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Pokerstars breaks Guinness World Record

Yesterday, Pokerstars has broken their own Guinness Book of World Records record of the biggest online poker tournament ever organized. Before yesterday, the record number of participants in an online poker tournament was 149.196. Now, that number is 200.000 players! All these players registered for $1 to write online poker history and to win the first prize of $50,000.

The first prize was won by a Russian player named ‘sokoluk1991′. After a 3-way deal he received $40.258,83 on his Pokerstars account.

Final Table Results PokerStars 10th Anniversary Guinness World Record Tournament:

1st: sokoluk1991 (Russia) — $40,258.83*
2nd: Kaitz20 (Estonia) — $34,000*
3rd: King-2-Z (United Kingdom) — $25,741.17*
4th: tristan2287 (Spain) — $10,000
5th: RaZorFaZoR (Germany) — $8,000
6th: casasola10 (Costa Rica) — $6,500
7th: Bjoornkjaer (Denmark) — $5,250
8th: pumata13 (Bulgaria) — $4,000
9th: herbert68 (Germany) — $3,000
10th: Garin4o (Ukraine) — $2,250

*After a three-way deal.

The Dutch poker beauty Fatima Moreiro de Melo had the honor to receive the official Guinness Book of World Records certificate in the name of Pokerstars (see picture below):