Human Lie Detector: Week 2 with Maria Konnikova
Can you spot a bluff? Turn your reading skills into prizes.It's week 2 of the Human Lie Detector, which asks you the question:How good are you at spotting a bluff? We launched the Human Lie Detector last week. So, if you missed it, here's a quick catch up. Each week Daniel Negrea...more
Human Lie Detector: Can you spot a bluff? Turn your reading skills into a Pl
Can you spot a bluff? Turn your reading skills into a Platinum Pass.How good are you at spotting a bluff? What if you could turn your reading skills into a Platinum Pass?That's the question we're asking in a new promotion, that could earn you a Platinum Pass worth $30,000.It's ca...more
Are you a Platinum Pass Adventure finalist?
It's a big week for anyone who entered three of the Team Pro Platinum Pass Adventure contests in recent weeks. Three more contests announce winners this week, after Lex Veldhuis's barnstorming contest over the weekend. First to announce will be Jeff Gross and Andrew Neeme. They w...more
Here's how you designed the PSPC
Here's an update on the PSPC from PokerStars Executive Tournament Director Danny McDonagh:A few weeks back, I posted a quick update about a trip to Las Vegas where I had the pleasure of meeting the PokerStars executives behind the PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship (PSPC)...more
APPT Manila: Fifth Platinum Pass Added!
The 2018 APPT Manila (August 4-12) is just around the corner and early signs indicate a high likelihood of another record-smashing poker festival!With such a positive outlook, you'd think organizers would be happy, sit back, and just get the final preparations ready. You'd be th...more
Platinum Pass Freeroll: Your last chance to win your way to the Bahamas
It's come to this. The final week of the Spin & goal contest that could send you to the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship in the Bahamas next January, with a Platinum Pass in your back pocket. Entering is simple. Winning, well that's slightly more complex, as we'll...more
Moneymaker PSPC Tour hits USA with bag of Platinum Passes
Apparently we're doing it again. We've entrusted a member of Team PokerStars Pro with somewhere in the neighborhood of $300,000 worth of Platinum Passes. You know about those, right? Each of them carries with it an entry into the $25,000 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Champi...more
Platinum Pass Freeroll: Spraggy and Fintan Hand go head to head
It's Spin & Goal time again, in our real-life take on the online game that could earn you $1 million. This week things get serious (with apologies to Nanonoko for saying that) as Ben Spragg (complete with England shirt) and Fintan Hand go head to head. These guys love their footb...more
Platinum 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 we'll post a video on Twitter of... and really, it's hard to type this stuff sometim...more
New 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 ask you to guess the answer to what is one of the more obscure questions in this ...more
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