PokerStars Sunday Million Live and Other Major Tournaments

In the world of online poker, several major tournament series have recently concluded, with notable performances and significant prize pools. Powerfest on partypoker saw over $20 million in prize money across 301 tournaments. The most expensive tournament in Powerfest had a $2 million guarantee and 129 entries, with Juan 'juanpardo99' Pardo and Chelsea72 sharing the top prizes. Douglas Polk won a $5,000 buy-in tournament with a $1 million guarantee in Powerfest.

The XL Inferno series on 888poker consisted of 197 tournaments with a total guarantee of $7.5 million. Alexander 'edyvpakistan' Ovechkin earned $14,365 in a $55 buy-in tournament during XL Inferno. The main event of XL Inferno with a $1,050 buy-in was won by 'Alien_Army' from Austria.

In other news, Amaya reported a 10% increase in profits for the first quarter of 2017, with PokerStars' revenue increasing by 1.1% compared to the previous year. PokerStars is considering changing its name to The Stars Group. Additionally, CardRunners will stop producing new paid videos and transition to free educational content on YouTube starting June 1. The Sunday Million Live tournament will be held at King's Casino in Rozvadov from August 24 to September 3, 2017. Online flights for the Sunday Million Live with a €215 buy-in will start on June 18, 2017, on PokerStars.