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As reported last week, PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site was on the verge of a major milestone as they prepared to deal their 25 billionth hand. The winner of the milestone hand was set to walk away with cash and prizes totaling over $155,000.   Well, this past weekend, the hand was dealt but it happened under a bit of controversy as to the table players.  According to a statement by the site, the confusion [click to continue…]

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It is quite an exciting time to be a player of PokerStars.  The site is currently running one of it’s most generous promotions ever.  18 months ago, the world’s largest online poker site dealt it’s astounding 10 billionth hand.  Incredibly, they are now on the verge of dealing their 25 billionth and to celebrate this latest milestone, PokerStars is running 4 different intertwined promotions.

25% Bonus on Deposits

For starters, they are offering their customers a special 25% PokerStars bonus for all deposits made before February 18th.  So if a player deposits $500, they are eligible to earn $125.  This is a great opportunity for players to really build up their bankrolls.  To earn the 25%, players must accrue a certain number of Frequent Player Points which accumulate the more one plays on the site.

Free Cash to Players

Perhaps the most exciting of the promotions are the cash prizes being awarded on the site.  All a player has to do is be lucky enough to be seated at a cash game table where a milestone hand is dealt.  Beginning with hand number 24,850,000,000, PokerStars is giving away cash to players dealt in on every millionth hand.  The table stakes and your VIP status will help determine the amount of the cash prize received.

The Billionth Hand Winner Prize Package

The pearl of the promotions is for the actual 25 billionth hand itself.  The winner of that particular hand will walk away with $100,000 in cash as well as a European Poker Tour Monte Carlo package, a PokerStars Caribbean adventure package, a World Series of Poker Main Event package and an entry into the next World Championship of Online Poker main event. That’s an astonishing $150,000 worth of prizes for the winner of that lucky hand. In addition, all the other players in the hand will split $100,000 so if it is a 6-handed ring game, they each will get $20,000 apiece.

It is a very exciting time to be a PokerStars player.  Online players everywhere will be striving to see just how lucky they really are.

If you don’t have an account yet, PokerStars can be downloaded for free through AintLuck.com by using our PokerStars Link.

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Last night, Ziigmund and Durrrr squared off in a heads up match on Full Tilt’s $500/$1000 Mixed HA tables and at one table in particular they had one gigantic pot after another.  At one point, Ziigmund built up his stack to a whopping $900K while Durrrr was down to a single buy in.  During the match, Durrrr staged a valiant comeback but at the match-up’s conclusion, Ziigmund was still up $350K.  Despite the defeat at this table, Durrrr was still a winner on the day as he was very successful at his other tables. [click to continue…]

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Most online poker players are familiar with online training sites. Sites such as CardRunners and StoxPoker offer online videos for members who pay for the content in hopes of learning from the winning ways of top online poker players.  While thousands of customers have learned a great deal from these training sites, it seems that the site’s founders have seen their win rates slashed dramatically and the poker forums are buzzing with speculation as to why this is the case. [click to continue…]

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Bodog Poker became one of the first major online poker sites to offer it’s players the ability to play directly in a web browser with no download required.  In the past, PartyPoker opened the door to its players to play and even multi-table on a web browser.  However, since PartyPoker no longer allows players from the United States, Bodog is now at the forefront for instant play players and players using Mac’s.

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Amid reports that he was leaking money at the highest levels of cash games on Full Tilt Poker, Durrrr has come back in a big way, profiting $1.1 million over the weekend bringing his total profits in February to over $1.4 million. His bad run appears to be a thing of the past as his bankroll takes the big boost, growing an amount in a week which most could only dream about. [click to continue…]

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A very interesting heads up match will be occurring on February 21st featuring a World Poker Tour Champion squaring off against a World Series of Poker bracelet holder.  However, you won’t be able to watch them go toe to toe on Full Tilt Poker, PokerStars or any other online poker site for that matter.  No, two of the world’s top Danish poker players, Gus Hansen and Theo Jorgensen will be matched up in a boxing match of all places as the debut event on Gus Hansen’s latest business venture, Gus TV. [click to continue…]

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Back in 2006, Jamie Gold shocked the poker world by taking on and defeating all comers as he steamrolled a field of 8,773 players to capture the World Series of Poker’s Main Event. His victory earned him a cool $12 million and he gained notoriety by competing on poker shows such as High Stakes Poker. It was during these high profile games that led many observers to speculate that his championship was a result of a tremendous run of cards and not so much do to a superior skill level. [click to continue…]

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