New WPT Global Ambassador

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Fintan Hand is now the newest ambassador for WPT Global.

Another setback for the pokerstars platform.

Fintan Hand (WPT Global ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Daniel Negreanu (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Jeff Gross (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Bertrand Grospellier (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Felipe Mojave (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Kevin Martin (GGPoker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Chris Moneymaker (ACR Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Jaime Staples (partypoker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007821915860209680
 
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Is PokerStars going bankrupt?
 
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Really not sure how a poker site can go bankrupt, as long as they don't chase all their players away with higher rake & fees and don't keep removing the games that made them popular in the first place
 
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PokerStars feels like it stopped caring about “community vibes” a long time ago. The ambassadors leaving just highlights that shift. Other platforms are leaning into streamers and personalities because that’s where new players come from now. Stars is still huge, but it feels somewaht colder than it used to be. But it is quite sad.
 
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Just to mention Lex Veldhuis as he says also left PokerStars.
Also Wistern is no longer there.
Seem marketing strategies at PokerStars are fokusing other markets than the European.

Both are streaming GGPoker now.
 
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rhoudini said:
PokerStars feels like it stopped caring about “community vibes” a long time ago. The ambassadors leaving just highlights that shift. Other platforms are leaning into streamers and personalities because that’s where new players come from now. Stars is still huge, but it feels somewaht colder than it used to be. But it is quite sad.
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The end of an era! 📉
 
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Goggelheimer said:
Just to mention Lex Veldhuis as he says also left PokerStars.
Also Wistern is no longer there.
Seem marketing strategies at PokerStars are fokusing other markets than the European.

Both are streaming GGPoker now.
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Yep! Lex mentioned it on his profile, but i haven't seen the WPT Global platform officially announce him as an ambassador, just like Wistern.
 
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acidburnfx said:
Yep! Lex mentioned it on his profile, but i haven't seen the WPT Global platform officially announce him as an ambassador, just like Wistern.
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I thought they said GG.
Don't think its WPT.
 
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Navin Sarabjeet said:
I thought they said GG.
Don't think its WPT.
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Both stream GG on twitch (youtube and kick), because of the great streamer deal GG offers.
Upto 100% rakeback for streamers.
So rakeback + stream earnings + action selling = looks like near to 0 variance depending on how big your stream fanbase is.
Lex said he enjoys to be free, whatever this will bring for the future.
 
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Noobgila said:
I mean if its a legit business why let it fail? makes no sense...
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Things started to get worse when the platform decided to remove the VIP Rewards system through the program called VIP Steps. The founder of Pokerstars himself said that ending Supernova Elite was a mistake.
 
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I have a theory:

Flutter is expecting that the Malta licensed sites are becoming dying breed due to government regulation. I can't blame them if that's it, world definitely is going towards overly regulated space where you can't do anything anymore and gray markets are therefore booming. Other big sites such as unibet also did sell their company to large investor group.

Flutter will cut costs and squeeze all the remaining profits out of PokerStars before world moves onto fully unlicensed gambling within few years.
 
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I guess its true that regulation is going to heavily restrict the game, and reduce profitibility.
Though that is true across all industries...
 
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acidburnfx said:
Fintan Hand is now the newest ambassador for WPT Global.

Another setback for the Pokerstars platform.

Fintan Hand (WPT Global ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Daniel Negreanu (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Jeff Gross (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Bertrand Grospellier (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Felipe Mojave (GG Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Kevin Martin (GGPoker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Chris Moneymaker (ACR Poker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)
Jaime Staples (PartyPoker ambassador, ex-PokerStars)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2007821915860209680
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PS is 📉?
 
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