ONCHAN, Isle of Man,
May 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Guaranteed $1 million first-prize in two
events
PokerStars, an Amaya, Inc (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, is
hosting what is expected to be the biggest day in online tournament
poker history with 1,275 tournaments and a total guaranteed prize
pool of more than $28 million
making it a must-play day for poker fans across the
globe.
(Photo:
http://mma.prnewswire.com/media/514392/PokerStars.jpg )
The precedent-setting day will be Sunday
May 21, coinciding with the PokerStars Spring Championship
of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Event. At least two players will
become millionaires as a result of two tournaments with guaranteed
first-prize of at least $1
million.
"This is a really special day for us and our players, which will
go down in online poker history as a record breaking moment." said
Severin Rasset, Director of Poker
Innovations and Operations at PokerStars. "The huge prizepools on
offer further cement our position as the biggest and the best and
on Sunday when players compete for $28
million we will be delivering millions of winning moments
too."
Highlights of Sunday's schedule include:
SCOOP Main Event, May 21,
14:00 ET
SCOOP Event-01 Phase 2, May 21,
12:30 ET
SCOOP has already awarded $59
million across the series so far. The biggest SCOOP 2017
winner so far is 'BIack88' who won $702,658.75 in Event 15-H the
8-max High Roller NLHE, while 'fityfmi' scooped $141,972.57 from a
buy-in of $215 in the low-stakes
edition of Event 15.
For further information, please contact:
press@pokerstars.com
About PokerStars
PokerStars operates the world's most popular online poker sites,
serving the global poker community. Since it launched in 2001,
PokerStars has become the first choice of players all over the
world, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else and with the
best online security. More than 165 billion hands have been dealt
on PokerStars, which is more than any other site.
PokerStars is the flagship brand of Rational Group, which is
ultimately owned by Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) and owns
gaming and related businesses and brands, including PokerStars,
PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, StarsDraft, and the
PokerStars Championship, the PokerStars Festival and the PokerStars
MEGASTACK live poker tour brands (incorporating the European Poker
Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and
the Asia Pacific Poker Tour). PokerStars is the world's most
licensed online gaming brand, holding licenses or related operating
approvals in 17 jurisdictions. PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu
operate globally under licenses from the Isle of Man and Malta governments, respectively.
Play Responsibly! For more information on responsible
gaming please visit our website at
http://www.pokerstars.com/about/responsible-gaming/