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PokerStars Turbo TakeDown Anniversary

PokerStars is once again leading the way in online poker tournament prizes.  Not only are they hosting the May edition of the $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown but this will also be the first anniversary of the $1 Million guarantee tournament.  So what could they do to top the $1 Million in guaranteed cash this tournament offers…. well give away a brand new Porsche Cayman S!

The Turbo Takedown occurs regularly during the last Sunday of every month and to get in players pay 5,000 FPP’s.  However, since it is the first anniversary, PokerStars is letting players in for just 2,000 FPP’s for May only.  This means that players better sign up quickly in order to get in on the action and get their crack at winning not only a piece of the $1 Million prize pool, but also the Porsche Cayman S.

May Turbo Takedown Summary:

• Buy-in reduced to 2,000 FPP (originally 5,000 FPP)
• Cap increased to 30,000 players – meaning 10,000 players will receive a share of the $1 million prize pool
• First prize will include cash and the 10th Porsche PokerStars have awarded

If you don’t want to use that many FPPs to enter the tournament, you could win your seat in the Turbo Takedown through one of PokerStars’ regular satellites. Starting from as little as 8 FPP, these qualifiers can be found under the Tourney > Satellite > FPP tab or the Sit & Go > Satellite > FPP tab in your PokerStars lobby, giving you the chance to potentially turn 8 FPPs in to a Porsche!

The $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown takes place on the last Sunday of every month at 14:30 ET (this month on May 31st) and is located under the Tourney > Special tab in your PokerStars lobby.

For a tournament with no cash buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of $1 Million and a Porsche, places will fill up fast. Register for your seat today by CLICKING HERE.

PokerStars Russian Poker Tour Moscow Results

The PokerStars Russian Poker Tour Moscow wrapped up with an exciting final table on May 17 comprised of 100% Russian natives and that included two Team PokerStars Pro players (Alex Kravchenko and Ivan Demidov). The winner of RPT Moscow, Vitaly Lunkin was actually last in chip count at the start of the final table, climbing out of his 120,500-chip disadvantage to surpass all 8 other players ahead of him to take first place.

Ivan Demidov was in the final table at last year’s World Series of Poker Main Event. In this year’s RPT Moscow, he came in 6th place. Alex Kravchenko came in fourth place in the WSOP Main Event the year prior to that. In yesterday’s event, he came in 8th.

Lunkin’s claim to fame, however, is not as a professional poker player but as a former backgammon champ. His prize of 14,323,000 rubles equates to about $455,000 American.

PokerStars Signs On As WPT Season VII Sponsor

PokerStars has signed on to sponsor Season 7 of the World Poker Tour.

This will give Poker Stars even wider worldwide attention than it’s already received (arguably ever since then-amateur PokerStars player Chris Moneymaker took down the top prize at the 2003 World Series of Poker, proving that anyone really can win), as the sponsorship deal includes all televised WPT Season VII tournaments in Europe (including Germany and Italy) and the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands.

This also means that, at least in terms of all WPT coverage in the U.S., Full Tilt Poker is out and Poker Stars is in. This is a big deal considering that these two leading poker sites have been neck-and-neck in a near heads-up battle for top position seemingly since their inceptions.

It seems PokerStars and the World Poker Tour will be working very closely to expand both companies’ reach, starting with a Spanish-language and Portuguese-language televised broadcasts for localized events in Latin America, including native commentators.

PokerStars is also the major sponsor of the European Poker Tour, and Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT), and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT).

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