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PokerStars 40 Billion Hand Celebration – Milestone Hands

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Just over eight years after the first card was dealt, PokerStars is gearing up to deal our 40 billionth hand! Every PokerStars player had a part to play in reaching this landmark, so everyone is invited to join our F40 celebrations! Here’s how you can join the fun:

Win big by celebrating 40 billion hands dealt!

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It’s milestone time again at PokerStars this February, and this one is huge – 40 billion hands dealt! This means you can expect tons of exciting cash game prizes and great value tournaments – including the biggest ever Sunday Million – plus loads more.

PokerStars could never have reached this incredible landmark without our players, so F40 is our way of thanking the millions of you who helped us get there. There are millions of dollars to play for, including multi-table tournaments with huge guarantees, milestone hand rewards in cash games leading up to the 40 billion Mega Milestone, Super Sit & Go’s, First Depositor Freerolls and a special VIP Club instant cash credit. This is F40, and it doesn’t get much bigger than this.

Read on to find out how to take part, or use the links below to jump straight to the F40 promotion you are looking for.

Cash Games

F40: Milestone Hands

There will be cash prizes across all our 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!

When the big 40 billion Mega Milestone is reached, all players dealt in will be rewarded $400 for every VPP earned in the previous 40 hands (calculated same as above, including the bonus VPP for all players dealt in). The winner of the Mega Milestone will also have their prize money doubled – which could mean a grand total of tens of thousands of dollars!

PokerStars is the home of tournament poker, so it’s only right then that F40 should include an incredible schedule of big-money events. Here’s what’s in store:

F40: Sunday Million $4,000,000 guaranteed!
In a joint celebration with the 4th anniversary of the Sunday Million, we’ll be boosting the prize pool to an incredible $4,000,000 on February 21 – that’s the biggest ever prize pool and includes at least $1,000,000 for first place!

The tournament takes place at 16:30 ET and has a buy-in of $215. Satellites will be available all week, starting from just a few dollars.

F40: $40 Micro Million $1,000,000 guaranteed tournament
There’ll be a special F40 tournament taking place at 14:30 ET on Sunday, February 14. For a buy-in of just $40 you can play for your share of a guaranteed $1,000,000 prize pool.

F40: 40 FPP – $40,000 Specials
You can also play in a series of special F40 FPP tournaments. Each has a buy-in of only 40 FPPs and a prize pool of $40,000. Start times will alternate between 13:40 ET & 21:40 ET each day.

Sit & Go’s

F40: Super Sit & Go Tournaments

For Sit & Go players there will be a series of special 40-man Super Sit & Go tournaments running 24/7 from February 14-21 across a range of buy-in levels that suit all players and bankrolls: $1.10, $11, $22, $55. The winner of every tournament gets a slice of $40,000, shared out between all the winners at each buy-in level.

Keep a look out for the F40 Super Sit & Go’s in the PokerStars lobby by clicking ‘Sit & Go’ and ‘All’.

F40: First Depositor Freerolls

All play money players can win cash with the PokerStars F40 freerolls. Simply make your first real money deposit using the deposit code ‘F40’ and you’ll be awarded a ticket to all 40 of our special free-to-enter tournaments running February 14-21 – each with a $1,000 prize pool!

The First Depositor Freerolls take place daily at 08:40 ET, 12:40 ET, 15:40 ET, 19:40 ET & 22:40 ET.

VIP Club

The best online poker VIP Club is also getting a piece of the F40 action. For the duration of the promotion, you can get an instant $40 cash credit for only 2,500 FPPs – no matter what VIP level you are! It’s a great way to give your bankroll a boost, and then use it to play in other F40 events.

The biggest celebration around is happening on PokerStars this February – we’ll see you there!

Poker Stars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Play in the Poker Stars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker

Online Poker

I have registered to play in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker! The WBCOOP is a free online Poker tournament open to all Bloggers, so register on WBCOOP to play.

Registration code: 061696

Poker Stars 25 Billion Bash – Cash Payouts for Milestone Hands

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Whatever stakes you play, we’ve got something amazing coming your way. Get ready for the 25 Billion Bash – a series of events that gives all PokerStars players, new and old, the chance to be part of an extra special celebration and win massive cash prizes. It’s record-breaking time again at the world’s biggest poker site – and the next milestone on the horizon is dealing our 25 billionth hand.

The winner of the Mega Milestone Hand will scoop an incredible prize and all the other players at the table will share in cash giveaways. There will be a total of $250,000 riding on one hand of poker! With this much on offer, there’s never been a better time to play at PokerStars.

PokerStars 25 Billion Bash

The 25 Billion Bash has something for everyone. For new players there is $60K in First Deposit Freerolls, and for existing players there are increased Milestone Hand bonuses, plus our Biggest Ever Reload Bonus. For the seasoned player, the Sunday tournaments on February 15 will see mammoth action. The Sunday Million guarantee will be boosted to $2,500,000, while the Sunday Warm-Up prize pool has an increased guarantee of $1,250,000.

Download the PokerStars free software and start playing in their cash ring games for a chance to cash in on the 25 Billion Bash celebration.