$1,000,000
Top prize that can be won during a new special period of $1 million Spin & Go tournaments, which runs until the end of July. It’s the fourth time the $1m Spin & Go promotion has taken place, with the special tournaments featuring a buy-in of just $5. To date nine players have won a seven-figure score in $5 Spin & Go’s. Who will be the tenth?
More info: http://psta.rs/22UmnWI
Blog post: http://psta.rs/1U8E9ST
$273,335
Amount won by Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier in the WSOP $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship event earlier this week. Mercier now has four WSOP bracelets and almost made it five on Wednesday night when he finished second at the final table of the $10,000 Seven Card Razz Championship. Mercier picked up another $168,936 for his runner-up finish and took his WSOP earnings to more than $3.8 million.
Blog post: http://psta.rs/1XWJIIo
$164,244.32
First prize won by PokerStars Sunday Million champion, Andras ‘probirs’ Nemeth, from Hungary. The player topped a field of 6,725 players to claim the lion’s share of the $1,345,000 prize pool.
Blog post: http://psta.rs/1UOYhcJ
$5,000
Maximum amount that can be won each day until July 10 by players taking part in the PokerStars Pyramid challenge. By completing a daily Pyramid puzzle, PokerStars players can win anywhere between $1 and $5,000; the promotion is open to all players who compete in No Limit Hold’em cash or Zoom games at stakes of $0.05/$0.10 or higher.
More info: http://psta.rs/1X2dgTR
€1,100
Buy-in to the PokerStars Marbella Main Event, which kicks off today and runs until June 19 at the Casino Marbella in Spain. The Estrellas Poker Tour and UK & Ireland Poker Tour join forces again, this time for a 14-event festival that includes a €2,200 High Roller and €330 Marbella Cup event.
More info: http://psta.rs/1FD9TIu
51
Episode number of the EPT Not Live podcast, which is now available to listen to online or download.
This week Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan are joined by Maria Ho and the trio talk about all things WSOP. Followed by Robbie Strazinsky testing his knowledge of ‘The WSOP’ in ‘Superfan vs Stapes’.
Listen: http://soundcloud.com/pokerintheears/episode-51-16062016-Maria-Ho
8
Number of events taking place at the PokerStars-sponsored Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 10 event in Seoul from June 20-27. The highlight will be the ₩3,000,000 buy-in Main Event, which takes place June 23-27.
More info: http://psta.rs/1DJ17e9
4
Will New York be the fourth state to regulate online poker? The New York Senate passed a landmark online poker bill reinvigorating hopes for safe, regulated poker in the U.S. PokerStars is calling on poker fans across America to support the Poker Players Alliance at this critical moment.
More info: http://psta.rs/1Xr3zyB
PICTURES OF THE WEEK
Team PokerStars SportStar and Brazilian football hero Neymar Jr created a bit of a stir by making an appearance at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas last weekend. He joined fellow Team PokerStars Pro members George Danzer, Andre Akkari and Felipe Ramos in a special, two-table WSOP Main Event. Not only did Neymar Jr crush the satellite and win the Main Event seat, he was also presented with an honorary WSOP bracelet. Unfortunately the football star’s schedule doesn’t allow him to play the Main Event.
Pic credit: Joe Giron/Pokerphotoarchive.com
VIDEOS OF THE WEEK
1/. PokerStars celebrated returning to the U.S. by hosting the Run It Up Resorts Rumble in New Jersey. PokerStars Pro Jason Somerville led the festivities welcoming players from across the nation.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPSzAMd__I
More info on #Fight4Poker: http://psta.rs/1Xr3zyB
2/. Team PokerStars SportStar, Neymar Jr, challenged fellow SportStar Ronaldo to raise his football trick on Monday. Will Ronaldo #RaiseIt?