Win the 10th PokerStars Porsche in the May Turbo Takedown

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/turbo-takedown-special/ Dear DarkViola, The May edition of the $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown is looming large on the horizon, and as this will be the first anniversary of the $1 Million guarantee tournament, we’re ramping up the stakes. For the month of May only, the Turbo Takedown retains its $1 Million prize pool* but we’re reducing the buy-in from 5,000 Frequent Player Points (FPP) to 2,000 FPPs! That’s not all though. The winner will receive a little something extra - a brand new Porsche Cayman S! Having already awarded 9 Porsches to our players, the PokerStars Turbo Takedown is the perfect route to reward our 10th Porsche! And with at least one in every three players getting paid, this is a tournament you definitely do not want to miss. May Turbo Takedown Summary: Buy-in reduced to 2,000 FPP (originally 5,000 FPP) Cap increased to 30,000 players - meaning 10,000 players will receive a share of the $1 million prize pool First prize will include cash and the 10th Porsche PokerStars have awarded The 1st place finisher will receive a Porsche Cayman S and cash, with a combined value of approximately $100,000! If you don’t want to use that many FPPs to enter the tournament, you could win your seat in the Turbo Takedown through one of our regular satellites. Starting from as little as 8 FPP, these qualifiers can be found under the Tourney > Satellite > FPP tab or the Sit & Go > Satellite > FPP tab in your PokerStars lobby, giving you the chance to potentially turn 8 FPPs in to a Porsche! The $1 Million PokerStars Turbo Takedown takes place on the last Sunday of every month at 14:30 ET (this month on May 31st)and is located under the Tourney > Special tab in your PokerStars lobby. For a tournament with no cash buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of $1 Million and a Porsche, places will fill up fast. Register for your seat today. Regards, Daniel Negreanu World Champion Team PokerStars Pro * For full details regarding the payout structure of the May Turbo Takedown, please visit the tournament lobby and search for the Tourney ID: 200900531. You can find this tournament using the ‘Find a Tournament’ feature under the ‘Requests’ menu.

Reload Bonus and 2009 World Series satellites are here

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/wsop-reload-bonus/ Dear DarkViola, It's back! The biggest tournament in poker is once again on the horizon, and the race to Las Vegas is on. We are of course talking about The Big One -the 2009 World Series Of Poker* Championship! Once again, we are making it our mission to help as many PokerStars players as possible reach this pinnacle event on the poker calendar through our online WSOP* satellites. In 2008, over 2,000 players qualified through our satellites, and 6 of the final 9 players were sponsored by PokerStars.com, including the 2008 Main Event winner and current World Champion Peter Eastgate, and runner-up Ivan Demidov, both now members of Team PokerStars Pro. Our 2009 World Series qualifiers will be running daily from Monday, April 20, with Cash and Frequent Player Point (FPP) qualifiers available from as little as $2.20 or 40 FPP. Steps qualifiers are also available from $7.50. Go the distance in our qualifiers and you'll win a Main Event Prize package worth $12,000, which includes your Main Event buy-in, hotel accommodations and $1,000 in cash for expenses. The World Championship begins July 3, 2009, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Go to the Events > WSOP tab in your PokerStars.om lobby to find a full list of all the available satellites. For more details on all of our qualifiers and packages, visit our World Series Main Event page. 20% Reload Bonus up to $120 To celebrate the launch of our World Series satellites, we're offering a site-wide reload bonus of 20% up to $120†!To receive this bonus, you must make a deposit between 14:00 ET on April 21 and 23:59 ET on April 30 using the bonus code 09series. Instant Supernova VIP status, $1 million Freeroll and more... We're also giving all qualifiers an extra incentive to reach this year's World Series Main Event. All players who play the Main Event through winning a seat on PokerStars.com (and sign our player contract to wear PokerStars logo gear during the event) will be credited with 100,000 VIP Player Points - making you an instant Supernova VIP, or taking you one step closer to Supernova Elite VIP status, for 2009‡! There will also be a cash bonus of $1 million for the player who cuts through the field to take first place! Plus, we will also be holding a series of live freeroll tournaments in Las Vegas along with one online freeroll, which will give away a total of $1 million in prizes to all players who won their package through PokerStars.com. To top it all off, we will once again host an epic party in Las Vegas, giving all qualifiers a VIP+1 ticket to the hottest party in town - the perfect way to relax before getting down to business at the tables. See you in Vegas! Regards, Daniel Negreanu Team PokerStars PRO † To earn the 20% reload bonus, a player must earn 20 VPPs per bonus dollar (example: to earn a $120 bonus you must earn 2400 VPPs). To receive your bonus, you must earn the required VPPs within 3 months of your qualifying deposit. To earn the entire $120 bonus, your first eligible deposit during the bonus period must be for $600 or more. Only the first deposit made during the bonus period is eligible for the bonus. For full bonus details click here. ‡ Note that Supernova VIP status comes into effect AFTER the World Series Main Event and room upgrades at the PALMS will not be awarded retroactively. * WORLD SERIES OF POKER and WSOP are trademarks of Harrah's License Company, LLC ("Harrah's"). Harrah's does not sponsor or endorse, and is not associated or affiliated with PokerStars.com or its products, services, promotions or tournaments.