PokerStars News

The 50 Billionth hand is a done deal. On September 22, 2010, at 10:37 am EST, a microstakes player picked up $56,140 for having the winning cards in the 50 billionth hand ever dealt on PokerStars mega-celebration. Imagine... continued

PokerStars WCOOP Main Event 10 Million Guaranteed

The PokerStars 2010 WCOOP wraps up this weekend with the $5,200 NLHE Main Event, featuring an unmatched online prize pool of $10,000,000 GUARANTEED. The lucky first place winner will score at least a $2... continued

Kroko-dill Heads Leader Board at PokerStars WCOOP

With 37 of the 62 events at the 2010 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) complete, “Kroko-dill” has chomped down on the competition, headlining what has been a great series. The Russian... continued

Kostritsyn, Zaichenko Create Strong Russian Showing at PokerStars WCOOP

While many in the poker community have nicknamed this the “year of the Brits” for the great successes enjoyed by English players, Russia is putting together quite a year as well as, its players are... continued

Shaun Deeb Grabs Second Career WCOOP Bracelet in Day 11 Action

With the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker nearly at the halfway point, Shawn “shawndeeb” Deeb grabbed his second career WCOOP bracelet with his victory in the Event 28, $1,050 No Limit... continued

Day 7 PokerStars WCOOP Update

While Day 7 at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker would only have two events, everyone knew they would be two monsters. Hold’em ruled the day as both events were versions of the popular... continued

Variety of Events Highlights Day 6 at PokerStars WCOOP

Stepping away from the usual diet of Hold’em for Day 6, the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker mixed it up, thanks to some different tournaments. While Omaha still made the bill in Event 16,... continued

PokerStars Reload Bonus Code for WCOOP

Players need to be prepared in order to make a strong run at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. (WCOOP) They need to have a comfortable computer area, plenty of rest, good eating habits... continued

Hectic Day 4 at PokerStars WCOOP

September 8th turned out to be a hectic day at the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker as a busier-than-normal tournament schedule took place. In addition to the day’s three events, Event 9,... continued

PokerStars WCOOP Day 3 Update

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) wrapped up its third day of action on Tuesday, and the focus was on firsts. With Day 1 and 2 dominated by Hold’em and Omaha, Events 7, 8 and... continued

Omaha, Hold’em Rule Day 2 at the PokerStars WCOOP

With two days and six tournaments complete, the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker is off to a great start. Omaha and Hold’em ruled Day 2, with three exciting events bringing out some top... continued

PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Underway

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker roared off to a great start yesterday, with two huge events bringing in an incredible amount of players and creating massive payouts. In the end, “AlexKP”... continued

Online Player of the Year Race Heats Up

As the cool fall season brings its traditional upswing in online poker action, the race for poker’s Online Player of the Year (OPOY) honors is starting to heat up. There has been a frenzy as of late,... continued

PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker Ready to Begin

When announcing the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker, (WCOOP) the website says it very simply; “In this year’s series there’s a guaranteed combined prize pool of $50,000,000 and you... continued

Joe Cada Opens up on 2010 WSOP, PokerStars WCOOP

Canadian poker pro Joe Cada opened up recently on his PokerStars blog about the World Series of Poker, the PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker, and even his living arrangements during poker’s... continued

Newcomers Score Big Poker Wins in 2009

2009 was a big year at both the tables and online for young and upcoming poker stars. The year saw an unusual number of bright new stars making names for themselves, whether they were winning WSoP events,... continued

Two New Millionaires Courtesy of PokerStars

At the conclusion of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker in the early morning hours yesterday, two new millionaires emerged from the $10,000,000 No Limit Texas Hold’em Main Event at PokerStars. When... continued

Final Day of 2009 WCOOP Main Event at PokerStars

The richest tournament series in the history of online poker concludes today at PokerStars with Day Two of the 2009 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event set to resume at 5:00pm ET. This year’s... continued

$10,000,000 WCOOP Main Event Today at PokerStars

The 2009 World Championship of Online Poker sees its closing event begin today at PokerStars with the No Limit Texas Hold’em Main Event kicking off at 5:00 PM EST. With a $10,000,000 guaranteed prize... continued

Qualify Today for the 2009 PokerStars WCOOP

The 2009 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is now underway, with a guaranteed prize pool of more than $47 Million. By far the biggest and richest online poker tournament series in the... continued

PokerStars Extreme Satellites

PokerStars upcoming World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) guarantees 40 million bucks as the prize pool in 45 different poker events, which will run for 18 days in September. In the meantime, Stars... continued

2008 World Championship of Online Poker Almost Here

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) starts Friday, September 5th, with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000, double the total guarantee of last year, making it the biggest online... continued

2008 World Championship of Online Poker

The PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) returns September 2008, with a guaranteed prize pool of $30,000,000, that’s double the total guarantee of last year, making it the biggest online... continued

Lee Jones Resigns as Manager of PokerStars

Lee Jones, the popular and well-respected manager of PokerStars.com, has announced his resignation, effective April 1st, 2007. He explained his reasons for doing so in the Lee Jones resignation post on... continued

PokerStars Tournament Guide

To play in a poker tournament at PokerStars, select the “Tourney”, “Sit & Go”, or “Events” tab from the main PokerStars lobby. If you select any tournament in this... continued