Five things to not miss on PokerStars this weekend.

As we head into the weekend we have a look forward to, and back on, the highest stories from the PokerStars world.

It's becoming a habit - extending promotions and such. Now we've done it again with two promotions extended to run into July. 

First there may be the brand new special period of $1 million Spin & Go tournaments. This million dollar promotion now runs until the top of July, providing you with quite a few opportunity to spin your strategy to one million and what we will promise might be an afternoon you'll never forget. 

It's the fourth time we've run this Spin & Go promotion, with buy-ins of just $5. In that point we've made what we will be able to only describe as pretty enjoyable phone calls to nine winners. By the tip of next month we are hoping to no less than have a 10th. Could or not it's you? Click here to read more.

It's not only Spin & Go's which were extended. The similar goes for the Pyramid cash game promotion, which now continues until July 10.  

If you are not aware of the format, on a daily basis PokerStars players can win anywhere between $1 and $5,000 by completing an everyday pyramid puzzle, details of that you may find here. It's easy, fun, and available to everyone in games as low as $0.05/$0.10 (and above).  You'll find all of the details you want at the Pyramid promotion page

The World Series of Poker is now in its second week and already Team Pros has been a part of the drama. 

George Danzer had arguably the most productive week. He picked up $103,230 for finishing thirdwithin the within the $10,000 Stud Championship. 

For Danzer, who already has three WSOP bracelets to his name, it was his deepest run since 2014, and Team PokerStars' first final table of the 2016 Series. 

Andre Akkari recorded the second. 

The Brazilian finished sixth in the $1,500 HORSE event eventually won by Ryan D'Angelo. 

Brad Willis wrote about Akkari's progress this week, and that of others including Naoya Kihara, that you may read here.

For people who prefer their sunshine a bit of in the direction of home (or no less than in this side of the Atlantic) the UKIPT is joining forces with the Estrellas Poker Tour and heading to Marbella for a summer festival at the Spanish coast. 

With a buy-in of €1,100 it is the form of event in an effort to attract a large field, and will even provide the jumping off point for a cross ocean trip to the WSOP. 

It all begins on June 15, running until the overall table on June 19 on the Casino Marbella. Some 14 events make up the festival programme, including a €2,200 high roller and the €330 Marbella Cup. Get the entire details of the festival at the UKIPT website.

The #EPTNotLive podcast turns 50 this week. A half century of episodes are actually within the can, this latest able to be downloaded. 

"Joe is in Las Vegas, where he's been hanging out with the likes of Phil Hellmuth Jr, Antonio Esfandiari and 'Breaking Bad' star Aaron Paul. He's also been losing hundreds of greenbacks on the tables and has managed to get right into a 'Social Media Beef' with Ludovic Geilich. Meanwhile, James have been playing some poker on the Vic in London, and talks about being bluffed in a mi cro-stakes cash game and butchering a hand in a tournament. There is a round-up of PokerStars live events around the globe (#PlayOnPokerStars), and Scott Adamson, a Canadian living in China, shows off his knowledge of the 'Hangover' movies on this week's edition of 'Superfan vs Stapes'. #EPTNotLive

Download the newest episode here: http://soundcloud.com/eptnotlive/episode-50-09062016

In the meantime we want to hope all PokerStars players good luck on the tables this weekend, whether that's online or over Las Vegas. As always send your comments, success stories and tragic tales to us on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog. 

Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.

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