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Stars 5 Billionth Hand
All the details are here.
Free money and double your normal fpp's. It's a total crap shoot but it's free. |
kewl, anyone fancy working out what the odds of being dealt into that hand is?
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The 2X points is a fantastic promotion, other than that, winning money is a complete crap-shoot. But looks like I'll be having a massive week and a half. I still have like $500+ of bonuses stacked on Stars :D .
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That is one sick promotion.
My question: what if the milestone hands end up being tourney hands or on the play money tables? Do they just not pay? I never play cash games at Stars - only tourneys. I may have to make an exception for this double FPP crapshoot though. |
This is a good question. In the past, they have excluded tourneys and sitngos from the hand cash payout.
Also, TP, this is a fantastic bonus, especially if you have bonuses stacked on Stars currently. However, I am pretty sure the FPPs aren't doubled for tourney entries, and are only for ring games. I will advise. |
Speaking of FPPs...
Does anyone use them? Tournament Entries? Merchandise? |
From support:
Hello Robert,Mystery solved! |
I just spent 500 on an Isabelle Mercier poster. It arrived a couple days ago! :thumbsup:
Of course, now I have to get back up to 500 for that freeroll... |
I'm actually holding on to mine. I believe when you have a certain amount, you can set up private tournies and such.
TP, how many do you need to have this ability? I think it was like 1800 or so, and I am certainely in that area. |
I used to buy electronics with the FPPs (like my fabulous Ultrasharp 2001FP monitor), but now their electronics store sucks. Now, they hardly get any of my play.
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I'm actually not sure. I've been able to do it since the first time I tried. I thought it was like 3k or something though... Don't quote me on that. I don't know if you need that many in your account or if you just need to have earned that many lifetime though. I suppose I could spend all mine and find out. :D
I've spent some on a few small things, plus I've used them to play in some of their big FPP satellites - I actually used 10k to play in one of their WPT PCA satellites (or was it 2? I think it was 2). I still have 7k+. I know that's nothing compared to the high rollers, but for as little as I play on Stars, it's a lot. I can easily clear one of their $120 bonii in just a matter of days, thanks to them giving points for tourney play. I remember furing the WCOOP last year, it worked out to them pretty much paying my first $120 in tourney entry fees. Thanks for getting that info there, RR. Good to know! |
Hey guys,
From what I've heard, sitngos as well as tournaments are indeed also clearing at 2X FPPs. This is one hell of an offer as I know in the past this was not happening. |
I can confirm that SNGs ARE clearing at 2x FPPs. I'm getting 6FPPs for the $6.00+0.50 turbos.
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Wait, so you are getting 6 FPPs for the 0.50 buyin?
Interesting, they usually only give 5X the fee, rounded up to 3. Hmm, that would make it 12X the fee. I'm licking my chops as we speak. I'm thinking running $5+0.50 and 4 tabling. |
Yep. They've just straight up doubled the existing ones. So the $15+1 are worth 10 FPPs each right now.
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I have 81,000 FPP's. I've bought into 1 Sunday tourny with them and think I might do that from now on since they dont really have anything else I would want.
EDIT: Actually i was just lookin through the FPP store again... I think I might have to signup for one of those SIngle Table Tournament with a star things for 15k FPP. It's either Hachem, Raymer, Mcevoy, or Moneymaker and the payouts are sweet... 1st: $1,000, 2nd $500, 3rd $300, 4th $200, Plus a $250 bounty on the stars head. Plus I could say I played in a tournament with one of them. lol |
Today I actually used 62,000 FPP's to buy my mom a $1,000 shopping spree at , some fancy little store. I def. dont think it was the best way to use the points but it's cool getting ur parents something from poker so they see just how great the game is :) and she liked it alot too.
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Very, very, very nice of you! I think that's great.
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5 Billionth Hand.
Wow. That's Sick. I think PokerStars has done a very good job celebrating the milestone hands because it brings more people to the site to try and get some incentives if they hit a milestone hand.
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The 5,000,000,000th hand should hit today. I've got my 18" LCD hooked up to my laptop so I can 8-table the .05-.10NL tables for each milestone period. Man that's a lot of clicking but I've got my lucky TP.com hat on and my fingers and toes crossed!
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How did you get a tp.com hat? TP did you open a black market store and not tell any of us? I'm actually just curious cause your post count is only in the hundreds.
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Bribery! Hehe.
No seriously, I got it for winning the TP.com league last time around. |
Lucky bastard, got my lucky shoes, lucky underwear, lucky shirt. Haven't secured a lucky hat ;) GG robbie, GG.
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Only 3 million hands to go, I'm getting nervous.
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missed it by 832 hands... 4997000832
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The one table I was at missed it by TWO hands. We were over by 2. Grrrr!!!!
Worst part was, I didn't even win the hand: POKERSTARS GAME #4997000002: HOLD'EM NO LIMIT ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/05/20 - 15:35:26 (ET)Bleh. Note: I normally wouldn't play this hand this particular way, but when you're clicking like a madman across 8 windows things have a tendancy to slide. I'd have most likely dumped it on the turn when I didn't hit my set. |
I missed once by 150 hands, twice now by about 500, and half a dozen between 800-2000. All I know is that I'm going to be 16tabling it if possible for 5 billion.
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Having a great time today.
I haven't won any Milestone hands but I've playing many different limit tables.
Was playing in 6 but going a bit nutty, so settled on 4 tables now. +$42 so far and counting...this is fun! lol Nikita - Mind my asking why most people (including yourself) are sitting out? What's the advantage in that, if any? :confused: edit: Scratch that last question, Nikita. You're sitting out till the next "milestone hand" is called aren't you? Smart, but I'd rather be making money while I sit and wait. ;) |
20 minutes till a possible 50k falls in your lap, get on if you aren't on yet! Keep in mind its hard to get on a table with like 10 min to go...
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the 5 bill hand just went down, have no idea who was involved but I know it wasnt me lol
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i watched it, everyone flat called, then the BB went in, everyone called, KT won it with a K T 8 7 3 flop
the only other show was 99 |
it was a .05-.10NL 6-max table. MaraJade won the 50K with KT, catching two pair.
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What a time for my connection to give out, with 10 mins to go. :(
But I checked my 6 tables and none of them won. Still made myself $63 multi-tabling. ;) |
I've been offline all day. Looks like I missed it. But these lucky folks sure didn't.....
{I'm going to break up this HH, so I can post ALL of the chat that took place. CRAZY.} ----- PokerStars Game #5000000000: Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10) - 2006/05/20 - 20:16:53 (ET) Table 'Glaukos III' 6-max Seat #3 is the button Seat 1: kiwishyla ($3.60 in chips) Seat 2: MaraJade ($1.75 in chips) Seat 3: SantaChris ($2.95 in chips) Seat 4: johnny79 ($5.05 in chips) Seat 5: wendingo ($7.65 in chips) Seat 6: vball5 ($2.10 in chips) johnny79: posts small blind $0.05 wendingo: posts big blind $0.10 *** HOLE CARDS *** HostJeff [observer] said, "Hi, players." NeverwinWolf [observer] said, "congrats" randomfrost [observer] said, "congrats" Oh Hi [observer] said, "nice" HostJeff [observer] said, "You'll note that your table has stopped." GapBand85 [observer] said, "cot damn" randomfrost [observer] said, "let's go johnny" BCM11 [observer] said, "this hand is worth some money" Megalait [observer] said, "GG" Loonster [observer] said, "damm you all to 'ell" randomfrost [observer] said, "HostJeff is santa" SHOOKAHOON [observer] said, "50000 dollas" Skippy91 [observer] said, "lucky lucky lucky" HostJeff [observer] said, "You've all just won $20,000 each." kranked003 [observer] said, "all in" NeverwinWolf [observer] said, "50,000 plus a WSOP of poker seat to one of you 6" huberman [observer] said, "Congratulations!!!!!!" S.N.G.Master [observer] said, "wow" Skippy91 [observer] said, "everyone all in" Sarasloser [observer] said, "gj" plvlg420 [observer] said, "congrats" bigbrent701 [observer] said, "everyone push!@!@!!!" swedenfalang [observer] said, "congrats" Randomchair9 [observer] said, "Wow" HostJeff [observer] said, "When we restart the hand, the winner of the hand will win $50,000 and a WSOP seat." To Be Continued... |
Oh, screw it.... it would have taken me about TEN more posts to fit it all the chat from that hand. :eek: So let's just skip to the results. If you want to see the sickest chat I've ever seen, go request the HH yourself.
*** SUMMARY *** Total pot $20.50 Main pot $10. Side pot-1 $1.65. Side pot-2 $3.25. Side pot-3 $1.85. Side pot-4 $2.75. | Rake $1 Board [2h Td 8c Ks 7h] Seat 1: kiwishyla mucked Seat 2: MaraJade showed [Ts Kh] and won ($10) with two pair, Kings and Tens Seat 3: SantaChris (button) mucked Seat 4: johnny79 (small blind) showed [9h 9d] and won ($9.50) with a pair of Nines Seat 5: wendingo (big blind) mucked Seat 6: vball5 mucked |
i watched that hand when it said where it was, i think i said good luck to them, but about 50-thousand people were spamming it all
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Then you should have said "TalkingPoker.com!!!"
Duh. :rolleyes: |
lol, the odds of that being seen were minimal. all i saw were flashed of Lee Jones typing, i dont get why they didnt ban the observer chat
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Here's the official Press Release:
----- Five Billion and Counting! PokerStars.com Deals Five Billionth Hand to Lucky Winner in Germany Over $1 million in prize money given away as part of special promotion Los Angeles, CA - May 30, 2006 - PokerStars.com, the world's largest poker tournament website, dealt out its five billionth poker hand last week. The winner of the lucky hand and a $57,500 cash prize was a 30-year-old grocery store manager from Germany. The cash prize was part of a $1 million celebration giveaway on PokerStars.com and its companion free-play site, PokerStars.net. Manuela, who works at Aldi, a popular grocery chain in Europe, was playing at PokerStars late one evening when the landmark hand took place. At the time, more than 100,000 poker players were logged in from all over the world. Manuela (known at PokerStars as “Marajade”) was playing in a friendly five and ten cent no-limit hold' em game and was ecstatic to learn she had won the key five billionth hand. “When I heard about the (special promotion) at PokerStars, I just had to log on and play,” Manuela said afterward. “I had not calculated on actually winning the prize. I just wanted to be part of the fun. Some of the other players were playing at multiple tables to increase their chances of winning. But, I just played at the one table, and I got lucky and won it!” “Here in Germany, it was two o'clock in the morning,” she explained. “I was on the verge of going to bed.” For the winner, the prize money came at an ideal time and will be used for a special purpose. “I was born with an eye disease (that could cause me) to eventually go blind,” Manuela said. “I need to have an expensive eye surgery. Thanks to PokerStars, I can now have the surgery without worrying about the cost.” Manuela was introduced to online poker by her boyfriend, who was with her at the time of the triumph. “It was unbelievable. I just screamed out loud. My boyfriend came running into the room and asked it I was all right. I could not say a word. I just pointed to the number on the screen - '5,000,000,000.' He could not believe it either. I was so excited!” Manuela's total prize came to $57,500, which included a bonus of $7,500 as a SilverStar VIP Club member, the rewards program for all active players at the poker site. Many other PokerStars.com players also won prize money - including everyone playing at Manuela's table. PokerStars.com dealt out its very first hand in September, 2001, and has been dealing fast and furious poker each day since. To equal the number of hands that PokerStars has dealt, a typical poker dealer (dealing by hand) would have to deal 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for over 16,000 years. In less than five years, the popular poker site has attracted more than five million players from all over the world. “Thanks so much to PokerStars,” Manuela said. “I want to congratulate all of the other winners. For me, it was a very good day.” About PokerStars PokerStars is the world's most innovative online poker site. PokerStars was the first site to introduce features that became industry standard such as sophisticated multi-table tournaments, integrated game statistics, players' notes, personalized images, time bank for tournaments and big bet ring games, satellite tournaments, multi-table sit and go tournaments, and much more. To date, PokerStars has dealt out over five-billion hands and run more than 25 million poker tournaments, awarding well over $4 billion in prize money. PokerStars is the world's largest poker tournament room, with over 5 million registered player accounts. PokerStars' support team is truly unique, as help and assistance is available around the clock from people who know and understand the game of poker and the importance of impeccable customer service. The PokerStars.com site is also one of the most secure. PokerStars uses industry-leading security software to ensure the integrity of the system, including encryption, card shuffle randomness and preventative measures against cheating and collusion. Money covering player's balances is held in segregated accounts managed by the Royal Bank of Scotland, ensuring that PokerStars can fulfill its obligations to players at all times. In February 2006, PokerStars.com became the first poker website ever to reach the 100,000 simultaneous player mark. That watershed achievement marked the largest poker event in history. Every week, the PokerStars.com “Sunday Million” is played, which the largest weekly tournament on the planet with a $1 million guaranteed tournament prize pool. In May 2006, the site became the first online poker site to deal over 5 billion hands of poker. PokerStars is an official member of the World Poker Tour, and the title sponsor of the European Poker Tour (EPT) and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. In the fall, PokerStars hosts the world's largest online tournament, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). PokerStars also sponsors major events around the globe, such as the World Cup of Poker and other exciting tournaments. During the last three years, PokerStars.com sent more players to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) than any other source or website. A whopping 1,116 entrants (19 percent of the field) qualified to play in the 2005 WSOP via PokerStars satellites. PokerStars is the site where the 2003 and 2004 World Series of Poker champions won their entries into the WSOP. The reigning world poker champion, Joe Hachem, has also been an active player at PokerStars since 2001. He joined Moneymaker and Raymer as official representatives of PokerStars.com, thus fortifying the company trademark, "Where Poker Players Become World Champions." Press inquiries, please contact: Scott Womer The Bohle Company (310) 785-0515 - Ext. 216 Kyle Walker The Bohle Company (310) 785-0515 -- Ext. 209 |
Great story. I wanted to win it, but even though I could use it in college you have to know there are those out there that can use it for more important things.
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I love how she says i normally play higher limits or something in the stars blog, but then decided to sit at a low limit table, and only one, because she cant concentrate on more than 1. And she didnt know what was going on when the game stopped. Dumbass.
Also ALDI is like walmart, but smaller, and the prica of a lettuce is about $0.01. Its cheap shit, but they sell so much, they pay staff $20 an hour to work the tills. |
Had 4 tables going to no avail
Every single BIG HAND id load up on the small limit tables and say a prayer but nothing,got close but you know what close pays!!!!:eek: We'll get them on the 6 bill hand
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Jerk.
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what, for calling a woman a dumbass who was playing 1 table hoping to get lucky, and when she hit the 5billionth hand, didnt know she had because she wasnt "looking at the top left corner" I think if you look up the word dumbass in wikipedia, that is what is used as a reference:D |
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