The site rewarded players with a big bonus to commemorate the milestone
Friday 1st June 2007
PokerStars.com has been celebrating another major milestone, dealing its 10 billionth hand of poker just one year after its landmark five billionth hand.
Six lucky poker players who were dealt into the hand, walked away from the $.01/$.02 table divvying up an extra $186,000.
Canadian college student Justine 'Justine0003' Hall, turned a club flush during the landmark 10 billionth hand, netting $100,000, the money in the pot, and the envy of the more than 103,000 other poker playing hopefuls from around the world who were logged on to PokerStars.com as the 10 billionth hand played out.
The other five players were each awarded at least $10,000 and everyone at the marquee table received free entry into the Main Event of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP).
'It was an amazing experience to be a part of the 10 billionth hand and PokerStars' history in the making,' said the eventual winner Justine Hall. 'I am just really thankful and extremely fortunate to have had this opportunity.'
Among the other milestones achieved during the 10 Billionth Hand Promotion, the May 20th installment of the PokerStars Sunday Million tournament became the most highly-attended poker tournament with a buy-in ever, online or land-based, with just under 10,900 participants.
PokerStars.com has been celebrating another major milestone, dealing its 10 billionth hand of poker just one year after its landmark five billionth hand.