A new record set by PokerStars!

PokerStars’ World Championship of Online Poker has grabbed gambling headlines by delivering the largest jackpot in the history of poker. A whopping $51,652,800 was in the pot, exceeding any previous record for online tournament wins.

The initial estimated jackpot of a $1.25 million guaranteed quickly increased to a staggering $2million due to a total of 8500 players participating in the WCOOP.

PokerStars were quick to secure another record on 6 September 2009 when they achieved a worldwide playing audience of 307,000. Now, we all know that PokerStars is big, but to have that many players at the tables at one time is colossal! Their official record holding title is ‘the most players at an Internet poker room’.

Sundays are traditionally a popular day for online poker players to take to the tables and the PokerStars online room is no exception to this trend. The previous record for most players at an Internet poker room stood at 200,000. PokerStars have beaten the record with ease, having had 43,000 tables being played with over 300,000 players. A clear record breaker by over 100,000 players!

So who can challenge these records? Or will PokerStars hold its own? One thing’s for sure, they’ll take some beating!

These records are surely going to be hard to beat, but we are confident that Pokerstars are sure as hell going to try. We will keep you updated on Pokerstars upcoming tournaments as well as our other recommended betting platforms so you can be sure to get your place at the tables!