PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has managed to deal 10 billion hands in less than one year. Last September, the online poker site dealt its 50 billionth hand. All players at the table dealt into the 50 billionth hand moved all-in as they were trying to maximize their wins and capitalize on the extra cash up for grabs offered by PokerStars. A German player nicknamed “tbvle” ended up winning the hand down with pocket queens and collected no less than $56,000. He also received a $5,200 ticket into the World Championship of Online Poker Main Event, which ran several days later.

Now, about six months later PokerStars is not too far off from dealing its 60 billionth hand. As always, PokerStars wants to celebrate this new record by handing out cold hard cash to its loyal players.

Once again, PokerStars will be giving away tons of cash to players who are dealt into special milestone hands.

Sometime within the next eight or nine days, that 60 billionth hand will pop up, and whoever wins that hand is going to have one of his/her best poker days ever.

PokerStars will give away approximately $1 million during the 60 Billionth hand celebration. The amounts players can win are dependent upon the VIP player points they have won at the table, and prizes are awarded during milestone hands, or millionth hands (ex: 59,800,000,000). The winner of the 60 billionth hand will get a huge win of at least $60,000.

Between now and then, PokerStars will deal 300 regular milestone hands between #59,700,000,000 to #60,000,000,000. If you happen to be dealt in any of those hands, you will win part of approximately $1 million in prizes. Moreover, the winner of the 60 billionth hand will win at least $60,000.

Big Cash Prizes on Milestone Hands

PokerStars is on the Road to 100 Billion hands and the site will be celebrating every 10 billion with a milestone hands promotion! The first stop on the way to 100 Billion hands is hand 60 Billion, which will be dealt before the month of March is over.

To be a Road to 100 Billion winner, all you have to do is simply play on PokerStars.com cash game tables and be dealt into a millionth hand (e.g. 59,903,000,000). You could receive a cash prize that could be worth thousands of dollars if you are successful.

Milestone Hand Tips

If you are able to play more tables at a time, you will increase your chances of being dealt into a milestone hand.

You should play longer sessions because the size of the prizes depends on the number of VIP Player Points (VPPs) you have earned while sitting at the table. You earn VPPs in cash games every time you play in a raked hand, so the longer you are there at the table the more you earn. Also try taking a seat at a table well in advance of the next milestone hand just to increase the amount of your potential prize.

You should play an action game which generates pots more easily, such as Limit Hold’em or Pot Limit Omaha. Playing these games will help you to earn VPPs faster.

And if you want your shot at the money, but you don’t have a poker account, then this might be just the perfect time to sign up for a PokerStars account.

Since the amount you win for milestone hands is dependent on how many VIP Player Points you have earned at the table you should be playing more tables, action games, or longer sessions in order to earn more money in the milestone hands.