September 24 2011, Josh Bell

Just logged into PokerStars and realized you haven’t locked up a chance to win your share of the $5,000,000 guaranteed prizepool on offer at the 2011 World Championship of Online Poker Main Event? If so, don’t fret because there will be satellites running around the clock right up until tomorrow for the 14:00 ET start.
If you think the $1,000,000 guaranteed first prize that comes along with the title of having won one of the most prestigious online tournaments in history is out of your reach, think again. PokerStars offer satellites from as little as $11 and even allows players to win their way to the $5,200 Main Event by using only their Frequent Player Points. Imagine the bragging rights of turning a zero dollar investment into a seven figure payday.
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The PokerStars $20,000 Freeroll Series
While you might be busy taking down a victory in the WCOOP Main Event, don’t forget the amazing value on offer in the PokerStars $20,000 Freeroll series, exclusive to PokerNews.
Players who managed to meet the requirements throughout September should have already received their tournament tickets for the three freerolls taking place throughout the coming week.
Freeroll #1: $5,500
September 26, 1330 EDT (1830 BST)
Tourney ID#434772771
Freeroll #2: $6,500
September 28, 1330 EDT (1830 BST)
Tourney ID#434772772
Freeroll #3: $8,000
September 30, 1330 EDT (1830 BST)
Tourney ID#434772773
As you can see, each freeroll features a prizepool bigger than the last and offer tremendous value to our players. While it may be too late to qualify for the September freerolls, make sure you don’t miss out next time PokerNews and PokerStars get together to offer the popular five-figure freerolls.
All you have to do to ensure you don’t miss out in the future is download PokerStars through PokerNews using the marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” and be sure to check back in the future for more information on the freerolls which are offered.
PokerStars Women Live at EPT London
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The next PokerStars Woman Live event will be held at the 2011 EPT London from October 2nd at the Victoria Casino and with satellites running every day at a range of times and at multiple buy-in levels, there is no better time than now to download PokerStars.
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Comments
Thu, 02/24/2011 – 03:21 – PokerPages Staff
#5 – Peter Traply
This 23-year-old from Budapest became the first Hungarian ever to win a coveted WSOP gold bracelet on June 21st 2009 at the WSOP Shootout No-Limit Hold’em event. His bravura performance put an extra $348,755 into his bank account and his total winnings currently stand at $776,414.
#4 – Valdemar Kwaysser
Another resident of Budapest, Valdemar Kwaysser showed the world his mastery of the game in 2010, when he, too, won a gold bracelet at the WSOP Pot Limit Hold’em Championship. The victory brought the biggest of his 14 cashes to date, with a prize of $617,214. His winnings now total $1,345,089.
#3 – Richard Toth
He began his working life with a degree in political science and a job in an IT company, but it wasn’t long before Richard Toth, who lives in Miskolc, discovered he was a wasting his poker talents. He’s now proud of his status as a Team PokerStars Sponsored Pro and he’s won a total of $1,133,278; we’ll see a lot more of him in 2011.
#2 – Andras Koroknai
The guy from Drebecen, Hungary, seemed to come out of nowhere to take down the first prize at the World Poker Tour’s LA Poker Classic in February 2010. His win instantly made him a millionaire, and although his subsequent performances haven’t been as spectacular, he’s got real potential. His total winnings now stand at $1,827,411.
#1 – Denes Kalo
Top of the Hungarian poker talent poll, however, has to be this former Head of Trading at a Budapest brokerage firm. Denes discovered his formidable poker mettle at the 2006 Austrian Classics, but had his most stunning win came in 2008, when he finished second at the EPT Grand Final PokerStars EPT. This made him $1,545,221 at a stroke, and his total winnings now exceed $2 million.




