$1 SNG tournaments and PokerStars Week in Review

This time a week ago I was somewhere over the Atlantic, an iPod shooting music into my ears to drown out the three kids two rows in front of me, and wondering if I could stand another viewing of "National Treasure" on the seatback screen in front of me (the answer was a firm no).

Now, we're a week removed from the World Cup of Poker and fully involved in another big week at PokerStars.

First, an announcement. If you haven't noticed yet, PokerStars is now offering $1 Sit & Go tournaments. Each of the tournaments is comprised of 45 players and pays out seven places. As I type in the middle of the afternoon, 13 of the contests are running. It's a great, cheap way to work on your SNG skills.

Now, a quick week in review:

Golden Corn took more than a niblet out of the Sunday $350,000 Guarantee. He raked in more than $100,000 for his effort. This Sunday is the monthly $500,000 Guaranteed. Last month's winner took down one of our biggest weekly tournament prizes ever.

Lee Jones took some time out of his busy schedule to give us this official line on online team play and the difference between that strategy and collusion.

And the biggest news of the week came in the form of a second deposit bonus for the month of May with a little something extra for people who are making their first real money deposit with PokerStars.

Next week is going to be, as they sometimes say back in my hometown, a biggun'. It kicks off on Sunday with PokerStars Sunday $500,000 Guaranteed and will end with the first preliminary events of the WSOP. More than sixty PokerStars players have used their W$ to buy into the first two preliminary events. I'll be out in Vegas for the kickoff of the action and if one of ours wins a bracelet, you'll certainly hear about it here.

Have a good weekend, folks.