PokerStars Launches 'PokerStars Makes Millionaires' Campaign

9 years ago
At least five new millionaires will be created
19:28
27 Mar

Amaya owned PokerStars, the biggest online poker operator in the world, has announced in a press release from earlier today the launch of probably their biggest and bravest campaign to date, under the name "PokerStares Makes Millionaires".

In the period of next eight week, PokerStars will create at least five brand new poker millionaires through the mixture of online and live events and promotions. The campaign starts today, March 27, with the return of ever popular $1 million Spin and Go promo and will end on May 24th, when the winner of the SCOOP High Main Event is guaranteed to take home at least $1,000,000 for their performance.

New games like Spin & Go’s, where literally anyone who enters has a chance to become a millionaire, is generating excitement amongst the online poker community again.

Being the place to go for online poker tournaments and offering satellites to numerous live events, PokerStars has created more than 150 millionaires to date. One of the most recognizable faces on the poker scene, Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier belongs to this group and he expressed his support for the promotion, explaining how promos like this create excitement within the community.

How to participate?

If you want to become a part of this promotion, there are several events taking place over the next couple of months where players will be able to compete for the $1 million in cold, hard cash.

The first on the schedule is the afore mentioned Spin & Go promotion starting today. For a buy-in of $5, players will have a chance to really hit it big as there is a $1,000,000 jackpot in play.

Running simultaneously is the EPT Grand Final Promotion, where players will be able to win a free package to EPT Grand Final Event taking place in Monaco. Freerolls will be running from March 27 to Aprli 6.

Millionaire Month is split in two parts and is happening throughout April. By completing challenges, players will earn entries to two Millionaire Finals, where the winners will receive a $1,000,000. The finals will consist of six players who will win their entries through $150k All In Shootouts.

Month of May is SCOOP time and PokerStars is organizing Shootout Deposit Raffle. Players making a deposit will receive their raffle tickets and total of 16 free entries to the Main Event, featuring minimum first place of $1,000,000 will be given out in addition to numerous other SCOOP entries.

Some other PokerStars millionaires, apart from 'ElkY', icnlude Tyson 'POTTERPOKER' Marks, who won SCOOP Main Event in 2010 to take home just shy of $2.3 million, Nicklas Heinecker who is biggest live winner to date, taking home close to $4.5 million for winning Guang Dong Asia Millions Main Event in 2013 and quite a few others.


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