For fans of high stakes action, Sunday December 19th at 6 pm ET on PokerStars will be the first Superstar Showdown confrontation between newly signed "Isildur1" and veteran cash game and tournament pro Isaac "philivey2694" Haxton.The two players will play four tables of $50/$100 NLHE. The winner of the "Superstar Showdown" will be the player who either shows a profit at the end of the 2,500 hand session or takes the other player's complete match bankroll.
According to "Superstar Showdown" rules, each player has had to place 1,500 Big Blinds ($150,000) into escrow with Pokerstars. If one of the players decides not to show up, then they will end up forfeiting 300 Big Blinds, which will be split between their planned opponent and Pokerstars. The maximum amount that either player could lose over the course of the match would be $150,000.
Zimba Analysis: PokerStars version of the challenge is really the Durrrr challenge "Lite". For those without the patience to wait for the longer challenge, and willing to watch considerably lower stakes, this challenge will be completed in one go. Isildur1 is a swingy player, so you will definitely see lots of action even at the lower stakes than is found on Full Tilt.
