I don't know about you, but when I think "Warm-Up" I think of something gentle. An easy walk. Light stretching. A bit more hot liquid in that cooling cup of coffee. Just a little something to get the blood flowing in the early hours. Although this particular Warm-Up no doubt...more

It is crunch time for the rounders at PokerStars. The World Championship of Online Poker is starting up in a scant three week and players are scrambling to grab as many satellite wins for a shot at that $30,000,000 in guarantees over three weeks of non-stop high rolling action. The...more

It was expected to see some VIP action here tonight at the $500,000 guarantee Sunday Warm-up. Especially with the current 90% reduction in requirements to reach that next level of VIP action, PokerStars is expected to see an increase in precious metal (specifically Silver, Gold, and Platinum) around the...more

The last Sunday Warm-Up of July saw a total of 3,274 players join the fun, together building a handsome prize pool of $654,800 (well above the tourney's $500K guarantee). The top 495 finishers divided the loot, with $102,804.86 potentially due the winner barring any final table deals. It took about...more

As the poker world collectively shook off its WSOP hangover, the Sunday grind roared back into high gear, with 3,295 players coming out for this week's edition of the Sunday Warm-Up. The prize pool obliterated the $500k guarantee, topping out at $659,000 after three hours (!) of late registration. 495...more

Each week here at PokerStars the day of rest becomes the day that can change someone's entire year. The Sunday Majors and their huge prizepools allow players a shot at near six-figures for just a $215 buy-in. Tonight's $500,000 Sunday Warm-up is no exception. 3,175 players found enough loose change...more

Today marked the final day in which a poker player could snag a bracelet for 2011. The PokerStarsBlog team is hard at work out at the Rio welcoming in the massive crowd of players for the final flight of the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Yep, the last...more

Today's Sunday Warm-Up was the kind of tournament online poker players have come to expect from PokerStars each weekend. By the time late registration had closed the field totaled 2,917 players, building a $583,400 prize pool that handily topped the day's $500K guarantee. In all, 432 places paid, with a...more

With Team PokerStars Pros taking down names and bracelets such as Jason Mercier and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier at the World Series of Poker, some players had to stay home and tend to the online game such as Team Online's Javier El_Cañonero Dominguez who found the shortened field of tonight's $500,000...more

On a day when young Rory McIlroy was running away with the U.S. Open, 3,180 players joined another "open" event -- the Sunday Warm-Up at PokerStars -- to see who among them might ultimately triumph on the virtual green of the PokerStars poker tables. Open at least for those able...more

This week we returned to the normal sized $500,000 Sunday Warm-up after kojocki took down eamsie last week in a special $1 million guaranteed edition of the Sunday Warm-up celebrating the earlier start times to accommodate people who like to play poker but would rather not have to call into...more

It appears the memo was received. The one regarding new, earlier start times for the Sunday tourneys, that is. This week's Warm-Up kicked off a couple of hours earlier (at 11:00 ET), but the promise of a double-sized guarantee appears to have ensured the message got through loud and clear....more

The end of May comes amidst a season of change. Not only are the actual seasons changing, but many people are gearing up for holidays and vacations, and poker players are trying to make their way to the Nevada desert for the 2011 World Series of Poker. But change is...more

May Day May Day! While your humble author woke up to snow this morning, May Day traditionally is the celebration of the coming of spring with things like warm sun and flowers blooming, not snow. At PokerStars the coming of spring means the start of the two week long Spring...more

Six a.m. and they could not wait any longer. We could hear the kids wanting to get out of their room to see if the Easter Bunny dropped a few eggs around the house. Purple and yellow for the girl, blue and orange for the boy as the easy eggs...more

The name of the Sunday Warm-Up may indicate that it's a good tournament to play in preparation for other Sunday tournaments, which is certainly the case. But it has developed into a staple and a "main event" of sorts in its own right, having been on the schedule weekly since...more

Tonight's $750,000 guaranteed Sunday Warm-up is big enough, especially with 4,634 players dropping by to create another guarantee smashing $926,800.00 prize pool. But, in less than one month the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) descends once again on PokerStars with 114 tournament buy-ins varying from $5.50 for the budget...more

The first Sunday Warm-Up of April saw 4,629 players lay down the $200+$15 entry fee, together building a total prize pool of $925,800 -- well above the tourney's $750K guarantee. The top 675 finishers got paid in this one, with the winner due $145,241.61 barring any late night deal-making. When...more

Anyone else getting whiplash from all the action today? Yes, Sundays are usually a busy and exciting time here at PokerStars, but with several large promotions going on the usual buzz around the Sunday Majors was enough to give an action junkie a contact high without even playing. The road...more

Talk about March Madness. For the third straight week -- and fifth in the last six -- the $750,000 guaranteed Sunday Warm-Up saw the total prize pool exceed one million dollars. Like a back-up guard coming off the bench to drain three after three, the Warm-Up has suddenly caught fire!...more