Tuesday, 27 August 2013
WSOP Main Event chip leader chip leader JC Tran has bagged himself a sponsorship deal in advance of this year's November Nine.
The Vietnamese-born pro has inked a deal to act as an ambassador for 888Poker and will join fellow November Niners Jay Farber and Michiel Brummelhius who will also be donning Team 888 Poker patches at this year's WSOP finale. "I am extremely excited to work with 888poker and looking forward to a great experience,” said Tran, who already has two WSOP bracelets to his name. “I can't wait to represent 888poker at my best and help in any way possible." Inbal Lavi, Vice President of 888poker, added, " We are excited to have JC Tran join our Team 888poker, his attitude towards the game and inviting personality embodies what we look for in our Team ambassadors. This year Team 888poker will be at its strongest and should bring some exciting content and opportunities to our continuously growing poker room. Good luck to Tran and the rest of our Team." Before turning his attention to the WSOP, Tran will be hoping to add to his career earnings of $8m at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. The 36-year-old is amongst the final nine at the inaugural WPT Alpha8 super high roller event where the eventual winner will walk away with over $891k. New players can join Tran at the 888Poker tables with a free, no deposit £12 and a £30,000 tournament ticket. Sign up at 888Poker.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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