Some celebrities have a fleeting dalliance with poker that ends up being just a one-off, after which they move on to something else and the world of online poker never sees them again. Meanwhile, some take an actual interest, and others become genuine players, with poker their passion that’s shared with their fans.

PokerStars have created a successful recipe by combining the popularity of e-sports, poker and rap music in France and beyond with a partnership with Call of Duty legend turned poker fanatic, Corentin Houssein, who goes by the name of Gotaga and who is a successful streamer with an impressive and enthusiastic following.

Not only does his magnetic passion for poker provide fun-filled streaming action for his followers, but budding world-beaters who tune in to his epic poker nights can also further their own poker quest thanks to Freerolls and special tournaments that have some fantastic prizes up for grabs. And this will be the case on 2 December when Gotaga and friends play host from his studio in Paris.

Guests will not only include fellow streamers Domingo and Xari as well as Gotaga’s brother, Ronan, but also the top French Rap Singer, Rim’K and Youtuber, JOYCA – all battling it out in a tournament from 8pm.

Bag a $30,000 Package

As for the viewers, the incentive to perform well in the exclusive Freeroll on the night couldn’t be more juicy, with a chance to win a coveted Platinum Pass in an online poker tournament that features a guaranteed prize pool of €20,000!

Given that the PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) is drawing closer (this megabucks event will take place in the Bahamas in January 2023), this is one of the last opportunities to win one of the few remaining Platinum Passes.

Valued at $30,000, the package includes:

• $25,000 Buy-in to the PSPC
• Six nights in a 5-Star hotel for two
• $1,900 for expenses
• Airport transfer
• Exclusive Platinum Pass Winner experiences during the event

Note that during this special stream there will also be chests dropped into players’ accounts!

There might be a certain football tournament going on that’s attracting the attention of many in France, but it would be a mistake to miss out on this great poker night… Join the party on Twitch on 2 December to get the crucial password via the chat, and for further info tune into the social media of both PokerStars and the guests involved in Gotaga’s much-awaited stream. Have fun, and maybe you’ll be starting 2023 playing big money poker in the Bahamas…

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*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.

For many in various parts of the northern hemisphere at this time of year, there’s not enough sunlight, it’s cold, wet and windy, and next summer seems a long time away. Of course, as fans of real money poker we can at least take solace in being able to enjoy the action at the tables, but wouldn’t it be great to be, let’s say, somewhere like the Bahamas…?

Thanks to PokerStars you can turn such a dream to reality! Join in the thrills and spills of their newly-launched special edition of Chests & Ladders, which runs until 11 December, and you’ll find that among the great prizes up for grabs are SEVEN fantastic Platinum Passes to the PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship (PSPC), which will take place in the Bahamas between 30 January and 3 February, 2023.

The Platinum Pass is worth a massive $30,000 and includes:

• $25,000 buy-in to the PSPC
• Six nights’ hotel accommodation for the winner and a guest in a 5-star hotel
• Airport transfer
• $1,900 in expenses
• Exclusive Platinum Pass Winner experiences during the event

Those players across PokerStars.com specifically can enjoy the fun of the Chest & Ladders board and be in with a chance of winning a share of over $500,000 in rewards, as well as one of four of the $30K Platinum Passes. Meanwhile, players in France and Spain are also able to take part, with €150,000 in rewards and three Platinum Passes on offer! You don’t need to be a seasoned online poker tournament player to get involved, given the great rewards on offer.

Chest & Ladders: How It Works

You’ll find numerous PSPC Chests across the Chest & Ladders board, with each containing an instant reward that could be a Platinum Pass. On completing the board, an additional PSPC Chest will be dropped, featuring an even bigger instant reward and another chance of a Platinum Pass.

Players must be PokerStars Rewards members and should opt in via the Challenges window in their account to take part in this promo. After completing progress bars by playing in real money games, players then find a Chest is dropped, and this contains a dice roll for Chests & Ladders, leading to the following outcomes:

• Progress along the number of squares that is shown on the dice.
• Land on a ladder to enable you to climb upwards, allowing you to make it to the end of the board quicker.
• Land on a PSPC Chest to receive an instant personalised reward (which could include cash, tournament tickets or free spins) or a PSPC Platinum Pass!
• Make it to square 49 (or beyond) to receive a final PSPC Chest containing bigger rewards and another chance to win a Platinum Pass (note that there are two via .COM and one via .FR and .ES)

And there’s more…

Chests & Ladders Platinum Pass Edition Freeroll

If the highs and lows of the Chest & Ladders board doesn’t deliver, you’ll get another chance of glory via the Chests & Ladders Platinum Pass Edition Freeroll, which will be held on 13 December (15:00 ET/21:00 CET) and feature $80,000 in guaranteed prizes for .COM and €50,000 for .FR and .ES – simply too good to miss.

ALL opted-in players who did not win a Platinum Pass will receive entry to this Freeroll, which has a final Platinum Pass on offer. Note that there is also a possibility more Platinum Passes might become available should all not be won while the offer is live…

Check out the online poker bonuses and offers in our info section, and make the most of what’s on offer!

*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.

It’s not only petrolheads who experienced the excitement of the Formula 1 season, which came to an end this weekend and saw nobody come close to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

If you’ve been playing at PokerStars you’ll have noticed the PokerStars Pit Stop Cash Drop promotion. And it’s not too late to have a chance of winning big money as the promo draws to a close at this leading real money online poker site – read on…

Since July’s French Grand Prix there’s been some extra spice thrown into the mix at PokerStars – the Tuesday after each race has seen a massive jackpot prize randomly dropped into one player’s account, with just 15 minutes to claim the cash! And, incredibly, it could be you(!), because throughout the season no player has claimed the jackpot. With the Pit Stop Cash Drop prize therefore increasing every race, the total has now reached a life-changing $220,000…

Now that the sporting extravaganza has finally ended with the last Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, the final Pit Stop Cash Drop will take place on 22 November. However, the conditions of the drop will be different this time – instead of the prize sitting in the player’s account for 15 minutes, PokerStars has decided to lengthen the claim time for this nosebleed amount of cash to 48 hours! By giving players a much longer window of opportunity in which to claim this fantastic prize, there’s now a much better chance that a PokerStars player will be the recipient of a fantastic early Christmas present. Note that players must opt in to the Pit Stop Cash Draw to have a chance of winning.

Incidentally, someone will win the $220,000 because, if the jackpot chest is still not claimed after November 24, PokerStars will then select another player, and so on, until someone finally claims the prize.

Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Director of Partnerships, PR and Consumer Engagement at PokerStars had this to say about this megabucks giveaway: “With the huge excitement of the F1 season and the stellar performance from the Oracle Red Bull Racing team, it’s only fitting to celebrate in style and award this massive prize to our deserving community. Offering epic rewards to the community is at the heart of our partnership with Oracle Red Bull Racing, and we are truly excited to see who lands the PokerStars Pit Stop Cash Drop jackpot.”

This is yet another impressive promo that brings together poker and sport. Indeed, during the F1 season, PokerStars has awarded its community a host of special race weekend rewards.

If you want to add PokerStars and other major operators to your go-to list of places to play, simply check out our info section to find the latest Online Poker Bonuses and Offers.

*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.

When Real Money Online Poker first appeared a couple of decades ago it was (literally) a game-changer, giving those who might never have been inclined to venture into the ostensibly closed-off world of traditional Bricks & Mortar poker an opportunity to be part of what became a global phenomenon. The evolving technology that today’s younger players grew up with and thus find ‘normal’ has seen poker fans’ thirst for faster games, bigger prize pools and more thrills and spills met year after year.

However, PokerStars has upped the stakes (ahem…) to another level with their Virtual Reality version of poker. Whether you’re an out-and-out gadget addict or simply interested in missing an already exciting game with the wonderful, cutting-edge world of virtual reality, PokerStars VR is absolutely worth a try.

It’s interesting by the way, that the big daddy of online poker might well be a veteran operator compared with some but, nevertheless, produces the goods when it comes to putting an essentially futuristic twist on the game. AS PokerStars itself suggests when introducing its special feature-packed VR offering: it’s “Poker with No Limits” (see what they did there?!).

Of course, it by no means does this mix of the ‘real’ and virtual anywhere near enough justice to attempt a description – instead, you should simply give it a go. Suffice to say that the experience is a visual feast, complete with countless interactive toys, props and accessories and so realistic that you can even read your opponents’ body language as you would in a live game!

It’s Texas Hold’em, folks, but not as we know it… And you can even take your chances against PokerStars Team Pros and Twitch streamers.

Here are just a few of the many great features:

• Simple, intuitive, fully immersive and easy to play
• Play real opponents in Hold’em ring games
• Amazing realism
• Unlock free chips every day by spin the virtual wheel
• Invite friends to your very own private table
• Streaming media integration (Oculus Rift only)
• Visually stunning, interactive environments
• Exotic locales include ‘The Monte Carlo Yacht’, ‘Showdown Saloon’ and even the ‘Galaxy Space Station‘
• Play Sit & Go tournaments, featuring weekly Leader Boards offering in-game rewards

Of course, in order to enjoy the PokerStars VR experience you’ll need specific hardware, with the following specifications being recommended:

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth, check out the latest Online Poker Bonuses and Offers … Whatever version of poker you play – have fun, and good luck!

*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.

Real Money Online Poker has established itself among many around the world as a very popular pastime that provides both a great source of entertainment and countless opportunities to make life-changing sums of money in literally hours. However, despite being naturally associated with winning money (that being the ultimate aim of the game), the game tends not to get the recognition it necessarily deserves on that front. It’s become almost taken for granted among players themselves nowadays that there are regular tournaments with nosebleed level prize pools, so it’s good to see PokerStars – arguably the big daddy of online poker operators – make a point of naming a key part of their tournament offering the Sunday Majors.

Not only do poker fans need to wait just a week rather than months or a year for the next big money event to come around but, in a great contrast to the usual sports, they can take part and actually battle it out for fame and fortune and not merely be spectators. This is the beauty of poker – it’s the ultimate all-inclusive, everyman (and woman) game that doesn’t in any way discriminate. Indeed, it’s possible to turn pennies into millions…

Multiple Majors in the Same Day at PokerStars

As well as the famous Sunday Million (no prizes for guessing how much money is up for grabs in that one…), PokerStars also hosts other Major No-Limit Hold’em tournaments every Sunday. It’s a veritable feast… These can be found via the Lobby under Online Events > Sunday Majors for the Desktop, and the Tourney tab that’s accessed via the Mobile Lobby.

As we mentioned, the size of your bankroll isn’t a barrier thanks to the PokerStars player-friendly ethos, and Satellites (starting at just a few dollars) run throughout the week for most of the big Sunday tournaments. To find these qualifiers in the desktop software, simply select the Satellite filter, while searching Sunday in the Tourney tab does the job if you’re playing on the Mobile version.

The Sunday Kickoff is – surprise, surprise – the first on the Sunday Majors schedule, and the perfect way to start your campaign with a taste of the action.

Meanwhile, there’s the Sunday Warm-Up, which is one of the biggest events in online poker and comes with a guaranteed prize pool to match. The Sunday Storm is characterised by having a low buy-in but big prizes, so is ideal for hobbyists and inexperienced players looking to for an introduction to big money poker.

The aforementioned Sunday Million is the biggest weekly tournament anywhere online and, as such, attracts many players, not least via the comprehensive qualifying set-up.

Finally, a very exciting tournament that typifies the edge-of-your-seat thrills and spills the game provides in spades (see what we did there…?!) is the Sunday Supersonic – a hyper-turbo with a hefty guaranteed prize pool that fits a boatload of action into a few hours…

Of course, there’s far more to PokerStars than tournaments on Sundays! To find out more about this and other top online poker rooms, check out our dedicated info section to see the Best Online Poker Bonuses and Offers.

*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.

One of the aspects of Online Poker that we give little thought to yet is always right in front of us is the visual aspect of the software – the colours, tone, font, geometry and the layout in general, for example, tend to blend in to the laptop or mobile screen, but are actually of tremendous importance. If we don’t like the look of a poker room then, ultimately, we won’t want to play there. The irony is that we’re not necessarily conscious when we are happy with what we see!

But real money poker sites are constantly taking all these aesthetics and their implications into account, and it’s with this in mind that PokerStars has just overhauled their Spin & Go Lobby.  

The changes brought about by the new design have been unveiled in the UK, with a global update expected some time in 2023. As well as new and refreshed colours that have contributed to the new layout, there are also tweaks regarding how information and game details are presented.

Here Are the Key Points:

Perhaps the most noticeable visual difference in this fresh Spin & Go Lobby is the switch to darker colours (compared with the white design on the buy-in box).

Hold’em games are now red-themed, Max Hold’em has undergone a transformation to orange, and Omaha Spins are now purple.

Meanwhile, the general layout has undergone a spring clean, with the Spin & Go branding relocated from the top to the right-hand side of the Lobby, as well as the option to select the number (and type) of games, which used to be found at the bottom.

So, there you have it – changes that make your whole online poker experience easier on the eye, but which you might not have been fully conscious of. It’s these ‘little’ things that aren’t actually little things that make us appreciate the likes of PokerStars all the more…

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*Any mention of a bonus or discussion of such terms is not in relation to the province of Ontario.