PokerStars

It’s time again for another promotional period on the Road to 100 Billion Poker Hands at PokerStars. For this 80th Billion hand milestone, PokerStars is giving away money to the lucky players who play on every millionth hand starting at 79,700,000,000 and ending at 80,000,000,000. There is up to $1 million up for grabs. There are 300 Milestone Hands in total for this promotion, which money awarded to players dealt into each millionth milestone hand (eg 79,706,000,000) and extra money for the winner of that hand.

The Mega Milestone 80th Billion (80,000,000,000th) hand is extra special, with PokerStars awarding all players dealt into that specific hand $10,000 plus an additional $1,000 for every VPP earned during their previous 50 hands. The winner of this one hand will then have that amount doubled! This will generate a grand prize of tens of thousands of dollars! For complete details on the payouts for this promotion, visit www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/100-billion.
The epic 80th Billion hand is predicted to hit on Sunday, May 6th. This is also the opening day for PokerStars’ 4th annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) tournament series. Be sure to play regular ring game tables during this time for your chance at the fabulous prizes, as tournament and Zoom Poker hands are not part of this promotion.

PokerStars’ SCOOP 2012 features a massive $30 million in guaranteed prize pools, with buy ins ranging from $5.50 to $10,300. There are 40 “Events” this year, each of which has three different stakes level tournaments and their own guaranteed prize pool. This ensures that players of all skills and bankrolls have a chance at participating and winning some huge cash prizes. The Main Events (#40) are all 2-day events, with buy ins of $109, $1,050 and $10,300. The Low Stakes Main Event has a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million, the Medium Stakes Main Event $1.5 million and the High Stakes Main Event $2.5 million. Satellites are available for all SCOOP tournaments/events and have already begun. SCOOP 2012 runs from May 6th until May 20th.

For a full schedule, including satellites, visit www.pokerstars.com/scoop/. Players may also follow SCOOP on Twitter with the hash tag #SCOOP2012 for important updates and news.