Ready for the World Cup? Then let the $1M FlagHunt begin!
You've picked your fantasy squad. You've drawn your team in the office sweepstake. You've been down the supermarket to stock up on snacks and your tipple of choice. There's nothing left to do now but...
View ArticleDo you like football? Make sure to tune in with Twitch!
We're running a special promotion during this summer's football with streamers Ben Spragg "Spraggy", Fintan Hand "easywithaces," and Lex Veldhuis. These guys like football very much and often discuss...
View ArticleDaniel Negreanu on his MasterClass: "It's the biggest honour and one of the...
PokerStars Team Pro Daniel Negreanu has been a busy man of late. From his well publicised study sessions to transform and develop his game, to his $3 million runner-up finish in the Super High Roller...
View ArticleJason Somerville: Architect of his own future...and poker's
Jason Somerville knows two ways: no way and all the way. He gravitates toward the latter. "When I was a kid and teaching karate, I was teaching karate six days a week. If they had let me teach on...
View ArticleEver wondered what it's like to play your first big PokerStars event?
Chris Hopgood experienced this when he won his way to the PokerStars Festival Marbella earlier this month. His package paid his way to the Costa del Sol, and included a seat in the Main Event. That...
View ArticleThe Weekly PokerStars Round-up: Brunson's retirement, Negreanu's MasterClass,...
It's been a busy week, both at PokerStars HQ and on your beloved PokerStars Blog. Here, we'll take a quick look back on all the things that happened over the past five days: • World Cup fever • Doyle...
View ArticleWeekend Review: F.mca777 claims Sunday Million title, Fintan 'easywithaces'...
A round-up of the results on PokerStars this weekend... • F.mca777 wins the Sunday Million • Fintan 'easywithaces' Hand finishes 17th • All the big results from the weekend F.mca777 wins the Sunday...
View ArticleHow to win $1 million in NEW Spin & Goals on PokerStars
The football is in full swing, as are the new Spin & Goals on PokerStars. Here's how they work. Each Spin & Goal features three players with buy-ins starting at $0.25. Before each game begins...
View ArticleShowtime 7: Seven tips in the Showtime battle of wits
In David Sklansky's book The Theory of Poker, he summed up the basis of poker: "Every time you play your hand differently from the way you would have played it if you see all your opponents' cards,...
View ArticleNew Spin & Goal Platinum Pass freeroll puts Team Pros to the test
Here's a chance to build your bankroll in a new freeroll that combines Team Pro looking daft while trying to play football. Each Tuesday for the next four weeks, we'll be posting a video. We'll then...
View ArticleWin one of 10 Platinum Passes at EPT Barcelona
What's that you say? You're looking for a getaway in the sun this summer, but you also want the chance to win your share of millions of euros and maybe even one of those Platinum Passes everybody's...
View ArticleA million bucks for [AG]_Rocky, a royal for Staples, a win for Spraggy--A...
It's not very often that we can sit here and say that someone won a cool $1,000,000 live on stream. But yesterday (Tuesday June 19), that's exactly what happened. A player with the screen name...
View ArticlePortugal, France and Spain unite! Trio Series smashes guarantees with €6.45M won
This month, for the first time in three years, online poker players from Portugal were able to play on PokerStars against those in France and Spain. We're very happy to say that the results exceeded...
View ArticleCommon Cents returns this Sunday. $100K Gtd for opener. Buy-in for a penny
Even the greats started somewhere. All those musicians, artists, athletes. Even the TV chefs had to start small. It's the same in poker. It might be around a kitchen table, or even online, but poker...
View ArticleThe Weekly PokerStars Round-up: $1M for Spin & Goal winner, $100K GTD for...
Fancy spinning $5 up to $1 million? This week, one lucky player did exactly that. Or how about buying into a tournament for just a penny and winning the lion's share of a $100K guaranteed prize pool?...
View ArticleWeekend Review: OMGRubCasco wins Sunday Million for $135K, while Common Cents...
A round-up of the results on PokerStars this weekend... • OMGRubCasco wins the Sunday Million • Common Cents Series kicks off with $0.01 $100K Gtd opener • All the big results from the weekend...
View ArticleCommon Cents: You could be sitting on a gold mine
The best thing about the Common Cents Series, which started on PokerStars yesterday, is that you already have the buy-in. There's no need for satellites, or saving up. The choice isn't between the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Author and journalist Maria Konnikova becomes PokerStars Ambassador
It started as the next project for the author of two best-selling books. It quickly turned into the best poker story for some time. Maria Konnikova was just your ordinary psychologist and New Yorker...
View ArticleThree Platinum Passes of value: Are you on track for the PokerStars Festival...
If Value Town was a real place, it would probably be somewhere around Lille, Northern France. French players know this, and flock to their fourth largest city in their hundreds. Of the 119 players who...
View ArticlePlatinum Pass freeroll: Randy Lew next up to Spin & Goal
Last week we introduced our latest Twitter promotion, the Spin & Goal Platinum Pass Freeroll. You can read the details here if you're not already up to speed. But the basic idea is this. Each week...
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