Today, many members of PokerStars were able to pick the brain of one of the top names in the poker industry. Three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and Team PokerStars Pro member Barry Greenstein held a Masterclass Eight Game Single Table Tournament, explaining the logic behind his every move and answering questions from observers along the way. The 60,000 Frequent Player Point buy-in tournament had a $6,000 prize pool. In the event that Greenstein finished in the money in the sit and go, he would donate his earnings to the Children Incorporated charity.

The eight games played by Greenstein and company on Sunday were Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha Eight or Better (Hi/Lo), Razz, Limit Seven Card Stud, Limit Stud Eight or Better (Hi/Lo), No Limit Hold’em, and Pot Limit Omaha. The tournament was played six-handed and the game changed every level. Limit 2-7 Triple Draw was the first game on the docket and the games rotated in the same order listed above. PokerStars commented on the uniqueness of playing eight different styles of poker with Greenstein: “Barry will be answering questions and showing his hole cards at every opportunity, so if you can’t play, be sure to watch.”

PokerStars is even going so far as to replay the tournament in its entirety, with all hole cards showing to the viewer, starting on November 30th. All players in the tournament received a copy of Greenstein’s book, “Ace on the River.” The book is listed at $25 and is famously signed by Greenstein and given to the player who busts him out of major tournaments. He also includes information about the poker champ’s final hand.

Greenstein won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2004 in a $5,000 buy-in No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw tournament, defeating Full Tilt Poker pro Chris Ferguson heads-up. The final table was anything but a walk in the park, as it also included Howard Lederer, cash game king Chau Giang, and World Poker Tour founder Lyle Berman. In 2005, Greenstein took down his second bracelet, winning a $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. Ferguson was also at the final table of that event.

In 2008, Greenstein scored his third bracelet by emerging victorious from a pack of 453 players in a $1,500 buy-in Seven Card Razz tournament. He owns three bracelets in three different genres of poker and has cashed in 13 disciplines in total in WSOP play. He has 37 cashes in World Series of Poker tournaments for a total of $2.1 million. His sixth place showing in the 2008 HORSE Championship was worth $355,200. That tournament was won by a disgruntled Scotty Nguyen, who pocketed nearly $2 million.

Every Sunday at 4:30pm ET, PokerStars hosts the $1.5 million Guaranteed Sunday Million. It previously was, as its name implies, a $1 million prize pool event. The buy-in is $215 and last week 7,799 entrants descended upon the online poker room for the event. Winning the marquee Sunday major tournament on November 16th was kesher79, who took home $195,976. Heads-up, the PokerStars member defeated rS.Wisdom, who pocketed a consolation prize worth $132,143. The top 1,170 spots paid out and the five best players banked over $50,000. The tournament presents a rare opportunity to turn $200 into a house payment in a matter of a few hours.

Also held on PokerStars every Sunday are the Warm-Up and Second Chance, which boast $750,000 and $250,000 guaranteed prize pools, respectively.

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