The Poker Stars Road to 100 Billion continues, with the site fast approaching its 70 billionth poker hand dealt and $750,000 in cash prizes to help celebrate this milestone.
As in previous milestone celebrations in this long Road to 100 Billion hands, Poker Stars will be awarding cash prizes to the players lucky enough to be participating in every millionth hand between 69.7 billion and 70 billion hands. All players participating in milestone hands win a cash prize, although the winners of the hands stand to win even more. And the winner of 70 billionth hand stands to win $70,000 guaranteed or more.
When triggered, cash prizes are distributed according to how many VPPs, or VIP Player Points, each player has accumulated while sitting in at that table. VPPs are earned according to the amount of rake a player has payed by playing in raked hands at that table.
To increase your chances of being dealt into one of these rewarding milestone hands, Poker Stars recommends multi-tabling, playing longer sessions and to play game types that tend to generate higher, faster action, like Pot Limit Omaha or Limit Hold’em.
Only play at Poker Stars cash ring game tables are eligible for this promotion. Tournament and Sit & Go play does not qualify.
Poker Stars says the 70 billionth hand will be dealt in November 2011. After it’s done with, and $750,000 has been given away, the next Road to 100 Billion milestone hand celebration will come 5 billion hands later, when Poker Stars nears its 75 billionth hand.