Hendry gets ‘perfect break’ inaugural PokerStars Festival

Onchan, Isle of Man – January 27, 2017 – Following an epic win at the PokerStars Festival London Media Event on Thursday night beating Team PokerStars Pro Felipe Ramos heads up, seven-time snooker World Champion Stephen Hendry is now priced at 147/1 with BetStars, PokerStars’ online betting site, to become the Festival’s Main Event champion.

BetStars is also offering the snooker icon at 7/4 to make it to Day Two of the £990 buy-in Main Event, and 20/1 to finish in the final ten players. Hendry, who said he was happy with his new odds which are priced at the maximum snooker break of 147*, is currently playing in the third of three starting days (day 1C) against poker players from across the globe at The Hippodrome Casino London, sponsored by PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand.

His big win against journalists, fellow sport star Darius Knight and Team PokerStars Pros Liv Boeree, Jake Cody and Felipe Ramos at the Media Event gave him plenty of practice and a good frame of mind heading into the Main Event today, which has a guaranteed £400,000 prize pool.