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pokerstar.com Sunday Million set a new participation record and pokerstar.com cancelled their Sunday Million tournament in the first weekend after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) became law. www.pokerstar.com

pokerstar saw a record 6,157 players Sunday while Full Tilt drew a hefty 1,127 players for their monthly $500,000 guaranteed tourney. Even UltimateBet, the smallest fish in the big Sunday tournament pond, saw numbers on par with their regular showing, drawing a respectable 896 entrants for their $200,000 guarantee. pokerstar.com

pokerstar, the only online poker room hosting a major Sunday tournament to stop accepting American players, did not hold their most popular tournament for only the third times since June 4th.

pokerstar's competitors should acquire most of the 5,000 weekly players who normally play in the pokerstar Sunday Million, said Ryan Peck, Media Director for PokerStar.Net , a program that tracks players and performances in major online tournaments.