February 09 2012, PokerNews Staff
PokerNews and PokerStars have joined forces to bring you a superb promotion that will see a $5,000 freeroll take place each and every week from Feb. 8 to Apr. 25 and an additional $7,500 given away to the best performers! That is $67,500 in free cash! Download PokerStars now to participate in this amazing promotion!
$67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series
Every week between Feb. 8 and Apr. 25, players who have downloaded PokerStars through PokerNews will be eligible to participate in a freeroll that has a massive $5,000 prize pool. One freeroll is already in the books, so don’t miss out on the next one!
Existing players have to earn just 20 VPPs in the seven days prior to the freeroll to be able to take part. New players simply have to make a deposit and register for the freeroll! New customers are reminded that they can help themselves to a 100% match up to $600 first deposit bonus by entering the marketing code “POKERNEWS.COM” and the bonus code “STARS600.”
$67,500 PokerStars PokerNews Freeroll Series Schedule
| 502320233 | Feb. 15 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.6-12 |
| 502320234 | Feb. 22 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.13-19 |
| 502320235 | Feb. 29 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.20-26 |
| 502320236 | March 7 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | Feb.27-March 4 |
| 502320237 | March 14 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 5-11 |
| 502320238 | March 21 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 12-18 |
| 502320239 | March 28 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 19-25 |
| 502320240 | April 4 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | March 26-Apr.1 |
| 502320241 | April 11 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | April 2-8 |
| 502320242 | April 18 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | April 9-15 |
| 502320243 | April 25 | 1400 ET (1900 GMT) | April 16-22 |
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Points will be awarded to anyone finishing in the top 30 places in each of the $5,000 freerolls and whoever accumulates the most points will walk away with an additional $1,500!
Points will be awarded as follows depending on where you finish in each of the weekly $5,000 freerolls:
| 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 90 |
| 3 | 80 |
| 4 | 75 |
| 5 | 70 |
| 6 | 65 |
| 7 | 60 |
| 8 | 55 |
| 9 | 50 |
| 10 | 45 |
| 11 | 35 |
| 12 | 35 |
| 13 | 30 |
| 14 | 30 |
| 15 | 25 |
| 16 | 25 |
| 17 | 20 |
| 18 | 20 |
| 19 | 15 |
| 20 | 15 |
| 21 | 15 |
| 22 | 10 |
| 23 | 10 |
| 24 | 10 |
| 25 | 10 |
| 26 | 5 |
| 27 | 5 |
| 28 | 5 |
| 29 | 5 |
| 30 | 5 |
The top 15 points earners over the 12-week period will not only have helped themselves to plenty of winnings in the PokerNews exclusive freerolls, but they will also win a share of an extra $7,500. That should give you plenty incentive to play in every $5,000 freeroll!
$7,500 Leaderboard Prize Payouts
| 1 | $1,500 |
| 2 | $1,150 |
| 3 | $950 |
| 4 | $800 |
| 5 | $700 |
| 6 | $600 |
| 7 | $500 |
| 8 | $400 |
| 9 | $300 |
| 10 | $200 |
| 11 | $150 |
| 12 | $100 |
| 13 | $50 |
| 14 | $50 |
| 15 | $50 |
Please note that you will receive your ticket to each freeroll from PokerStars 1-3 days before the start of the tournament so if you have any problems, questions or queries regarding qualification or registration please direct them at PokerStars’ excellent customer service team.
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January 30 2012, Brett Collson
The inaugural PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) came to a close Sunday with the last six events on the slate, two of which generated seven-figure prize pools. The $700 Main Event attracted 3,667 players to create a prize pool of more than $2.4 million, and the $2,100 High Roller event saw 814 players generate a prize pool of more than $1.6 million. David “betudontbet” Emmons was the biggest earner after defeating Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver heads-up in the Main Event for nearly $383,000. Isaac “philivey2694″ Haxton and António “apalma2156″ Palma also won majors on Sunday.
PokerStars TCOOP Main Event ($1.5M Guaranteed)
| $665+$35 | 3,667 | $2,438,555 |
The first TCOOP Main Event was a massive success as the $1.5 million guarantee was smashed by nearly $1 million. Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver, one of the most feared online tournament players in the world, joined David “Betudontbet” Emmons and seven others at the final table after just four and a half hours of play.
Emmons held a sizable lead going into the final table and used his stack to have his way at the final table. After a couple of discussions about a deal fell through, Emmons went on to defeat Oliver heads up for the title and $382,855. On the final hand of the tournament, Emmons moved all-in from the button with 
and Oliver called instantly with 
. The board gave Emmons a pair of aces, sending Oliver to the rail with $285,311 for second place.
To read more about the TCOOP Main Event, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com
| $2,000+$100 | 814 | $1,628,000 |
Denmark’s “AlexKP” fell just short of his second TCOOP title of the series with a second-place finish in the $2,100 TCOOP High Roller. “AlexKP” took the biggest share of a four-way chop at the final table, collecting nearly $240,000, but Norway’s “Icallany” won the heads-up duel to earn the distinction as the first TCOOP High Roller champ.
To read more about the TCOOP Main Event, head over to PokerStarsBlog.com
| $200+$15 | 7,302 | $1,460,400 |
Three players earned six-figure paydays in the Sunday Million this week. Chile’s “curiplop” took the largest share of a three-way deal at the final table, but Brazil’s “CharlesTY.” went on to win the event for $168,000. Two well-known Brazilians, Andre “aakkari” Aakkari and Alexandre “allingomes” Gomes, finished 25th and 27th, respectively.
| 1 | CharlesTY. | $168,000* |
| 2 | curiplop | $181,080* |
| 3 | hownorez | $148,000* |
| 4 | bas0r | $77,401 |
| 5 | K0VAK | $59,876 |
| 6 | Chikakaa | $45,272 |
| 7 | Meewams | $31,398 |
| 8 | Joroy70 | $17,524 |
| 9 | rasputoon | $ $11,318 |
*denotes three-handed deal
Notable Finishes: Andre “aakkari” Aakkari (25th – $3,403), Alexandre “allingomes” Gomes (27th – $3,403), Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy (30th – $3,037), Clark “snake8484″ Hamagami (43rd – $2,746), Stephen “stevie444″ Chidwick (45th – $2,746)
PokerStars Sunday 500 ($250K Guaranteed)
| $500+$30 | 843 | $421,500 |
Isaac “philivey2694″ Haxton bested a field of 843 to add another tournament victory to his stellar resume. 2010 PokerStars EPT Grand Final champ Nic “niccc” Chouity also reached the final table but was ousted in sixth place for $16,800.
