The PokerStars Road to 100 Billion hands

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An update on the winnings of funex700. 

Not only did he win $179+ for the hand but he also won an additional $22,940 for the 80billionth hand. Everybody else at his table won at least $10,000 just for being there.

Can't be bad!

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Next Poker Hand Mega Milestone: 85 Billion

The PokerStars Road to 100 Billion is a cash game promotion that is awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash prizes as PokerStars heads towards dealing its 100 billionth hand. The next big milestone is 85 billion, and players can win their share of up to $1,000,000 in cash if they get dealt into one of the special hands.

Prizes are being paid out to players sitting at the table where every millionth hand is dealt from 84,700,000,000 to 85,000,000,000, and all you have to do for a chance of winning is play real money ring games. If you get dealt in to the eighty five billionth mega milestone hand and win, you’ll bag at least $20,000 in cash. See the Milestone Hand Prize xamples page for more on how cash is awarded.

Here are some tips on how to profit from a milestone hand:

    Multi-table: The more tables you are seated at, the greater your chance of being dealt into a milestone hand.
    Play for longer: Cash prizes during milestone hands are awarded based on the amount of VIP Player Points (VPPs) earned during your time at that table.
    Loosen up: You earn VPPs every time you contribute to a raked pot. The more pots you play in, the more VPPs you will earn.

You can keep track of the number of hands dealt already by looking at the number listed as ‘Previous’ in the top left hand corner of any ring game table in the PokerStars client. When you see the numbers ticking towards the next milestone, it’s time to play more!

The big 100 billion Milestone will hit in 2013, and you can expect some huge additions to the amount of cash on offer - watch this space!

Please Note: Hands dealt on Zoom tables are not eligible for milestone hand prizes. To win a prize, you must be playing on one of the regular cash game tables.

Don’t forget that you can also play real money ring games on the Mobile poker app. This means you don’t have to be sitting at your computer to be dealt into a milestone hand.

Get playng now...you gotta be in it to win it.

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At the current pace, hand 85 Billion is due to be dealt between 12:00 and 15:00 ET, on 20th August 2012. Every player dealt into the hand will receive at least $10,000 - so make sure you are online and playing ring games for your shot at the jackpot!

Remember; you boost your potential prize with every VPP earned at the tables, so play plenty of pots to maximise how much you can win.

The winners of the 80 billion Mega Milestone hand were playing micro-stakes, and shared total prize money of over $140K!

Please Note: Hands dealt on Zoom tables are not eligible for milestone hand prizes. To win a prize, you must be playing on one of the regular cash game tables.

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As predicted by PokerStars, the 85 billionth hand hit on 20th August.  Here is the winning table (2c/5c)



As you can see, a pair of kings won the hand and the winner som6873 pocketed $26,300 prize.  The other prizes awarded at the table were:

volkmar1961 --$13,430
s3x0r -- $12,040
Kostas poker -- $13,680
Posonap -- $13,310
exxu -- $14,280

Not bad at all for a 2c/5c table!

Roll on 90 billion hands!

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Next Poker Hand Mega Milestone: 90 Billion

The Road to 100 Billion is a cash game promotion that is awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash prizes as PokerStars heads towards dealing its 100 billionth hand. The next big milestone is 90 billion, and players can win their share of up to $1,000,000 in cash if they get dealt into one of the special hands.

Prizes are being paid out to players sitting at the table where every millionth hand is dealt from 89,700,000,000 to 90,000,000,000, and all you have to do for a chance of winning is play real money ring games. If you get dealt in to the ninety billionth mega milestone hand and win, you’ll bag at least $20,000 in cash. See the Milestone Hand Prize Examples page for more on how cash is awarded.

Here are some tips on how to profit from a milestone hand:

    Multi-table: The more tables you are seated at, the greater your chance of being dealt into a milestone hand.
    Play for longer: Cash prizes during milestone hands are awarded based on the amount of VIP Player Points (VPPs) earned during your time at that table.
    Loosen up: You earn VPPs every time you contribute to a raked pot. The more pots you play in, the more VPPs you will earn.

You can keep track of the number of hands dealt already by looking at the number listed as ‘Previous’ in the top left hand corner of any ring game table in the PokerStars client. When you see the numbers ticking towards the next milestone, it’s time to play more!

The big 100 billion Milestone will hit in 2013, and you can expect some huge additions to the amount of cash on offer!

Please Note: Hands dealt on Zoom tables are not eligible for milestone hand prizes. To win a prize, you must be playing on one of our regular cash game tables.

Don’t forget that you can also play real money ring games on the Mobile poker app. This means you don’t have to be sitting at your computer to be dealt into a milestone hand.

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I think these type of promotions are absolutely brilliant. To be sitting at one of these tables as it draws near to that anxiously awaited hand adds that much more excitement.

Geez i can't even fathom 100 billion hands can you? That's a lot of cards dealt!

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It is incredible Lips and so exciting especially when the next milestone is coming up.

100 billion looks like this 100,000,000,000 or it is 100 million thousands or 100 thousand, thousand, thousands.  Phew.

If Pokerstars earned just 1c from each hand, that would be worth 1 billion bucks!  Really brings home how much PokerStars is worth.

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At the current pace, hand 90 Billion is due to be dealt at PokerStars between 11:00 and 14:00 ET, on November 29. Every player dealt into the hand will receive at least $10,000 - so make sure you are online and playing ring games for your shot at the jackpot!

Remember; you boost your potential prize with every VPP earned at the tables, so play plenty of pots to maximise how much you can win.

The winners of the 85 billion Mega Milestone hand were playing micro-stakes, and shared total prize money of just under $100K!

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Holy smokes i bet it will be hard to even get a seat at the tables. Do tournament players count too or is this just strictly for ring games as you mentioned?

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Just ring games Lips, at any stake and not rush poker ring games.

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The 90 Billionth hand was dealt yesterday at PokerStars.  m1sspiggy won the hand with two pairs (see pic attached) and a whopping $66k+

Here are the payouts for all players:

m1sspiggy -- $66,380.00
Balázska87 -- $36,370.00
carambaWOW -- $14,770.00
guss23778 --$48,130.00
Kud3 -- $32,190.00
SHUR43 --$31,790.00

Total: $229,630.00

So the road to 100 billion continues and this time, PokerStars will be celebrating the 100 billionth hand.  I wonder how much they will pay out for that huge milestone hand?

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Road to 100 Billion Poker Hands: 95 Billion

PokerStars 95 Billionth Milestone Hand Information and Tips

Millions of dollars in cash prizes have been given away on the Road to 100 Billion hands dealt, and this year, that journey will finally come to an end with the biggest, richest celebrations yet. But before the 100 Billion party, there are still plenty more milestone rewards to be won. The next big-money stop on the road is hand 95 Billion.

There’s up to $1,000,000 in cash to play for, and more than 300 chances to win. Simply play PokerStars cash game tables and be dealt into a millionth hand from 94,700,000,000 to 95,000,000,000 (e.g. 94,902,000,000). If you're successful, you’ll receive a cash prize that could be worth thousands of dollars. And if you're good enough to win the big ninety-five billionth hand, you will receive at least $20,000!

Milestone Hand Tips:

    Play on more tables - If you are able to play on more than one table at a time, you will increase your chances of being dealt into a milestone hand.
    Play longer sessions - The size of the prizes depends on the number of VIP Player Points (VPPs) you have earned while sitting at the table. Try to take a seat at a table well in advance of the next milestone hand to increase the amount of your potential prize.
    Loosen up - you earn VPPs every time you contribute to a raked pot. The more pots you play in, the more VPPs you will earn.

There will be 300 regular milestone hands, and a final Mega Milestone in this, the final stop before we reach 100 Billion. For the 95 Billion celebration, it’s hand #94,700,000,000 to #95,000,000,000. Next up after that will be the big 100,000,000,000, so keep checking back to find out more.

The 100 Billion Milestone will hit in 2013, and you can expect some huge additions to the amount of cash on offer - watch this space!

Please Note: Hands dealt on Zoom tables are not eligible for milestone hand prizes. To win a prize, you must be playing on one of the regular cash game tables.

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At the current pace, hand 95 Billion is due to be dealt between 01:30 and 05:30 ET, on March 4, and every player dealt into the hand will receive at least $10,000! Make sure you’re playing PokerStars ring games for your shot at the jackpot!

Remember; you will boost your potential prize with every VPP earned at the tables, so play plenty of pots on plenty of tables to maximise your prize.

Last November, the winners of the 90 Billion Mega Milestone hand shared more than $220K in total prize money! In 48 hours, you too could do the same.

Please Note: Hands dealt on Zoom tables are not eligible for milestone hand prizes. To win a prize, you must be playing on one of the regular cash game tables.

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The 95 billionth hand has been dealt - see the screenshot attached.

The hand was dealt to the $0.08/$0.16 No-Limit Hold'em table 'Pasiphae'. 

There was some drama at the table when Hungarian player MenFedlak lost his connection to the game.  They gave him extra time...again and again.  It seems they gave him 30 minutes but alas it wasn't enough for him to reconnect.  However, they did pay him off.  What a time to be disconnected from a game!

Here is the pay-off to all the players.  RichB17 won the hand hitting a straight on the river

The Mega Milestone winners
RichB17: $23,920
pacheko23980: $14,800
yanno: $13,070
soya_aware: $12,400
SAURO1980: $12,240
popp00: $12,000
Dummkobb: $11,700
Dom07: $11,660
MenFedlak: $10,240

Well done all winners who scooped a total payout of $122,030.

Roll on 100 Billion!

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On 17th July 2011, the countdown started (on LPB) on the road to 100 billion hands.  65 billion hands was the first target and now, finally, PokerStars will reach that magical 100 billionth hand (100,000,000,000) in June.

You can win a share of $5,000,000 in the 100 Billion Hands Celebration.  Special promotions start early June with the richest-ever ring game promotion - a special edition of the Road to 100 Billion! They’re expecting to award $2,000,000 in cash, including a Million Dollar Hand for the 100 billion Mega Milestone.

The celebrations won’t just be happening at the ring games tables though. New to the Road to 100 Billion, there will be another $3,000,000 in prizes awarded in special promotions that cover a huge range of games. They can’t tell you all the details now, but watch this space…