PokerStars March-April '09 Newsletter - SCOOP, EPT, Team PS Pro and more

Due to the format of this newsletter it is best viewed in HTML. You can view this email as it was intended at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/news/newsletters/march-2009/pm/ PokerStars March/April ‘09 Newsletter • SCOOP • EPT Monte Carlo • WSOP • All Star Week Roundup • Upcoming Events • Team PokerStars PRO • Event Recap Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) - All Stakes With 66 tournaments, covering 22 different poker disciplines at three different stakes levels and a combined prize pool guarantee of $30,000,000, we’re bringing you a new poker championship not to be missed.  Beginning on April 2, we bring you the Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) - All Stakes.  With buy-ins as low as $5.50, everyone will have the opportunity to play and the chance to win big cash prizes. Running until April 12, SCOOP will have two events every day, and each event will consist of three individual tournaments based on different stakes levels: one for low-stakes players, one for medium-stakes players, and one for the high-stakes players. Every tournament has its own guarantee, so even low-stakes players could win big. For your chance to participate, our SCOOP - All Stakes satellites are running now,under the Events > SCOOP tab in your PokerStars.com lobby. Qualifying satellites start from as little as $0.25. For a full tournament schedule featuring all 22 events and 66 tournaments, visit the SCOOP schedule. Play for low stakes on PokerStars At PokerStars we pride ourselves on providing games for all sections of the poker community. We understand that people play serious poker at all stake levels on our site, and that not everyone wants to play for big money. This is why we've put a lot of time into offering the best selection of micro-games in the industry. Our real money tournament buy-ins start from as little as $0.10 and real money games are available from $0.01/$0.02, meaning you only need $1 to sit down at these micro-limit cash game tables. So whether you prefer tournaments or cash games, we have low-stakes action waiting for you! EPT Monte Carlo - New events added! With the EPT Monte Carlo poker festival almost upon us, the event is set to boast even more poker action than usual. Alongside the traditional €10,600 Main Event, the new European High Roller Championship and the European Pot Limit Omaha Championship events will join the schedule. Plus, the ever popular 'Battleship' events will be running daily. EPT Monte Carlo will get underway on April 28 and satellites to win a seat in your chosen event are running NOW from $2.22 or 111 FPP. Find them all under the Events > EPT tab. Regards, Daniel Negreanu World Champion Team PokerStars Pro World Series Of Poker* approaches Once again, it’s the time of year when all serious poker players begin to turn their attention towards Las Vegas. We are of course talking about the Big Dance -the 2009 World Series Of Poker! Continuing our proud tradition of qualifying more players to the Main Event than any other poker site, our WSOP* satellites will be available from April 13, starting from as little as $1 or 40 FPP, giving you the chance to win your seat in poker’s premiere event.  Watch your PokerStars.com lobby for updates on their availability. PokerStars All Star Week ready for action The PokerStars All Star Week is now underway with daily heads-up matches between the All Star Challengers and Team PokerStars Pro. The opening day of the All Star Week will saw Vicky Coren, Lee Nelson, Chad Brown, Isabelle Mercier and Dennis Phillips all in action against 'Sumpas', 'kAmIkAdZeEe', 'Bookie1978', 'PKerBL' and 'bluffblocker' from the All Star Challengers team. Click here for the full All Star Week schedule. You can also read about all of our All Star Challengers on the PokerStars Blog. Upcoming Live PokerStars Events » European Poker Tour (EPT) With just one stop remaining on the EPT schedule before the Season 5 Grand Final in Monte Carlo, there is still time for a highly anticipated return to Italy for EPT San Remo from April 18-23. A hugely successful debut last year saw 701 players compete for a share of the €3.1 million prize pool, and this year you could join us by qualifying through our online satellites. Cash and FPP qualifiers are available from $2.22 or 111 FPP, find them under the Events > EPT tab. » Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) The Grand Final of the Latin American Poker Tour’s second season is quickly approaching, as the action prepares to head to Argentina for LAPT Mar del Plata. The final event will run from April 16-19, and qualifiers giving you the chance to win a seat at the event are running now. Satellites are available from as little as $0.25 or 250 FPPs and are located under the Events > LAPT tab in your PokerStars.com lobby. Team PokerStars Pro signs two new members We are pleased to welcome Juan Carlos Alvarado and Johnny Lodden as the latest recruits to our elite Team PokerStars Pro. Alvarado's growing reputation at the poker tables over the past few years has seen him win hundreds of thousands of dollars in live events and made captain for Team Mexico at the recent PokerStars World Cup of Poker V. Watch out for JC Alvarado at future live events and playing online using the screen name ‘JC Alvarado’. Johnny Lodden joins the Team with a reputation as a major force to be reckoned with, in both live and online events. Lodden has become the first ever Norwegian player to earn a spot in the elite Team PokerStars Pro stable and will be flying the flag for PokerStars at major poker events. You can find him playing online at PokerStars under the screen name 'johnnylodden'. Recent Live Event Winners In the lead-up to the conclusion of EPT Season 5, EPT Deauville, EPT Copenhagen and EPT Dortmund have all produced the sort of great poker action the European Poker Tour has become synonymous with. PokerStars qualifier Moritz Kranich claimed a victory at EPT Deauville worth €851,400. EPT Copenhagen crowned 19-year-old Finland native Jens Kyllönen as champion, awarding him €878,057 first place prize money. Meanwhile, EPT Dortmund will go down in the history books after Sandra Naujoks became only the second woman to win an EPT event, following in the footsteps of Team PokerStars Pro Victoria Coren who won EPT London in season three. Naujoks triumphed in Germany’s biggest ever poker tournament, winning the German Open and taking the €917,000 prize money. In Uruguay, Karl Hevroy claimed the LAPT Punta del Este Championship title and a first prize of USD$283,500. Victory for the 20 year-old from Norway came in the first LAPT event to crack the $1 million prize pool mark. Congratulations to all our winners, and thank you to everyone who took part in all of these great events. You are receiving this email message because you have opened an account with PokerStars.com. If you wish to be taken off our periodic mailings, simply reply to this message and type 'Remove' in the subject line. *WORLD SERIES OF POKER and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). 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Twelve special tournaments for you at PokerStars

Due to the format of this newsletter it is best viewed in HTML. You can view this email as it was intended at http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/news/newsletters/cycle/en/1/ Dear DarkViola, We hope you have found the time to take part in some of our play money games here at PokerStars. Play money is a great way to get used to playing poker, but nothing matches the thrill and challenge of having money on the line! To give you a taste of real poker action, we are inviting you to our Juno Invitational freerolls. Each tournament will have $500 up for grabs and you can play in as many of them as you like, for free. The tournaments take place from Thursday to Sunday this week at 13:35 ET, 18:35 and 23:35 ET respectively. The freerolls can be found under the Tourney > Private tab in your PokerStars game lobby. Please note that you will not be able to register until an hour before the start of each tournament. If you need any assistance, our dedicated support team is on hand 24 hours a day to help you at support@pokerstars.com. See you at the tables, Daniel Negreanu World Champion Team PokerStars Pro You are receiving this email message because you have opened an account with PokerStars.com. If you wish to be taken off our periodic mailings, simply reply to this message and type 'Remove' in the subject line.