Philipp Salewski wins inaugural Sunday Million Live and €111,674
Philipp Salewski's etched his name into PokerStars history today.While several players will follow his footsteps, Salewski will always be the first Sunday Million Live champion."It's a big one to win," Salewski said. "I always dreamed of winning the Sunday Million. Why not the Su...more
Kaiser's chief! Wins €10K HR for €735K at PokerStars Championship Barcelona
Ronny Kaiser, €10K emperorChalk that up as another enormous tournament from Barcelona. The €10,300 High Roller is the last flagship event on the schedule; popular with both those with the biggest bank-rolls and those looking to take a leap into the biggest stages. Our final table...more
Sebastian Sorensson, playing second ever tournament, wins PokerStars Champio
Sebastian Sorensson: Wrote his own fairytaleTwo compelling storylines dominated the final days of the PokerStars Championship Main Event in Barcelona. Could Andre Akkari win his first major title on the PokerStars circuit? Or would Raffaele Sorrentino deny him, and in the process...more
Jaime Staples discusses his first live win for €22K, and gives an #UltimateS
While most eyes have been pinned on the Main Event and it's massive €1.41 million first-place prize, an array of side events have been taking place throughout the week in the Casino Barcelona and Hotel Arts.One of those side events - a €550 Pot Limit Omaha Turbo - finished last n...more
Easy! Kurganov glides through final to claim PokerStars Championship Barcelo
Final tables tend to go by quickly when a chip leader goes on a charge. Here in Barcelona today, that was never more evident than when Igor Kurganov sat down facing eight others at the start of the final day of the €50,000 Super High Roller event at the PokerStars Championship, w...more
MPC27: The Preview
The Macau Poker Cup series has reached new heights this season and all things indicate that MPC27 (August 25 - September 10) will be even bigger and better!The previous MPC poker festival had 5,527 participants and nearly HK$60 million (~USD $7.7m) in prize money across 25 Offici...more
Koray Aldemir leads as Negreanu, Kurganov make PokerStars Championship Barce
In these super high roller events with the eye-popping buy-ins, it's sometimes easy to forget how mentally challenging tournament bubbles can be. These players have seen and experienced it all -- most of them, anyway -- but that doesn't necessarily prevent extra adrenaline from f...more
2017 ACOP: Super High Roller Early Bird Special
The Asia Championship of Poker is the Far East's biggest stage for high stakes poker and this year is sure to be the biggest yet as the 2017 ACOP features five events with buy-ins of USD $10,000 or more:Oct. 21-23: HK$800,000 (~100K USD) Super High Roller (Shot Clock, Unlimited R...more
The PCA is back! PokerStars iconic live event returns in January
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure kicks off 2018 with $10,300 Main EventTechnically speaking, you're not supposed to start an article with a quote, but on this occasion, we're happy to make an exception, because it comes from Director of Corporate Communications at PokerStars, Eric ...more
PokerStars Festival Bucharest: Ozdemir leads final seven, with Grafton on hi
Remember earlier when we told you this Day 3 had been fast and furious so far? Well that mood continued throughout the course of action across eight 60-minute levels, as player after player met their tournament demise. We almost couldn't keep up.The 58 (of 736 total entries) who ...more
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