PokerStars has revealed the PokerStars Player Championship NL Hold’em event for January 2019.
There is an expected prize pool of at least $16 million, including $1 million added to first place, making it the biggest live tournament in the operator’s history.
The teaser video is awesome, but that maybe because I love the song.
Teaser videos have been released from PokerStars alluding to a tournament where there will be a prize pool that smashes all previous records.
In the promo videos, shown below, it counts down the company’s largest ever tournaments, with the current first place going to the PCA in 2011, when its Main Event boasted a $15.1 million prize pool. It then just ends, with “There’s Going to be a New Number 1.”
More to be revealed during a live stream from PSC Prague later today.
CardPlayer brings to us the story of high stakes poker pro, Nick Petrangelo.
Petrangelo who hails from Massachusetts has been on the high-stakes tournament scene since 2015, having now amassed $9.4 million in live tournament cashes.
YouTube tells us that highlights on the program will include: “...why high roller fish are better players than regular fish, being 'less chill’ in a hockey game, why tournaments are better than cash games, not being dollar motivated, a six-figure slow roll, a short stint as a bank teller, wanting the farm in Vermont and table draw confidence.”
Rob Yong managed to get himself swept up in the fall-out between Leon Tsoukernik (owner of Kings Casino) and Australian high stakes poker pro Matt Kirk after a high stakes cash game at the Aria ended with Tsoukernik owing Kirk $3 million USD.
Apparently, the debt comes from a late night high stakes heads-up cash game between the pair — with Tsourkernik (who was drunk) allegedly funding his game with repeated loans from Kirk.
Yong has taken his blog to set the record straight in his involvement in the matter.
You can read Yong’s full account of what he remembers happening here.
As a reminder, earlier in the year, all hell broke loose on the 2+2 forum when images of legal paperwork showing Australian high stakes pro Matthew Kirk is suing Leon Tsoukernik over an unpaid debt to of $2 million appeared.
The papers show high profile Las Vegas attorneys David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld acting on behalf of Aussie Matt in a bid to get the debt paid.
Once again, the online casino game Mega Moolah has changed another person’s life, introducing a new millionaire to the world. Released in November 2006, Microgaming’s Mega Moolah is the most famous of all progressive slots. It features a jackpot wheel offering one of four jackpots: mini, minor, major, and mega.
The Mega Moolah game is known as “The Millionaire Maker” among online casino players. Not only does it provide the largest jackpots online, but it also comes with a great and enjoyable theme of wild African animals lurking in the Savannah. Combined with Free Spins, Scatter, and Wild reward that randomly trigger a jackpot bonus game, this online game is fun for all. Better yet, players can access the game from a PC, smartphone, or tablet making it very user friendly.
NetBet.org is one of the biggest visited sites to host the game. Founded in 1998, the site boasts: the safety and security of personal data and financial operation; non-stop entertainment with a massive collection of games; mobile gambling options; a wide selection of bonuses; and 24/7 customer support.
The Mega Moolah Jackpot Wheel has a minimum payout of one million Pound Sterling contributed and guaranteed by Microgaming. Any amount over this initial investment is based on a system where a small portion of every bet goes to a collective progressive jackpot fund. Mega Moolah guarantees equal opportunity and total randomness of the game. Anyone can win the Mega Moolah jackpot and no one can determine when it pays out. Throughout the years, dozens major prizes have been awards.
Most recently, on November 15, 2017, a Canadian won CA$1.4 million. Just two weeks prior a 3.4 million prize was awarded. A player won 1.4 million in October, just six days after the progressive was hit for the second largest payout of the year, totaling 7.7 million euros.
Over the summer, anonymous players won 1.5 million, 1.7 million euros, 3.7 million, and 5.15 million. The largest mobile jackpot ever hit was 8 million euros. With so many players now, this game continues to produce millionaires on almost a monthly basis.
A Finnish winner was astonished when he won over $5.5 million. “When I saw $5,556,753 flash on my screen I thought it was a US phone number. It couldn’t be a jackpot; I must be mistaken! So, I just got up from my table, went outside to clear my head, and then came back in again for another look and noticed five and half million dollars sitting in my casino account.”
The game is pretty simple to follow, compared with other progressive reel jackpot type games. The slot machine consists of five reels and 25 pay-lines. The lion is the Wild symbol, and the monkey is the Scatter. The lion can double your wins, and the monkey can open the door to 15 free spins, which can be retriggered. All wins during the free spin cycle are tripled. In addition to the lion and the monkey, you’ll see other animals including: antelope, elephants, zebras, giraffes, and water buffalo. The remaining symbols are comprised of the letters A, K, Q, and J, and the numbers 10 and 9.
Mega Moolah has four progressive jackpot levels — Mega Progressive, which starts at $1,000,000; Major Progressive, starting at $10,000; Minor Progressive, starting at $100, and Mini Progressive, starting at $10.
To win a jackpot, you spin a jackpot wheel with white, yellow, orange, and red spaces. There is one white space, which is the Mega Progressive. If you should land on that space, you win at least a million dollars. In addition to the white space, there are three yellow spaces (Major Progressive), six orange spaces (Minor Progressive), and 10 red spaces (Mini Progressive). The higher your bet, the greater your chances of winning the progressive jackpot.
There is no Gamble Bonus Game, but there is a bonus game, which is awarded at random during game play. When three or more Scatter symbols appear, it enables a Free Spins Bonus Game. You can wager up to 20 coins per pay line and there are up to 25 pay lines on offer.
There’s also the chance of a 225,000-coin jackpot available to be won in free spins, and a 75,000-coin jackpot available in the base game.
In addition to the Mega Moolah Progressive Game, the Mega Moolah empire also has: Mega Moolah Isis, Mega Moolah 5 Reel Drive, and Mega Moolah Summertime. Mega Moolah Isis is much like the Progressive game in which it has is a 5-reel, 25 pay-line Jackpot slot machine with a full complement of Wilds, Scatters, Multipliers, Free Spins, and a Gamble feature. Mega Moolah 5 Real Drive is a blend of two of the best-known video slots in online casinos today and has huge progressive jackpots. Mega Moolah Summertime is another multi-million progressive jackpot that adds in new and exciting features to the Mega Moolah experience with a beach theme. Again, the minimum jackpot is one million dollars.
Sites like Netbet is a great place to find the Mega Moolah online game, or you can assess it on any other online casino which offers Microgaming progressive jackpot and casino games. Always verify that the sites are legitimate before adding money to your online bankroll. An online slot machine, which pays out multi millions does seem questionable, and possibly too good to be true; this is often the case. However, the Microgaming collection are legal and legitimate games.
In addition, Microgaming recently launched a new branded slot called The Dark Knight Rises which is based on the popular film of the same name. The Dark Knight Rises Slot also shares the very same Mega Moolah jackpot, so if you like Mega Moolah, but want to play something different, you can try this game, too.
The 2018 World Series of Poker schedule has been released, so you can start planning that trip to Las Vegas next summer.
There will be 78 bracelet events to play in from May 29 to July 17 2018.
The WSOP will culminate in the popular $1M One Drop event.
You can see the schedule in full here.
Watch: One of the Best Laydowns at PSPC, and Possibly of All Time
Thi Xoa Nguyen makes an incredible fold with a full house at the $25K buy-in PSPC event.
It was during day 2 of the history-in-making $25,000 buy-in PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship when a Vietnamese lady by the name of Thi Xua Nguyen stunned everybody by making this incredible laydown versus Athanasios Polychronopoulos, a Greek-American professional poker player with two WSOP bracelets.
220 players remained on the field when Nguyen raised from the button with Ad Qc only to get 3-bet to 37,000 by Polychronopoulos from the big blind who held a pair of Aces.
Nguyen made the call and the flop landed Ks 9s Qd. Both the players checked. The Qh on Turn improved Nguyen’s hand to trips. She bets 17,000 after Polychronopoulos checked for a second time. He made the call and the Ace of Spade gave both the players a full house.
Polychronopoulos once again checked on the river with his Aces full. Nguyen bets 50,000 leaving her 153,000 chips behind but finds herself in a check-raise-all-in situation.
This is where things go crazy!!!
After tanking for a while, Nguyen lays down Ad Qc face up—a freaking Full house!!!. Out of respect for her incredible fold, Polychronopoulos flips out Aces and was himself stunned.
Did she misread her hand? No!!! She knew what she was doing. Nguyen put him on Aces or Kings and she was bang on right!!!
The hand was caught during the live stream and obviously, the viewers glued to the stream went berserk including the commentators James Hartigan, Joe Stapleton, and Lex Veldhuis.
Nguyen eventually finished 153rd for $25,450 and Polychronopoulos also made cash but busted against Platinum Pass winner, Jussi Nevanlinna.
What is more crazier is that on day 1 Nguyen won an EPT Monte Carlo package during a random draw table giveaway.
Lex Veldhuis Ships Sunday Warm-Up Live on Twitch
Last night, Lex Veldhuis took down the PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up Live on Twitch for over $34,000.
#10YearChallenge: PokerStars
Let's have a look at how PokerStars has changed in 10 years.
Just How Much Did Platinum Pass Holders Win at the #PSPC?
PokerStars gave away 320 free entries to the $25,000 buy-in PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) over the course of the previous year via Platinum Passes that after accomodations and spending money were valued at $30,000.
Watch: Crucial Hands at the #PSPC Final Table
In case you missed out on the Final Table stream of the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) event, here are clips of some of the most crucial hands at the Final Table of the event.
Bill Perkins Dishes Out The Wisdom At The PSPC
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This is Why One PSPC Platinum Pass Winner Tanked Two Minutes with Aces Preflop
With life-changing money on the line, one Platinum Pass winner genuinely considers folding aces pre-flop!
MILLIONS Online Will Return in 2019
A historic moment was created on December 4 as partypoker pulled off an incredible feat by setting the record for the biggest tournament in the history of online poker.
Knitting Mom Scores $30,000 Poker Package
Jennifer Carter knitted her way to a $30,000 Platinum Pass from PokerStars, granting her entry into the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) taking place in the Bahamas in January.
Watch & Learn: Phil Ivey Playing Short Deck Hold'em
Short Deck Hold’em, AKA 6+ Hold’em, is one of the hottest poker variants being played today, and courtesy of these highlights from the HKD 500k ($64k USD) buy-in Short Deck Event at the Triton Poker SHR Jeju 2018 series, you can learn from one of poker’s all-time masters, Phil Ivey.
OP-Poker Takes a Look at PokerStars VR
OP-Poker, a team of Twitch streamers and official ambassadors of PokerStars’ Power Up, was recently invited to have a look at PokerStars’ brand new upcoming Virtual Reality Product PokerStars VR held at EGX conference at Birmingham.
Watch: PokerStars Team Pro Liv Boeree's Recent TED Talk
PokerStars Team Pro Liv Boeree in her latest TED Talk gave a six-minute speech on how poker taught her three important lessons that can be used in life.
Rounders Turns 20
Continuing the celebration of Rounders turning twenty this year, The Ringer now brings us “Going All In: An Oral History of Rounders” —which doesn’t disappoint.
Molly Bloom To Speak At Unibet Open Bucharest
Unibet has announced that the Poker Princess, Molly Bloom, who’s “Hollywood high stakes poker game was the subject of the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed film Molly’s Game“ will be their special guest!
ICYMI: Phil Hellmuth's Grand Entrance at 2018 WSOP Main Event
Words escape me. Prepare yourself for the grand entrance from WSOP 14 time bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth (as captured by PokerNews).
Do You Think This is Collusion?
This story still has the poker community talking. Real life poker couple Kristen Bicknell (who is signed by partypoker) and Alex Foxen made the final table of a tournament at The Venetian in Las Vegas last month. Their alleged soft-play and collusion has the poker community riled up with the likes of Doug Polk and Justin Bonomo still talking about it long after play finished up.
Doyle Brunson Will Retire From Poker After Last WSOP Outing This Summer
*Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson has announced his retirement from poker so that he can spend more time with his wife, who is in failing health.
Watch Chris Ferguson's Nothingburger Full Tilt Statement
It has only taken 7 years for Chris “Jesus” Ferguson to apologise for his part in the Full Tilt fiasco that followed Black Friday. He has finally commented via Vimeo. Check it out below.
Jaime & Matt Staples Win Prop Bet!
A year on from agreeing to a crazy prop bet with billionaire Bill Perkins, the Staples brothers have walked away with $150,000 and won their bet to get within 1 lb of each other.
#QUEENRULES At Unibet
Unibet have worked with creative agency FCB Inferno to release a custom deck of cards to accompany the launch of a new poker format where the Queen outranks the King.The project is intended to help draw attention to gender equality and unconscious gender bias in poker.
Daniel Negreanu: "Forget Books...Watch Twitch Streamers"
Daniel Negreanu has taken to Twitter to let his followers know that he thinks Twitch streamers are “more engaging and entertaining than a book”.