Stars 5 Billionth Hand

[eejit101]

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

[Talking Poker]

Here's the official Press Release:

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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

[lightfungus]

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.

[eejit101]

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.

[New Guy]

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!!!! We'll get them on the 6 bill hand

[johnp158]

Jerk.

[eejit101]

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