As we reported, PokerStars dealt the 100 Billionth milestone hand on 13 June, which was celebrated by huge rewards, which were given away amongst players at the table, and players playing at the same stakes. The 100 Billionth hand was dealt at the NL5 table named Euryalos XI. The Greek player microulis69 took the pot and the $100K main prize, plus an additional $3,800 for her VPP's collected.
Microulis69 was later revealed as Isidora Panagiotopoulou, who met her sister-in law Thursday evening to try their luck at PokerStars 100 Billionth Hand promotion.
Panagiotopoulou fired up 18 tables, which is considerably more than what she usually plays; she wanted to maximize her chances of winning, which eventually proved to be an outstanding choice. At 21:25 local time, 90 minutes after logging in, she was dealt into the 100 Billionth hand at an NL5 6-max table. The action stopped, and after a short wait all the lucky players pushed their stacks in. Microulis showed
J 5 , with a 21,02% chance of winning.
She got second pair on the flop, and she managed to evade her opponents' outs, winning the pot. She will hardly complain about winning flips in the future.
"I couldn't believe that I won. Actually I still can't believe it," Panagiotopoulou told PokerStars Sponsored Player Stavros Kalfas, who greeted the lucky lady to congratulate her give her the prize.
Stavros Kalfas and Isidora Panagiotopoulou
"The way things are with the financial crisis the money is extremely important. This money came out of nowhere and it will help us accomplish lots of our goals. We have lots of financial obligations to settle and this money will help a lot. It also gives us time to think about our options. I would like to use some of it to start playing poker professionally," she said to PokerStarsBlog.
Panagiotopoulou has been playing poker for a year now, usually at NL25 6-max tables. Her current win will change her life in many ways, as she expressed:
"I am a housewife trying to become a part-time professional poker player. My sister-in-law is also in the same situation as I am and we will try and make it as professional players! I have been playing poker for a long time with friends and my husband, but only recently I decided to take it seriously and try to make some steady profit from it."
The lucky winner intends to use the money wisely, she is most certainly not one of those players who will rush to the nosebleed stakes tables to test her might with her new bankroll.
Microulis69 was later revealed as Isidora Panagiotopoulou, who met her sister-in law Thursday evening to try their luck at PokerStars 100 Billionth Hand promotion.
Panagiotopoulou fired up 18 tables, which is considerably more than what she usually plays; she wanted to maximize her chances of winning, which eventually proved to be an outstanding choice. At 21:25 local time, 90 minutes after logging in, she was dealt into the 100 Billionth hand at an NL5 6-max table. The action stopped, and after a short wait all the lucky players pushed their stacks in. Microulis showed
J 5 , with a 21,02% chance of winning.She got second pair on the flop, and she managed to evade her opponents' outs, winning the pot. She will hardly complain about winning flips in the future.
"I couldn't believe that I won. Actually I still can't believe it," Panagiotopoulou told PokerStars Sponsored Player Stavros Kalfas, who greeted the lucky lady to congratulate her give her the prize.
Stavros Kalfas and Isidora Panagiotopoulou
"The way things are with the financial crisis the money is extremely important. This money came out of nowhere and it will help us accomplish lots of our goals. We have lots of financial obligations to settle and this money will help a lot. It also gives us time to think about our options. I would like to use some of it to start playing poker professionally," she said to PokerStarsBlog.
Panagiotopoulou has been playing poker for a year now, usually at NL25 6-max tables. Her current win will change her life in many ways, as she expressed:
"I am a housewife trying to become a part-time professional poker player. My sister-in-law is also in the same situation as I am and we will try and make it as professional players! I have been playing poker for a long time with friends and my husband, but only recently I decided to take it seriously and try to make some steady profit from it."
The lucky winner intends to use the money wisely, she is most certainly not one of those players who will rush to the nosebleed stakes tables to test her might with her new bankroll.
