Portugal Joins France and Spain in Pokerstars Shared Player Pool

Onchan, Isle Of Man (ots/PRNewswire) -

EUR5 million guaranteed Trio Series celebrates new union

Poker players in Portugal can now compete against French and
Spanish players at the online tables at PokerStars, the first online
operator to offer a shared player pool between the three countries.
With even more players will come even bigger prizes, richer Stars
Rewards, a wider selection of games and a new tournament series to
celebrate the union (https://www.pokerstarsblog.com/en/blog/2018/good
-news-for-southern-europe-173242.shtml).

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ayer_Pool.jpg )

From June 3 -13 , PokerStars will host the EUR5 million guaranteed
online Trio Series, which will feature 78 events including the EUR250
Main Event with a EUR500,000 guarantee. There will be a host of
promotions including Main Event depositor freerolls, Second Chance
freerolls, daily freerolls giving away EUR3 and EUR10 satellite and
Series tickets, as well as EUR2.50 Spin & Go's in France. Buy-ins for
the Series start from as little as EUR1. Portuguese players will also
be able to enjoy a revamped daily and Sunday tournament schedule
(https://www.pokerstars.pt/).

"We have worked hard to become the first operator to bring the
benefits of shared liquidity to Portugal. Our players will see a huge
increase in the variety and scale of our tournaments and promotions
and will enjoy more excitement, more competition and more fun!" said
Guy Templer, Chief Operating Officer of The Stars Group. "This
dramatically strengthens our offering and demonstrates our commitment
to the Portuguese market. We look forward to working with the
Portuguese regulator to further improve the poker product offering
for Portuguese players, and additionally hope that Italy will soon
progress so that their players can also enjoy the significantly
better experience that shared liquidity brings."

The Trio Series follows on from France and Spain's very own Spring
Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) (https://psta.rs/2Fxoa2q), which
surpassed its record breaking EUR10 million guarantee to reach
EUR11,768,035, and the successful FRESH (France Espania Hold'em)
Series for French and Spanish players. FRESH saw more than 30,000
unique entries across 50 scheduled events, creating a total prize
pool of EUR6,149,751, exceeding the EUR5 million prize pool
guarantee.

In January 2018, PokerStars was the first poker operator to enable
players from France and Spain to play together online. (https://www.p
okerstars.com/en/blog/inside-pokerstars/2018/france-spain-new-pricing
-new-possibilities-170131.shtml)

To find out more visit: https://www.pokerstarsblog.com/en/blog/201
8/good-news-for-southern-europe-173242.shtml

For further information, please contact press@pokerstars.com

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