berlin is even being held in a venue that was specially built just for this event!

Best of all for the first time at a German EPT, PokerStars is guaranteeing a huge €1 million prize to the winner.

The total prize pool for EPT Berlin is €5,300 and the main event will take place March 2-7, 2010 in a beautiful glass palace which is being constructed right next to the Spielbank Casino in the heart of the city.

Last year’s EPT was the biggest poker tournament ever held in Germany.

A total of 667 players competed with German Team PokerStars Pro Sandra Naujoks, who lives in Berlin, taking it down for a jaw-dropping €917,000. Naujoks was only the second ever female EPT champion and only the fifth player to win an EPT in their native country.

Qualify for EPT Berlin at PokerStars

PokerStars gives its players a chance to turn a few dollars into a seat at the EPT. At PokerStars there is a buy-in to a satellite to suit every bankroll. You can even qualify for free using your PokerStars Frequent Player Points.

EPT Steps satellites are also a great way to qualify. Just buy in at any level to play against eight players in a single table tournament. If you finish in the top two, you move up to the next step.

Satellite events are underway right now. Just visit PokerStars and download the poker client and play in a game where you could win a trip to play tournament poker in a stunning European city. Your EPT prize package includes your buy-in, luxury accommodations and €600 to spend.

 Playing in EPT satellites on PokerStars start out for as little as €5.45 or 100 FPP.

Playing satellites on PokerStars is easy. If you’re not already a PokerStars player, first download the free PokerStars software by clicking here.

Once you’ve installed the software, it’s time to create an account.

Then, once you’re in the PokerStars lobby, click Events then the event of your choice and you’re ready to register for the satellite of your choice. Click the Tourney Lobby button to make your buy-in.

Win Super Bowl Tickets Courtesy of PokerStars

January 30, 2010

The Super Bowl is just around the corner but you can still score a pair of tickets to the game. On Sunday, February 7, when the eyes of the world are focused on Florida for the biggest football game of the year – and you could be there to watch the Champions crowned live!

PokerStars has got two pairs of tickets for the Big Game up for grabs on Sunday, January 31 at 19:00 ET and 22:00 ET. PokerStars will be hosting two special $11 tournaments where, in addition to the regular prizepool, the winner of each will be awarded a pair of game tickets and $1,000 spending money.

Even better, if you make a reload deposit to your PokerStars account using the code FOOTBALL before the tournaments begin, PokerStars will automatically credit your account with a ticket to play in one of the ‘Sunday Football Special’ tournaments for free.

This special offer and these tournaments are only open to players from the USA, Canada and Mexico. You can find both ‘Sunday Football Special’ tournaments, located under the ‘Tourney’ > ‘Regional’ tab in your PokerStars.com lobby.

Win a Porsche For Free at PokerStars

October 8, 2009

PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker room is giving you the chance to win a Porsche Cayman S for free.

All you need to do is make your first real money deposit or reload your PokerStars account between September 28-October 17. If you are making a first deposit, you’ll need to enter the code ‘NEWCAR’. Players who are re-loading their account need to use the code ‘WINCAR’. You’ll be rewarded with a seat in the Win a Porsche freeroll tournament, taking place at 13:00 ET, Sunday October 18. The winner will be awarded a Porsche, and the next 99 top finishers will share $30,000 courtesy of PokerStars!

This is your chance to take down a tournament and drive off in style, with a brand new high performance car and the bragging rights that come with knowing it’s your skills at the poker table that got you there. In case you didn’t already know, the Cayman S is one of the most stylish cars in the Porsche range. It’s got six cylinders and can get you from zero to sixty in a matter of seconds. With so much power under the hood, it’s no wonder this is the car of choice for sports stars, celebrities and, of course, winning poker players!

Remember you must make your deposit by October 17th and new players must enter the code ‘NEWCAR’ and existing players making a deposit must use ‘WINCAR’. Then register for the tournament.

To register for the Win a Porsche tournament, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Regional’.

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PokerStars Biggest First Deposit Bonus Ever!

August 5, 2009

PokerStars is now offering a 100% up to $600 first deposit bonus. That’s certainly a heck of a lot better than the previous bonus of $50! A $600 bonus is definitely more worthy from the world’s largest online poker site.

The great think about the new PokerStars bonus is that you can make up to 3 deposits and still get the full bonus amount. You just need to make the additional deposits within 60 days of the first deposit.

In order to get the bigger and better PokerStars bonus you must use the first deposit code which is STARS600 and this will need to be entered on every single deposit.

In order to earn the bonus you will have 6 months and its pretty easy to earn. The bonus will be released to you in $10 increments. It takes 17 VPP per $1 of bonus. Don’t forget in order to get the bonus you must enter the deposit code STARS600 on every deposit.

Visit PokerStars and get your $600 bonus!

PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker

July 26, 2009

PokerStars is well known for great poker tournaments and promotions and the America’s Cup of Poker continues this well established tradition.

The PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker is a team event where players that qualify online at PokerStars plus the Team PokerStars Pros will compete for their country at a live event that will be held in Argentina. The live event will have a total prize pool of $250,000 with the winner earning the grand prize of $100,000. The action starts online, where you can help your team qualify for the live final. The eight teams who win qualification through their group will then make it to Argentina to play for the huge cash prize.

The live tournament will take place at a ski resort in Bariloche, situated against the backdrop of the Andes, in the region of Patagonia.

Here are the details:

Players in the following 13 countries have the chance to compete and help their nation make it to the live final: USA, Mexico, Ecuador, Canada, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

If you are in one of these countries, you can play in any of the Americas Cup of Poker daily tournaments. The countries are split up into groups and play against each other week by week. During each weekly round, you can play in any or all of the daily freerolls, $0.20 or $5.50 tournaments for your country. You’ll be playing to score as many points as you can for your team To register for the Americas Cup of Poker you need to have a player account at PokerStars. If you are not a registered player at PokerStars just visit PokerStars, download and install the free software and create a player account. Then just open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Regional’.

When all the group matches are over, the two countries with the most wins in each group will go on to the live final in Argentina.

Don’t worry if you are not from one of the 13 countries listed above. There are places for three wildcard country teams in the group stages, and you can help your country get a place. PokerStars is running three freeroll tournaments, taking place July 24, 25 & 26 at 21:00 ET. The winner of each will earn their home country a place in the group stages. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Tourney’ and ‘Regional’.

The Live Final:

A total of eight teams will advance from the group stages to the live final in Argentina. Each team will be made up of the five players that won the most points for their team during the group stage (for Wildcard countries, the team will be made up of the top four point scorers and the player that won the freeroll that gave their nation entry into the group stages). The eight finalist countries will then battle for their share of the $250,000 prize pool. And to boost your country’s chance of winning the big cash, PokerStars is adding a member of Team PokerStars Pro to each team!

Visit PokerStars to play in the America’s Cup of Poker.

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