What a weekend for PokerStars
The online poker giant celebrated its 10 billionth hand by giving away $100,000 to a 19 year-old woman from Canada who just happened to be sitting at the right table at the right time. 10,894 poker players entered the sites Sunday Million, which generated a prize pool of $2.4 million. It was the largest poker tournament in terms of participants the world has ever seen. The event attracted so many people thanks in part to the Big 10 Billion celebration that climaxed this weekend. As part of the promotion, PokerStars added an extra $250,000 to the prize pool, and the site was swarming with people this weekend. Most of the time this weekend saw more than 100,000 players playing at once. 
Since the U.S. poker ban, Poker Stars has become the largest poker room in the world. Poker Stars is a world leader in cash games and tournaments. U.S players are welcome. Plenty of tournaments and freerolls at: Pokerstars.com 