The first week of the PokerStars 50/50 Series is in the bag with 17 of a scheduled 50 events, each costing $50 to enter, completed. Those opening 17 tournaments proved popular, with PokerStars awarding a cool $1,459,158 across them, which goes to show how much value this series has for lower-stakes multi-table tournament grinders.
718PopSmoke Turns $50 Into $20,511
$20,511 is the largest prize awarded on the PokerStars 50/50 Series so far and it was Canada's "718PopSmoke" who reeled in this bankroll-boosting score. The Canadian outlasted 4,274 opponents in Event #2, an 8-Max PKO tournament that was a special edition of the ever-popular Mini Bounty Builder HR.