PokerStars NJ to give away thousands in cash

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Festive celebrations with PokerStars New Jersey, an Amaya Inc. brand, get underway with the start of the Christmas Festival. Players can win a share of thousands in cash prizes, and benefit from deposit bonuses and increased tournament guarantees from today.

Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker said: "Playing online at PokerStars has led to one of the best experiences of my life. Who knows, one of the Christmas Festival tournaments or games could be the start of an epic ride for another talented new player."

• $60,000 prize pool All-in Shootout Freerolls
• Mega Cash Bonuses
• $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event
• Milestone Hands
• Christmas Festival Big Monday

All-in shootout freerolls
There is $60,000 up for grabs across All-in Shootout Freerolls, which are running every Sunday in December. For a chance to claim part of the $15,000 prize pool in each freeroll, players need to complete a simple poker challenge that can be found in the Challenges window of the PokerStars client.

Mega cash bonus
Players who use code "CASHMEGA" when depositing $30 could receive a reward of up to $10,000. Players can maximize their chance to win the top prize by depositing each week.

Carnival of tournaments
This festival offers tournaments for players of all levels and experience. Highlights include the Carnival Variety tournaments, which run across a selection of games that are not usually featured on PokerStars' regular schedule, and the $100,000 GTD $200 Main Event.

Milestone hands
Those playing cash games during December should watch out for Milestone Hands where players dealt into every 5,000th, or Milestone, hand will receive $30 cash. There will be no limit to the number of Milestone hands dealt so players can play as much as they like to maximize their chances of winning the bounty.

Big Monday
The Sunday Majors on 25 December will move to 26 December and become the Monday Majors with a 20% increase to their regular guarantees.