Poker Star 40 billionth hand promo

Poker Stars is running a promo for it's upcoming 40 billionth hand.

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2010/p...4248.html#more

Looks like fun - some good stuff included!

Yeah I was looking at that, seems pretty cool. As I read it, for cash games, the promotion starts now right? Just start playing right? You don't have to opt in or anything do you? Wish they had a counter lol, but would probably be unfair.

yup! can't wait for it... lots prizes in all levels no matter what stakes you are in... hope ya'll catch some cashes! good luck!!!

So when does it start? I couldn't find a hand # or a date when it starts on their page.

ok I found it .. its hand 39,601,000,000 where the ring game promo begins and they start tournies on Sun Feb 14.

thx for posting, unfortunately I wont be able to participate because I ain't got any money pokerstars and not much time to play in it. Hope to play in a freeroll (if any available), to all who will be participating wish you all the best of luck and win big or go broke .

Most probably know this but in case you don't. If you happen to be "lucky" enough to be sitting at a table where a milestone hand is about to happen, you will know this before the hand starts, just remember SHOVE any 2 cards you gonna get more than you have at the table any way and the winner of the hand gets double. I have watched these in the past and you'll get the first 4 people to shove and 2-3 folds and then find out the folds would have won the pot, they don't know whats going on.

i remember there used to be a epic thread about this guy who sat out the very hand that PS was giving away the biggest prizes on. remember rofl at that.

Here's an interesting question.

Out of 40 billion hands, how many were royal flushes?

Does the 40 billion include weird games like triple draw?

Does the 40 billion include real money and play money or just real money?

How are you going to know - do you look at the hand# (which most people including myself usually ignore) and see that it is 10,000,000 or whatever?

It includes all hands dealt at PS. If my memory serves me right, one of their other celebrations paid out on an Omaha table, me thinks.

i might just throw $10 on just to play the micros so i have a chance for some free stuff haha

i honestly hate pokerstars after the last time i started to tilt but this seems like a good idea

You will know because the table will pause and a host will come in and tell you your about to play the next milestone hand. Dont be like the table that just had everyone fold to a small raise LOL it was at a .10/.25 table and winner of hand got $399 no one knew what was going on.

Tenbob was sitting out when me and Dorkus got it one time lol.

Seriously do people not read about promotions?????????????????? After the hand had been determined and players got their cards 2 people have just left the table before any betting occured WTF???

So if u go to instant hand history, you can see what hand number you played? and that's accurate?

If you all are not playing cash right now at Poker pokerstars then your missing out. It's like taking a net an dipping it into a tank packed full of fish, they are all over tonight. I normally am out of my league at .25/.50 but I'm plyaing 2 tables and am up 4 buyins.

this promo pisses me off..only cuz i just transferred my funds over to Pokerstars and no way in hell am i gonna get 2,500 FPPs in a little over a week...really wanna buy that $40 instant cash credit..dammm

Got dealt into one at 50nl - unfortunately, I was new to the table - after shoving and losing w 62s (lol), net profit around $210...

i remember that ... i think it was for 1 billionth ..maybe 10
it was early am est
i was playing 10+ micro tables trying to time it right
- the guy was waiting for the big blind to post...and it was the next hand

So if you are sitting at a table, but siting out, would you be able to sit in for the milestone hand...like post the BB out of turn and be dealt in?

Why is it I can imagine Stars throwing a freeroll with Deep Stacks, long blinds and 4 million players in it?

Me thinks someone needs a new translator...???????????????

I concur I read it a couple of times and still have no clue LOL

that was suck to sit out waitignfor big blind and then table hits lol i would be sick!!

anybody else been dealt in a milestone hand besides sly by now? i still havent...some bull imo lol

very nice of them. . thanks PokerStars. :X

you dont know its the milestone hand until its dealt....and if you are sitting out you are out of luck.... its easy to know within a minute when its gonna hit..

It's hit about 10 times so far at my limit during one of my sessions (once on a table I was first on the waiting list for), but never at one of my tables. Sure would be nice to hit one once.

its harder than you think, i have been playing four hours, 24 tables at 2nl, almost every day, didnt get a hand dealt, but, there are promotions for sng too, check them out, they start at 1$ moving up, and all the winners of these special sngs will share 40000$, i won the first one i played, so i am on the list, right now there are 3700+ winners at 1$ sng, so if they would stop now i would get 10$, 40000$/3700 = 10,8$. any amount i can get for free it will be welcomed.

also, do not lose the 40FPP tournaments, with a cash prise for 40000$. also next sunday, there will be a sunday million with 4mil $ guaranteed, for who can aford it ofc. good luck to everyone.