PokerStars Press Releases

May 15, 2012
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES ZOOM POKER, GIVING ONLINE PLAYERS MORE POKER IN LESS TIME
PokerStars today formally launched Zoom Poker, a fast action ring game format that gives players more hands in less time, providing a fun and challenging experience.

May 2, 2012
POKERSTARS AND MONTE-CARLO®CASINO EPT GRAND FINAL BECOMES RICHEST POKER FESTIVAL EVER HELD IN EUROPE
The PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final finished Tuesday, May 1 and set a new record for the richest poker festival ever held in Europe, with more than €19 million awarded to players during the nine-day event.

April 12, 2012
POKERSTARS GUARANTEES $30 MILLION ACROSS 40 EVENTS FOR 2012 SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER
The fourth annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will take place from May 6-20, featuring 40 events, a total of 120 tournaments and $30 million in guaranteed prize money, PokerStars announced today.

3 April , 2012
EPT GRAND FINAL SUPER HIGH ROLLER PRIZE POOL ALREADY EXCEEDS €2 MILLION WITH 3 WEEKS TO GO
20 players already registered in first-ever €100,000 buy-in event in Europe.

February 29, 2012
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES MICRO STAKES TOURNAMENT SERIES WITH $5 MILLION GUARANTEED ACROSS 100 EVENTS
PokerStars today announced MicroMillions, the most affordable and inclusive online poker tournament series to date.

February 14, 2012
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES MOBILE VERSION FOR iOS AND ANDROID GAMING PLATFORMS IN UK
The world’s most popular online poker room, PokerStars, is now available on the world’s most popular mobile devices.

February 13, 2012
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES WWW.POKERSTARS.EU UNDER NEWLY ACQUIRED MALTA GAMING LICENSE
PokerStars today launched www.pokerstars.eu under the group’s new license granted by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Commission.

February 9, 2012
EPT RETURNS TO MONACO THIS SPRING WITH POKERSTARS AND MONTE-CARLO®CASINO EPT GRAND FINAL
Season 8 of the European Poker Tour will culminate April 23 to May 1, 2012 at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Casino with the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT Grand Final, PokerStars announced today.

February 8, 2012
CIRCUS GROUPE AND POKERSTARS AWARDED FIRST FULL A+ ONLINE POKER LICENSE IN BELGIUM
Circus Groupe and PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, today announced that www.pokerstars.be has become one of the first online poker sites in Belgium to be officially granted a license under the Casino de Namur A+ license.

January 15, 2012
STOCK TRADER JOHN DIBELLA WINS $1,775,000 AT THE 2012 POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE
John Dibella, a 43-year-old stock trader from New York, has won the 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure for $1,775,000.

January 13, 2012
EUROPEAN POKER TOUR FOUNDER JOHN DUTHIE AND POKERSTARS PART WAYS
John Duthie and PokerStars have agreed to part ways, with Duthie resigning as CEO of the European Poker Tour and as a member of Team PokerStars Pro.

December 29, 2011
PCA MAIN EVENT TO GET LIVE ‘CARDS-UP’ WEBCASTS, SUPER HIGH ROLLER FIELD GROWS
It’s one week until the ninth annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) begins at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas, and excitement is building for the first major live tournament of the year.

December 20, 2011
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER
PokerStars is excited to announce the launch of another major online tournament festival – the Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) – which will take place from January 19-29, 2012.

December 16, 2011
POKERSTARS ESTABLISHES PLAYER TRUST FUND FOR ITS FRENCH PLAYERS AND CALLS FOR THE ADOPTION OF EUROPEAN-WIDE STANDARDS TO PROTECT PLAYERS’ FUNDS
PokerStars today unveiled a plan to extend its industry-leading approach to protecting player funds into the newly regulated markets, and called upon Europe’s gaming industry to follow suit. PokerStars’ approach provides a third-party, fully independent trustee being appointed to oversee player funds in France. The Trustee will be a UK trust company wholly owned by IFG Group plc, an international financial services company with full market listings in London and Dublin.

December 15, 2011
POKERSTARS OBTAINS GAMING LICENSE FOR DENMARK
PokerStars was yesterday awarded a license to operate in Denmark and will launch www.PokerStars.dk on January 1, 2012 when the license takes effect. It will enable Danes to access the largest number of online poker tournaments and compete against poker players from all over the world.

December 5, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM BREAKS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR LARGEST EVER ONLINE POKER TOURNAMENT
PokerStars.com, the world’s largest poker site, shattered the previous world record when 200,000 people logged-on and paid $1 to compete in a PokerStars.com No Limit Hold’em tournament on Sunday, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of players in a single online poker tournament. The tournament registration was capped at 200,000 players.

November 29, 2011
POKERSTARS RADIO SHOW RETURNS FOR GUINNESS WORLD RECORD TOURNAMENT ATTEMPT
To celebrate the upcoming PokerStars World Record Tournament attempt on December 4, PokerStars Radio returns for a special live broadcast, which aims to capture the excitement of a Guinness World Record in the making and give away hundreds of prizes to listeners.

November 28, 2011
POKERSTARS PLAYERS GEAR UP FOR 2012 POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE
It’s just six weeks to go until the ninth annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) gets under way at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas. The upcoming festival, which will feature 41 events in just ten days, making it the biggest live poker festival outside Las Vegas, is scheduled to take place from January 5-14, 2012.

November 9, 2011
POKERSTARS PRO PIUS HEINZ CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION IN LAS VEGAS, WINS $8.7 MILLION FIRST PRIZE
Team PokerStars Pro Pius Heinz was crowned 2011 World Series of Poker* champion following an epic see-saw heads-up battle that displayed the ingenuity, intelligence and guts it takes to become a champion. Heinz is the fourth consecutive PokerStars Team Pro World Champion and is the first ever German player to make the final table of the WSOP Main Event.

November 7, 2011
POKERSTARS ATTEMPTS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR LARGEST EVER POKER TOURNAMENT
PokerStars.com will attempt to hold the world’s largest poker tournament on December 4, by bringing more than 150,000 players together to play in an online poker game as part of the PokerStars 10th Anniversary Celebration, the company announced today.

November 1, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM TO OFFER MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN PRIZES FOR 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
PokerStars.com celebrates its 10th anniversary in December and is marking the milestone with a series of promotions and tournaments that will award more than $10 million in prizes, including 100 dream vacations to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas.

October 26, 2011
POKERSTARS APPROACHES 70-BILLIONTH HAND WITH MORE THAN $750,000 IN CASH PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
PokerStars is poised to deal its 70-billionth hand over the next ten days, and to celebrate will award more than $750,000 in cash to players who take part in real money ring games from October 29 until the Mega Milestone hand hits.

October 19, 2011
SET YOUR STOP WATCHES! POKERSTARS LAUNCHES NEW ‘TIME TOURNEY’ GAMES
PokerStars today launched a brand new, fast-paced and exciting tournament format called Time Tourneys. In contrast to traditional multi-table tournaments, which continue until one player has all the chips, Time Tourneys last for a set period of time. Once the time limit is reached, the entire prize pool is divided among the remaining players based on the players’ stack sizes.

September 5, 2011
POKERSTARS LAUNCHES LIVE INTERACTIVE RADIO AND WEB SHOWS FOR 2011 WCOOP
The 2012 WCOOP is under way and there’s even more to shout about, with the announcement that PokerStars is launching a daily WCOOP radio show and weekly Inside WCOOP TV show, which is set to involve players and poker fans like never before.

August 18, 2011
EDGAR STUCHLY IS APPOINTED EUROPEAN POKER TOUR PRESIDENT
Global Poker Tours Limited today announced that Edgar Stuchly has been appointed the new European Poker Tour President.

August 16, 2011
ALEX PAYNE JOINS POKERSTARS AS CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
PokerStars today announced that Alex Payne has joined the entertainment and technology company as Chief Marketing Officer responsible for all aspects of consumer marketing across the business.

August 8, 2011
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCES EPT SEASON 8 LONDON ‘FESTIVAL OF POKER’ SCHEDULE
The PokerStars.com European Poker Tour London ‘Festival of Poker’ schedule has been announced, with 31 events set to vie for thousands of players’ attention across eight days of exciting live poker action this autumn.

August 1, 2011
POKERSTARS’ AUGUST PROMOTION HELPS PLAYERS ACHIEVE VIP LEVELS FASTER THAN EVER
PokerStars is thanking players for their continued loyalty by declaring August VIP Club Mega Month, and offering players the chance to fast-track their VIP status.

July 26, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM GUARANTEES $30 MILLION IN 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER
The world’s most prestigious annual online poker festival is returning to PokerStars in September. The PokerStars.com World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) – celebrating its tenth year– is the highlight of the online poker tournament calendar.

July 25, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM AWARDS MORE THAN $770,000 TO PLAYERS IN 65-BILLIONTH HAND CELEBRATION
On Sunday, July 24, PokerStars.com – the world’s biggest poker site – dealt its 65-billionth hand. The latest Mega Milestone hand on the Road to 100 Billion was dealt at a $0.10/$0.25 six-max No Limit Hold’em table, and the winner of the hand was “yllams” from New Zealand.

July 15, 2011
BACK ON THE ROAD TO 100 BILLION
It was just four months ago when PokerStars dealt its 60-billionth hand, on the road to 100 billion hands. Now it’s time again to hit the tables and join PokerStars to celebrate the 65 billionth hand milestone.

July 8, 2011
TEAM POKERSTARS PRO WIN FIVE WSOP BRACELETS
Team PokerStars Pro have stormed the 42nd Annual World Series of Poker*, with Eugene Katchalov, Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Jason Mercier, Andre Akkari and Maxim Lykov each winning a coveted WSOP bracelet.

July 7, 2011
ERIC HOLLREISER NAMED HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR POKERSTARS
PokerStars today announced that strategic communications executive Eric Hollreiser has joined as Head of Corporate Communications and will lead the company’s integrated communications efforts around the world.

June 29, 2011
STATEMENT FROM POKERSTARS
In light of today’s news that Alderney Gambling Control Commission has suspended Full Tilt Poker’s license, PokerStars wishes to assure our customers that their funds are completely safe and that our operations are completely unaffected.

June 24, 2011
POKERSTARS BIG GAME SEASON 2 PREMIERES MONDAY, JUNE 27 ON POKERSTARS.TV
The world’s most popular high stakes cash game poker programme is back! The second season of the PokerStars TV show The Big Game is set to premiere Monday, June 27 at 17.00 BST (18.00 CET) on PokerStars.tv.

June 15, 2011
TEAM POKERSTARS PRO BERTRAND ‘ELKY’ GROSPELLIER WINS TRIPLE CROWN
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier has become the fourth person to win the live ‘Triple Crown’, which comprises European Poker Tour (EPT), World Poker Tour (WPT) and World Series of Poker (WSOP) titles.

June 10, 2011
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCES FIRST HALF OF EUROPEAN POKER TOUR SEASON 8
The first seven events of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 8 have been announced. Europe’s richest and most popular poker tour – about to begin its eighth season – will resume with a return to the Estonian capital of Tallinn from August 2-7.

June 1, 2011
NEW POKERSTARS SUNDAY MAJORS SCHEDULE! GUARANTEES DOUBLED
PokerStars today announced that the Sunday Majors tournament schedule will be moving to earlier time slots from June 5, and is marking the first weekend by doubling many of the guarantees and adding more than 1,800 tournament tickets!

May 31, 2011
NEW POKERSTARS SUNDAY MAJORS SCHEDULE
PokerStars today announced that the Sunday Majors tournament schedule will be moving to earlier time slots from June 5, and is marking the first weekend by doubling many of the guarantees and adding more than 1,800 tournament tickets!

May 26, 2011
GREEK PLAYER “BRAVE-83” WINS $100,000 GAME OF YOUR LIFE DREAM PACKAGE
After six weeks of freerolls, which awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Grand Final of the Game of Your Life promotion was won by PokerStars player “brave-83” from Greece, who scooped the ultimate prize of the $100,000 dream sports event package.

May 25, 2011
MORE THAN $40 MILLION WON BY POKERSTARS PLAYERS IN 2011 SCOOP
The 2011 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) drew to a close in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after 15 days of intense competition that saw a total of $43,165,800 awarded to PokerStars players.

May 22, 2011
SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER RETURNS TO POKERSTARS FROM MAY 8-22
It’s just a few days until the 2011 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) gets under way this coming Sunday, exclusively at PokerStars – the world's largest poker site.

May 13, 2011
POKERSTARS RETURNS MORE THAN $100 MILLION TO ONLINE POKER PLAYERS IN THE UNITED STATES
PokerStars has returned more than $100 million to players from its past US-facing operations and continues to service requests following the Company’s agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice on April 20th that allowed US customers to cash out their balances with PokerStars, the company announced today.

May 9, 2011
EPT GRAND FINAL IN MADRID TO BE MOST-WATCHED LIVE POKER BROADCAST EVER
PokerStars – the world’s largest poker site – today announced that the EPT Grand Final will be the most watched live poker show ever, with numerous countries set to air the coverage to an estimated 500,000 people across Europe, Russia and Canada.

April 27, 2011
POKERSTARS HAS BEGUN THE RETURN OF PLAYER FUNDS TO FORMER CUSTOMERS IN THE US
In agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, PokerStars has made arrangements with a US bank and today began the process of returning player funds to former customers in the US.

April 20, 2011
STATEMENT FROM POKERSTARS
PokerStars is pleased to confirm that the US Department of Justice has agreed to release the www.pokerstars.com domain name for use by PokerStars outside the US.

April 13, 2011
TEAM POKERSTARS PROS VANESSA SELBST AND JASON MERCIER CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK NAPT MOHEGAN SUN TITLES
Team PokerStars Pros Vanessa Selbst and Jason Mercier both managed to successfully defend the titles they won last year at the North American Poker Tour Mohegan Sun event.

April 4, 2011
POKERSTARS TO AWARD PLAYERS MORE THAN $1,000,000 IN “GAME OF YOUR LIFE” FREEROLLS
On April 4, PokerStars is set to launch Game of Your Life – one of the site’s biggest and most exciting promotions ever.

March 23, 2011
EUGENE KATCHALOV JOINS TEAM POKERSTARS PRO
PokerStars is excited to announce that Eugene Katchalov has become the latest member of Team PokerStars Pro.

March 22, 2011
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCES TWO NEW EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has announced two new executive appointments.

March 20, 2011
“ROAD TO 100 BILLION” BEGINS AT POKERSTARS.COM
Hit the tables over the next seven days for the 60 Billion Hand promotion – the first stop on the Road to 100 Billion.

March 18, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM SUNDAY 1/4 MILLION EVOLVES INTO THE NEW “SUNDAY STORM”
Sunday’s always been a big day for online poker players and it doesn’t get any bigger than on PokerStars.com. Every Sunday more than $4 million is guaranteed across dozens of major tournaments!

March 6, 2011
BDBEATSLAYER WINS THE 5th ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY MILLION TOURNAMENT
Bdbeatslayer wins the PokerStars Sunday Million 5th Anniversary Tournament for $671,093.81 and a Lamborghini Gallardo.

February 21, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM EPT GRAND FINAL SET FOR MADRID DEBUT ON MAY 7
PokerStars.com is proud to announce that the European Poker Tour Season 7 Grand Final will, for the first time in EPT history, take place in the Spanish capital of Madrid.

February 15, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM ANNOUNCES 2011 SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER SCHEDULE
The third annual PokerStars.com Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is set to get under way on May 8.

February 10, 2011
POKERSTARS.COM SUNDAY MILLION 5TH ANNIVERSARY TOURNAMENT
The PokerStars.com Sunday Million – the world’s richest weekly online poker tournament – is celebrating its fifth anniversary next weekend

January 16, 2011
STARS OUT IN FORCE TO SUPPORT amfAR AT THE PCA
A host of stars from the world of entertainment and sport turned up at Atlantis last night to help raise funds for AIDS research in the second annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure amfAR Celebrity Poker Tournament.

January 12, 2011
POKERSTARS INTRODUCES HOME GAMES!
PokerStars – the world’s largest poker site – is proud to announce the next step in the evolution of poker: online Home Games.

January 9, 2011
TEAM POKERSTARS PRO ISILDUR1 IS VIKTOR BLOM
PokerStars is proud to announce that recent Team PokerStars Pro addition Isildur1 is 20-year-old Swedish pro Viktor Blom.

December 10, 2010
POKERSTARS SIGNS ONLINE POKER ICON ISILDUR1
Online poker phenomenon, Isildur1, has joined the world’s largest poker site as a Team PokerStars Pro. The enigmatic player, who has still yet to publicly reveal his identity, shot to fame in the poker world in 2009 when he took on and beat some of the biggest heads-up players in the game. But with a place on Team PokerStars Pro now confirmed, Isildur1’s real identity is set to be unveiled in the near future.

November 23, 2010
‘FISH & CHIPS SHOWDOWN’ EVENT ADDED TO PCA SCHEDULE
An exciting and unique new event has been added to the preliminary PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) schedule. ‘The Fish & Chips Showdown at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure’ is a two-day event, which takes place January 6-7.

November 9, 2010
POKERSTARS PLAYER JONATHAN DUHAMEL BECOMES FIRST CANADIAN TO BE CROWNED WORLD CHAMPION
PokerStars player Jonathan Duhamel saw off the challenge of John Racener in the final heads-up of the 2010 World Series of Poker* World Championship, to take the $8,944,310 first prize and coveted WSOP* bracelet.

November 1, 2010
POKERSTARSWOMEN.COM ARRANGE THE ULTIMATE GIRLS WEEKEND
PokerStars Women arrange and ultimate girls weekend at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

October 12, 2010
CIRCUS GROUPE AND POKERSTARS ANNOUNCE ONLINE POKER PARTNERSHIP
Circus Groupe and PokerStars, the world’s largest poker site, have announced a partnership which makes it possible for both companies to offer online poker under the regulation of the Belgian Gaming Commission.

October 7, 2010
POKERSTARS RECEIVES GAMING LICENSE IN ESTONIA
After being granted an activity license in Estonia during August, PokerStars has now become one of the first online poker sites to also receive an operational license.

October 5, 2010
POKERSTARS.COM ANNOUNCES MAMMOTH 2011 PCA SCHEDULE
Taking place at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas, the 2011 PCA is set to be better and richer than ever before. With more than $25,000,000 in tournament prizes expected to be awarded, the PCA will once again be the richest poker festival outside Las Vegas.

October 5, 2010
JOSE ‘NACHO’ BARBERO WINS POKERSTARS.COM EPT LONDON HIGH ROLLER EVENT
Team PokerStars Pro Jose ‘Nacho’ Barbero has won the PokerStars European Poker Tour London High Roller event to cap off an incredible run of results over the past two years.

October 4, 2010
SCOTTISH GRADUATE DAVID VAMPLEW WINS £900,000 AT POKERSTARS.COM EPT LONDON
A gripping five-day PokerStars EPT London Main Event came to an end this evening with young maths graduate David Vamplew beating four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner John Juanda.

September 29, 2010
LIV BOEREE JOINS TEAM POKERSTARS PRO
One of poker’s hottest young talents, Liv Boeree, has joined the world’s biggest online poker site as a member of Team PokerStars Pro. The 26-year-old, who won the EPT San Remo Main Event for €1,250,000 in April, joins the likes of Daniel Negreanu, 2009 World Champion Joe Cada and Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, as part of PokerStars’ elite team.

September 28, 2010
POKERSTARS CROWNS 2010 WORLD CHAMPION OF ONLINE POKER
The 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has ended with POTTERPOKER from Missoula, USA, being crowned Main Event champion. The man from Montana won the first-place prize of $2,278,097.50 – a new world record for online poker – after defeating joeysweetp, from Portsmouth, USA, heads-up.

September 9, 2010
POKERSTARS.COM GUARANTEES US $50 MILLION IN PRIZES FOR 2010 WCOOP
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) – the richest online poker tournament series in the world, features US $50 million in guaranteed prizes, the most that PokerStars has ever guaranteed for a WCOOP series.

September 7, 2010
THE POKERSTARS.NET LAPT GRAND FINAL HEADS TO ARGENTINA
Grand final of the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) is just days away, set to close off the best year of the tour so far with more than $3,500,000 in prize money awarded, three new champions crowned, and even a first double champion.

August 19, 2010
POKERSTARS RECEIVES GAMING LICENSE IN ESTONIA
The Estonian Tax and Customs Board has issued PokerStars, the world's largest poker site, an activity license in Estonia.

August 6, 2010
POKERSTARS GUARANTEES US $50 MILLION IN PRIZES FOR 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF ONLINE POKER
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) – the richest online poker tournament series in the world – kicks off its ninth annual instalment on September 5, 2010.

August 4, 2010
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCE EPT VIENNA RETURN FOR SEASON 7
From October 26-31 Europe’s Biggest Poker Tournament Series Comes to Vienna with a €500,000 First Prize Guarantee.

August 2, 2010
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCES ‘FAIRWAYS AND FELTS’ CHALLENGE AT EPT VILAMOURA
PokerStars has come up with a unique contest which combines both golf and poker skills. The EPT Vilamoura ‘Fairways and Felts Challenge’ is a brand new type of event in which players will first have to battle it out on the green grass of the golf course and then on the green felt of the poker table.

July 30, 2010
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCES NEW WOMEN’S POKER LEAGUE
PokerStars has announced the launch of the new Women's Poker League, the perfect way for all female players to have fun and compete against players from all over the world in an exclusive female-only poker community, and win some incredible prizes.

July 29, 2010
POKERSTARS APPLAUDS THE PASSAGE OF THE INTERNET GAMBLING REGULATION, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
PokerStars, the world’s largest poker site, welcomes news of the successful mark up of H.R. 2267: The Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act in the House Financial Services Committee by an overwhelming, bipartisan margin of 41-22.

July 26, 2010
VICTORY FOR JULIAN COHEN AT THE POKERSTARS.NET ANZPT QUEENSTOWN
Julian Cohen became $73,630NZD richer when he beat 118 poker hopefuls to win the Main Event in the PokerStars.net Australia and New Zealand Poker Tour Queenstown. There was a very international feel to the field with 14 countries making the trip to Queenstown.

July 19, 2010
POKERSTARS PLAYER JONATHAN DUHAMEL LEADS NOVEMBER NINE AT 2010 WSOP*
Thirteen days ago, 7,319 players were gathered at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas with dreams of making millions and becoming the 2010 World Series of Poker* champion. Now only nine remain – and two of them are PokerStars players. Canadian Jonathan Duhamel is the massive chip leader and American Jason Senti the short stack in the battle for poker’s ultimate prize

July 6, 2010
DAVID WILLIAMS AND VANESSA SELBST JOIN TEAM POKERSTARS PRO
As the WSOP* main event approaches, PokerStars, the world's largest online poker room, is pleased to announce two great new Team PokerStars Pro signings: seasoned poker pro David Williams and Yale Law School student Vanessa Selbst join the team.

July 6, 2010
PETER EASTGATE TAKES A BREAK FROM POKER
In 2008 he became the poker world champion and a superstar. Now, Peter Eastgate is taking a break from the limelight as he strives for a more relaxed lifestyle. A job as an elite poker player demands exercise, preparations and a tremendous amount of mental energy. After years of hard work at the biggest poker tournaments around the world, Eastgate, 24, has realized that he does not have the motivation to continue playing professional poker at this time.

June 29, 2010
POKERSTARS GRANTED FRENCH LICENCE TO LAUNCH POKERSTARS.FR
PokerStars has announced the launch of PokerStars.fr, a French-only version of the world’s largest online poker site, after being granted the licence number 0006-PO-2010-06-25 from the Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL) to operate in France. The PokerStars ARJEL application was submitted on May 19, 2010 and met all ARJEL licence specification requirements. From now on, PokerStars.fr will enable French players initially to play free money tournaments and sit and gos. PokerStars.fr will begin running cash games once the regulations of the French government for online poker have been published. This looks likely to happen tomorrow, Wednesday June 30.

June 24, 2010
Satellite Tournaments Now Running for EPT Tallinn and RPS Riga at PokerStars
PokerStars will be running a series of special online qualifier tournaments awarding “Super Package” entries to both the PokerStars Russian Poker Series (RPS) Riga event in Latvia and the PokerStars EPT Tallinn, as the two events run consecutively in two neighbouring countries.

June 7, 2010
PokerStars is Excited to Announce New Team Pro Ville Wahlbeck
Ville Wahlbeck, one of Europe’s best players, is joining PokerStars, the world's biggest poker room. Wahlbeck is the first Finnish member of Team PokerStars Pro and will be joining a team of world-famous poker stars such as Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso and the current world champion Joe Cada.

June 2, 2010
PokerStars Adds a New Stop in Brazil to the LAPT
In just a couple of months, the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) will be making a historic return to Brazil. From August 4-8, 2010, the next LAPT Season 3 stop will be held in the beautiful city of Florianopolis, the capital of Santa Catarina State in Brazil. Top Brazilian weekly news magazine, Veja, named it ‘the best city to live in Brazil’ and for players visiting there this August it could be the most lucrative too.

May 25, 2010
Raise the Stakes, PokerStars on Mount Everest
PokerStars announced they will be sending one lucky player on an all expenses paid trip to a real mountain - and not just any mountain, but the highest mountain in the world - Mount Everest.

May 21, 2010
PokerStars Welcomes New Sports Ambassador Gianluigi Buffon
PokerStars is pleased to welcome a new member to its team of International Ambassadors – Italian national goalkeeper Gianluigi ‘Gigi’ Buffon. Buffon, the current Juventus FC goalkeeper and a member of the Italian World Cup winning team in 2006, will head a new PokerStars.it advertising campaign aimed at Italian players.

May 19, 2010
PokerStars SCOOP Ends After Two Weeks of Thrilling Action
The SCOOP series began on May 2 and featured three tiers of buy-ins that allowed players of all bankrolls to play highly competitive tournament poker. Each of the 38 events had low, medium and high buy-in levels, combining to create 114 SCOOP Champions, each securing a big payday and a SCOOP winner’s watch.

May 12, 2010
PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Trials Unique Webcast Technology
PokerStars continues to champion innovation with the announcement that it will be trialling revolutionary poker tournament broadcast technology at a United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) side event at the Dusk Till Dawn Poker Room in Nottingham during live webcast coverage on Sunday, May 16.

May 12, 2010
PokerStars Confirms Dates for Season 7 of the European Poker Tour
The new season is set to include many events which are now considered ‘staples’ of the tour, such as Barcelona, Prague, Deauville, San Remo and Copenhagen, not to mention the flagship ’Festival of Poker’ events in London and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - just to name a few!

May 1, 2010
PokerStars Announces Winners of the EPT Grand Final Season 6 Awards
Russian pro Max Lykov, 22, who won the very first event of Season 6 of the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Kyiv, has won Player of the Year at the EPT Awards in Monte Carlo.

May 1, 2010
Nicolas Chouity is the Winner of the EPT Grand Final Main Event
PokerStars qualifier Nicolas “niccc” Chouity has won €1.7 million at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo after winning his seat in a $22 rebuy tournament on PokerStars.

May 1, 2010
Reinkemeier Wins €956,000 at the EPT Grand Final High Roller Event
German pro Tobias Reinkemeier has followed up his sixth place finish at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January by winning the EPT Grand Final High Roller in Monte Carlo for nearly €1 million.

April 30, 2010
PokerStars Launches 2010 WSOP Satellites
This week PokerStars launches a large array of qualifying tournaments for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. For as little as $1.10 or 100 FPPs, players can win a $12,000 prize package that includes the $10,000 entry in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, eight nights accommodation at an ultra-luxurious resort, and $1,000 in cash. Qualifying tournaments will run until the start of the Main Event in early July, with a massive 200-seat guarantee Mega Satellite taking place on June 20.

April 29, 2010
PokerStars.net presents 'The Big Game', a New High Stakes TV Cash Game
The PokerStars.net Big Game is a high stakes cash game with a twist. A group of the world’s best professional poker pros will be featured each week alongside top amateur players, plus one Loose Cannon; a qualifier from PokerStars.net. The Loose Cannon will be staked with $100,000 with which to take on the best players in the game. Players can get the chance to become a Loose Cannon by playing daily qualifiers on PokerStars.net at 17:30, 19:30, 21:30 and 23:30 ET.

April 22, 2010
Liv Boeree Wins €1,250,000 at EPT San Remo
The 25-year-old astrophysics graduate won the biggest EPT event ever held in Europe after beating 22-year-old Swedish pro Jakob Carlsson heads-up. She is one of only three women to have won an EPT since the tour began in 2004 - following in the footsteps of fellow Brit, Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren, who won EPT London in Season 3 and German Team PokerStars Pro Sandra Naujoks who won EPT Dortmund in Season 5. As part of her prize, Boeree also won a seat to the EPT Grand Final which kicks off in Monte Carlo on Sunday, April 25.

April 19, 2010
PokerStars Acquires Three Major Poker Information Portals
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker room, recently acquired PokerPages.com, PlayWinningPoker.com and Poker-Babes.com, three of the most well-established poker information portals on the internet. Along with PokerStarsBlog.com, PokerStars' in-house poker blog, the sites offer poker players a valuable resource of online poker information.

April 15, 2010
Spring Poker Festival Schedule for APPT Macau
A massive 20-day has been scheduled for the PokerStars.net APPT Macau Spring Festival of Poker, set to take place at the PokerStars Macau Poker Room at Casino Grand Lisboa from May 3-23, 2010.

April 1, 2010
LAPT adds new stop in Peru
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) has announced a historic addition to its Season 3 schedule with the first major televised poker tournament to ever be held in the spectacular city of Lima, Peru. The 2010 LAPT Lima tournament will take place at the Atlantic City Casino from Jun 1-5, 2010 and poker players from across Latin America and around the world are invited to compete for the next LAPT title.

March 24, 2010
Cigital Certifies that PokerStars’ Random Number Generation Solution is Reliable and Secure
Cigital, the largest consulting firm specializing in software security and quality, announced today that it has confirmed the reliability and security of the random number generator (RNG) that PokerStars uses to shuffle cards on its online poker site, showing the solution meets or exceeds best practices in generating unpredictable and statistically random values for dealing cards.

March 11, 2010
ENGLAND RUGBY STARS UP THE ANTE WITH POKERSTARS
England Rugby stars up the ante as Pokerstars holds The World’S Largest Poker Game

March 10, 2010
LADIES LUXURY POKER CLUB AT EPT GRAND FINAL
Pokerstars Ladies Luxury Poker Club set to pamper at EPT Grand Final

March 8, 2010
EPT BERLIN WINNER
Kevin MacPhee Wins EPT Berlin for record €1 Million

March 4, 2010
LAPT ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF VIÑA DEL MAR POKER FESTIVAL
The PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) regrets to announce that the 2010 LAPT Viña del Mar, Chile poker festival has been cancelled

March 3, 2010
OFFICIAL 2010 SCOOP SCHEDULE
PokerStars official 2010 SCOOP schedule announced

March 1, 2010
LAPT PUNTA DEL ESTE WINNER
Team pokerstars.net pro Jose ‘nacho’ Barbero wins Season 3 LAPT Punta del Este tournemant

February 23, 2010
40 BILLIONTH HAND AND SUNDAY MILLION
Pokerstars deals 40 Billionth Hand and Celebrates with biggest ever Sunday Million Tournament

February 22, 2010
EPT COPENHAGEN WINNER
Anton Wigg wins pokerstars.com EPT Copenhagen for €494,000

February 16, 2010
EPT POKER AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Season 6 Pokerstars.com European Poker Tour Awards anounced

February 16, 2010
LAPT PUNTA DEL ESTE
Pokerstars.net LAPT Heads for Nuevo Punta Del Este, Uruguay

February 15, 2010
Finland Dominates PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards
This year, poker players from Finland will have the bragging rights over players from other Nordic countries, as three out four awards went to Finland at tonight’s PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards at Park nightclub in Copenhagen.

February 10, 2010
Team PokerStars Pro Julian Thew Announced
Julian Thew is announced as the new member of PokerStars Team PRO

January 28, 2010
POKERSTARS NORDIC POKER AWARDS
EPT Copenhagen kicks off with the PokerStars Nordic Poker Awards

January 26, 2010
JAKE CODY WINS EPT DEAUVILLE
British poker player Jake Cody wins EPT Deauville for €847,000.

January 12, 2010
BIGGEST POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN MAIN EVENT IN HISTORY
Harrison gimble wins Pokerstars Caribbean Main Event and takes home $2.2 Million.

January 9, 2010
POKERSTARS AND amfAR CHARITY POKER TOURNAMENT IN THE BAHAMAS
PokerStars and amfAR Join Forces to Bring AIDS Awareness to the Bahamas during PCA.

December 23, 2009
TEAM POKERSTARS ONLINE ANNOUNCED
PokerStars has spent the last two months searching for online poker talent to form the basis of Team PokerStars Online

December 22, 2009
POKERSTARS EPT ANNOUNCES NEW STOP IN BERLIN
Berlin will be the venue for the biggest professional poker tournament ever held in Germany when the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) visits the city.

December 15, 2009
ADRAIG PARKINSON WINS POKERSTARS.COM UKIPT GALWAY
Irish poker legend Padraig Parkinson has won the Irish Poker Championships and is the first PokerStars UKIPT Galway champion.

December 2, 2009
Team PokerStars Pro Marcel Luske to launch debut album at the Bellagio in Las Vegas
He's already one of the best-known poker players in the world ... now Team PokerStars Pro Marcel Luske is aiming to become a star in the world of music as well. This December, the popular Dutch professional realises a lifelong ambition when he launches his debut album at the famous Bellagio Casino in Las Vegas.

December 1, 2009
CZECH STUDENT JAN SKAMPA HAS WON EPT PRAGUE
Jan Skampa wins biggest poker tournament ever held in Czech Republic.

December 1, 2009
POKERSTARS CARIBBEAN ADVENTURE amfAR CHARITY TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCED
PokerStars and amfAR Join Forces to Support AIDS Awareness During the PCA.

November 19, 2009
POKERSTARS ANNOUNCE A NEW LADIES WEEKEND DURING PCA 2010
PokerStars is pleased to announce the start of online qualifying tournaments for the PCA Ladies Weekend, the highlight of the Ladies poker circuit which takes place at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas in January 2010.

November 19, 2009
ASIA PACIFIC POKER TOUR HEADS FOR SYDNEY FOR SPECTACULAR SEASON 3 GRAND FINAL
The PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour is set to end its third season in spectacular fashion this year with the AUD$6,300 buy-in APPT Grand Final running from December 1-6 at the Star City Casino in beautiful Sydney, Australia.

November 17, 2009
Jude Ainsworth joins the impressive roster of Team PokerStars PROs
Leading Irish poker player Jude Ainsworth has been signed as the latest member of Team PokerStars PRO.

November 10, 2009
Joe "The Comeback Kid" Cada wins $8.5 million as youngest World Series of Poker champ in history
All eyes were on the final table at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, last night as PokerStars sponsored player, 21-year-old Michigan native Joseph Cada went head's up against Darvin Moon, a 46 year old logger from western Maryland. After just 2.5 hours of play, Cada emerged victorious with $8.5 million in winnings, the WSOP championship title and a new record as the youngest Main Event champion in the history of the World Series

November 4, 2009
Exciting New Event Announced In The PokerStars Full EPT Season 6 Schedule
John Duthie, Chief Executive of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT), today announced the second half of the Season 6 schedule. The remaining six events span from Scandinavia to the French Riviera. The schedule includes the much-celebrated EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo in April, as well as the exhilarating new event in the Austrian Alps: the first 'EPT Snowfest' in Saalbach-Hinterglemm.

November 2, 2009
New UK and Ireland Poker Tour to Suit All Pockets
PokerStars, the world's largest poker site has announced the launch of the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT). The first UKIPT event will be held in Galway, Ireland from December 11-14, 2009, in the Radisson Hotel. The event will be part of the popular Irish Poker Championships. The first UK-based UKIPT event will be held in Manchester from February 11-14, 2010 at the Grosvenor G-Casino.

October 29, 2009
PokerStars Launches LAPT Season 3 in Beautiful Costa Rica in November
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has announced the schedule for the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Season 3. After the huge success of the first two seasons, LAPT Season 3 will kick off in Costa Rica. The event will run from November 19-22, 2009 at the 5-Star Paradisius Playa Conchal Resort & Casino.

October 16, 2009
RFU Appoint PokerStars as new offical gaming and casino sponsor
RFU the National Governing Body for the game in England, has signed up PokerStars, the world's largest online poker room and premier destination for the world's top players, as its Official Gaming and Casino partner for the England team for the next two years.

October 6, 2009
PokerStars EPT London becomes biggest poker tournament ever held in UK
The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) London Main Event has smashed records for the biggest poker tournament ever held in the UK with a starting field of 730 players.

October 1, 2009
PokerStars announces 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
The ten-day Festival of Poker will feature a rich mix of more than 50 events, starting on January 4, 2010 at the stunning Atlantis Hotel and Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas.

September 29, 2009
PokerStars crowns the 2009 World Champion of Online Poker
The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Main Event ended late last Monday, September 21, after thousands of players competed for 23 hours to win their share of the $10,720,000 prize pool.

September 28, 2009
PokerStars smashes Guinness World Record with over 300K players online simultaneously.
PokerStars breaks 'Most Players at an Internet Poker Room' Guinness World Record

July 20, 2009
Nine players are left to battle for WSOP glory
6,494 people entered the 2009 WSOP Main Event, creating a prize pool of over $61 million; now only nine remain.

July 7, 2009
PokerStars Unveils $40 Million Prize Pool for 2009 WCOOP
PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) returns on September 3, 2009 for its eighth year

June 30, 2009
Jason Mercier joins Team PokerStars Pro
PokerStars has welcomed Jason Mercier, a 22-year-old poker pro from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, into the elite Team PokerStars Pro

June 30, 2009
PokerStars welcomes Marcel Luske
PokerStars has announced a new addition to Team PokerStars Pro after signing Marcel 'The Flying Dutchman' Luske

June 22, 2009
Angel Guillen wins Mexico's second ever WSOP Bracelet
Team PokerStars Pro Mexico member Angel Guillen has secured a World Series of Poker bracelet only six months after playing in his first live poker tournament

June 15, 2009
The World's Richest Poker Tour announces biggest season yet
John Duthie, Chief Executive of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT), today announced the first half of the schedule for EPT Season Six

April 16, 2009
PokerStars hosts the first ever Ante Up For Africa Europe charity poker tournament
PokerStars are pleased to announce a special star-studded addition to the EPT Grand Final week with the first ever Ante Up For Africa Europe Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament.

March 20, 2009
Karl Hevroy becomes first Scandanavian LAPT Champion
20-year-old student Karl Hevroy from Norway has won one of South America's largest ever poker events.

March 16, 2009
PokerStars Macau Grand Opening at the Grand Lisboa
PokerStars Macau will be the largest poker room in continental Asia with 22 tables for exciting Texas Hold'em poker tournament action and 24-hour cash games.

February 17, 2009
PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final Schedule announced
PokerStars European Poker Tour is set to end Season Five in spectacular fashion this year - with Europe's largest and richest seven-day poker extravaganza in Monte Carlo.

January 26, 2009
PokerStars qualifier Moritz Kranich wins EPT Deauville
The PokerStars European Poker Tour celebrated a spectacular return to France this week with PokerStars qualifier Moritz Kranich winning €851,400.

January 23, 2009
Fabian Ortiz becomes first Latin American winner of a PokerStars LAPT event
39-year-old Fabian Ortiz, from Argentina, has become the first ever Latin American poker player to win a LAPT title with his victory at the inaugural Chile event in Viña del Mar.

January 11, 2009
Poorya Nazari wins $3 Million at PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Poorya Naziri from Toronto, Canada, turned $700 into $3 million today when he won the sixth PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

January 9, 2009
ElkY hits unique double and wins PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller tournament
Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has won the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25K High Roller for a first prize of $433,500.

January 5, 2009
PokerStars smashes World Record with 35,000 players in a single tournament
PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site, has shattered the Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Online Poker Tournament'.

December 17, 2008
PokerStars poker Camp at PCA Bahamas
The second PokerStars Poker Camp will take place at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), held at the Atlantis Hotel and Casino in The Bahamas.

December 7, 2008
Sydneysider takes out Sydney's biggest poker tournament
Portugal’s JoãMartin Rowe pocketed a massive $1 million to become the newest PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Grand Final champion.

November 19, 2008
João Barbosa wins PokerStars EPT Polish Open
Portugal’s João Barbosa celebrated his 26th birthday by winning the Warsaw champion title and €367,140 first prize.

November 16, 2008
Aussi Van Marcus Triumphs at PokerStars APPT Manila
After a gruelling 16 hours of final table play Van Marcus wins $162,856.98.

November 11, 2008
Young Danish pro takes home $9.1 Million in the 2008 World Series of Poker
PokerStars player Peter Eastgate becomes youngest WSOP Main Event winner.

November 7, 2008
PokerStars LAPT Season 2 kicks off with American Ryan Fee winning San José championship and $285,773
Ryan Fee, a 20-year-old online poker player from Philadelphia, PA won one of Costa Rica's biggest poker events ever.

November 1, 2008
Will Fry wins PokerStars.Com EPT Budapest
PokerStars player Will Fry has been crowned champion of the first PokerStars EPT Budapest.

October 15, 2008
Italy grants PokerStars license to launch PokerStars.it
New law opens door for 500,000 new Italian online poker players.

October 06, 2008
Jason Mercier wins the pokerstars.com EPT London £1 million show down
The two-day £20,000 buy-in tournament at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino was the first high roller event to be held at an EPT tournament and attracted a field of 86 players.

September 29, 2008
PokerStars 2008 WCOOP breaks online prize pool record
With More Than $10 Million Up for Grabs - Carter King aka 'ckingusc' wins the world's biggest online poker event.

September 24, 2008
The 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Announces Tournament Schedule
The 2009 PCA Tournament will feature a $10K Main Event - from January 5 - January 10.

September 15, 2008
Shooting star Sebastian Ruthenberg wins PokerStars EPT Barcelona
Sebastian Ruthenberg from Germany is the new PokerStars EPT Barcelona champion.

September 12, 2008
EPT Season 5 launches with first PokerStars EPT Awards
PokerStars EPT Awards - rewarding players for their achievements during EPT Season 4.

September 4, 2008
PokerStars kicks off its seventh annual World Championship of Online Poker
Largest Online Tournament Guarantees $30 Million Prize Pool and Nine New Events.

September 3, 2008
Sundin signs with PokerStars
Ice Hockey legend Mats Sundin will play poker for charity.

September 1, 2008
PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour kicks off 2nd annual tournament in Macau
The largest poker tournament ever held in Asia is set to exceed existing records for both player numbers and prize pool.

August 11, 2008
PokerStars launches dedicated Mac version
The World’s largest poker room now accessible to Apple Mac users worldwide.

July 15, 2008
PokerStars welcomes Brazil’s first World Poker Champion
Brazil’s first WSOP Champion, Alexandre Gomes, joins Team PokerStars Pro

July 14, 2008
PokerStars Million Dollar men dominate the 2008 WSOP Final Table
Six PokerStars players have made it to the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event

July 03, 2008
World's Largest Online Poker Tournament Set to Begin
PokerStars presents the seventh Annual World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) Guaranteed $30 Million Prize Pool

June 30, 2008
Pokerstars Has Double The Cash, Action & Fun
PokerStars the world's largest online poker room is offering you the chance to double your cash over the month of July.

June 25, 2008
Pokerstars Welcomes Marcin Horecki
Marcin Horecki has joined the fold of professional poker players and World Champions on Team PokerStars Pro

June 24, 2008
Pokerstars Welcomes William Thorson
PokerStars,the world's largest online poker site, announced a new addition to Team PokerStars Pro after signing William Thorson, Swedish pro poker player.

June 12, 2008
European Poker Tour Season 5 Dates Announced
The European Poker Tour (EPT), sponsored by PokerStars, today announced the schedule for EPT Season 5.

June 03, 2008
PokerStars.tv: Our New Baby
Today sees the official launch of PokerStars.tv

May 27, 2008
PokerStars announces Season Two of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour
The tour includes stops in Macau, Manila, Seoul, Auckland and the Grand Final in Sydney.

May 19, 2008
PokerStars Macau opens with charity tournament for earthquake relief
The Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino hosts the PokerStars Macau Poker Room

April 17, 2008
PokerStars Season 4 European Poker Tour €10,000 Grand Final
22-year-old Canadian €2 Million at PokerStars EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo

April 11, 2008
PokerStars Inks Chad Brown and Gavin
Team PokerStars Pro Adds Triple Crown Winner and Bluff’s 2006 Player of the Year.

March 9, 2008
PokerStars announces launch of Latin American Poker Tour
PokerStars today announced the launch of Latin America’s first major poker tour, the LAPT.

January 5, 2008
Fifth Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Kicks Off in Paradise Today
PokerStars rings in 2008 at the 5th Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) at the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas.

October 25, 2007
Macau to host China’s first ever international poker tournament
PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour brings poker to Macau

September 18, 2007
Tuan Lam, Hevad Khan, Raymond Rahme and Dario Minieri go all in with Team PokerStars Pro
2007 WSOP notables join poker's most celebrated of Champions and Ambassadors

August 8, 2007
Pokerstars breaks world record with massive 20,000 player poker tournament
Largest online poker site hits 10 million customer milestone

June 11, 2007
Team PokerStars Pro welcome Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu
Canadian Poker Pro joins team of World Champions at 207 World Series of Poker

May 31, 2007
Canadian crowned first Moneymaker Millionaire Champion
Canadian beats over 830,000 players in World's largest freeroll poker tournament

May 15, 2007
Ocean's 13 cast and Pokerstars unite in support of Darfur
Pokerstars to donate $1M at International charity event at 2007 Cannes Film Festival

March 12, 2007
Pokerstars runs largest tournament in history
Leading online poker site celebrates anniversary with $2 million prize pool

January 11, 2007
Grad Student Wins $1.5 Million in PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
Final Table Pits NJ vs. NY in a bridge and tunnel showdown

January 9, 2007
Canadian crowned first Moneymaker Millionaire Champion
Canadian beats over 830,000 players in World's largest freeroll poker tournament

January 4, 2007
Americans and Canadians square off in World's largest free roll poker tournament
Moneymaker Millionaire Champion to be crowned at the Atlantis Resort and Casino

December 27, 2006
Sharks in the Water at PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
WORLD POKER TOUR® Event at the Atlantis Resort and Casino Expects a Sea of Players and Lucrative Prize Pool

November 20, 2006
Play Poker Like 007 and Win the new Aston Martin DBS As Driven by James Bond in Casino Royale
PokerStars and Aston Martin Racing have teamed up to give away the exclusive Aston Martin DBS

August 21, 2006
World's Largest Online Poker Tournament Set to Begin
Fifth Annual World Championship of Online Poker presented by PokerStars Guarantees $10 Million Prize Pool

August 17, 2006
PokerStars Players Win More than $21 Million at the 2006 World Series of Poker
PokerStars sent nearly 19 percent of the total playing field to this year's main event

July 24, 2006
PokerStars Launches Moneymaker Millionaire Tournament
$2.5 Million Now Up for Grabs in the World's Biggest Ever Free Poker Tournament

July 20, 2006
Humberto Brenes Joins Team PokerStars Pro
The "Godfather of Costa Rican Players" Adds His Skillful Play and Experience to the Galaxy of Poker Stars

July 20, 2006
PokerStars Hosts the Largest WSOP Super Satellite in History
Online Tournament Produces More Than $2.5 Million in World Series of Poker Entries

July 12, 2006
Team PokerStars Pro Adds Victor Ramdin to Its Roster at the 2006 World Series of Poker
Eyes Are on the WPT Millionaire As A Major Hopeful at WSOP

July 6, 2006
Barry Greenstein Joins Team PokerStars Pro at 2006 World Series of Poker
"Robin Hood of Poker" To Donate All WSOP Wins to Charity

June 19, 2006
PokerStars Crowns Dale "Daleroxxu" Philip Winner of Second Annual World Blogger Championship of Online Poker
Winner Bests More than 2200 Bloggers to Claim the Title and A Seat to the World Series of Poker

June 7, 2006
PokerStars Announces the Second Annual World Blogger Championship of Online Poker
All Internet Bloggers are Invited to Participate in a Free Online Poker Tournament to be held on June 18th

May 29, 2006
Five Billion and Counting!
Over $1 million in prize money given away as part of special promotion

May 15, 2006
PokerStars and Aston Martin Racing Ready to Blast Off in Houston
World's Largest Poker Tournament Website and Prestigious International Racing Team Agree to Partnership for the 2006 Le Mans Season

March 30, 2006
Five Million and Counting!
PokerStars Surpasses 5,000,000 Player Mark

March 15, 2006
PokerStars and Aston Martin Racing are Driven to Win
World's Largest Poker Tournament Website and Prestigious International Racing Team Join Forces on First Round of American Le Mans Series

February 27, 2006
PokerStars Announces Million-Dollar Guarantee
After Reaching 100,000 Simultaneous Players Milestone, Online Poker Website Guarantees $1,000,000 in Prize Money for Every Weekly Tourney

February 1, 2006
PokerStars Introduces the Biggest V.I.P. Club in Poker History
Popular Online Poker Website Rewards Players at All Levels with Gifts and Unique Prizes

January 17, 2006
2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Attracts Record Turnout: Awards More Than $7 Million in Prize Money
College student Steve-Paul Ambrose wins $1.3 million first prize in championship event

November 28, 2005
Third Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure to Be Held at the Atlantis Casino-Resort in January 2006
World's largest tournament poker site to host televised World Poker Tour spectacular featuring the game's biggest names

November 8, 2005
Best Poker Operator of the Year: PokerStars
PokerStars was dealt the winning hand at this year's industry recognised eGaming Awards

November 1, 2005
2005 World Series of Poker Champion Joe Hachem Signs with PokerStars
Affiliation Gives The World's Top Tournament Poker Site The Triple Crown of World Champions

October 28, 2005
Inaugural Bloggers World Poker Championship Held at PokerStars
1,473 bloggers from around the world compete in first-ever online poker championship

October 27, 2005
For Coin Collectors and Poker Fans: Limited-Edition Silver Medallions Released by PokerStars
2003 world poker champion Chris Moneymaker to be the first on a series of six commemorative coins

September 20, 2005
PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker Now the Third Largest Poker Tournament in the World
Poker Players from 82 Countries Compete for Nearly $13 Million in Prize Money

September 7, 2005
World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars Begins with Largest Online Tournament in History!
First of 15 Scheduled Events Attracts a Record 3,062 Players, Doubling Participation From 2004

August 14, 2005
Pokerstars World Championship of Online Poker Scheduled for September 4-18
World's largest tournament site to host biggest online poker tournament in history; $8 million prize pool guaranteed

August 11, 2005
PokerStars Strikes Lucky with Move to the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man Government today announced that PokerStars, the world's largest tournament poker site, is relocating its global headquarters to the Island.

August 3, 2005
Pokerstars.com Passes 10 Million Tournament Milestone
Online Poker Site Hosts More Tournaments than any Other Casino, Card Room or Online Entity, Awards More Prize Money, Delivers More Champions

June 27, 2005
PokerStars Players Shatter Record; More than 1,000 Qualify for World Series of Poker Championship
World's Largest Online Poker Tournament Site is Training Ground for Best Players, Including The Last Two Champions

April 16, 2005
'60 Minutes Wednesday' Announces Poker Feature Popular CBS news program set to highlight segment on poker - airing April 20th
The popular weekly news program will devote an entire segment on poker psychology and the astounding popularity of the game

March 20, 2005
First Ever EPT Grand Final Champion Crowned
The Grand Final of the inaugural European Poker Tour, sponsored by PokerStars, set a new record as the biggest poker tournament ever held in Europe

March 5, 2005
PokerStars Turns up the Heat in Miami for Shaq's Star-Studded Birthday Bash
Online Poker Site Joins Donald Trump, Tara Reid, and other celebrities to Ring in #32's Big '33'

February 22, 2005
PokerStars Sets New Record Mark for 'Largest-Ever' Weekly Poker Tournament - Over a Half Million Dollars Awarded in Sunday Event
Winner turns $215 buy-in into $102,240 on PokerStars

February 9, 2005
"Competitive Edge" to feature PokerStars
Platinum Television Group is pleased to announce the selection of PokerStars for its innovative, educational television series

February 7, 2005
EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final: Europe's Biggest Ever Prize Pool
The EPT Grand Final is expected to set a new record as the largest poker tournament ever held in Europe

January 31, 2005
EXCLUSIVE! Noah Boeken Stages Stunning Comeback to Win Copenhagen EPT Tournament
Noah Boeken of Holland won the Scandinavian Open poker tournament after beating one of England top tournament professionals Ram 'Crazy Horse' Vaswani

January 27, 2005
PokerStars Raises Over $400,000 for Tsunami Relief
One of the largest single donations ever given by any poker entity to any charity in history

January 17, 2005
British Novice Wins £462,000 at Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure
John Gale became WPT champion after taking on 416 of the world's top poker professionals from the USA and Europe

January 15, 2005
Elky Crowned First PokerStars 'Pro-Gamer Challenge' Champion
PokerStars hosted the very first PokerStars 'Pro-Gamer Challenge' on Thursday 13 January, 2005

January 13, 2005
Second Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Awards More Than $3.4 Million in Prize Money
Winner turns $27 buy-in tournament on PokerStars into $865,000 first prize

November 16, 2004
Announcing the Second Annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
PokerStars to be hosted at Atlantis Casino, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Dates: January 5 through January 12th, 2005

October 13, 2004
PokerStars to Crown Champions Throughout Europe with First-Ever European Poker Tour
New Series of Poker Tournaments to be Televised in 2005

September 14, 2004
PokerStars 2004 WSOP Viewing Party
PokerStars and Cigar Aficionado welcomed editors and friends for a viewing party of the 2004 WSOP Finale on ESPN

August 10, 2004
PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker Spreads Wealth Around the World
Players From All 50 States and More Than 40 Countries Battled For Record $6 Million+ in Total Prize Money

July 27, 2004
Full House of Players to Compete in PokerStars's Third Annual World Championship of Online Poker
World's Largest Online Poker Tournament Puts $4 Million on the Table

June 1, 2004
Back-to-Back World Championships for PokerStars Players
Online Poker Site's Players Dominate 2004 World Series of Poker

May 28, 2004
Four PokerStars Players Make Final Table at World Series of Poker
Unprecedented Representation for an Online Poker Site in Final Nine

May 27, 2004
Seven PokerStars Players Eyeing $5 Million and World Championship
Online poker site has 22% of remaining players in World Series of Poker

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