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It’s no secret that PokerStars is the largest online poker site in the world, a title they’ve held since the demise of PartyPoker’s U.S. operations in the mid-2000s. To give you an idea of just how big PokerStars has become, the site recently announced that they’ll be dealing their 70-billionth hand within the next week.

At a site known for treating their players very generously, this obviously calls for a big promotion. Over $750k will be given away to players involved in real money cash games leading up to hand number 70 billion, and the player that receives the historic hand will receive at least $70k of his or her own.

PokerStars has gotten into the habit of celebrating milestone hands on a regular basis, offering promotions every time 5 billion more hands are played. The site has already announced plans to unveil an especially rich promotion for the 100 billion hands milestone, though exact details are obviously secret at this point.

The 65 billion hand promotion took place in July, when “yllams” of New Zealand received $68k for receiving the 65-billionth hand. PokerStars proved that even the lowest-stakes players can get in on the action, as yllams was playing at a six-max cash game table with stakes of 10 cents / 25 cents. You can imagine his shock when he won the promotion, likely expecting a bankroll swing of no more than $10 when he started his session.

For the 70 billion hand promotion, PokerStars will be awarding players starting with hand number 69,700,000,000. Every millionth hand after that will come with a cash prize, potentially worth thousands of dollars, until hand number 70 billion.

PokerStars has issued a few basic tips to those who wish to increase their chances of winning money through the promotion, such as playing longer sessions and multi-tabling as many tables as possible.