PokerStars launches 'Road to 100 Billion' promotion

Only six months after PokerStars reached the 50-billionth hand mark, the world leading online poker site is inviting players to hit the tables again over the next seven days for the 60 Billion Hand promotion, the first stop on the Road to 100 Billion.

From hand 59.7bn to 60bn, players dealt into every one-millionth hand will be awarded cash prizes. There are 300 regular Milestone Hands plus the final Mega Milestone for the players dealt into the 60-billionth hand.

Every player dealt into regular Milestone Hands will be awarded a base prize of $50, plus $50 for every VPP they earned in the preceding 50 hands. (VPP stands for VIP Player Point, and each one is earned by every player who participates in real money games on PokerStars. For a detailed explanation of how they are earned, check out the Poker Stars VIP Club web page.)

For example, a player dealt into hand 59,742,000,000 that earned 24 VPPs in 31 hands would receive: $50 + (24 x $50) = $1,250. In addition, whichever player goes on to win the hand has their prize money doubled.

For the Mega Milestone, the calculation is the same, but multiplied by TEN! The winner of the hand will get a double prize plus an additional bonus amount of $60,000. For future Mega Milestones as PokerStars charts the Road to 100 Billion, the additional prize will be $70k, $80k, $90k and finally $100k.

Players can find out when the next Milestone Hand is due to hit by checking the “Number of hands dealt” counter at PokerStars.com. The first Milestone Hand is estimated to hit on Thursday, March 24, and the winning will continue for up to six days until the Mega Milestone strikes – currently forecast to be dealt around Tuesday, March 29.

For more information, please visit PokerStars.com.