Poker news tagged with 'micromillions'

The 6th edition of PokerStars MicroMillions concluded yesterday with the $1 million guaranteed Main Event! The tournament ($22 buy-in) saw 65,397 entries that pushed the prize pool up to an incredible $1,307,940. The top 8,505 players were going to get paid and $167,090.74 was set aside for the winner.

However, at the end of the night, the winner ended up taking home "only" $126,000. Due to a three-way deal, the largest chunk of the prize pool ($128,842.57) went to German "ZAR84" who was eliminated in third place.

Read more » "TheManM" From Brazil Wins MicroMillions Main Event ($126,000)

The weekend is soon here and it's high time to play in one of the MicroMillions events as the micro stakes tournament series ends on Sunday. There are 3 tournaments left to play today, and another 10 events tomorrow - all with big prize pools but small buy-ins. 

However, on Sunday it will get really exciting as the main event with a $1 million guarantee will be played. Apart from the main event, there will be another 3 events with big gaurantees: a $75,000 guarantee, a $100k guarantee and a $400k guarantee.

Read more » PokerStars MicroMillions: Lots of exciting events this weekend!