Approaching the top of the primary week of online poker in New Jersey for some time, it almost feels normal. Work behind the curtain to get PokerStars back within the U.s. have been so central to the corporate that now we're finally there it appears like we never left - although a couple of behind the curtain staff, exhausted, might think differently.

But that does mean we will be able to say this for the primary time since 2010: there'll be Sunday Majors within the Usa this weekend.

That felt pretty good.

Obviously they may be just a little smaller than their foreign cousins - and let's not forget that there are 56 tournaments running each day - but one step at a time. What does that schedule look like?

16:00 ET: $50 Sunday Warm-Up ($10,000 Gtd)17:00 ET: $10 Sunday Storm ($5,000 Gtd)18:00 ET: $200 Sunday Special ($50,000 Gtd)19:00 ET: $500 Sunday High Roller ($15,000 Gtd)22:00 ET: $75 Sunday Supersonic ($5,000 Gtd)

Get the entire details at the PokerStars NJ homepage.

While that kicks off a brand new era of online poker within the United States, it's business as usual elsewhere with the standard roster of weekend majors, capped off with the Sunday Million.

Last weekend was the Tenth Anniversary edition, won by a.urli who dominated the overall table to remove a primary prize of $970,000 after a four-way deal. You'll read Martin Harris's report from the overall table here.

That was last week. What are you able to expect from this long Easter weekend?

Our new promotion is now under way. We wrote about it earlier this week so it is best should you take a look at that post for a way it works, because I AM NOT sure I'LL get it right a second time. Suffice to mention you'll be able to win as much as $5,000 on a daily basis all through the promotion by winnings with particular hole cards that match a 16-20 piece puzzle that you will find to your challenge window. Match all of them and win money immediately. Take a look at all of the details at the CardHunt homepage.

The latest episode is now available. We'll let the team introduce it...

"Joe continues to benefit from the LA lifestyle, although he's beginning to feel the pinch (as revealed in an impromptu game of 'How Much Does It Cost?'). Jason Mercier joins the men to discuss his deep run in last year's EPT Grand Final - as documented within the latest TV episode - and his experience of playing on PokerStars in New Jersey. James is shocked (in an effective way) at what number of people have qualified for Monaco via Spin & Gos. Joe has some great stories about Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Hellmuth from a contemporary TV shoot in Las Vegas. And, after paying attention to this week's edition of 'Superfan vs Stapes', you will likely conclude that Sam Worger from Sheffield regrets choosing 'Friends' as his specialist subject! James and Joe are taking a brief Easter break. The following episode of #EPTNotLive might be released on Thursday 7th April 2016."

Links:

http://www.soundcloud.com/eptnotlivehttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ept-not-live/id970248920?mt=2http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ept-not-live

As we announced this week there's $4 million up for grabs in the course of the Mountain Series which starts next month. The ten-event series occurs over four days between April 7-10, 2016, each with increased buy-ins from Mount Sugarloaf ($11) all through to Everest ($2,100).

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Then there's the brand new UKIPT season, the sixth, which starts in London next month. Satellites are already under way, but you will get all of the details of this new festival by reading our post from this week. The Hippodrome Casino plays host yet again. It may prove venue for the primary festival of the year.

That's everything. Play well on PokerStars this weekend, whether you're in New Jersey or anywhere else. As always send any thoughts and comments to us on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.

Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.

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