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Today could become YOUR bankroll independence day. Yes, Sundays are always something different at PokerStars but as Brad "Otis" Willis pointed out things got cranked to 11 this weekend. 60 Billion hands promotion, $1 million Sunday Storm gathering 113,770 players to push its prize pool past that guaranteed mark. Viktor...more

Think of the $1,000,000 Turbo Takedown as part of your benefits package here at PokerStars. You get your usual wage taking pots off the other players or perhaps taking down a SnG or two. Then after checking your paystub (the cashier's window), there's a listing for "Frequent Players Points" which...more

It is a heady task to follow 17,743 players that signed up for tonight's $1,000,000.00 Turbo Takedown. If you would like a visual of such a crowd, imagine being the cameraperson at an NBA game trying to find Brad Pitt and Mr. Pitt could not find one of those $2,000...more

Besides the people in the Lexus commercials with the brand new luxury car wrapped up in a bright red bow out front of their house, there are not many who get a brand new car as a gift for the holidays. There are ways however to make this happen and...more

Raise your hand if some of your hard earned poker bankroll found its way into local retailers over the past weekend. Black Friday and soon-to-hit Cyber Monday has holiday shoppers across the globe looking for bargains, and if you are one of the 18,394 who signed up for the tonight's...more

It's Halloween and you are walking down the block with a jack o'lantern stuffed to the brim full of candy and there's one more house to show off your Flo from Progressive Insurance costume. But there's a line at the door seems never-ending as you stare down half-lit street. You...more

Want to roll like a ballah but have a bankroll that more fitting for a used tricycle? PokerStars is here to help in two different ways. One, for the past month we have been running qualifiers (freerolls, $1.10, and $11 buy-ins) for the chance to win a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4....more

Several Team PokerStars pros tried their hand tonight at breaking thru the 17,281 player field of the $1 Million Turbo Takedown but only a handful would break into the top 5,000 to claim a little money. Anders "Donald" Berg (382nd Place - $260.00), Christophe "chrisdm" de Meulder (216th place -...more

The monthly $1 Million Turbo Takedown is a very simple concept. Enter with 3,000 frequent players points earned through the various qualifiers or rack them up through SnG, MTT, and cash game play and just take down 15,402 players to drive away with $60,000 and a brand new Audi TT....more

While the just completed Sunday Warm-up may have shown a decrease in attendance, tonight's $1 Million Turbo Takedown continued to welcome huge crowds to its tables. 18,655 players gathered tonight throwing down nothing for something as the buy-in for a shot at a brand new Audi TT remains at 3,000...more

The gift that keeps on giving, the $1,000,000 Turbo Takedown is back again this month ready to send a lucky er... skillful player off with $60,000 and a brand new Audi TT. Nary a real dollar, euro, or yen will get you into this tournament, only 3,000 FPPs via grinding...more

As you hopefully know by now, the PokerStars Turbo Takedown runs the last Sunday of every month. Last month's winner, Jroszkow agreed to tell us his story By Joe Roszkowsk I am a 20 year old college student at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. I began playing...more

If you have PokerStars on your Twitter feed, then you know that PokerStars sends out tweet contests regularly and by answering correctly can earn you some free FPPs. If you are not following PokerStars and PokerStarsBlog, we suggest getting with the program and take advantage of information and contests flowing...more

It's not often (or ever) that the $1 Million Turbo Takedown's field fails to eclipse that of the previous Sunday Million field. One part is the Turbo Takedown low cost of admission being just 3,000 Frequent Players Points to grab a seat with 3,000 chips in front of your name...more

For the fans of the National Football League, it's Pro Bowl night where the best players in football (American not "proper" football of course) come out to show their talents. Basically they show up to put up huge numbers on the scoreboard and give fans one more taste of the...more