PokerStars Sets Record With 150,000 Players on Sunday
The record amount of logged-in players occurred this past Sunday on December 30th, 2007, just before the New Year rang in. What does that figure break down into as far as how many tables were being played simultaneously that day?
Almost 20,000!
You're not seeing that incorrectly either - almost 20,000 tables were being played on that day! Combining full- and short-handed tables, the amount alone seems staggering and almost unbelievable when seen it on paper.
Perhaps it wasn't coincidence that the record-breaking day also took place on the same day that the $1,050 Sunday Million was being played. A record-shattering field of 1,800+ showed up to play for one of the biggest prize pools in online poker history. Even their $11 buy-in, $100,000 Guarantee was capped out at 20,000 players.
This is yet another huge step up for PokerStars, especially after they were the first to hit 100,000 players logged in [in one day] in February, 2006. Their flawless software, round-the-clock tournament schedules, and world-renown VIP Rewards Program has really made the site the premier place to play online poker today.