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5 Billion Hands Poker Promotion from PokerStars.com
You are about to take part in an historic moment at PokerStars. The calculators have been whirring and we've discovered that some time this month, PokerStars will deal its five billionth hand. From now until we reach the milestone, we're giving away more than a million dollars in cash, WSOP entries, WCOOP entries, and bonuses to celebrate this achievement. You have a chance to make some big cash just by playing in cash ring games at PokerStars. What's more, get ready to earn double VIP Player Points and Frequent Player Points!
Play a milestone hand - Win big money!
| VIP Tier | Milestone Hands Bonus |
| SilverStar | 15% bonus |
| GoldStar | 30% bonus |
| PlatinumStar | 60% bonus |
| Supernova | 120% bonus |
Starting with PokerStars' 4,930,000,000th hand, we will identify 33 milestone hands leading up to the big 5,000,000,000th. If you are dealt into one of the first 32 milestone hands in a cash ring game, you will receive $2,000. If you win the hand, you win $5,000
Then, when we reach the five billionth hand, we're pulling out all the stops. If you are dealt into the 5,000,000,000th hand in a cash ring game, we will give you $10,000 and a free entry into the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker main event. If you win the five billionth hand, we'll give you $50,000 and a free entry into the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker main event!
To sweeten the deal for PokerStars VIP Club members, we will make the milestone prizes even bigger. The higher your VIP level, the more money you can win! See the chart on the right to see how much more you can win!
To view all of your opportunities to win, check out the Milestone Hands page.
Note: You must be dealt into a milestone hand to be eligible for the prizes. Players who are sitting out during a milestone hand will not be eligible.
Go to the World Series of Poker on us
Since not everybody will get dealt into a milestone hand, we want to make sure everybody has a chance to celebrate with us. What better way to celebrate than to give away a whole bunch of seats to the World Series of Poker? Real money and play money players will both have their chance to win their way into the WSOP.
- $208,000 FPP Tournament -- On Sunday, May 28th at 1:00pm ET, we will give all real money players the chance to play in a 500 Frequent Player Point buy-in World Series of Poker qualifier. The top nine finishers in the event will receive PokerStars WSOP main event packages. Everybody else will be competing for $100,000 in cash! Registration opens at noon ET on May 27 and is limited to the first 8,000 people who sign up.
- Play Money WSOP Seat 5 Billion Hand Freeroll -- Even if you're playing with play chips, you'll still have a chance to win a seat in the World Series of Poker. From May 14th to May 21st, when you play in play money ring games on PokerStars, you will have a chance to win a seat into a World Series of Poker freeroll. Every day, PokerStars will deal five special hands, selected at random. If you are dealt into one of the special hands, the game will stop, and a PokerStars Host will join the table to notify you of your good fortune. If you are dealt into one of these special hands, you will get a seat in the WSOP freeroll on Sunday, May 28th at 2:00pm ET.
The top three finishers in the Five Billion Hand Freeroll will receive a free entry into the World Series of Poker main event, nine nights hotel accommodations in Las Vegas during the tournament, and $1,000 toward travel expenses.
Note: Normal PokerStars WSOP Terms and Conditions apply. Winners of this qualifier will be required to wear PokerStars clothing for the duration of the World Series of Poker main event.
Double VIP Player Points and Double Frequent Player Points
May 12th to May 21st!
From May 12th to May 21st, as part of our five billionth hand promotion, we're doubling the VIP Player Points (VPPs) and Frequent Player Points (FPPs) for our VIP Club members. Simply play as you normally would and we'll give you twice as many VPPs and FPPs than you normally would earn. That means you can rise through the VIP ranks twice as fast! What's more, your FPP earnings are going to skyrocket. Look at the chart below to see how much faster you'll earn FPPs during this celebration. There is no better time to work on building up your FPP account to buy some of our fantastic VIP FPP Store items.
| FPPs | 100 | 500 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| BronzeStar | 200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 10,000 |
| SilverStar | 300 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 15,000 |
| GoldStar | 400 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 |
| PlatinumStar | 500 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 25,000 |
| Supernova | 700 | 3,500 | 7,000 | 35,000 |
First-Time Deposit Bonus
If you want to get in on all the real money promotions going on during this celebration, but have never made a real money deposit at PokerStars, we're going to give you some extra money to use at the tables! During this celebration, from May 11th to May 20th, we're offering first-time depositors a 100% deposit bonus (up to $25). For full details on this bonus, visit the 100% Signup Bonus page.
Thanks to everyone for playing at PokerStars and being a part of this historic milestone. We hope you'll stick with us for another five billion!
If you have any questions about this promotion, e-mail our 24-hour customer support team at support@pokerstars.com.
