PokerStars returned to New Jersey last month so it's about time we had an official welcome party. We want you to share the moment with us. And because it's a big deal we want to make it a memorable day for all involved. 

So we're teaming up with Jason Somerville for the Run It Up Resorts Rumble, a chance for fans to meet some of the most famous players in the game at the Resorts Casino Hotel on May 14, 2016. 

It'll be a day full of activity. There's online poker to be played, some great giveaways, and a chance to meet some of the best poker players in the game. 

Here's what you can look forward to: 

* The day kicks off with a breakfast "Meet & Greet" session featuring various members of Team PokerStars Pro. 

* That's followed by the PokerStars Run It Up Resorts Rumble featuring a $30 buy-in no-limit hold'em event on PokerStarsNJ.com, which is only for those on-site at Resorts, 

* There will also be a New Jersey-wide $10 buy-in tournament for those who want to celebrate all across the state on PokerStarsNJ.com. 

* Saturday night will feature one of the brand's signature PokerStars VIP Club Live events including beachside drinks, food and entertainment at The Landshark Bar & Grille Restaurant. 

There will also be various games and activities along the way with Team Pros, including a chess simulation with Jennifer Shahade. It will all be a great way to play and celebrate a return to US soil. 

"We're very proud of PokerStars' initial success in New Jersey and looking forward to seeing our fans in person as we celebrate at Resorts," said Eric Hollreiser, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Amaya. "Bringing JCarver and his band of merry poker fans to New Jersey will create even more excitement and interest in the New Jersey online gaming market."

True to form Somerville will be streaming live on Twitch throughout the weekend, and will take part in the Q & A, games, and giveaways with fellow Team Pros.  

"I'm incredibly excited to host our first one-day Run it Up festival on the east coast with two great partners in PokerStars and Resorts," said Jason Somerville, PokerStars Pro and host of Run it Up. "It's been so much fun playing and streaming on PokerStars New Jersey this month and I can't wait to hang out with all of our awesome Run it Up fans in person. It'll totally be worth putting on pants."

Want to come help us celebrate?  Get a ticket to this exclusive occasion in one of two ways. 

First you can win a ticket in advance in a special "Run It Up: Resorts with VIP Club Live" freeroll on May 1. 

Alternatively you can simply buy a ticket for $10, the money raised going to Autism Speaks.

That entitles you to a wristband granting you access to all the daytime activities and the VIP Club Live party in the evening. However you get there you're in for a great day. 

For more information about the event and the launch of PokerStars in New Jersey's online gaming market, please visit www.pokerstarsnj.com/vip/live/resorts

When Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez won the Sunday Million just a week-and-a-half ago, we noted then how he'd done that once before many years ago. The wait for his next six-figure score on PokerStars wasn't nearly as long, as the player from Finland took down tonight's Super Tuesday, earning a cool $103,930 for his efforts.

By the time late registration 547 players had decided to Join the Gang playing this week's Super Tuesday, creating a $547,000 prize pool that well exceeded the tournament's $425K guarantee.

It took a little under six hours for the money bubble to burst, and with 63 players left it was david owie -- think Mr. Space Oddity minus the "b" -- leading the chip counts.

A half-hour later they were down to 40, with david owie still leading The Supermen at the top of the leaderboard and sitting just ahead of Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez -- winner of the Sunday Million just a week-and-a-half ago -- in second position.

Also hanging on then was Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody with a short stack. Alas for Cody, upward Changes blinds and antes forced him all in for his last couple of BBs with pocket sixes versus Mike "munchenHB" Telker's pocket queens. It Ain't Easy to win in such a spot, and five cards later Cody was out in 35th ($3,008.50).

Time marched onward with Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez still in front and david owie still in the top five. And from the Shapes of Things those two were comfortable as frontrunners as they still were up top with Rodriguez leading a little later when just 18 were left.

afonso r. (18th) was the next Candidate for elimination, followed by davidas75 (17th) and Nicolás "salta44" Velarde (16th), with those three each able to Win $4,376. The final 15 were all able to Stay in a while longer, then clancywigam (15th), Whoohoo32 (14th), and ForzaVaxholm (13th) were each knocked out, earning $5,470 apiece.

What in the World happened next? 07Papi (12th) and Mike "munchenHB" Telker (11th) were eliminated, then fontainerot -- after surviving multiple all-ins -- was knocked out in 10th, like the last two out earning $6,564.

After more than eight-and-a-half hours of poker the final table was set, with a short-stacked david owie and a chip-leading Tomás "T 54 T 97s" Paiva among the nine "Heroes," so to speak.

Seat 1: José Manuel "nadalon" Nadal (Mexico) -- 422,345
Seat 2: Andreas "Hoegh93" Høgh (Denmark) -- 307,435
Seat 3: Damianos "damourinio" Aslanidis (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) -- 137,095
Seat 4: david owie (United Kingdom) -- 161,036
Seat 5: Tomás "T 54 T 97s" Paiva (Hungary) -- 459,045
Seat 6: Kasra84 (Germany) -- 237,201
Seat 7: Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress (Canada) -- 434,121
Seat 8: Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez (Finland) -- 241,914
Seat 9: pczxmg (Belgium) -- 334,808

The Fantastic Voyage continued on through the tournament's nine-hour mark with all nine remaining players still with chips.

About 10 minutes later the blinds were 4,000/8,000 when Damianos "damourinio" Aslanidis opened for 16,400 from early position. Then david owie -- who'd been battling Up the Hill Backwards as the short stack for a while -- three-bet all-in for 127,966. Kasra84 then reshoved over the top from a couple of seats over forcing folds all around, including from Aslanidis.

david owie had [6d][6s] while Kasra84 showed [Ah][Kh], and david owie continued to lead after the [Td][3h][Th] flop and [8s] turn. But the [8h] river put a second pair on board to cause the advantage to Ricochet over to Kasra84, and david owie was knocked out in ninth.

That was nearly a 300,000-chip pot for Kasra84, but that still wasn't enough to be Dancing with the Big Boys as Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez had retaken the chip lead by then with more than 600,000.

About 15 minutes later, José Manuel "nadalon" Nadal opened from UTG for 19,877 (a little over 2x) and a super-short Damianos "damourinio" Aslanidis called all-in from middle position for 19,270 total. It folded to Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez in the small blind who three-bet to 63,000, and both the big blind and Nadal got out.

Rodriguez had [9d][9c] and was way ahead of the [7h][5h] of Aslanidis. The flop came [2c][3h][3s] and turn [8h], and Bang Bang Aslanidis was already drawing dead to finish in eighth.

Following a pay Jump They Say the short stacks are often encouraged to get their chips in, and that's just what a short-stacked Andreas "Hoegh93" Høgh did a few minutes later by open-pushing all-in from middle position for 33,069 (a little over three BBs).

Both Kasra84 (button) and Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez called, and after the [7s][8h][7c] flop Rodriguez checked and Kasra84 fired 30,000. Rodriguez responded with a check-raise all-in, and after Kasra84 folded, Rodriguez turned over [As][Ah] -- much better than Høgh's [Kh][Jd]. The turn was the [Qd], making the river no matter and stopping Høgh's Super Tuesday run just Outside the final six.

Not long after that a hand arose that saw chip leader Rodriguez raise 2.5x to 25,000 from the small blind and pczxmg call from the big. The flop came [7h][8d][Ts] and Rodriguez continued for 30,000, getting another call from pczxmg. The [4c] turn then elicited a 75,000 bet from Rodriguez, and when pczxmg raised all-in for 283,774, Rodriguez made the call.

pczxmg showed [Ks][Th] for tens, but Rodriguez had the same pair with a better kicker with [Ac][Tc]. The river was the [4h], and pczxmg was free to go Looking for Satellites to another tournament, having hit the rail in sixth.

The final five made it to the 10-hour mark, with Rodriguez in command with about 1.07 million, then nearly twice the stack of nearest competitor Daniel "Oxata" Dvoress.

The players' Brilliant Adventure continued another 25 minutes, then it was José Manuel "nadalon" Nadal open-pushing from UTG for 58,666 (not quite four BBs), Kasra84 three-betting from the button and the blinds getting out. Nadal had [Ac][Jc] and Kasra84 [5d][5s], and while the flop brought a jack it also brought a five, coming [Jd][6s][5h]. That meant the [Kd] turn sealed it, and Nadal was done in fifth.

A few minutes later the blinds were 8,000/16,000 when Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez opened for 34,400 from under the gun, then Daniel "Oxata" Dvoress shoved all-in for 311,659 over the big blind and Rodriguez called in a flash.

Dvoress had [Kh][Jh] and was hoping to improve against the [Qc][Qh] of Rodriguez. The [Td][Ah][7c] flop did give Dvoress a gutshot to Broadway, and the [Js] turn gave him a pair. But Dvoress saw his chance at the pot Slip Away when the [3c] fell on fifth street, and he was knocked out fourth.

The 11-hour mark came and went with Rodriguez again out in front and widening his lead versus the other two. Then with the blinds up to 10,000/20,000, Rodriguez open-shoved from the button and Kasra84 called all-in with the 260,365 left after posting the big blind.

Kasra84 had [Ac][Jd] and Rodriguez [5d][5c] -- a reverse of the Nadal-Kasra84 all-in just a little while before. Then came the flop, which also uncannily echoed that earlier hand, coming [Js][5h][8h] to make a pair for Kasra84 but a set for Rodriguez. Kasra84 was drawing especially thin, but in Reality had little hope, and the [Qs] removed that as well, making the river inconsequential and eliminating Kasra84 in third.

Tuesday seemed long ago. It was The Next Day, and the 547 who'd began the tournament were down to just two with Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez leading to start heads-up play with 2,150,460 to Tomás "T 54 T 97s" Paiva's 584,540.

After 16 hands Paiva had chipped up to nearly 850,000, then with the blinds 25,000/50,000 would raise to 51,250 from the button, getting a call from Rodriguez. The flop came [Jc][6c][9s], Rodriguez checked, Paiva bet 74,045, Rodriguez check-raised to 212,500, and Paiva called. The turn then brought the [8s] and another check from Rodriguez. Paiva bet 188,750 this time, Rodriguez pushed all-in, and Paiva called with the 393,390 he had left.

Turko_man: [Td][7c]
T 54 T 97s: [Ah][Ac]

Paiva's aces had already been well and duly cracked, as Rodriguez had turned an unbeatable straight to make the [2d] river meaningless.

Congratulations to Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez whose Dollar Days continue as he follows up his Sunday Million win earlier this month (worth $183,708.88) with another six-figure score in this week's Super Tuesday. You've really made the grade!

4/19/16 Super Tuesday ($1,050 No-Limit Hold'em) results
Entrants: 547
Prize pool: $547,000.00
Places paid: 63

1. Luis "Turko_man" Rodriguez (Finland) $103,930.00
2. Tomás "T 54 T 97s" Paiva (Hungary) $76,580.00
3. Kasra84 (Germany) $56,067.50
4. Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress (Canada) $42,666.00
5. José Manuel "nadalon" Nadal (Mexico) $30,085.00
6. pczxmg (Belgium) $23,247.50
7. Andreas "Hoegh93" Høgh (Denmark) $17,777.50
8. Damianos "damourinio" Aslanidis (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) $12,307.50
9. david owie (United Kingdom) $9,080.20

(Inspired by the username of this week's ninth-place finisher, one track each from David Bowie's 25 studio albums appear above in italics.)

Trip Report?

Yes, the Elite Series was indeed an online event, but I played it while traveling through Germany early April, which sort of made it a poker trip. The tournament series concluded Sunday, and that is also when I spent the first night back in my own bed again. The Elite Series was nine days long, and so was my journey. I slept in six different beds, traveled through five different airports, and moved through four different places with cars, trains, taxis, buses, trams, a sightseeing bus, and by foot.

As the main reason for my trip was a family visit, I couldn't spend too much time at the poker tables, but I tried to fit in as much as possible.

Hamburg - Events 6, 11, 14 & 17

After a fun night out with friends in Hamburg's party district, St.Pauli, on Saturday, my dad picked me up from the hotel on Sunday. We went for some traditional German food before heading to his house outside the city. Once my 4-year-old half-brother was in bed, I booted up my computer and the PokerStars client. The first tournament that I had on my schedule to play was "Event 6: 1M, NLHE [Progressive Super-Knockout]." The key hand, at blinds 60/120 with a 15 ante, was when I opened [As][Ad] UTG to 360 and got three callers. The flop came [2s][9c][4s], and I bet 1080. There were two callers. The turn brought the [3d], and I put both opponents all-in. The river brought the [Ah] giving me a set. One of my opponents showed queens, and the other one [2c][5c] for a rivered straight.

Sigh!

I couldn't recover from this, and unfortunately had to take a bow (254th of 368) not even an hour later.

Still at my dad's place on April 12, I jumped into two Women's Events, "Event 11: 100k, NLHE [Progressive Super Knockoout, Women Only]" and "Event 14: 500k, NLHE [Women Only]".

The first one I streamed live on Twitch, but the internet connection was causing a lag, and so I couldn't stream the second tournament.

In both tournaments I busted in 11th place with no cash or bounty prize. And in both tournaments I got completely owned by MezzoDana who I had also Twitter contact with prior to the matches. Well played, lady!

In between Elite Series events I started playing Spin & Gos, and the two I played today I won! At least some success at the tables.

On April 13 I traveled back to the city and spent a night in a hotel near the train station. I settled in with nibbles and apple juice, ready to stream "Event 17: 1M, NL Omaha Hi/Lo [6-Max]," but the hotel internet on the 12th floor was so shakey that I played without "Twitching" it. Omaha8 is my second favorite variant, and I had been looking forward to it. I still didn't score.

My journey continued the next day. I took the train to the Harz mountains in the heart of Germany where my mum lives, and after a few days just chilling I was all hyped up to play a bunch of Hyper Turbo events that were running on Saturday. I played six of these with 60,000 buy-in and had one cash for 145,000.

I also played four more Spin & Gos and won 2 of them.

All in all, the poker gods were not in my favour, but this was definitely a fun event to play, and the play was highly competitive. I am already looking forward to the next play money tourney series.

Hope to see you at the tables!

A look at all the major stories from this past weekend on PokerStars. 

Weekend highlights

* Nelson 'FeCoNiCuZn' Maccini wins the Sunday Million for $166,377
* m8675309a does the same in the Sunday warm-up
* The fifth anniversary running of the Sunday Storm was won by Dutch player profesjenol, who collected $118,540.

Round up of latest results

Australian FeCoNiCuZn took honours in the Sunday Million last night, topping a field of 5,866 runners to a substantial $166,377 first prize. FeCoNiCuZn had the momentum with about three tables remaining, which he kept throughout most of the final table. As Pauly McGuire reported, it was only heads up that his lead was challenged, wrestling the lead back from runner-up königkunde.

In the Warm-Up a five way deal brought things to a close, with m8675309a taking the biggest share worth more than $58,000. Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver would finish fourth, which you can read in David Aydt's report. The full results from each event are below. 

PokerStars Sunday Million results (17/4/2016)
Entrants: 5,866
Prize pool: $1,173,200
Places paid: 855

1. Nelson 'FeCoNiCuZn' Maccini (Australia) $166,377.34 *
2. königkunde (Germany) $103,564.06 *
3. MG10tze (Germany) $104,171.55 * 
4. jerbi9999 (Israel) $103,558.31 * 
5. Neoben78 (Luxembourg) $49,274.40
6. Vovas05 (Ukraine) $37,542.40
7. politm69 (Romania) $25,810.40
8. yukeepplayin (Canada) $14,665.00
9. liran2788 (Israel) $9,150.96
* denotes a four-way chop

PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up results (17/4/2016)
Entrants: 2,365
Places paid: 342
Prize pool: $473,000.00

1. m8675309a (Turks and Caicos Islands) $58,452.38*
2. rasulov_a (Azerbaijan) $42,940.08*
3. tjmosier (Canada) $40,155.23*
4. Chris "ImDaNuts" Oliver (Costa Rica) $39,060.44*
5. pulbier (Netherlands) $39,180.78*
6. Duraircwb (Brazil) $16,318.50
7. ibotown (Austria) $11,588.50
8. krapcity112 (Canada) $6,858.50
9. INGA951 (Norway) $4,020.50
* Reflects the results of a five-way deal that left $8,000 in play for the winner

The weekend's top online tournament winners

There was a lot at stake this weekend with the Sunday Storm fifth anniversary creating the second biggest first prize of the weekend. 

Click here for the complete list of major results on PokerStars for the weekend of April 16 to 17, 2016.

Sunday Storm

Speaking of the Sunday Storm, more than 95,000 players took up the offer of a chance to win a six figure prize for just $11. When the clock stopped on registration the prize pool had exceeded the guarantee, rolling over to total  $1,228,530. That meant a first prize of $118,540 which went to Dutch player profesjenol in a deal free finale. 

Here's the full result.

$11 Sunday Storm 5th Anniversary
Entrants: 95834 
Prize pool: 1,228,530

1. profesjenol (Netherlands) $118,540.16 
2. borkito (Israel) $84,453.69
3. komarolo22 (Uruguay) $60,201.53
4. Sterjek (Bulgaria) $42,913.78
5. d0m1n1kh (Germany) $30,590.51
6. lk20144 (United Kingdom) $21,806.03
7. Fox 310 (Russia) $15,544.22
8. Denisss99 (Ukraine) $11,080.48
9. S.Karmyzov (Ukraine) $7,898.58

That's another weekend on PokerStars wrapped up. As always send your questions and comments to us on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.