Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Feb 25, 2011 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

On Sunday, March 6, 2011 the largest weekly online poker tournament will celebrate its fifth birthday as the PokerStars Sunday Million hosts a special tournament in honor of its 5-year anniversary. To celebrate the achievement PokerStars will more than triple the usual guaranteed prize-pool of $1.5 million, offeringRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Feb 23, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

When 36,169 players take to the felt its typically for a freeroll tournament, or one of those Guinness Book of World Records $1 buy-in tournaments: Not so this past Sunday, when the $215 weekly tournament on PokerStars created a prize-pool of $7,233,800. PokerStars guaranteed a $4 million prize-poolRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Feb 04, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

In 2008 the Netherlands imposed a 29% tax on poker winnings, a move that saw many top Dutch players leave the country in search of countries with more lenient tax laws regarding poker. For the players who stayed, hoping the laws were more show than anything, it wouldRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Feb 02, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

This past Sunday, almost across the board, the online poker sites were running special promotions for their big guaranteed tournaments, including PokerStars upping the guaranteed prize-pool of the Sunday Million to a whopping $2 million! Well, with 19,377 participants the total prize-pool grew to $3.875 million, a SundayRead Full Article