2007
With the poker craze hitting full stride, 2007 brought another year of shattered user metrics and site traffic to Poker Stars. And with ever more competition, Poker Stars strived to make the players themselves part of the show. Throughout the year, VIP players cashed in reward points for a whole slew of exotic prizes ranging from a Porsche to an African Safari.
In May, a player using the handle, Justine003, was dealt the 10 billionth hand from Poker Stars. Justine received $100,000 for the accomplishment. Hand number 10,000,000,000 came barely a year after hand number 5,000,000,000.