50 Billion
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The 50 Billionth hand has been dealt! The Mega Milestone happened on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, and played out on the Ornamenta $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em cash table. The winner of the hand was tbvle from Germany who raked in a $26 pot, plus $56,114 in bonus cash! The other five players at the table pocketed between $2,990 and $3,070 in cash, and everyone received a $5,200 WCOOP Main Event seat.
In total PokerStars awarded $952,239.50 in bonus cash over the course of the 50 Billion Hand celebrations. To watch how the 50 Billionth hand played out, and get all the prize details, check out the PokerStars Blog. Congratulations to everyone that took part, and keep checking back for exciting details of future milestones.
Celebrate 50 billion hands dealt!
There’s another huge milestone on the way at PokerStars this September, and it’s a big one - 50 billion hands dealt! This means you can expect tons of exciting cash game prizes and Super Sit & Go tourneys - plus Depositor Freerolls and loads more. This is 50 Billion, and it‘s going to be massive.Read on to find out how to take part, or use the links below to jump straight to the 50 Billion promotion you are looking for.
- Cash Games - huge cash prizes available on Milestone Hands.
- Sit & Go’s - special tourneys running 24/7 with $50,000 to be won.
- First Depositor Freerolls - make a deposit to get your Freeroll ticket.
- VIP Club - $50 cash credit for just 3,000 FPPs!
Cash Games
50 Billion: Milestone Hands
There will be cash prizes across all our cash game tables starting around September 16 and culminating in the 50 billion Mega Milestone hand. Players dealt into every millionth hand will win a cash prize of $50 for every VPP they earned in the previous 50 hands played on that table. All players dealt in will receive a base prize of $50, and any player that wins a portion of the main pot will also get their cash prize doubled!
NOTE: The Milestone Hands will begin with hand number 49,700,000,000 and end with hand 50,000,000,000.
Example: You play for half an hour on a $1/$2 NLHE table. You play 53 hands in this time and are then dealt into a milestone hand. The system will look at the most recent 50 hands that you’ve played at that table and calculate the number of VPPs earned. In this instance, you earned 31 VPPs, so the prize will be: 31 * $50 + $50 = $1,600. If you go on to win the hand, you’ll receive $3,200.
When the big 50 Billion Mega Milestone is reached, all players dealt in will be rewarded $500 for every VPP earned in the previous 50 hands (calculated same as above, including the base prize of $500 for all players dealt in). The winner of the Mega Milestone will also have their prize money doubled, and receive $50,000 - which could mean a grand total of tens of thousands of dollars! In addition to these prizes, everyone dealt into the hand will receive an entry to the $5,200 WCOOP Main Event on September 26.
In the event of a split pot (either from a tied hand or from a split pot game) all winners will receive a share of the $50,000 proportional to their share of the main pot of the hand.
Example: You play 50 hands and earn 60 VPPs, when the Mega Milestone hand hits on your table. You will receive (60 *$500) + $500 = $30,500, and also a $5,200 WCOOP Main Event entry. You win the hand and your cash prize is doubled to $61,000. You will also receive an additional $50,000 – bringing the total cash award up to $111,100.
Example: You play 26 hands and earn 17 VPPs, when the Mega Milestone hand hits on your table. You will receive (17 *$500) + $500 = $9,000, and also a $5,200 WCOOP Main Event entry. The hand plays out and you split the pot with one of your opponents. Your cash prize is doubled to $18,000 and you receive half of the additional $50,000, taking your total cash prize to $43,000.
Sit & Go’s
50 Billion: Super Sit & Go Tournaments
For Sit & Go players there will be five special 50-player Super Sit & Go tournaments running 24/7 from September 10-25 across a range of buy-in levels that suit all players and bankrolls: $1.10, $5.50, $11, $22, $55. The winner of every tournament gets a slice of $50,000, shared out between all the winners at each buy-in level.
Keep a look out for the 50 Billion Super Sit & Go’s in the PokerStars lobby by clicking ‘Sit & Go’ and ‘All’.
Example: Over a 7 day period, there are 10,000 winners at the $1.10 level. This means each winner will receive $50,000 / 10,000 = $5. A player who manages to win 5 of these tourneys, would earn 5 shares of the prize pool (5 x $5 = $25).
The Super Sit & Go prizes will be paid out by September 27.
50 Billion: Depositor Freerolls
All players can win cash with the PokerStars 50 Billion Depositor Freerolls. Simply make your first real money deposit using the deposit code ‘FREEROLL50’, or reload your account using the code ‘50BN’ and you’ll be awarded a ticket to one of three special free-to-enter tournaments each with a $50,000 prize pool!
The 50 Billion $50,000 Freerolls take place on Saturday, September 25, at 09:15 ET, 15:15 ET and 21:15 ET. You can find them under the ‘Tourney’ and ‘Special’ tabs in the PokerStars lobby.
VIP Club
The best online poker VIP Club is also getting a piece of the 50 Billion action. For the duration of the promotion, you can get an instant $50 cash credit for only 3,000 FPPs - no matter what VIP level you are! It’s a great way to give your bankroll a boost, and then use it to play in other 50 Billion events.
Please Note: Only one cash credit available per player.
See the 50 Billion Terms & Conditions page for more details about this promotion.
Contact support@pokerstars.com if you have any questions about 50 Billion.
