Why is Online Poker so popular in Brazil and Ukraine?

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Do they work in these countries or do they play poker? hahaha jokes aside. But the number of Brazilian and Ukrainian players is much higher than the rest, at least what I have seen in ps. especially Brazilians since they have a much larger population than Ukraine but come on, in those countries they are 18 years old and everyone plays poker xd
 
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Brazilians, I know that we are the majority in PS, Ukrainians, I don't know, but every day that passes the number of Brazilians in online poker increases and I hope that the Ukrainians increase too because the more players there are, the bigger the prizes.
 
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Yes, these two countries have a lot of players, well, it's good, the more people the more prizes so let there be even more players no matter what country they are from, the main thing is to have more of them playing poker and we will make even more money from poker poker is developing very much in other countries, I hope it will happen in my country
 
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Online poker provides financial opportunities to people in those countries + there are much more Brazilians and Ukrainians than let's say Balkan nationalities who has similar economics and prices etc.

But than again, there are Kazakhstan that has only like 2 times less popultion than Ukraine and more or less similar economics, but i don't see them much. Probably they play on PokerOK or russian rooms?

Why some countries play more while other less is a very complicated question after all. People, unironically, can make scientific studies on it.
 
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seiya1989 said:
Do they work in these countries or do they play poker? hahaha jokes aside. But the number of Brazilian and Ukrainian players is much higher than the rest, at least what I have seen in ps. especially Brazilians since they have a much larger population than Ukraine but come on, in those countries they are 18 years old and everyone plays poker xd
A lot of russians play via Ukrainian VPN on PokerStars, for example. And many Ukrainians were out of work during the war, as many business companies simply closed down. And, given that the borders are closed, poker may be the last hope for financial well-being for many Ukrainians. :(
 
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john_entony said:
Muchos rusos juegan a través de una VPN ucraniana en PokerStars, por ejemplo. Y muchos ucranianos se quedaron sin trabajo durante la guerra, ya que muchas empresas simplemente cerraron. Y, dado que las fronteras están cerradas, el póquer puede ser la última esperanza de bienestar financiero para muchos
I regret the situation of your people there in Ukraine. I hope this will be a happier year.
 
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I can talk about Brazilians. We are 214 million, so...
 
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I know a lot of people from many countries switched to the Ukraine flag in an act of solidarity when Putin invaded them.
 
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I know a lot of people from many countries switched to the Ukraine flag in an act of solidarity when Putin invaded them.
Yeah, and now many of ukrainians use our flag to show our belonging, our attitude and our spirit
 
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seiya1989 said:
Do they work in these countries or do they play poker? hahaha jokes aside. But the number of Brazilian and Ukrainian players is much higher than the rest, at least what I have seen in ps. especially Brazilians since they have a much larger population than Ukraine but come on, in those countries they are 18 years old and everyone plays poker xd
I mean, Brazil's population is 5 times larger than Argentina's. Besides, Argentina's economy is a mess (annual inflation rate of 161%) no wonder we don't see many players from Argentina
 
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I mean, Brazil's population is 5 times larger than Argentina's. Besides, Argentina's economy is a mess (annual inflation rate of 161%) no wonder we don't see many players from Argentina
I don't understand why the answer about whether there are many Argentines or not, I already know the economy of my country, there were never many Argentines anyway in PS compared to Brazilians, however in Brazil there are also many poor people, I don't know what one has to do with the other
 
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There are also a lot of players from Romania
 
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It's good that online poker brings so many people together, it would be good if some real friendships were made and then the world would surely be better, there would be no more arguments and offensive words.
 
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It is important to be as many as possible regardless of which country we are from
 
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seiya1989 said:
Do they work in these countries or do they play poker? hahaha jokes aside. But the number of Brazilian and Ukrainian players is much higher than the rest, at least what I have seen in ps. especially Brazilians since they have a much larger population than Ukraine but come on, in those countries they are 18 years old and everyone plays poker xd
in brazil haven't much clubs,we play mostly in online
 
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seiya1989 said:
I don't understand why the answer about whether there are many Argentines or not, I already know the economy of my country, there were never many Argentines anyway in PS compared to Brazilians, however in Brazil there are also many poor people, I don't know what one has to do with the other
Poker boom in Brazil it's a recent thing, 5 years to now... obv have a lot a poor people, more than 200 million living here. Sorry to say that, but the economy in your country it's a dream for some brazilians.. i go to argentina last year, and i can tell you with a small money from Brazil, i get the top services in your country.. with the same money in Brazil, the same things probably cost 3,4x more
 
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Players from Brazil are proving that their national sport is not just football.Most Brazilians play poker due to poverty, there is high unemployment there.In Brazil, 38 million people (40% of the working population) work informally: they wash cars, sell sweets and coffee on the streets, work on plantations and clean the houses of wealthy compatriots. They get by with temporary jobs, and when they lose them, they face starvation.
 
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Like most people, I would think they see it as an additional income.
 
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I think that in Brazil people seek extra income in poker because of the lack of better job opportunities
 
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The U.S.A. would have a large representation if the stupid political system that allows sports betting, opened up online poker for all.
 
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THIS means that Russians can no longer play and they create an account in Brazil or Ukraine (true, Russians play with Brazilian and Ukrainian names)
 
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As others have said, it likely has a lot to do with the fact, that both are low-mid income countries, where even a small income from online poker is valuable to a lot of players. And this is why, we see so many micro and low stakes grinders from these and similar countries. Several brasilian players have also made it to the top though. Brasil usually top the country list for wins in big events like the PokerStars WCOOP and SCOOP, and there are almost always brasilians at the Sunday Million final table.
 
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The Russians are using Western-made weapons against Ukraine and you think you have stopped the Russians from playing poker (the Russians are everywhere, even in the American presidential palace)
 
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I think this is due to the financial situation in these countries, the lack of opportunity to earn a normal living forces people to look for ways to earn money. Poker is one of them, but it’s impossible to just play poker and not love it. In Ukraine, poker is officially recognized as a sport and the poker community is constantly growing
 
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There were by far more Russians playing on pokerstars than any other country before they got banned. Some of them might have found a way to play under another flag. Before black Friday were there more Americans playing on pokerstars than any other country? I did not play on pokerstars at that time.
 
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