August 22, 2008 (InfoPowa News) — Tournament guaranteed prize pools at Poker Stars.com are the subject of across the board increases according to a statement from the company this week.
The Isle of Man based online poker operator said that the prize pool for the Super Tuesday event will be increased by $100,000, taking it from $300,000 to $400,000, and seven events on Sundays will in future see bigger prize pools. Earlier this month Poker Stars unveiled a major boost to the Sunday Millions guranteed prize pool, taking it from $1 million to $1.5 million.
The announcement included details of the increases as follows:
Super Tuesday: From $300,000 to $400,000
Sunday's events:
* 14:00 – $109 Rebuy No-Limit Hold'em from $70,000 to $300,000
* 15:00 – Daily Eighty Grand from $80,000 to $125,000
* 17:00 – $55 No-Limit Hold'em from $50,000 to $80,000
* 17:30 – $530 No-Limit Hold'em from $250,000 to $500,000
* 19:00 – $109 No-Limit Hold'em from $50,000 to $100,000
* 19:30 – $109 Rebuy No-Limit Hold'em new guaranteed $150,000
* 21:00 – $215 Rebuy No-Limit Hold'em from $200,000 to $250,000