₩119,097,600 (approx. $101,000)
Amount won by Albert
Paik, who took victory in the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT10) Seoul Main Event earlier this week. Paik
topped a field of 158 players to grab his first poker title and big payout.
Blog post: http://psta.rs/28ZHUvp
$1,000,000
Top prize that can be won in special $5 Spin & Go
tournaments, which are running on PokerStars until July 10.
More
info: http://psta.rs/22UmnWI
$159,387.24
First prize won by latest PokerStars Sunday Million
champion, ‘needdollarz’, from Russia. The player topped a field of 5,594 entries to claim the title and
lion’s share of the $1,118,800 prize pool.
Blog post: http://psta.rs/291tqwk
$50,000
The PokerStars New Jersey $50K Summer Daily Challenge
promotion kicked off on June 28 and will run until July 17. Players simply need to complete a daily
challenge to get entry to an all-in shootout with $1,000 added. In addition to the $50K Summer Daily Challenge
players have the chance to win even more cash in the $30,000 Summer Bonus Challenge Freeroll on July
16.
More info: http://psta.rs/290xqud
$32,500
Amount won by Team Argentina in the Americas Cup of Poker
(ACP) last weekend. Seven teams competed for the title and prize money at Resorts Casino Hotel, New
Jersey. All seven teams were awarded with tickets to watch the Argentina v Chile football match at the
MetLife Stadium last Sunday.
More info: http://psta.rs/29aYpD4
22
Number of Official Asia Player of the Year events scheduled to take
place at the 25th edition of the Macau Poker Cup (MPC25) from August 26 to September 11. The 17-day
festival will feature the Red Dragon event, which will have a HK$12,000 buy-in and take place from
September 4-9.
More info: http://psta.rs/29hCuKu
PICTURE OF THE
WEEK
Albert Paik holds the APPT Seoul Main Event trophy aloft after his
victory last Monday.
Pic credit: Long Guon
VIDEOS OF THE
WEEK
1. The #RaiseIt challenges are continuing
this week with Neymar Jr showing off his accuracy skills by kicking a football and hitting a drone out
of the sky. Can Ronaldo beat that?
Watch: https://twitter.com/neymarjr/status/747830266996097024
2. Check out Team PokerStars Pro
member Fatima Moreira de Melo get a taste of the Isle of Man TT circuit courtesy of local rider Conor
Cummins. Talk about a thrill-seeker…
Blog story and video: http://psta.rs/29kLIFJ