During the coronavirus pandemic, one of the “Sunday Million” tournaments held at the PokerStars room set a record and collected an $18.6 million prize pool. This tournament became one of the largest online poker tournaments in history. The top four players shared a $3.67 million prize.
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Overall, the prize pools of tournaments held at both PokerStars and other poker rooms significantly increased during COVID-19. GGPoker hosted the largest online poker tournament series in history. From May 3-31, a total of over $100 million was distributed.
The popularity of online poker increased not only in Europe but also in the USA and Australia. In New Jersey, a total of $79.9 million in poker buy-ins was made in April. This figure was more than double that of April 2019.
Meanwhile, in Australia, interest in online poker increased by as much as 43%, including the fact that twice as many new poker players registered on poker sites as usual.
The search traffic for online poker also significantly increased on the Google platform. It reached heights not seen in many years.
Synchronizes perfectly with online poker's cash game traffic.
Source: @pokerindpro / @GameIntelReport pic.twitter.com/1yWGKjNozi
— Anuj Arora (@anuj2212) June 1, 2020
Gradually, quarantine in most countries around the world is coming to an end, so it seems that the popularity of online poker will return to normal. People will be able to play not only in online rooms but also in real casinos or tournaments.
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