PokerStars launches âWin the Buttonâ online tournaments
New no-limit holdâem format sees winner of previous hand awarded the dealer button for next round
 
PokerStars has launched an online version of its âhugely popularâ âWin the Buttonâ tournament, where the winner of each hand is awarded the dealer button for the next round.
Eleven âWin the Buttonâ tournaments will now feature on the PokerStars daily schedule, with buy-ins ranging from $2.20 to $162.
The new tournaments continue the Amaya-owned brandâs efforts to attract more recreational players with different twists on the traditional poker format. It also recently revamped its VIP programme again.
âWe are proud to continue to deliver exciting and innovative games, the largest variety of tournaments anywhere in the world and to be the home of online poker,â said Severin Rasset, the director of poker innovation and operations at PokerStars.
The idea behind Win the Button is not new but PokerStars said it had committed to it after a trial run in the recent land-based World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) proved âhugely popularâ.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Somerville, who trialled the format on his popular Run It Up Twitch channel, said: âI love the interesting twist of Win the Button tournaments. I’m very much looking forward to competing in these tournaments more regularly. Itâs awesome to see PokerStars continue to innovate and develop new fun-oriented tournament variants like Win the Button.â
Having the dealer button is a major benefit at the poker table as the dealer gets to act last on each round of betting.
âIt adds a strategic element to each and every hand,â added PokerStars