December 2006 Archives

The year 2006 was yet another banner year for PokerStars and its valued players. It was a year of change, improvement, and success. Now licensed in the Isle of Man, PokerStars made every effort to give its players the best experience in online poker. From translating its web site to a number of different European languages to offering its 38 millionth tournament, PokerStars grew to be the biggest online poker site and was named the best poker site by the readers of Bluff magazine. PokerStars continues to serve every level of player with the best of its ability, from the play money players to the people frequenting the big $100-$200 NL games hosted by Barry Greenstein.

Here's a look back at 2006 and all the fun at PokerStars.

PokerStars 2006 Year in Review

January

PokerStars opens doors on VIP Club--The move was widely-anticipated and applauded across the board. On the first day of the year, PokerStars unveiled its new VIP Club. The move opened the door on a whole new level of rewards for PokerStars players. Suddenly, just for playing, players found themselves able to use their Frequent Player Points to buy high-end electronics, WSOP seats, or even brand new cars. By September, Supernova Dario Minieri would use his FPP points to buy a new Porsche.


Dario Minieri

Steve Paul-Ambrose wins 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure--For the second year in a row, PokerStars held its annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at the luxurious Atlantis Resort and Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. More than 700 players showed up to compete for a $1,363,100 first prize. After several days of battle in paradise, Canadian college student Steve Paul-Ambrose took first prize and a place on the elite Team PokerStars.


2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure winner, Steve Paul-Ambrose

PokerStars hosts first World Championship of Battleship Poker--During the 2006 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, PokerStars hosted the first-ever World Championship of Battleship Poker, an event that put players in heads-up competition online at PokerStars while they sat across from each other in real life on laptops. Some of the world's top professionals played in the event. When it was all over, well-known player Michael "LuckyLady519" Banducci walked away with the title and the first WCBP title.


Michael "LuckyLady519" Banducci

PokerStars begins to replay Sunday tournament final tables--In yet another example of its innovative approach to online poker, PokerStars began to broadcast replays of its big Sunday tournaments. In many cases, you could watch replays of the events with the hole cards exposed. Sometimes, the winner would come back and provide commentary on the final table play.

February

PokerStars unveils the PokerStars Sunday Million--It had seemed to be in the cards for quite a while. In February, PokerStars made it official. Every Sunday, PokerStars guarantees a $1 million prize pool in its weekly $215 no-limit hold'em event. The Sunday Million is now the biggest weekly tournament on the planet.

Lee Nelson joins Team PokerStars--Coming off a strong finish in the Aussie Millions, Lee Nelson found a home on Team PokerStars and has since been playing in the biggest tournaments online and around the world.

Wil Wheaton wins $10,000 for charity in WPT Invitational--Team PokerStars' Wil Wheaton battled through a field of champions and finished as the last-standing celebrity in the WPT Invitational. For his efforts, the WPT donated $10,000 to the City of Hope. You can read more about it at our post about Wil Wheaton's experience at the WPT Invitational.

100,000 players simultaneously on PokerStars--PokerStars.com reached the 100,000-player milestone, marking the first time ever that 100,000 poker players were logged on simultaneously in games at PokerStars.com or anywhere else. To give the milestone some perspective...less than three years ago, PokerStars broke the 10,000-player mark for the first time. Another fact: The world's largest land-based casino has 243 poker tables. On a typical weekday evening, PokerStars.com has up to forty-times as many games going.

March

Jeff Williams wins EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo--It was the biggest event in European Poker Tour history and the winner was none other than a young college student from the University of Georgia. Nineteen-year-old Jeff Williams ran roughshod over the competition and emerged the victor, taking home more than $1 million.



2007 PokerStars World Cup of Poker kicks off--Once again, PokerStars hosted the World Cup of Poker. Forty-six teams from around the world set out to be one of the eight teams that would make it to the live finals in Barcelona.

PokerStars joins Aston Martin Racing in partnership--In a partnership that would last the entire year, PokerStars and Aston Martin racing joined together the worlds of luxury cars, high performance racing, and high-stakes poker. Throughout the year, PokerStars logo appeared on Aston Martin Racing cars.

April

PokerStars registers five millionth player--A Las Vegas chef signed up as PokerStars' five millionth registered user in April. For helping PokerStars reach the milestone, George Draper received a World Series of Poker main event prize package and an entry into the main event of the fourth annual PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker.



Premier plays HORSE with Mark Cuban --In one of the most unique uses of Frequent Player Points and the PokerStars VIP Club, well-known player Premier used his FPPs to play a game of HORSE with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.



Greg Raymer plays at halftime of Mavericks game--2004 WSOP champ Greg Raymer is known more for his stop-and-go than his jumpshot, but a late-season Dallas Mavericks game saw Fossilman playing cards at halftime of the game. While he was in town, Raymer played in a tournament with the Mavs.



May

PCA airs on Travel Channel--After a long wait, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure finally aired on the Travel Channel, showing the world Steve Paul-Ambrose's big win.

PokerStars deals Five Billionth hand to MaraJade--During the month of May, PokerStars marked its five billionth dealt hand with a major celebration. A young woman who goes by MaraJade online (in real life, her name is from Manuela and she is from Germany) won the five billionth hand. PokerStars awarded her $57,500 for winning the milestone hand. She said she planned to use the money to fund a surgery she needed to save her sight.


MaraJade

June

Poland wins World Cup of Poker--After fighting through a field of some of the best heads-up players in the world, Team Poland went to the finals in Barcelona and claimed the PokerStars World Cup of Poker title.



PokerStars hosts 2nd World Blogger Championship of Online Poker--For the second year running, PokerStars hosted the world's top bloggers in the World Blogger Championship of Online Poker. Daleroxxu took home the championship and won a seat in the 2006 WSOP.


Daleroxxu

July

PokerStars hosts biggest WSOP satellite in history--In the final days before the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, PokerStars hosted a massive satellite to the event, awarding 255 seats to PokerStars players, more players than the entire playing field of the 1993 Main Event. By the time the main event started, more than 1,600 PokerStars qualifiers were signed up to play.

PokerStars kicks off Moneymaker Millionaire online freeroll--July marked the beginning of a five month $2.5 million freeroll on PokerStars. Thousands of people competed in the three-round event that eventually sent 27 people to the Bahamas to compete for the $1 million first prize.

Team PokerStars gets much bigger--As the World Series of Poker picked up steam, the ranks of Team PokerStars grew by leaps and bounds. Barry Greenstein, Bill Chen, Victor Ramdin, and Humberto Brenes all joined the elite group and remain with the team to this day.

August

Three PokerStars qualifiers make WSOP main event final table--After fighting through the biggest field in WSOP history, three PokerStars qualifiers--Doug Kim, Erik Friberg, and Dan Nassif--won more than $6 million.

PokerStars upgrades software--With the World Championship of Online Poker on the horizon, PokerStars gave its players a number of fantastic software upgrades, including resizable tables, selectable themes, and new game options like HORSE and HOSE.

September

Vicky Coren wins EPT London--Though ladies had made final tables in the past, for the first time ever, a woman took first place in a European Poker Tour event. Well-known English player Vicky Coren took the title at the EPT event in London, winning 500,000 pounds.



5th Annual World Championship of Online Poker--PokerStars kicked off its biggest WCOOP ever, hosting 18 events, including Razz and HORSE. The series included millions of dollars in prize money and the prestigious $5,000 buy-in HORSE event hosted by Barry Greenstein. Over the course of the 18 events, players from 89 different countries played poker in search of a WCOOP title. From Bangladesh to Belize, from the Faroe Islands to Finland, from Macedonia to Malaysia, players built prize pools that grew in excess of $18.5 million.

October

J.C. Tran wins WCOOP Main Event--In the WCOOP main event, more than 2,500 players put up $2,600 apiece to build a record-breaking $6,275,000 prize pool, the biggest in online poker history. When it was over, well-known pro J.C. Tran captured the WCOOP main event bracelet.

November

PokerStars introduces 5 Card Draw and 2-7 Triple Draw--Just a few months after bringing in HORSE, PokerStars began to offer two new game variants to its players. Now, PokerStars players can play 5 Card Draw and 2-7 Triple Draw any time they want.

December

PokerStars gives away the first production James Bond Aston Martin DBS--In a one-of-a-kind freeroll, PokerStars gave away the first Aston Martin DBS off the production line to jodie20, the winner of the PokerStars Aston Martin freeroll.

PokerStars finalizes MMM finalists--After several months of battle, 27 players learned they would be traveling to the Bahamas to compete in the finals of the $2.5 million Moneymaker Millionaire Freeroll. There they will compete for the $1 million first prize. To learn more about the finalists, visit the Moneymaker Millionaire players page.

Joe Hachem wins WPT Five Diamond--It was a moment that validated everything we already knew. Joe Hachem, barely more than a year after winning the 2005 WSOP, won the WPT Five Diamond championship event. His efforts earned him more than $2.1 million and membership in an exclusive club of only five people who have won both a WSOP main event bracelet and a WPT title.



PokerStars opens bigger games--To serve the needs and desires of players who want to play sky high, PokerStars opened some much bigger games in the month of December. Now you'll find players fighting in $1,000/$2,000 limit hold'em games and $100/$200 No-Limit Hold'em games.



PokerStars celebrates 5th anniversary--To celebrate five years of PokerStars, players were treated to cash prizes for anniversary jubilee hands, a ton of Team PokerStars freerolls, and deposit bonus. PokerStars also honored the Class of 2001, players who signed up in 2001 and stuck around to make PokerStars what it is, with two Class of 2001 $25,000 freerolls.

Santa Claus gives away money on Christmas eve--In the hours before Christmas, the jolly old elf sat down at countless tables on PokerStars and gave away money to all the players he could.



Bluff readers name PokerStars Best Poker Site --Capping off the year, the readers of Bluff magazine named PokerStars.com the best online poker site.

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Now, we look forward to 2007. The 2007 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is just days away. After that, we have another 12 months of poker and fun. Thanks for making 2006 as great as it was. Here's to another great year in 2007.

While PokerStars celebrates its fifth anniversary, it is also celebrating the Class of 2001, the people who have been around since the very beginning and have stuck around to make PokerStars the biggest and best online poker site on the planet. I've tracked down a few of the old-timers. Over the next few days, I'll be bringing you some of their stories.

Five Questions with Jason "SFCellman" Reisdorfer

Q. How did you start playing at PokerStars

A. I had been playing online for over a year before PokerStars opened. However, once I gave PokerStars a try, the software and customer service impressed me a great deal. As the site's popularity grew, I shifted the majority of my play to PokerStars. It's been easy to stay loyal thanks to PokerStars superior format and service, as well as incredible game selection.

I've spent the past 3 or 4 years as a professional poker player, but I really only consider that time spent as an apprenticeship--learning the game, learning bankroll management, learning tourney play. I once heard Howard Lederer say that it really took him seven years to become a professional poker player, so I guess I'm getting close. I've got about $65,000 in lifetime cashes in MTT's on PokerStars, my biggest being a win in a $33 No-Limit Hold'em tourney with around 600 players for close to a $4,800 payday. I look to make a few more moves in some bigger buy-in events in the next couple years.



Q. What do you do in your offline life?

A. I'm in my mid-twenties and have lived most of my life in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In college I studied Mathematics, with plans of becoming a high-school teacher until I discovered poker my freshman year. A little over two years ago, I married my beautiful wife, Erika...who was my high school sweetheart. We have a dog named Todd, and have plans of expanding our family in the next couple of years. I love sports, and play as much slowpitch softball as I can in the spring and summer. I enjoy backgammon, chess, Madden football and GoldenTee, as well as taking several trips throughout the year to some of the major poker tournaments.

Q. Has your game at PokerStars translated to any success in the live poker rooms?

A. Absoulutely...without a doubt. Ask any live poker pro, and I think they'll tell you that poker is about the math, and reading and knowing your oppenents tendancies. Well, when I sit down at a live game, and look around the table at many of the recreational players...I smile to myself, because I realize that I've played more hands of poker in one month on PokerStars, than they have probably played their whole lives in a casino. Since I've played so many hands, the math and situations are now just instincts at a live table, so I can spend much of my focus on reading my opponents. While they're busy trying to figure out how many outs they have, I'm planning my options on the next betting rounds...much like chess...looking two and three moves in advance. Had I not played so many hands online, I don't think I would be able to focus as much of my attention on my opponents tells and maximizing my decisions. I honestly can't recall the last live poker session that I didn't book a win...now if I could only figure out a way to multi-table at a cardroom?!?!? :)



Q. How has PokerStars helped you improve your game?

A. The beautiful thing about playing on PokerStars is that you can accumulate an enormous amount of data and information about your game, in such a compact amount of time...something that playing in a live casino would take you months, or even years to learn. PokerStars offers such a variety of game selection, that you can become so well rounded in so many different types of poker. Playing on PokerStars has improved my game tremendously over the past 5 years. I think the biggest advance in my game has been when games get shorthanded in a live game. A lot of my opponents don't adjust to the shorthanded style, and for me...having logged so many hands of 6-max has helped my confidence and results at shorthanded live games.

Q. Anything else you'd like to tell us?

A. Let me just take a moment and pump up the egos of Lee Jones and his outstanding crew. I have played on many other online poker sites, and the Customer Service people on PokerStars are simply top-notch. Their speedy replies and knowledge of the rules and the game of poker are a rarity among the other sites. It's also very obvious, that the management has put the right people in place in the marketing departments as well, because the players just keep coming and coming to the site. The VIP program is making great strides and I can't wait to see what they have in store for 2007. Bravo PokerStars, I look forward to another great year on the best site online!

While PokerStars celebrates its fifth anniversary, it is also celebrating the Class of 2001, the people who have been around since the very beginning and have stuck around to make PokerStars the biggest and best online poker site on the planet. I've tracked down a few of the old-timers. Over the next few days, I'll be bringing you some of their stories.

Here's the thing about Francis Naud: He has been playing at PokerStars as long as just about anybody. What's more, as a Supernova member of the PokerStars VIP Club, he plays more than most people. Who is he? Well, that will be up to you to figure out. He doesn't mind that you know his real name. His screen name, however, will remain a secret.

Oh, and this is what he looks like:

So, he may not be the biggest of mystery men, but he is an old-timer here who embodies PokerStars history.

Back in 2001, Naud got word from a friend that there was a poker site just starting up with an interesting interface.

"I jumped in and never quit," Naud said.

Since then, Naud has been a regular player on PokerStars, with fond memories of every year.

"I remember one magic streak when starting my career on the site. I won two consecutive $200+15 MTTs back-to-back," he said. "Back in those days, the field of players was less impressive--a little more than 100 players. Still, it really gave me the kick that I needed to start my poker career."

Like many players, Naud's poker life didn't start off with lots of huge wins. After college, he went to work with his father.

"I worked pretty hard for my money and I lost a part of it in online poker," he said. "Trust me, I paid to learn!"

But poker was a passion for Naud. He didn't focus on his losses. He focused on what he knew he would win. And win he did.

"Pokertars is where I really developed my poker skills, online and live. I traveled the world playing live poker, paying for my trips with the money I could win out of both ring games and tournaments," he said. "In fact, I'm really better as an online poker player. Who knows, I still dream of a final table at a major live tournament for which I would pay the entry via a satellite that PokerStars offers on its site."

Thanks to Francis Naud for making PokerStars his online home. And Francis, I'll plan on seeing you at the final table of a live event very soon.

While PokerStars celebrates its fifth anniversary, it is also celebrating the Class of 2001, the people who have been around since the very beginning and have stuck around to make PokerStars the biggest and best online poker site on the planet. I've tracked down a few of the old-timers. Over the next few days, I'll be bringing you some of their stories.

Graham "Ribs" Ribchester was one of the beta boys. In 2001, PokerStars invited several people to participate in beta freeroll tournaments in which players could win Frequent Player Points. Ribchester played happily and won his fair share of FPPs.

"I ended up using 10,000 FPPs to enter a few $2,000 prize pool freeroll tournaments," Ribchester said, and then joked, "Little did I know that if I had held onto that for a couple of years, when the system was revamped, it would have been worth a lot more."

These days, Ribchester is so dedicated to poker life, and PokerStars in particular, that he is often accused of being a walking advertising board. "I love poker merchandise, and I'm always wearing it," he said. "Literally over 300 days a year, I'm wearing Pokerstars clothes."

Ribchester in his PokerStars rugby and PokerStars Aston Martin Racing hat

Ribchester actually spends most of his time playing Omaha cash games where he has "happily grinded many tens of thousands of dollars sitting in cash games over the years." Despite his Omaha background, Ribchester has done well in some no-limit hold'em freerolls, including taking third place in the first-ever World Blogger Championship of Online Poker.

Ribchester's poker beginnings were not the stuff of fancy and frollicking, though. He explains it like this:

"My formal education...came to an abrupt halt when my father was paralyzed in a car accident. It meant I had to find an income for myself. So, I made the decision to start playing poker online in evenings while working a day job. I had been grinding away making $100 a week at low limits for 2 hours a day, but that changed to 12 hours a day soon after when the business I was working for got bought out and people got laid off."

Now, at age 29, Ribs makes his living playing poker. "When I started on Stars I was grinding the PLO8 $25 tables," he said. "PokerStars helped my game a lot simply by having low enough stakes for me to be able to learn the game."

When he first started out, things didn't go as well as he hoped. He lost about $1,100 online in the first three months of playing. He credits PokerStars with helping him turn it around.

"Stars helped...with lots of table selection. The other aspect of my game that was helped with Stars was the option for avatars. One of my strengths is my memory, and the ability to remember the people I play against as a picture rather than a name aids the memory process," he said.

Now, if you follow Ribs around PokerStars, you can find him playing some of the bigger games. He's one of fewer than ten members of the Class of 2001 who maintain Superova status in the PokerStars VIP club. As you'll see by the picture below, he doesn't shy away from big pots.



Ribchester rarely plays live poker. He said, "Why should I when I have PokerStars? I play six tables online simultaneously. Real life poker just bores me to tears with how slow it is, especially Omaha. I am a member of the Grosvenor Casino in Salford, UK. But if I do play, it's only a social occasion."

When he's not cleaning up at the Omaha tables, Ribchester will occasionally hold cancer charity tournaments on PokerStars.

Thanks to Graham "Ribs" Ribchester for spending the last five years with PokerStars. Here's to another great and profitable five years.

It doesn't really matter when you sit down at a poker table. You're always looking for somebody who is throwing a party--just giving it away. Sometimes you get lucky and a whale is spewing chips all over the table. Sometimes you have to work a little bit harder. Tonight, on this 2006 Christmas Eve, there were a lot of people who didn't have to work at all. And who do they have to thank?

Well, Santa Claus, of course.

While there were rumors and hopes that suggested Santa might be in the vicinity, nobody knew for sure until a little after 8pm ET tonight when Santa himself sat down at a table and said, in essence, "I'm about to give away a lot of money."

The jolly old elf pops down the chimney of a PokerStars table



Over the course of the next several hours, Santa Claus emptied thousands and thousands of dollars out of his big sack of goodies. At times, it seemed the PokerStars players couldn't believe their good fortune. For some players, the concept of Santa showing up and giving them a holiday gift just seemed...well, too good to be true. Santa even offered some sage advice to players: "It's better to be good than lucky...because miracles usually happen on 34th Street, not on Fifth Street."

[Note: The above received a couple of groans in the chat bar. Santa could only respond, "Sometimes I sleigh myself..."]

Come Monday, it may all seem like a dream to the good boys and girls on PokerStars. They may wonder if, in fact, it ever happened at all. As one who witnessed it, I can only say...

"Yes, Virginia..."

Happy Holidays, everyone.

The holiday spirit was alive and well at the final table of the PokerStars Sunday Million this week. The final six players chopped up the pot with most everybody getting near-equal shares. In the end, though, Bhoth walked away with first prize and a big holiday bonus. Happy holidays to everyone. Final table results are below.

PokerStars Sunday Million Results
Based on finishing order and six-way deal that left $30,000 for first place

1. Bhoth (United States) $119,350.00
2. FrankTheT@nk (United States) $66,334.00
3. themerkman (United States) $51,163.00
4. omba (Sweden) $49,133.00
5. Rags2Racks (United States) $52,943.00
6. poofter (Monaco) $60,377.00
7. RebelYell7 (United States) $20,600.00
8. beauW (United States) $15,100.00
9. amils1 (United States) $10,000.00

Okay, I'm sworn to secrecy on this one. It's like MI-6 and CIA kind of secrecy. If I were to fully explain, chances are you wouldn't see my byline here anymore. Chances are you wouldn't see me anymore.

That said, I've been given permission to say the following:

There is a very real possibility Santa Claus is coming to town on Christmas Eve. And by town, I, of course, mean PokerStars.

I've said too much already. The walls have ears. And reindeer.

That is all.

As PokerStars celebrates its fifth anniversary, it's honoring members of the Class of 2001, people who signed up in the very beginning and have stuck around to make PokerStars the best poker room around. The Class of 2001 will be playing in two $25,000 Freerolls during the fifth anniversary celebration. Results for both tournaments will be posted here.

Class of 2001 $25,000 Freeroll (12-23-06)

1. CrocDundee $6,750.00
2. CincinatiKid (Canada) $4,522.50
3. Siren (United States) $2,725.00
4. Myrtle (United States) $2,062.50
5. bobby (United States) $1,562.50
6. Gooch (United States) $1,125.00
7. smoky1 (United States) $875.00
8. mebogey (Canada) $625.00
9. Dr Jimmy (United States) $425.00

Class of 2001 $25,000 Freeroll (12-30-06)

1. drfish (United States) $6,750.00
2. greatbrit (United Kingdom) $4,522.50
3. Jahelle (Norway) $2,725.00
4. masterfull (Canada) $2,062.50
5. Fenwick (United States) $1,562.50
6. Sweat (United States) $1,125.00
7. glen19 (United States) $875.00
8. marty310 (United States) $625.00
9. KR76 (Norway) $425.00

As PokerStars celebrates its fifth anniversary, Team PokerStars members are hosting a series of freerolls for PokerStars players. I'll be posting daily results here for the 12 days of the celebration. Congratulations to all the winning players. Happy Anniversary, PokerStars!

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-22-06 (16:00)

1. rAiLb1Rd (United States) $179.10
2. ddrstel (United Kingdom) $96.80
3. smuve (Portugal) $57.50
4. RickyCz (Canada) $46.70
5. nipper9222 (Canada) $38.50
6. SlickHick2 (United States) $31.00
7. ivanildo (Portugal) $24.50
8. born2ugly (United Kingdom) $18.00
9. NEGirl (United States) $12.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-22-06 (19:00)

1. EddyMontana (United States) $153.60
2. Mari574-0475 (United States) $81.30
3. deuce24 (United States) $51.20
4. bbaced (Canada) $40.70
5. e4f9j3l3 (United States) $32.30
6. crazy169 (Bolivia) $25.80
7. EASTERNLIGHT (United Kingdom) $20.00
8. Suresh0t68 (United States) $14.60
9. rjd21584 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-22-06 (20:00)

1. almostapped (United States) $158.10
2. RodNRedmond (United States) $85.80
3. b heis (United States) $52.30
4. trail rated (United States) $41.80
5. cifra (Italy) $34.30
6. TheBubba74 (Canada) $27.00
7. HBsen (Norway) $20.60
8. himmelseng (Norway) $15.10
9. EbonyAdder (Canada) $10.00

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-22-06 (21:00)

1. goleafsgoeh (Canada) $820.00
2. AAROWLSAA (United States) $451.50
3. mushmouthx (Canada) $270.50
4. melinaz (United States) $217.50
5. brock90 (United States $175.00
6. Romamor (United States) $138.50
7. derek27 (United States) $107.50
8. babybrat13 (Canada) $80.00
9. leroy_mac (United States) $53.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-22-06 (22:00)

1. mikemartini (United States) $158.10
2. Sean AAAA (United States) $85.80
3. jackbauer24c (Canada) $52.30
4. Mr.Neuman (Canada) $41.80
5. BIG_Marcos (New Zealand) $34.30
6. RadioGuy777 (United States) $27.00
7. Quad_Queen1 (United States) $20.60
8. salem70ca (Canada) $15.10
9. tharake (United States)$10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-23-06 (14:00)

1. auctionguy (United States) $158.10
2. spencer15 (United Kingdom) $85.80
3. Dali77 (Germany) $52.30
4. rakesh_mn (United States) $41.80
5. onthechip111 (United States) $34.30
6. hillbilly06 (United States) $27.00
7. Zoester6 (United States) $20.60
8. FLEXX420 (United States) $15.10
9. myhighlandpr (United States) $10.00

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-23-06 (15:00)

1. Manuroth (Norway) $790.50
2. jintsrule56 (United States) $429.00
3. Bartmouse (Germany) $261.50
4. Ozark007 (United States) $209.00
5. skah (France) $171.50
6. the face 46 (Germany) $135.00
7. scobbie21 (United Kingdom) $103.00
8. irvine9 (Canada) $75.50
9. 9 thejoker 9 (United States) $50.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-23-06 (16:00)

1. VictorBean (United States) $153.60
2. CHAWKS37 (United States) $81.30
3. Heartless AV (United States) $51.20
4. sleepercell9 (United States) $40.70
5. leons_papa6 (Germany) $32.30
6. bizzyy420 (Germany) $25.80
7. kmg9000 (United States) $20.00
8. FreAkJD (Germany) $14.60
9. FozzyBear429 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-23-06 (19:00)

1. oREO2004 (United States) $153.60
2. Papaw13301 (United States) $81.30
3. tsamick (United States) $51.20
4. 7425 (United States) $40.70
5. pettyricky05 (United States) $32.30
6. PartyNacer (United States) $25.80
7. jazzyjay1 (United States) $20.00
8. enkroneigen (Denmark) $14.60
9. gbrochester (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-23-06 (20:00)

1. Jebi_Karte (Canada) $153.60
2. wideride (United States) $81.30
3. maddux187 (United States) $51.20
4. quik2fold (United States) $40.70
5. weeeemo (United States) $32.30
6. Saturn21 (Canada) $25.80
7. orkenus (United States) $20.00
8. ExaltedRuler (United States) $14.60
9. gotyours (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-23-06 (22:00)

1. l2iver $kill (United States) $153.60
2. ace19834321 (Canada) $81.30
3. DONTCRAKEM (United States) $51.20
4. jofay (Canada) $40.70
5. str8faces (Canada) $32.30
6. crash60 (Canada) $25.80
7. killjoy247 (Canada) $20.00
8. mj2176 (United States) $14.60
9. e_smith (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-24-06 (14:00)

1. DrJSB (United States) $164.00
2. Coach K (United States) $90.30
3. fljohngalt (United States) $54.10
4. handleme (United States) $43.50
5. peanutgllry (United States) $35.00
6. Imagethegod (United States) $27.70
7. Crim$onking (United States) $21.50
8. tml28 Forest (Canada) $16.00
9. Bgworm68222 (Canada) $10.60

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-24-06 (15:00)

1. rmntaw4ever (Canada) $790.50
2. DAKID777 (United States) $429.00
3. Knightrida (Canada) $261.50
4. shipcookie (Canada) $209.00
5. PokerED (United States) $171.50
6. stud678 (United States) $135.00
7. sambo1987 (United States) $103.00
8. ADHDME (United States) $75.50
9. CRMAC49 (United States) $50.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-24-06 (16:00)

1. Horrorhorst (Germany) $153.60
2. dunriwikan45 (United States) $81.30
3. dreamdarts68 (France) $51.20
4. mrbogambo (United States) $40.70
5. Martino13 (United States) $32.30
6. lexani20 (United States) $25.80
7. KevDunk (United Kingdom) $20.00
8. BigBonnie97 (United States) $14.60
9. christobal (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-24-06 (19:00)

1. hateme2007 (United States) $158.10
2. DavidEarl (United States) $85.80
3. B-Wheezy (United States) $52.30
4. Harvallen (Netherlands) $41.80
5. badlands29 (United States) $34.30
6. Snowdove2000 (United States) $27.00
7. EZ2easy (United States) $20.60
8. Karlos Jr (United States) $15.10
9. PPPiranha (United Kingdom) $10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-24-06 (20:00)

1. blair-n-ang (Canada) $158.10
2. rgv11 (United States) $85.80
3. ltatn (United States) $52.30
4. tuchalo (United States) $41.80
5. Culturian (United States) $34.30
6. thud sask (Canada) $27.00
7. fari1 (United States) $20.60
8. creativeray (United States) $15.10
9. okterrific (United States) $10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-24-06 (22:00)

1. keymaster4 (United States) $158.10
2. blackeleven (United States) $85.80
3. TheSlyFox (United States) $52.30
4. superhun123 (United States) $41.80
5. Bebert004 (France) $34.30
6. Evil Jesus (United States) $27.00
7. Pokedatgal (United States) $20.60
8. lindaiyu (Sweden) $15.10
9. limpin369 (United States) $10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-25-06 (14:00)

1. Gobbitas (Lithuania) $158.10
2. aljicos (Latvia) $85.80
3. sweetbru (Canada) $52.30
4. old&slow (United States) $41.80
5. chekthis (Canada) $34.30
6. dims73 Ixelles (Belgium) $27.00
7. francishill (Canada) $20.60
8. Bob Montana (United States) $15.10
9. justmuckit25 (United States) $10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-25-06 (16:00)

1. Slow Dane (Germany) $158.10
2. tcourt448 (United States) $85.80
3. AtomicTilt (United States) $52.30
4. striker834 (United States) $41.80
5. mimic (United States) $34.30
6. chanel26 (United States) $27.00
7. BlackMarlene (Germany) $20.60
8. jomimi (Germany) $15.10
9. jnavy (United States) $10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-25-06 (19:00)

1. indycoltz32 (United States) $153.60
2. jamone2004 (United States) $81.30
3. Rasta Cat (United States) $51.20
4. kloot (United States) $40.70
5. CinChief161 (United States) $32.30
6. AA_allup (Canada) $25.80
7. socalelks (United States) $20.00
8. yellowrim (United States) $14.60
9. levkovski (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-25-06 (20:00)

1. red283 (United States) $153.60
2. DJSHERBY (Canada) $81.30
3. Zbutton (United States) $51.20
4. hansbrix3 (United States) $40.70
5. FloppyKK (Canada) $32.30
6. SSTR-LAR (United States) $25.80
7. All_In_Butt_ (United States) $20.00
8. RichieT (United States) $14.60
9. cowboysrule7 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-25-06 (21:00)

1. sm52 (United States) $768.00
2. pellepropan (Norway) $406.50
3. tokkie (Netherlands) $256.00
4. ugorp (United States) $203.50
5. nwahs69 (Canada) $161.50
6. REDD53 (United States) $129.00
7. Tigerpaw (United States) $100.00
8. crunch55 (United States) $73.00
9. orquel (Canada) $48.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-25-06 (22:00)

1. Jazz995 (United States) $153.60
2. chaserboy496 (United States) $81.30
3. netzuko (France) $51.20
4. BigRigging (Canada) $40.70
5. ratfick (Canada) $32.30
6. sauletupe (United States) $25.80
7. JJEFFREY (United States) $20.00
8. Raffk2 (United States) $14.60
9. silverfox333 (Australia) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-26-06 (14:00)

1. The_swan06 (United Kingdom) $158.10
2. lama231 (United States) $85.80
3. ilkku (Finland) $52.30
4. KrassMaster (United States) $41.80
5. Acesfull24 (United States) $34.30
6. j-daddy (United States) $27.00
7. Kiefer5 (United States) $20.60
8. Jimmy1002 (United States) $15.10
9. hardwood1 (United States) $10.00


Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-26-06 (15:00)

1. auguy35 (United States)
2. PokerArmy01 (United States)
3. grelaczek (Poland)
4. StaIIion (United States)
5. cantshaikme (United States)
6. gal12 (Germany)
7. Jak Diamond (United States)
8. moychi (Sweden)
9. traverje (United States)

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-26-06 (16:00)

1. bornos (United States) $153.60
2. tchimo (France) $81.30
3. Zanmatou (Switzerland) $51.20
4. rockytop (United States) $40.70
5. fastOwl (United States) $32.30
6. emefge (Austria) $25.80
7. landlord13 (Canada) $20.00
8. Nm0101 (Portugal) $14.60
9 TerribleTer1 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-26-06 (19:00)

1. tcollins5 (United States) $153.60
2. Mr. Boofoo (United States) $81.30
3. bkh1013 (United States) $51.20
4. layton/james (United Kingdom) $40.70
5. foyster32 (United States) $32.30
6. SCOTTYSHAKES (Canada) $25.80
7. f9Firecat (United States) $20.00
8. CowboyJunkie (United States) $14.60
9. Stone52678 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-26-06 (20:00)

1. settrip (Canada) $153.60
2. cantshaikme (United States) $81.30
3. rockhead69 (United States) $51.20
4. ivey1on1 (United States) $40.70
5. DarylJ880 (United States) $32.30
6. Zambookajoe (Canada) $25.80
7. koole breeze (United States) $20.00
8. bedrock99 (United States) $14.60
9. PeterAdel (Germany) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-26-06 (22:00)

1. steph127 (United States) $153.60
2. RiskBuster (United States) $81.30
3. bringit9 (United States) $51.20
4. DWD22 (United States) $40.70
5. locknlode (United States) $32.30
6. beckkm (United States) $25.80
7. jerseytime (United States) $20.00
8. adamMacN (Canada) $14.60
9. EHK1 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-27-06 (14:00)

1. Tobi23 (Switzerland) $158.10
2. chokko (United States) $85.80
3. erniegota (Sweden) $52.30
4. Mezzacarona (United Kingdom) $41.80
5. savay (United States) $34.30
6. redbaron590 (Ireland) $27.00
7. mythman5 (United States) $20.60
8. vpa007 (Spain) $15.10
9. chilly1969 (United Kingdom) $10.00

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-27-06 (15:00)

1. Pelica (Japan) $768.00
2. urnehe (Belgium) $406.50
3. ysomuchtrbl (United States) $256.00
4. DonFESQ (United States) $203.50
5. rich555 (United States) $161.50
6. RJLORTSCHER (United States) $129.00
7. zingbust (United States) $100.00
8. aworan78 (France) $73.00
9. jimmysus1 (United States) $48.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-27-06 (16:00)

1. hem70601 (United States) $153.60
2. AkuAku (United States) $81.30
3. Ckissa (Norway) $51.20
4. D.I.G.78 (United States) $40.70
5. DaBlow (United States) $32.30
6. omwttt (United States) $25.80
7. Ming78 (Netherlands) $20.00
8. Starflaming1 (United States) $14.60
9. rasadada (Canada) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-27-06 (19:00)

1. slapheather (United States) $153.60
2. mgperun (Canada) $81.30
3. fire_eyes_2K (United Kingdom) $51.20
4. kenoerrol (United States) $40.70
5. Arly14 (Canada) $32.30
6. (Untranslatable name) (United States) $25.80
7. Pistol78 (United States) $20.00
8. DHKeys (United States) $14.60
9. arog15sj (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-27-06 (20:00)

1. sexylexie_99 (United States) $153.60
2. jmart1879 (United States) $81.30
3. chuckey2 (United States) $51.20
4. kuBob (United States) $40.70
5. Carl_110 (Switzerland) $32.30
6. bigdaddy9972 (United States) $25.80
7. Timbuktu2U (United States) $20.00
8. ismog (Canada) $14.60
9. fritopieboy (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-27-06 (22:00)

1. james124 (United States) $153.60
2. sfmfatman (United States) $81.30
3. craterkid (United States) $51.20
4. Beale222222 (United States) $40.70
5. droopy01 (United States) $32.30
6. mchattin (United States) $25.80
7. MikewitAces (United States) $20.00
8. AzRic (United States) $14.60
9. Flopoplectic (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-28-06 (14:00)

1. CICHO (Argentina) $158.10
2. Michael Wild (United States) $85.80
3. joebz (United States) $52.30
4. blaylol (United Kingdom) $41.80
5. RDERAC (United States) $34.30
6. matsscoop (Norway) $27.00
7. hal_val_bel (Germany) $20.60
8. wayne40r (United States) $15.10
9. cssTzor (Canada) $10.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-28-06 (16:00)

1. abazab (United States) $153.60
2. fonz44 (United States) $81.30
3. jwbeezer (United States) $51.20
4. messcook (United States) $40.70
5. krazybear (United States) $32.30
6. tj'sgranny (United States) $25.80
7. Polar61 (Switzerland) $20.00
8. DoubleD919 (United States) $14.60
9. lv2sd3 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-28-06 (19:00)

1. LdyLck7332 (United States) $153.60
2. padajohnspen (United States) $81.30
3. Mr Blue 55 (United States) $51.20
4. Shinok (Canada) $40.70
5. lick-hitting (United States) $32.30
6. Twenth (Germany) $25.80
7. rmntaw4ever (Canada) $20.00
8. ANT2301 (United States) $14.60
9. 84roadster (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-28-06 (20:00)

1. kartracer63 (United States) $153.60
2. dancingsuzi (Australia) $81.30
3. zippyRPMC (United States) $51.20
4. Mic. (United States) $40.70
5. BILLY DIGIT (United States) $32.30
6. billst (United States) $25.80
7. golani27 (United States) $20.00
8. tzcreg (United States) $14.60
9. mrjones (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-28-06 (21:00)

1. 371905 (Canada) $768.00
2. mariozin (Brazil) $406.50
3. ScotyRockets (United States) $256.00
4. Gavwest (United States) $203.50
5. Malachor21 (Germany) $161.50
6. slimboy007 (Germany) $129.00
7. goinx2 (United States) $100.00
8. CCarrs (United States $73.00
9. ger21 (United States) $48.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-28-06 (22:00)

1. fujilomi1 (Uruguay) $153.60
2. 3minors (United States) $81.30
3. ikester66 (Canada) $51.20
4. Sabeth 1 (Canada) $40.70
5. corkie123 (Ireland) $32.30
6. SchulasLaw (United States) $25.80
7. bruceskin (United States) $20.00
8. jkidd4mvp05 (United States) $14.60
9. PFRusH (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-29-06 (14:00)

1. Marc Aurel M (Germany) $153.60
2. mrbiggslik (United States) $81.30
3. Mr. EC (United States) $51.20
4. janbjarke (Denmark) $40.70
5. abbdogabbdog (United States) $32.30
6. Ernie-Ernie (Netherlands) $25.80
7. prittdgoat (United States) $20.00
8. rack_seven (United States) $14.60
9. CigarGucci (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-29-06 (16:00)

1. jbflic (United States) $153.60
2. raico (Moldova) $81.30
3. dman1331 (United States) $51.20
4. ricriver (United States) $40.70
5. !!!!AAAAs4me (United States) $32.30
6. Milman24 (United States) $25.80
7. dominikavery (Canada) $20.00
8. CDMcCray (United States) $14.60
9. DirkSchoen35 (Germany) $9.60

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-29-06 (18:00)

1. Luckys River (United States) $768.00
2. Dai Erdnase (United States) $406.50
3. Rap8ball (United States) $256.00
4. On_a_T1lt (Canada) $203.50
5. ND22 (United States) $161.50
6. fireman848 (United States) $129.00
7. RemDawg69 (United States) $100.00
8. paynekilla82 (United States) $73.00
9. QcMrHyde (Canada) $48.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-29-06 (19:00)

1. daddyhognutz (United States) $153.60
2. bobbytk (United States) $81.30
3. lesopoval (United States) $51.20
4. RiverBoatMan (United States) $40.70
5. jbkake (United States) $32.30
6. Hmpton0420 (United States) $25.80
7. mkmkmk0140 (Australia) $20.00
8. FULL TILT 62 (United States) $14.60
9. rcklessplayr (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-29-06 (20:00)

1. Dirty Harry5 (United States) $153.60
2. xRWx (United States) $81.30
3. wt18 (United States) $51.20
4. DontURvrMe (United States) $40.70
5. neukirsh (United States) $32.30
6. Hsssss (United States) $25.80
7. portice4747 (United States) $20.00
8. HitMe (United States) $14.60
9. duggiedubbie (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-29-06 (22:00)

1. alqpzm (United States) $153.60
2. MisterM_BR (Brazil) $81.30
3. duffy04 (United States) $51.20
4. lookintowin1 (United States) $40.70
5. laskaris (Canada) $32.30
6. airball68 (United States) $25.80
7. liesalot (United States) $20.00
8. LFTWNG11 (Australia) $14.60
9. Crappie13 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-30-06 (14:00)

1. tagesspiegel berlin Germany $153.60 618.76
2. eckfreak martinez GA United States $81.30 437.53
3. will4855 Omaha NE United States $51.20 357.24
4. Seymor Flopp kingwood TX United States $40.70 309.38
5. shlotz Oswego NY United States $32.30 276.72
6. drgnr Bend OR United States $25.80 252.61
7. mizzoubake St. Louis MO United States $20.00 233.87
8. wildducky3 edmonton AB Canada $14.60 218.77
9. allinpinedo Bogota Colombia $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-30-06 (16:00)

1. T-Ray1987 (Bulgaria) $153.60
2. pokerdar (United States) $81.30
3. CunnyDogger (Canada) $51.20
4. Zimmy86 (United Kingdom) $40.70
5. twpt (Canada) $32.30
6. Dhex1973 (United States) $25.80
7. Ty_Buff (Canada) $20.00
8. HSteitz (Canada) $14.60
9. folder1111 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 12-30-06 (18:00)

1. HEATHEN1119 (United States) $768.00
2. Poker OCD (United States) $406.50
3. DirtyOldBill (United Kingdom) $256.00
4. expressdad (United States) $203.50
5. franks321 (United States) $161.50
6. mll828 (United States) $129.00
7. FLY-N-A's (United States) $100.00
8. young-ping (United States) $73.00
9. Engle007 (United States) $48.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-30-06 (19:00)

1. maexli (Switzerland) $153.60
2. simcoop3 (United States) $81.30
3. wideride (United States) $51.20
4. moder8tion (United States) $40.70
5. 4golden8 (United States) $32.30
6. nitegirl (Australia) $25.80
7. threeouts (United States) $20.00
8. ollip (Germany) $14.60
9. big_daddt313 (Canada) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-30-06 (20:00)

1. tito999 (Norway) $153.60
2. ohiodad1117 (United States) $81.30
3. 13redbarrons (United States) $51.20
4. LarryAndrus (United States) $40.70
5. MikeyLos (United States) $32.30
6. DopeMan2006 (United States) $25.80
7. chelleu (United States) $20.00
8. ron525 (United States) $14.60
9. coelis (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 12-30-06 (22:00)

1. ANDRIY123 (United States) $153.60
2. eppy12588 (United States) $81.30
3. prettygal71 (United States) $51.20
4. skizee (United States) $40.70
5. MonkeySpy (United States) $32.30
6. Cheeseman67 (United States) $25.80
7. WyleECoyote1 (United States) $20.00
8. StickMan5000 (United States) $14.60
9. NotABluffer5 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-01-07 (14:00)

1. BullDawg2369 (United States) $153.60
2. izzy9991 (Canada) $81.30
3. hdjim (United States) $51.20
4. J.Stokes81 (Canada) $40.70
5. p1lammer (United States) $32.30
6. NESPORTS (United States) $25.80
7. superhun123 (United States) $20.00
8. 19JOHNNY61 (Canada) $14.60
9. tedford4life (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-01-07 (16:00)

1. xrobob (Czech Republic) $153.60
2. cariboubob (Canada) $81.30
3. pparkallstar (United States) $51.20
4. Playpeter (United Kingdom) $40.70
5. highrllr1 (United States) $32.30
6. Preiss01 (Canada) $25.80 252.61
7. nodonuts4u (United States) $20.00
8. pLaYdaGaMe76 (United States) $14.60
9. CFREISS (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $5,000 Freeroll 01-01-07 (18:00)

1. xxxpapaxxx (Belgium) $768.00
2. Vlyrr (Germany) $406.50
3. Eagle Powers (United States) $256.00
4. East Bend (United States) $203.50
5. babyj49 (United States) $161.50
6. BUSHWACKER (United States) $129.00
7. ss47 (United States) $100.00
8. woodchuck40 (United States) $73.00
9. phlffhd (United States) $48.00

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-01-07 (19:00)

1. dylbro2 (United States) $153.60
2. atfab (Canada) $81.30
3. ryeguy0811 (Canada) $51.20
4. Tcarnage (Canada) $40.70
5. fold_64 (Canada) $32.30
6. Wiebe25 (Canada) $25.80
7. coca-cola521 (United States) $20.00
8. squirre777 (United States) $14.60
9. bobleragout (France) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-01-07 (20:00)

1. sparrkkyg (United States) $153.60
2. AnthN1985 (United States) $81.30
3. littlecat312 (Canada) $51.20
4. Nitro Harley (United States) $40.70
5. CMH33 (United States) $32.30
6. swimsushi (United States) $25.80
7. OnTiLt888 (United States) $20.00
8. Woony401 (United States) $14.60
9. Robyndk (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-01-07 (22:00)

1. nowife (United States) $153.60
2. hotshots2003 (United States) $81.30
3. sawtyboy (Australia) $51.20
4. rddragn1 (United States) $40.70
5. Dodgecrew (United States) $32.30
6. jbflic (United States) $25.80
7. MetsSkinsFan (United States) $20.00
8. dief420 (United States) $14.60
9. marylandpok (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-02-07 (14:00)

1. Winnipegger (Canada) $153.60
2. JohnnyGrandt (United States) $81.30
3. red kitty (United States) $51.20
4. HitMe (United States) $40.70
5. playa royale (United States) $32.30
6. mattywills68 (United Kingdom) $25.80
7. ysomuchtrbl (United States) $20.00
8. 3million$man (United States) $14.60
9. Hoopsref (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-02-07 (16:00)

1. lukforcook (United States) $153.60
2. cdavis76 (Canada) $81.30
3. millertm1919 (United States) $51.20
4. srproger (Netherlands) $40.70
5. schizo66 (Netherlands) $32.30
6. luckysam69 (Canada) $25.80
7. warwick600 (United Kingdom) $20.00
8. sqeenie (Germany) $14.60
9. aquarius555 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-02-07 (19:00)

1. paulieg137 (United States) $153.60
2. The Faja (United States) $81.30
3. Janixx (Norway) $51.20
4. fitz42 (United States) $40.70
5. Chamaco10 (Peru) $32.30
6. Rhongezzy (United States $25.80
7. HeliFlopster (United States) $20.00
8. teofrasto (Argentina) $14.60
9. sandraleo (Netherlands) $9.60

Team PokerStars $1,000 Freeroll 01-02-07 (20:00)

1. Gatty45 (United States) $153.60
2. rogerjankie (Canada) $81.30
3. Titten Teit (Norway) $51.20
4. Amber Bock (United States) $40.70
5. tab2331 (United States) $32.30
6. Brimalicious (United States) $25.80
7. AP33AP33 (Canada) $20.00
8. draZen19 (Germany) $14.60
9. bexster22 (United States) $9.60

Team PokerStars $10,000 Freeroll 01-02-07 (21:00)

1. Allmadden256 (United States) $1,536.00
2. sonny421 (United States) $813.00
3. Chamaco10 (Peru) $512.00
4. jnukem (United States) $407.00
5. coinsrandy (Canada) $323.00
6. ExposMoose (United States) $258.00
7. sherriedav1 (United States) $200.00
8. tigerfan312 (United States) $146.00
9. wins mainpot (United States) $96.00

PokerStars Anniversary Hand Winners

As PokerStars celebrates its fifth anniversary, it's giving away tons of money in special anniversary hands. As the winners come in, I'll post them here on a daily basis. Congratulations to all the winning players. And Happy Anniversary, PokerStars!

#7559000000

Game: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

Kevman12 (split pot hand winner)
Witschi
adamski1973
mackey239 (split pot hand winner)
renkert
teddyz919

#7560000000

Game: Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10)

onedime (hand winner)
Lukieplaya

#7561000000

Game: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

UncleRicky (hand winner)
zoeesdragon
slt145
All89
55cameo
BildoSmiles

#7562000000

Game: Omaha Pot Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

k_a_mack
farclan
KAWANOMADMAN (hand winner)
phootball23
woody28
bot24h
Keystroker

#7563000000

Game: Hold'em Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

A-Train-to-1
Dnuts
McNeese72
fingers8
houstondz (hand winner)
jonawal
jsinte
smith500
swagerit
tranemaster

#7564000000

Hold'em No Limit ($25/$50)

Empire2000
Williamhill (hand winner)

#7565000000

Hold'em Limit ($2/$4)

IMFK1980
Fodicatans
ManUReek (hand winner)
cyt44
bogieV
Hammuh

#7566000000

7 Card Stud Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

Ace_Hanlon
Dsturbed_1 (hand winner)
Pagani Zonda
catfisfrex
duck7
el kabong37
nelbot
schenk1196

#7567000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

MarginOfErrr
bambamcam
goodguysm (hand winner)
wiltronic
Bobdawg714
froglegs88
mjoo82
jsmiles03
hoonio

#7568000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Koolfm
MuckeDBoY
Possu81 (hand winner)
capaneo
fevolution
watzmyname

#7569000000

Hold'em Limit ($2/$4)

1amDirt
Johnstony
mavrck64
mon3yp3nny
pullcord
shiplore (hand winner)

#7570000000

Hold'em-NL $0.01/$0.02

Bronwen
Dollarjoe
RebuyFoolAA (hand winner)
daxman22
forOneVoice
omnishakira
sajajina


#7571000000

Hold'em-Fixed $2.00/$4.00

BabbyII
JKMCNMR
Raist0000
SoniSlayer (hand winner)
calkid999
dklesh
houseofpayne
shengirl20
trotts
yopo200


#7572000000

Hold'em-NL $0.25/$0.50

Paidtostunt
S.O.D.85
SN89
albob77
fredriq
pattco (hand winner)
rodAC
stfreak
triverd


#7573000000

Hold'em-NL $1.00/$2.00

8L4CK 5W4N
Boykee
amazinmets73
hummer76
leyeti1er
menexus
pbrsquad (hand winner)
timmay683


#7574000000

Hold'em-Fixed $0.50/$1.00

A New Dawn
Captain75o
MOEMICK
acethree (hand winner)
jean1977
pokerkev


#7575000000

Hold'em-NL $0.02/$0.05

MYNT
Waman2K7 (split pot hand winner)
lrdy2 (split pot hand winner)
poison22
pokerdaddy12
rl65 (split pot hand winner)

#7576000000

Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

Revealed
TrueGodofWar
WolfGang24
kimpossible1
nyc cannibas (hand winnner)
robnoc
klondikebob
hebb

#7577000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)

pokehers78
Panthro83 (hand winner)
drivebye
Secco theDry
faboufffff

#7578000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

likker
supreme20
Shermod
moneyondubs
jefflauzon
poker089 (hand winner)
GardienAngel
boo0109
dtrivett

#7579000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

MadMike69
gruvy
Yasuhisa
moneybags808
JC198823
TheLip
wezvidzz (hand winner)
SwampDawg71

#7580000000

Hold'em Limit ($0.02/$0.04)

nunzio66
Broncos#1
boubourik
roots1129
shttrullTA (hand winner)
Nakona

#7581000000

Hold'em Limit ($5/$10)

beginer101
JustRack'm showed
beevster showed
SV Ron
harpua74
Octane99
merlinsghost (hand winner)
craps7777777
dsimpkins

#7582000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

mr.sahlen
buzzard1881 (hand winner)
DeadRinger11
LangJai718
IRuvPokah

#7583000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

pokerintel
RickRizzle
cov47 (hand winner)
MrWaters

#7584000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

aladdin
wosman
dont_bother0
Pimpery
Siebentonner
Dazarath (hand winner)

#7585000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

givusabreak (hand winner)
rudi71
OU2002
hiho17
Phoenixrob
Johnnie_nl
Hiroyui
thebigtexan

#7586000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

bigdtrader
F1ALEX (hand winner)
DOC Hholdem
Shantaram
Fannman (hand winner)
r0lf

#7587000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

Diiabolikk
E Double (hand winner)
gunni83
==PAV==
sb76

#7588000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)

bloodoctor
scamp777
nazsan
abregu2006
HeySpanky
kandleman (hand winner)

#7589000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Lensor
mgmtmort (hand winner)
shoeshineman
apex5000
sheckwave

#7590000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($2/$4)

Prescient
schennaer
X2WIN
F.Briatore
bananawizard
Bling0027 (hand winner)
Pikas
SuperNo:1

#7591000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)

yurbletw
Lupy00
shogun594
pokerlawl (hand winner)
Lepi22
blade666666
Tranquilin
MJLevy
pomha showed

#7592000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

shoxbb6ster
Jimmyf1965
ladytee68
kekeke9
MrPoPo70 (side pot hand winner)
TennisLife (side pot hand winner)

#7593000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

dataporton
thegraavy (hand winner)
pblaise
okyougosu
PIERTAM

#7594000000

Hold'em No Limit ($25/$50)

podmo19 (hand winner)
teacuppoker
WhinnePie
ZhugeL1ang

#7595000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

ping1
indystopia
alaska1414 (hand winner)
Dirtydawg67
JimHarbaugh

#7596000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

magic_gnom3
TRUKILLA187
shindig1
onepocketpro
Playzer showed
IndianWells (hand winner)

#7597000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Eddi Barzoon
Alecoq
Phillyho
Callman8
2'sRwild (hand winner)
mring126
Joshua75
tofo

#7598000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

larry63
BruceLi
LVLee (split pot winner)
cpaceo
jester IHMC (split pot hand winner)
gamblur
schuk&jive
Beatles9 (split pot hand winner)
Lumbehund

#7599000000

Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)

Want2Gmble
stcajetan
PARIS18em
pappydub (hand winner)
Almira

#7600000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

Upay4college
swanie4u
hairball
Benjamin17 (side pot hand winner)
craigmack xx
badbeetbilly
johnno4
Flatpicker-L
Brown_chip (hand winner)

#7601000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

imbubbles420 (hand winner)
Spicyjax
diek888
cptsisko (hand winner)
Ludo1000
GigaShadow
evilganz
CH4PSTER (hand winner)
LIL NUNJI

#7602000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

foxhoundzr2
cout12
Snez66
gamblero (hand winner)
Victorvdb
Freespar (hand winner)

#7603000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

dmone40
HugovB (hand winner)
JU66ERN0T
eastvan24
edpen
luke_241

#7604000000

Hold'em Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

HmHSmoke
Aries93
Kingfish059 (hand winner)
LN8268
drewk420

#7605000000

Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)

ActionGauteW
ghostshadoww
Fast Alan
kaidin2006
Buddha Bliss
bustedsausag
e3cpt (hand winner)
BudmansCom
SharkyBanana

#7606000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

Low Hole Lew
absouluted32
atteye
katynicole (hand winner)
Wildkard714
brkitoff

#7607000000

Hold'em Limit ($1/$2)

munman53
best_pete
funkymunkey
whocaresido
greenvelvet5 (hand winner)
jeff_hach22

#7608000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

County Fish (hand winner)
OMlawdog
DavidM36
kickntoady
Harry_o.O
rautavuori

#7609000000

Hold'em Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

bearclaw66
Mglmstr (hand winner)
Sp8ox33
Ghorg
MattyBlanks
scouse66
crazyshorts
PJ94Z
nascar108

#7610000000

Hold'em Limit ($5/$10)

curty0101 (split pot hand winner)
krex
dougthompson
l_mac91969 (split pot hand winner)
GRIZ GAL
m3harleyguy

#7611000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

MgZ-SiM (hand winner)
john vlado

#7612000000

Hold'em Limit ($2/$4)

midnghtryder
high.jumper
androdunas (hand winner)
BMSFLOYD
Romes23

#7613000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

PaPa2Riley
skub (hand winner)
Rufsuz
psVmmkay

#7614000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

2Cards2Come (hand winner)
whobbly
theleanteam
O'doyle rulz

#7615000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

alpineman66
MONEYTOUGH
nlcash
GaGrampa
ExPatTex
ajlmudkoiwsr (hand winner)
birdman308
Yoll78
VIKINGVIXEN

#7616000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($2/$4)

kyct69 (hand winner)
gnsd22
cantona
ttim12 (hand winner)
Tired Loser
evolutionAA

#7617000000

7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Limit ($1/$2)

SPA1 (hand winner)
VeggieMan folded on the 3rd Street (didn't bet)
CCouch71
yankeegirl11
zippi619
sammydog (hand winner)
glennmike

#7618000000

Hold'em Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Supermel1972 (hand winner)
Pischi
sealclubbers
jrread
steve247679
Pacmil

#7619000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($1/$2)

Action-DG (hand winner)
Chump
slater
UMEE
NaturalOne
magicmike
CATCHTWOTWO
Taoeperl

#7620000000

Hold'em Limit ($1/$2)

fireguy1128 (hand winner)
G!ve-me-more
NASNUT88
iamlazylady
mitsos10

#7621000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

Noble007 (hand winner)
jp2dz (hand winner)
azarkhi54
sampras14000
No2Holdm
INEAD$$ (hand winner)

#7622000000

Hold'em Limit ($5/$10)

CunningPlan
Tony Te
Prescient
texmex999
James West
Albator 78
beevster (hand winner)
KellyRae
bjt2629

#7623000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

AnhHung2k3
RawGold (split pot hand winner)
meshki (split pot hand winner)
USSB! (split pot hand winner)
ricardo6596

#7624000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

Wheels#11
ayabert
Admiral 015 (hand winner)
0-VENGENCE-0 (hand winnerO

#7625000000

($0.01/$0.02)

Knight1987
trigge77 (hand winner)
dw300866
Titanxxviii
BENCHPRESS
TrulyPoor

#7626000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

tilman1234
manzanita (hand winner)
VLecavalier4
GTech93
Temple101

#7627000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

zinober (hand winner)
watchman5677
JLizard (hand winner)
Jonnybegoode
lurecaster
avagom8
greenwich
dredhead77
Guy Smiley 1

#7628000000

Hold'em Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

xButcherx
Peter23777
Cutting34
lexfromtexas (hand winner)
ChrisCisme

#7629000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

jsvilla23
kiOwn
BARBAN0
MattieG1 (hand winner)
joecormo
izoul
Capo16
seachel

#7630000000

Hold'em-NL $1.00/$2.00

G_braa
IAmSnow
Junaid0
London Red
NutMucka
rick95841 (hand winner)


#7631000000

Hold'em-Fixed $200.00/$400.00

Ian J
PapaWarbucks
actnjunkie (hand winner)


#7632000000

Hold'em-NL $0.25/$0.50

country95
jkphk
leeee (hand winner)
pSolp
shawn1414us
tman7373

#7633000000

Hold'em-NL $0.01/$0.02

AMINATHAN
BobLoblaw33
JET2HOU
MACF1973
cassman119
cherrymash (hand winner)

#7634000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

ballnhand (hand winner)
bmuht
jsammeter
redargoe
Whisky
eidisen
col-river
Creature88 (hand winner)

#7635000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

TerrorStorm (hand winner)
dark21
kenolover
francois413
libalele
csipcsup
Shooz
lucky willy
woody28

#7636000000

Hold'em Limit ($30/$60)

Gaaara
MedClub
saywhat_agan (hand winner)

#7637000000

5 Card Draw No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

grog69
MyCoffeeTime
Sir Moose
jakeevan
jayguin (hand winner)
CTWB

#7638000000

Hold'em No Limit ($3/$6)

dimndindaruf
Buko
MatCauthon13
dreieier
Midd Bear
jesussaveu
aasezz
jdchance
Viffer (hand winner)

#7639000000

Hold'em Limit ($5/$10)

zaah1
artcass
liuhu
shengirl20
juliosaba
FugginGuy (hand winner)

#7640000000

Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)

firitup690
Synkronicity
roadplyr
Shrubluv
lapokermama
razzman33
mudismyname (hand winner)

#7641000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

Damojo (hand winner)
Seat 3:
BeLOWaBAXe (hand winner)
dvsm0479 (hand winner)

#7642000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($1/$2)

sugar teddy
hoops8
Go-Fish-Go
SpawnX14 (hand winner)

#7643000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

chedire??
BlueRain168
Fille
RoineBoy (hand winner)
BlueBear (hand winner)
Rufsuz

#7644000000

5 Card Draw Pot Limit ($3/$6)

graza
leblondin
pachu
TheWombat
jhorton (hand winner)

#7645000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

dkdlux (hand winner)
Kasti111
tavvv
Edd60

#7646000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Omahakongen
got job
HenricoHomb
Pearso
Revolutzer
rustbrad
Hallelujah
HooCee (hand winner)
XXCKXX

#7647000000

Hold'em No Limit ($10/$20)

raisingal
ZhugeL1ang
MDGR
FUTURE102 (hand winner)
Splits89
nicolasg

#7648000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

LIONHEARTFF8
IH8IT
bwn62
stan394
justubious
LilCoop02
@Zeh
soilik (hand winner)
FTK03 (hand winner)

#7649000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

smeagollum
chefrm
gras456
malcolmd (hand winner)
WDG-GCC

#7650000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

CJHunt (hand winner)
sensrock

#7651000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Limit ($2/$4)

chengwah
Ironstraw
WLT-68-
AHOAG
CHannagan
gdjoy
vlado
cockykuzy (hand winner
sicko41 (hand winner)

#7652000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

urubu111 (hand winner)
Duble R
STROKEHORSE
meLadyLuck
Ottmerc
mccreadj

#7653000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)

laseraceman
Emcemc
eightballast
Runnerspleas
boditty (hand winner)

#7654000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)

PhillGriff
flicmero
laurendawg
Tip10 (hand winner)
PowerHausAA

#7655000000

Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2)

Halbox
onasis16
podogg69 (hand winner)
Cocoons
li411
francois75

#7656000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

ranco showed
cmreynol
jazzyjay1
CapeCodBuzz
Makoli1
likker
JLizard
franco0115 (hand winner)

#7657000000

Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

brhong (hand winner)
Axiom27
Wag22
sloper
col-river
CB0906
monki9
selurahraf

#7658000000

Hold'em No Limit ($10/$20)

moondog77
ADZ124 (hand winner)
GatorBEight
Golff4life

#7659000000

Hold'em Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Sascha77
shadow_tn23
ninjaclo10
trackhb
Realbigfsh
Desire11 (hand winner)
derOttmar
JackyRabbit
NewKnee9

#7660000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.02/$0.05)

phantastico
Blueliner389
king68tom (hand winner)
riverking083
BaggiesAce
En_gullfisk

#7661000000

Hold'em-NL $0.10/$0.25

DiceDiva88 (hand winner)
MichaelNY
Vside
mibr_cogu

#7662000000

Hold'em-NL $0.01/$0.02

Caduceon (hand winner)
Zermudas
cassman119
dillonwithit
disater123
taipan126

#7663000000

Hold'em-NL $0.02/$0.05

AcesManager
ZENA2325
kylynda
peja79 (hand winner)
songun

#7665000000

Hold'em-NL $0.25/$0.50

00Ade
Achim3
Chaliebee
Fab2112
Prolifikal
_Veyrom_ (hand winner)

#7664000000

Hold'em-Fixed $0.05/$0.10

Borgata75
Mississip
OozinTalent (hand winner)
burn3r2003
vipz2000

#7666000000

Hold'em-NL $0.25/$0.50

BIGTIMEDONKY
BlueScouse
bkurland66 (hand winner)
camillar
primordia
strat71

#7667000000

Hold'em Limit ($50/$100)

Blobtwist
McTwidget
TantricTitan
TurkeyBlue
WinWOAKnife
counselour (hand winner)
jefflauzon
sweetmaci

#7668000000

Hold'em Limit ($2/$4)

woodsmen
Sage4321
oldmill82
asrich (hand winner)

#7669000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($1/$2)

Timkieu (hand winner)

#7670000000

No Limit ($0.10/$0.25)

jefflauzon
TantricTitan
WinWOAKnife
Blobtwist
sweetmaci
McTwidget
TurkeyBlue
counselour (hand winner)

#7671000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.05/$0.10)

losin2u
KURN (hand winner)
Randysusa
fjw8
Costlyspider
koba777
zwrlx
darmok
slokey14

#7672000000

Omaha Pot Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

chell37
OzzyJg13 (hand winner)
zTHEHULK

#7673000000

Hold'em Limit ($0.50/$1.00)

Kenney E
brahamstars
yahtzeek
cjh9780
coyote7 (hand winner)
Joey106
GiGi31
brook1

#7674000000

Hold'em Limit ($10/$20)

hedgetop
chipscoooper (hand winner)
Brageous
secopete
DealMeARiver
screwyguy49

#7675000000

Hold'em Limit ($1/$2)

Checter
JB_Denver
Twist-LM
jo-tk
CloseTwin
Chequebook (hand winner)
jnb31
bdeflop
Brad Hanson

#7676000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02)

Kimmydt
Scoobyman02
NC Yankee126 (hand winner)
bozacki
tcrashfx

#7677000000

Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50)

billypet (hand winner)
BOYDOX
Jaysmillions
Superjanne
PeteAkery
dh4ls1m

#7678000000

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InTraKit1 (hand winner)
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PokerStars is celebrating its 5th anniversary and the site is inviting everyone to join the fun. Over the next two weeks, PokerStars be giving away lots of money for its Fifth Anniversary Celebration.

Every one million hands dealt in a cash ring game starting with hand 7,559,000,000 at about 6 PM ET today (December 22), you can win up to $4,400 based on your VIP level and the game limit you play. The way it works, you'll be playing in a game and if you are fortunate enough to play the winning hand, you stand to win quite a bit of money.

PokerStars will also be offering tons of Team PokerStars freerolls. There will be several freerolls a day with prize pools of $1,000 (10 FPP entry) and $5,000 (50 FPP entry). In these freerolls, you're going to find a lot of Team PokerStars players. Knock one of them out, and PokerStars will give you a ticket to a $215 Sunday Million event.

For all of you who like deposit bonuses, PokerStars isn't holding back during this celebration. Everyone is eligible for a 25% reload bonus, up to $150 on a $600 deposit. Full details can be found on the PokerStars bonus page.

Perhaps the coolest thing about this event is the Class of 2001 Reunion freerolls. PokerStars is inviting anyone with an active account opened in 2001 to play in one of two $25,000 freerolls. I'm hoping to track down a few of these people who have been with PokerStars since the beginning and tell you their stories. If you've been playing at PokerStars since 2001, shoot me an e-mail at the link on the right with the subject line, "Urgent: Class of 2001."

So, the next couple of weeks look to be pretty fun on PokerStars. Happy Holidays to all, and Happy Fifth Anniversary to PokerStars!

Visit the PokerStars 5th Anniversary Celebration page for a freeroll schedule and complete celebration details.

No one, and I mean no one, has ever accused Joe Hachem of being a fluke World Series of Poker Champion. His multiple appearances at major final tables in the past 18 months have proven the 2005 WSOP champ has the kind of game to win championships, not to mention lots and lots of money. It's only been a few months since Hachem nearly picked up his second WSOP bracelet in the 2006 WSOP.

Now, before the end of 2006, Hachem has proven to the world that he not only has the game to go deep, but also has the stuff to be a champion once again.

Photo courtesy of FlipChip at LasVegasVegas.com

It took Hachem just four hours to plow through the WPT Bellagio Five Diamond Classic Championship final table tonight, dispatching with five tough foes, including 2005 Player of the Year, Daniel Negreanu.

For his win, Hachem picked up more than $2.1 million and a seat in the $25,000 WPT Championship this spring.

As a guy who has had the pleasure to be around Hachem during many of his great tournament appearances, it feels pretty good to see the guy take down another title. No one ever been able to call Hachem a fluke, because he never gave them time to do so. The man has the heart, game, and talent of a champion and he showed it this week at Bellagio.

Congrats, Joe, on a much deserved win. See you in the Bahamas.

After clawing and gnashing his way through a 15-hour day of tournament poker, Team PokerStars' 2005 World Series of Poker champion, Joe Hachem, has made it down to the final six of the 2006 Five Diamond World Poker Classic championship event.

Photo courtesy of FlipChip at LasVegasVegas.com

Hachem, seen above during play on Monday, played some tough poker and made some even tougher laydowns on his way to the televised final table. On Tuesday, after some much needed rest, Hachem will face off against some formidable foes, including Daniel Negreanu.

Hachem's chip stack puts him right in the middle of the remaining players and gives him a real shot at taking down the $2.1 million first prize.

Good luck, Joe!


Photo courtesy of FlipChip at LasVegasVegas.com

On a regular day, the kind that sees me working in the field, I'm sitting in a chair near Joe Hachem, trying not to move, trying not to breathe, trying not to do anything to derail the train that Joe Hachem can be. When the 2005 World Series of Poker champion gets in a winning zone, it can be like watching a way-too-healthy animal on the hunt. When the cards are in the air, there's not much talking to the champion. He plays and he plays hard.

Photo courtesy of FlipChip at LasVegasVegas.com

This week, however, Hachem decided to go into hunting animal mode without giving me a heads up. For the past few days, he has been running roughshod over the field at the 2006 Five Diamond World Poker Classic World Poker Tour event. At this writing, Hachem sits atop the field of the 20 or so remaining players and has a massive chip lead to boot.

While there's a part of me that wishes I could be railing Hachem right now, there is another part that feels content not to be the jinx that could bring down the champion.

So, good luck Joe. We're rooting for you, from afar.


Photo courtesy of FlipChip at LasVegasVegas.com

There are just a couple of Sunday Million events left in 2006 and the players are making the most of them. This week, Finland's pokerno beat out more than 6,600 other players to take home nearly $125,000! The Sunday Million will go on as scheduled next week, so don't miss it! This week's final table results are below.

PokerStars Sunday Million Results
Based on finishing order and four-way deal that left $30,000 for first place

1. pokerno (Finland) $124,276.00
2. jkopp984 (United States) $70,074.00
3. janwillem111 (Netherlands) $107,104.00
4. bonvivant (United States) $79,124.00
5. vinny88 (Canada) $35,526.08
6. luckeeseven (United States) $28,632.96
7. koule11 (Czech Republic) $22,535.20
8. SL!CK (United Kingdom) $16,702.56
9. hafizzle (United States) $10,869.92

We're getting a first look at some of 27 people who will be fighting in the Moneymaker Millionaire finals in the Bahamas. I'll update this page as we uncover more on the finalists.

Moneymaker Millionaire Player Profiles

David "japaneezer" Carthy--22-year-old college student at the Unversity of Florida who has played online and live poker off and on for the last 3-5 years. Quote: "Chris Moneymaker...He's made countless people leave their day jobs!"



Donald "donfairplay" Craig--26-year-old California player who picked up poker after watching Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer win the World Series of Poker. After reading a few books, he managed to qualify for the 2006 WSOP through PokerStars. Quote: "I loved watching Moneymaker play in the 2003 series. Chris Moneymaker personalizes the dream for us small stakes players (I'm a $.10/$.25 player). I remember a billboard of him at the 2006 WSOP Main Event with him in his day-job clothes and the caption reading something like 'you could quit your day-job if you win.'"

Richard "KURN" DiLonardo--55-year-old business consultant from New Jersey who has been playing poker his entire life and focused his later studies on the pre-WSOP writings of Greg Raymer. A contestant on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," and now a finalist in the Moneymaker Millionaire freeroll, DiLonardo has had two shots at $1 million in the span of five months. He speaks five languages, spent ten years as a chef in Boston, and once rode a motorcycle across the United States. Quote: "Chris is a great story, and he's definitely the single biggest factor in poker being what it is today."

Tim "Ironwine79" Eagle--26-year-old sales manager from St. Louis, MO who grew up playing penny-ante poker with his family. Humble to a fault, Eagle refuses to brag on himself and defers to his mother when asked about his successes. Quote: "I think he [Moneymaker] definitely kick-started the everyman poker player taking the game a little more seriously."




John "Hafe" Haefele--51-year-old maintenance supervisor from Canada. His online play is almost exclusively $10 PokerStars sit & go tournaments. Since qualifying for the Moneymaker Millionaire finals, he has played in local Lions Club charity tournaments in Ontario. Quote: "I think Chris Moneymaker, along with some of the other winners of high level poker tournaments, has captured the imagination of audiences around the world. The idea that someone besides an athlete whose physical gifts preclude comparison with most 'ordinary people' could compete and win huge money prizes against a field of thousands is the type story that is very easy to enjoy."

Michael "Halp1" Halprin--44-year-old marketing and entertainment professional from Florida who spends most of his time making sure other people have fun. He plans to reverse that life philosophy in his quest to win the first prize in the Moneymaker Millionaire. Quote: "I respect Moneymaker for his big win and admire what he has accomplished. As far as what he has done for the world of poker, can you say EXPLOSION?"





Donald "Iweedmanl" Hill--37-year-old sawmill worker from Canada who picked up poker by watching on television and hopes to use any big Moneymaker Millionaire winnings to start a business of his own.

David "kamuflaza" Juhart--26-year-old horse trainer from Slovenia










Boomer "malibu44" Lawrence--35-year-old poker player from Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada who considers himself more of a cash game player than a tournament player. He says people routinely find it fascinating that he makes a living in the non-glamorous, high-stress world of cash game poker. After taking care of his family, Lawrence hopes to use any big winnings from the Moneymaker Millionaire to open a shelter for abused animals. Quote: "Chris has just shown that anyone, no matter how much or little skill you have, can win a poker tournament. The reason it has been such a big success over the past few years, is because anyone, and I mean anyone can just walk into a poker tournament, go on a nice run of cards and walk away a millionaire."

Quillan "Quillan" Nagel--30-year-old masters student in International Affairs from Canada who started playing poker as a child. He started playing seriously 18 months ago, during which time his biggest win was $2,700 in a $10 rebuy event. A man of many different hats, he was once a professional ballet dancer and virtual arms dealer in an online video game. He is now married to a professional actress and has a two-month-old daughter. Quote: "Moneymaker showed the value of satellites! He also showed the world that anyone could win, and caused a dramatic increase in poker's popularity. Just look at the WSOP numbers since he won."

Paul "21paul21" Phillips--35-year-old rural postal carrier from Weatherford, Texas who boasts a black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and spends as much time taking risks as he can. From boxing, to skydiving, to roller coasters, the guy will do anything to get his blood pumping. Quote: "Moneymaker is the reason I started playing on Poker Stars and started playing online period. Seeing his commercials a few years ago is the reason I started playing."

Phillip "GOLDBRICK56" Sears--50-year-old bricklayer from Canada who lives a simple life of working, playing poker, playing pool, and playing chess. Ever-dedicated to his 16-year old daughter, he hopes he can use some Moneymaker Millionaire winnings to change her life as much as she changed his. After that, he hopes to sit back and take a deep breath. Quote: "Chris Moneymaker was the first to show this could happen to regular folks."

Robert "BobbysBabe2" Skanes--26-year-old customer service representative from Canada who is ultra-competitive and has been playing poker for more than ten years.

John "modelx" Whitlock--37-year-old flooring installer from Nova Scotia who picked up poker within the past few years and has achieved an impressive amount of tournament success since then. Quote: "Moneymaker showed that an average Joe can become a millionaire and help others do the same."





Jerry "herschelw" Watterson III--24-year-old fulltime poker player from Jackson, FL, who started playing poker in low-stakes wild card games at University of North Florida. In the past six months, he has final tabled two major tournaments on PokerStars.com for more than $29,000 in earnings. He was twice elected to student body president of the University of North Florida, an office that required him to manage a $2.5 million budget. Quote: "I read Chris' book. I found it fascinating to read as to how an average guy can take on the best in the poker world and win it all. It simply shows that with a little skill, a bit of luck, and a solid game plan anyone has a shot to win it all if it's their day."

Michael "live4yng" Young--21-year-old college student from Springfield, PA, introduced to poker by his college buddies. Before entering the Moneymaker Millionaire freeroll, his best ever tournament finish was fourth place in a $5 buy-in PokerStars event that earned him $400. A Computer Science major and English minor, Young can solve a Rubicks cube in three minuntes and has written a children's book. He is currently working on writing a novel and a feature film screenplay. Quote: "Moneymaker really opened up the world of online poker, showing that with the right opportunities, an average person has the capabilities not only to make it to the World Series of Poker, but to win it. This is one of the coolest opportunities that has come my way, and I'm really looking forward to playing."

Pending Player Bios

AKwaldo
dam__st8
darkola82
GNenchev
JoeDark
KidRichard
overriperc99
snailham
Sternbfree
The pokerpug
zeemer1

The end of the year isn't slowing down the PokerStars Sunday Million. This week's final table was host to several familiar names and another massive prize pool. When it was over, a four-way deal and a fantastic finish awarded mrrain $135,942. Final table results are below.

PokerStars Sunday Million Results
Results based on finishing order and four-way deal that left $30,000 for first place

1. mrrain (United States) $135,942.00
2. Tulkaz (Denmark) $71,477.00
3. wds2004 (United States) $106,541.00
4. gregghmsr (United States) $69,606.00
5. OddB (Norway) $35,804.80
6. kiaser (United States) $28,857.60
7. Nordberg (United States) $22,712.00
8. TAA212 (United States) $16,833.60
9. Capper77 (United States) $10,955.20

PokerStars player joedi20 may not have a license to kill, but he's going to ride like he does.

PokerStars was able to round up a car just like James Bond drove in Casino Royale. Instead of giving it to Lee Jones to drive around, it decided to give it away to its players. For the past several weeks, players have been winning their way into the Aston Martin freeroll final. Today, after more than five hours of battle, joedi20 won a brand new 2007 Aston Martin DBS, courtesy of the PokerStars Aston Martin freeroll. More than 1,600 PokerStars players qualified for the freeroll, but only one could win the one-of-a-kind car.

Congratulations to joedi20 for becoming PokerStars' version of 007.

This weekend is likely the biggest one left in 2006 for PokerStars players. The two biggest remaining events of the year will finish up before the start of next week.

On Saturday, everyone who has qualified for the Aston Martin Freeroll will fight it out for their share of the $300,000 prize pool, including first place, a 2007 Aston Martin DBS, just like James Bond drives in Casino Royale. The Aston Martin Freeroll kicks off at 3:00pm ET on Saturday.

On Sunday, PokerStars will host the last open satellite for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. Satellites are always running for the $650 qualifier to the biggest poker tournament in the Caribbean. The last chance qualifier kicks of at 6:30pm ET under the Events/WPT tabs.

Good luck to everyone who will be fighting in both of the big events this weekend.

We all have little pieces of luck we carry around with us. I'm fickle about mine. I've given away lucky money bands and poker chips from winning games after they, er, let me down. Right now, I'm carrying a piece of red yarn my two-year-old son gave me as a present right before I did well in a tournament.

Even if you're not the superstitous sort (which, honestly, I am not), you'll have to appreciate this little story that someone passed on to me.

PokerStars player Thomas0804 ended up playing in Dublin on the European Poker Tour. As you're likely aware by now, PokerStars sponsors all of the EPT events and is well represented at all the venues. While Thomas0804 was in Dublin, he ended up getting hold of a PokerStars shirt. As it was described to me, the shirt "became kind of his mojo for live poker tournaments."

Over the weekend, Thomas0804 was in Leipzig playing in yet another poker tournament. Once again, he wore his lucky PokerStars shirt. Sure enough, with the power of his shirt, he made his way all the way to the final table.

Now, I'd like to say Thomas0804 won the whole shooting match, but, as it turns out, he'd brought something with him that was even more powerful than his PokerStars shirt -- his mother. Indeed, once the game was down to three players, Thomas0804's own mother busted him.

There's probably a lesson in here somewhere, but I'm not going to venture to find it. Regardless, congratulations to Thomas0804 for his recent success...and, well, congratulations to Mom as well.

Over the weekend, PokerStars hosted its final qualifier to the world's biggest online poker freeroll, the $2.5 Million Moneymaker Millionaire. Now, the 27 players left in the three-month event are getting their beach towels and passports ready. In just one month, these players will be comepeting for some serious money.

21paul21
AKwaldo
Bobbys Babe2
dam__st8
darkola82
donfairplay
GNenchev
GOLDBRICK56
hafe
halp1
herschelw
ironwine79
Iweedmanl
japaneezer
JoeDark
kamuflaza
KidRichard
KURN
live4yng
malibu44
modelx
overriperc99
Quillan
snailham
Sternbfree
The pokerpug
zeemer1

Every one of the players (who, you must remember, paid exactly NOTHING to enter this event) is now guaranteed a free trip to the Bahamas and $5,000. Depending on how they finish in the 27 player live tournament, they could walk away with an insane amount of money.

Here are the payouts they'll be fighting for.

1. $1,000,000.00*
2. $300,000.00
3. $170,000.00
4. $118,000.00
5. $86,000.00
6. $72,000.00
7. $58,000.00
8. $44,000.00
9. $32,000.00
10. $20,000.00
11. $20,000.00
12. $20,000.00
13. $20,000.00
14. $10,000.00
15. $10,000.00
16. $10,000.00
17. $10,000.00
18. $10,000.00
19. $5,000.00
20. $5,000.00
21. $5,000.00
22. $5,000.00
23. $5,000.00
24. $5,000.00
25. $5,000.00
26. $5,000.00
27. $5,000.00

*$1,000,000 Grand Prize package includes $820,000 and an Aston Martin DB9. Winner may choose to accept $180,000 in lieu of the car.

The PokerStars Blog will in in the Bahamas from Janury 4-January 11 covering the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and will provide full coverage of the Moneymaker Millionaire, its players, and its results.

Congratulations to all the players who made the final!

It's not that often any player hits quads at the poker table, but it came at the right time for Sweden's Gurre. Gurre hit quad threes on the final hand of the PokerStars Sunday Million to win more than $187,000. Nearly 6,700 players showed up to compete for yet another massive prize pool. Though a deal was discussed, the players could never come to terms, so Gurre got the big bucks when he hit his big hand. Final table results are below.

PokerStars Sunday Million Results

1. Gurre (Sweden) $187,236.00
2. br1an2k5 (United States) $93,216.78
3. zio_slim (Italy) $58,176.90
4. Mr_BigCheese (United States) $45,337.86
5. PhilEatsPoo (United States) $35,842.32
6. Dgizzard (United States) $28,887.84
7. Axabaxa (Norway) $22,735.80
8. Phwap (United States) $16,851.24
9. freeradical2 (United States) $10,966.68