$1,000,000
Top prize that can be won in special $5 Spin & Go tournaments, which are
running on PokerStars until the end of July. It’s the fourth time a $1 million Spin & Go promotion has
taken place, with nine players to date having won a seven-figure score in $5 Spin & Go’s. Who will be
the tenth? More info: http://psta.rs/22UmnWI
$188,928.82
First prize won by latest PokerStars Sunday Million champion, ‘Koby295’, from
Germany. The player topped a field of 6,269 entries to claim the title and lion’s share of the
$1,253,800 prize pool.
Blog post: http://psta.rs/28PBvmQ
€96,159
First prize won by Jonathan Schuman (see attached image) in the PokerStars UK &
Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Main Event in Marbella last weekend. Schuman finished first from a field of 844
to take home €96,159 from the €810,240 prize pool. However, Brazilian player Rodrigo Strong, who won the
Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Chile Main Event in March 2016, pocketed the largest amount (€110,653)
after a three-way deal was done.
Pic credit: Rene Velli.
Blog post: http://psta.rs/28PDQ0s
$10,225
Top prize won by the latest PokerStarsNJ Sunday Special champion ‘BADBEATSBYME’. The
player claimed victory after finishing first out of a field of 145. More info: http://psta.rs/1Vocq3v
52
Episode number of the EPT Not Live podcast, which is now available to listen to online or
download. This is the last podcast before James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton take their six-week summer
break. This week James and Joe celebrate Jason Mercier’s success so far at WSOP and the pair are joined by
Lex Veldhuis. #EPTNOTLIVE will return on August 11. Listen: http://soundcloud.com/pokerintheears/episode-52-23062016-lex-veldhuis
50%
The amount that all major daily and Sunday tournaments on PokerStars
NJ are having their buy-ins cut by from June 20-26. There are four days left for players to get involved
in the Half Price Week promotion, with guarantees kept the same. More info: http://psta.rs/28NsR3Z
12
Number of regions taking part in the eighth edition of the PokerStars Americas Cup of Poker
(ACP). The live final takes place this weekend at Resorts Casino Hotel in New Jersey. The top five players
from each qualified country will represent their nation in the Grand Final and play for a share of
$105,000 in prizes. More info: http://psta.rs/1WptHtD
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier has already won two World Series of
Poker bracelets so far this summer, taking his career total to five. Mercier is cementing himself as
one of the finest poker players across all variants, winning H.O.R.S.E. and 2-7 Draw Lowball events last
week, after winning a No-Limit Hold’em bracelet in 2015 and Pot-Limit Omaha bracelets in 2009 and 2011. He
has won more than $900,000 to date in the 2016 WSOP. Photo available here: http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates.asp?grid=1232&tid=14924