June 25, 2017
Amaya Inc.’s PokerStars brand has appointed David Carrion as Director of Marketing. Carrion has served the company since 2010 in various positions including LatAm Live Poker operations director and director of digital services. Vadim Soloveychik, director of brand marketing and Edgar Stuchly, director of live events are leaving the company at the end of June […]
June 8, 2017
Jamaican record-breaking sprinter and eight-time Gold Olympic medalist, Usain Bolt, has partnered PokerStars as its newest ambassador. Bolt will represent PokerStars in marketing campaigns and live appearances geared toward introducing new audiences to poker, a press statement reads. “Usain Bolt is a fierce competitor who pushes his game to the limits,” Eric Hollreiser, vice president […]
June 1, 2017
PokerStars has opened its second office in Quay West, Douglas on the Isle of Man which will accommodate up to 41 members of staff to support its continued expansion in online casino and sports betting. The new office, which already houses twenty employees, was opened by the Isle of Man’s Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK, […]
June 1, 2017
30-year-old Russian local, Pavel Shirshikov, has outplayed a field of 387 to win the inaugural PokerStars Championship Sochi Main Event title and RUB 29.1 million (approx. $515,000), the single largest score of his career. Shirshikov dominated the final table, emerging victorious from heads up play with Vladimir Troyanovsky. “My friends were believing in me more […]
May 23, 2017
Amaya Inc’s PokerStars reported a new online poker tournament high this past Sunday, achieving record-breaking total prize pools of more than $39 million in a single day, almost 40 percent more than the $28 million guarantee. The Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events delivered more than $29.5 million in prize pools and the High […]
May 20, 2017
Online poker provider Pokerstars is all set to make this weekend one to remember for poker fans as it puts the final touches to what it claims will be the biggest day in online tournament poker history, with 1,275 tournaments and a total guaranteed prize pool of more than $28 million. The precedent-setting day will […]
May 16, 2017
Another PokerStars Sit&Go player has become a millionaire on a mere $10 stake as part of the company’s Makes Millionaires promotion. “meks2410” won the massive jackpot after hitting a full house in a $1 million Spin and Go tournament at PokerStars this week. “Spin and Go remains one of our most popular games. Sitting down […]
May 16, 2017
Online poker site PokerStars will strengthen its relationship with Genting Casinos UK, expanding its partnership to provide an online qualification route for the Genting Poker Series (GPS). “We already enjoy a strong working relationship with PokerStars and look forward to taking this to the next level to optimise the robust nature of its software for […]
May 15, 2017
The CEO of Pokerstars’ parent group Amaya Inc, Rafi Ashkenazi, has revealed that the company’s plans to enter the Indian market in H1-2017 have been delayed “by at least one or two quarters” whilst it finds a suitable local partner. Ashkenazi said last year that his company was in talks with several possible joint venture […]
May 10, 2017
PokerStars player ‘Check^On123’ became a millionaire on a $100 Spin & Go when he won the jackpot in PokerStars’ Makes Millionairespromotion. The German player won the million dollar prize after coming from behind to beat ‘Dzeferin0’ heads-up with ‘Dzeferin0’ banking $100,000, along with ‘woroms444’ who finished in third place. A few minutes after his win, […]