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PokerStars Tournament Milestone Drawing Near
Posted by: James Carter. - Wed, 2013-10-09 03:56
Having the sort of player liquidity that it has,
PokerStars - the largest online poker operator in the world – cuts through the various billionth and trillionth hands dealt and tournaments hosted milestones like a hot knife through butter.
The upcoming milestone that the site is currently preparing for is the 800 millionth tournament hosted, which is a handsome number indeed. The celebrations to mark that milestone will be just as handsome: kicking off on October 13, and running through October 20, the Carnival of Tournaments will feature some excellent added value for all comers. The guarantees of some of the regular events will be boosted, so players will do battle for an additional $2 million in guaranteed money. Special prizes will be given away as well, totaling $700k and there will be a host of special tournaments too.
Unlike the milestone hands, the milestone tournament can actually be pinpointed in advance and as such, it can be properly celebrated. The 800 millionth
poker tournament hosted by PokerStars will take place on Sunday, October 20, and it will feature a buy-in of $109. The guarantee is set to $1 million, but it’s quite needless to point out that it will probably be left in the dust on account of the huge crowds of participants lured to the tables by the excellent value. In addition to the generous prize-pool, the poker room will award random prizes totaling $100k to tables during the early stages of the event (its first 2 hours).
While the actual 800 millionth milestone is the culmination of the promotion, the week which precedes it will also see some serious extra value tossed around. The daily “Big” tournaments will shell out $2 million in added prizes, and the Golden SnGs will return to the schedule between October 13 and 19 looking to give away $500k in cash rewards.
Sign up to PokerStars and hit the tables now. There has seldom been so much extra value available at the world’s biggest online poker room.
