Poker Stars - Biggest Online Poker Tournament of All Time

200,000 players competed in the online tournament for the first prize worth $ 50,000

PokerStars is the property of Rational Entertainment Enterprises Limited Group, and operates online since 2001. It is the largest worldwide pokers site that has over 35 million registered users. They have the best poker software, which is considered the most realistic simulation of real poker.

Poker Stars review - inform you that PokerStars has crashed previous world record for the largest online poker tournament. 200,000 players signed up and paid $ 1. By participating in No Limit Hold'em tournament, placed a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of players in one online poker tournament!

"Online poker is very popular because it allows thousands of ordinary players to compete in the same tournament with the world's best poker players and gives them a chance to become the stars of poker," pointed out Fatima Moreira de Melo, winner of the Olympic gold medal in hockey and a member of Team Poker Stars online poker game nicknamed "FatimaDeMelo."

Fatima joined the celebration of the World record in the Hilton Hotel in Prague, which is the last stop European Poker Tour. Gaz Deaves - official Guinness World Records judge, also joined. He is, by this gesture, confirmed that Poker Stars set a new world record.

"Sokoluk1991" from Russia won the tournament and won the first prize after seven games and exciting final table. Players from around the world gathered at this historic tournament, confirming the popularity of online poker and proving that plays across linguistic and cultural barriers.
Radio broadcasts Poker Stars World Record Tournament broadcasted live the tournament and successfully evoke the exciting atmosphere. PokerStars.com WCOOP Radio duo Nick Wealthal and Joe Stapleton l, during a broadcast distributed hundreds of awards for listeners.

Tournament devoted to break world record appropriately marked the beginning of the official launch celebration as part of the 10th anniversary of Poker Stars, which lasted until December 18 This included $ 10 million worth of tournament - the Sunday Million on the occasion of the 10th anniversary. Thanks to gifts related to the 10th anniversary, all players were able to win one of 100 trips to the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure in January.

Poker Stars celebrates its 10th anniversary and offers more than $ 10 million in prizes

This December Poker Stars celebrates its 10th anniversary, a birthday event will celebrate a series of promotions and tournaments that bring more than $ 10 million in prizes, including 100 annual vacation of your dreams in the Bahamas, where will be held the Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure.
Poker Stars has announced two events, while other promotions will notify in the coming weeks.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Poker Stars will include various events and promotions. Players will be able to participate in tournaments, but also in non-tournament games with a wide range of roles - from micro up to the games at the highest levels

"It is amazing that for 10 years have passed! I am very proud of my cooperation with Poker Stars. The 10th anniversary is an extraordinary and special occasion! "Said Team Poker Stars Pro Daniel Negreanu. "Players expect a large number of prizes for budgets of all sizes, with additional gifts, but the Sunday Million, which guarantees 10 million $ ."

Donation package for Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure

The celebration begins with the promotion of "Gifts for the 10th anniversary" - a series of free roll tournaments that will enable players to qualify for the PCA Weekly Finals and win one of as many as 100 packages worth $ 15,000, which lead them to the ninth annual Poker Stars Caribbean Adventure on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. In addition, players were able to win and 10,000 different cash prizes.

To remind that the PCA, the biggest festival of poker outside of Las Vegas, offered accommodation in the Bahamas, the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. Therefore package that the ladies could win via satellite qualifications were - three nights at the Atlantis Resort and $ 1,000 for travel expenses.
Free roll tournaments were held on Poker Stars every 10 minutes, and the players were able to participate in one free roll a day. The top ten players in each tournament qualified directly to the weekly finals. Players were also able to participate in qualifying tournaments for FPP (Frequent Player Points) points and satellites with buy-ins from 1 $.
10.000.000 $ Sunday Million!

The second major event was a celebratory 10 $ million - Sunday Million. Poker Stars. On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the players were offered with the biggest ever guaranteed total prize at the most popular weekly event, with the usual buy-in of 215 $.