Resorts Casino to host first ever $100,000 guaranteed Sunday Special Live

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – July 2017 – PokerStars’ popular new live poker tournament series MEGASTACK is coming to New Jersey after a successful debut in Europe, PokerStars, an Amaya Inc., (NASDAQ: AYA; TSX: AYA) brand, announced today. The Sunday Special Live is a part of the brand’s MEGASTACK schedule and brings a Championship-like structure to low buy-in tournament events in select local markets around the world.

The series which launched in the UK in The Hippodrome Casino in April, attracting over 520 entries, twice the normal field, will now expand its new live tournament series aimed at recreational players to New Jersey from October 6-8, with over $100,000 guaranteed. The U.S. MEGASTACK will debut in the Garden State with the $220 Sunday Special Live at Resorts Casino Hotel, New Jersey. The Sunday Special Live name originates from PokerStarsNJ.com most popular weekly tournament, the Sunday Special, which has the highest guarantee ($50,000) of all the Sunday Majors.

“We are excited to host the first-ever Sunday Special Live New Jersey, and we look forward to welcoming players to the property for an exciting gaming experience,” said Mark Giannantonio, President and CEO of Resorts Casino Hotel.