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29 August 2008

Guaranteed prize pools on Super Tuesday and seven Sunday events increased


Tournament guaranteed prize pools at Poker Stars.com are the subject of across the board increases according to a statement from the company this week.

The Isle of Man based online poker operator said that the prize pool for the Super Tuesday event will be increased by $100 000, taking it from $300 000 to $400 000, and seven events on Sundays will in future see bigger prize pools. Earlier this month Poker Stars unveiled a major boost to the Sunday Millions guranteed prize pool, taking it from $1 million to $1.5 million (see previous InfoPowa report).

The announcement included details of the increases as follows:

Super Tuesday: From $300 000 to $400 000

Sundays events:

* 14:00 $109 Rebuy No-Limit Hold'em from $70 000 to $300 000

* 15:00 Daily Eighty Grand from $80 000 to $125 000

* 17:00 $55 No-Limit Hold'em from $50 000 to $80 000

* 17:30 $530 No-Limit Hold'em from $250 000 to $500 000

* 19:00 $109 No-Limit Hold'em from $50 000 to $100 000

* 19:30 $109 Rebuy No-Limit Hold'em new guaranteed $150 000

* 21:00 $215 Rebuy No-Limit Hold'em from $200 000 to $250 000

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