New Guinness World Record

UPDATE: You did it! Congratulations to all 65,000 PokerStars players that helped set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest Online Poker Tournament’. PokerStars set the previous record of 35,000 in December 2008, and this attempt smashed that record, setting the new mark of 65,000.

Players from 155 countries took part in the $1 buy-in event that took place on Sunday July 19. A huge 16,250 players were paid, and the tournament was won by 004 license, who scooped $13,000 in first place prize money. The attempt is now being officially verified by Guinness World Records and will be in the record books soon. We’d like to thank all of our players who made it possible - we couldn’t have done it without you!

This is your chance to play in the largest online poker tournament in history, and be part of a Guinness World Record. We’re aiming to beat our previous World Record of 35,000 players, set in December 2008. And with a buy-in of just $1, it’s easy for everyone to take part.

Here’s what you need to know for the New Guinness World Record promotion:

Sunday, July 19 at 14:10 ET
$100,000 guaranteed prize pool
$1 buy-in
More players than our previous World Record of 35,000, set December 28, 2008
Registration is now open!
Satellites available in a range of buy ins

To find the tournament, go to the PokerStars Lobby and select ‘Tourney’ and ‘All’ or ‘Special’. You can also use the Tourney Filter in the Lobby to search for the tournament name. To use the Filter, open the PokerStars Lobby and enter a word or words from the tournament title. The Filter will then search all tournaments and provide you with the relevant results.

If you have any questions about the New Guinness World Record, contact support@pokerstars.com.