Record Breaking Weekend At PokerStars
December 29, 2008
It was an awesome weekend for members of PokerStars as the world's largest online poker room drew its highest traffic numbers ever. Millions of dollars were awarded at PokerStars, including a special Sunday Million worth $2.5m guaranteed, upped to $3.2m due to excessive player participation.
Another major event came in the form of the PokerStars ‘Guinness World Record Tournament’ that sought to break the record for the highest participation level at any poker tournament. The seats were capped at 35,000, and that’s exactly how many players took to the tables for the grand event.
With a buy-in of only $11 ($10+$1), who wouldn’t want to compete in this historic tournament, worth a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000 that included a minimum overlay of $150k? In the end, it was “snap34powa” who took the 1st place prize of $30,000. We can only imagine what the participation levels would have been if it weren’t for the 35,000 player cap!
The special Sunday Million event saw 16,260 entries – enough to raise the expected $2.5 million guarantee to an outrageous $3,252,000. It was “lp_SakiSaki” who outlasted the enormous field to claim the awe-inspiring 1st place prize of $331,378.81 for the impressive win.
Even the Sunday Warm-Up saw a boosted prize pool guaranteed at $750k, jumping to $1,167,200 as 5,836 players joined in the action. “Mr_Herman” took the accolades in this event, pocketing the 1st place prize of $147,067.20.
The Team PokerStars Pro Championship Match also drew a great deal of attention. The 8 game mixed event saw Team PokerStars Pros battling it out for the honor of being named Captain of the PokerStars Pro Team. It came down to a heads-up finish between Victor Ramdin and Daniel Negreanu, but Ramdin would take the honors.
Other exceptional events at PokerStars this weekend included a series of eleven 10,000-seater Sit’n’Go tournaments with a $1 buy-in and $10k added to the overall prize. PokerStars finished out the year with its final weekend of 2008 drawing nearly 37,000 players at cash tables alone.
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