Sunday tournaments blew away $28 million overall guarantee

ONCHAN, Isle of Man – May 22, 2017 – PokerStars, an Amaya, Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, hit a new online poker tournament high yesterday when it achieved record-breaking total prize pools of more than $39 million in a single day, smashing the guarantee of $28 million by almost 40 per cent. The total prize pools made it the biggest day the online poker industry has ever seen.

The Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) events yesterday delivered more than $29.5 million in prize pools. The High Stake Main Event smashed its $5 million guarantee to reach a $6,930,000 prize pool, meaning that there is more than $1.3 million set aside for 1st place and a massive $960,000 for the runner up when the tournament concludes tomorrow.

“Thank you to all our players who participated in our tournaments making it possible for us to break these records,” said Severin Rasset, Director of Poker Innovations and Operations at PokerStars. “Being able to offer the biggest day in the online poker history is a victory for everyone in poker and we’re delighted that so many of our players joined us to make this a reality. We are proud to have been able to provide so many winning moments to so many of our players and we’re looking forward to providing even more for a long time to come.”