Global Poker Celebrates F1 Weekend w/ Grand Prix Turbo Series: Las Vegas Edition

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Global Poker celebrated Formula 1 weekend in Las Vegas thanks to a partnership between the social poker site and Scuderia Ferrari.

The week of F1 action, which culminates with Saturday night’s race getting underway at 10 p.m. Vegas time, included a Global Poker Table Talk event inside PokerGO Studio with Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr., Olympic legend Michael Phelps and poker superstar Antonio Esfandiari.

It also includes a Grand Prix Turbo Series: Las Vegas Edition series running Nov. 21-23 with GC 64 million and SC 160,000 in guaranteed prize pools and opportunities to win a trip to an F1 race.

“TimTebow” & “Khoffs” Win Main Events

The F1 weekend included a GC 20 million guaranteed GC Main Event on Saturday that drew 130 players and saw “TimTebow” defeating heads-up opponent “Giberti Pro” to win GC. 4.8 million. Others at the GC Main Event final table included “Zenrambo” (3rd - GC 2.6 million), “PJPain” (4th - GC 1.9 million) and “Wicked1oj” (5th - GC 1.3 million).

GC Main Event Meanwhile, the SC 50,000 guaranteed SC Main Event drew 187 runners as “Khoffs” bested “C. Sawyers” to win SC 10,200. Others at the final table included “StayFocused420” (3rd - SC 5,560), “CoryPeterPan” (4th - SC 4,250) and “TheNuts16” (5th - SC 2,900).

SC Main Event

Win a Formula 1 Race Experience

Global Poker The series will feature four individual race leaderboards, offering several F1-related prizes to the top finishers. The Gold Coins leaderboard winner will earn Grand Prix Turbo Series swag and GC 6 million.

Meanwhile, the Sweeps Coin leaderboard winner will earn a Scuderia Ferrari hospitality experience at a North American Grand Prix race of their choice, while the runner-up will earn SC 3,000 and the third place will receive SC 1,000. Other prizes up for grabs include a Scuderia Ferrari jacket, shirt and cap.

There have been other F1 highlights for Global Poker this weekend, including ambassador Michael Phelps visiting the Scuderia Ferrari garage ahead of Saturday night’s race. Be sure to look out for the Global Poker logo as the Ferrari drivers race down the Las Vegas Strip.

For more information about the series, visit globalpoker.com/online-poker-promotions/turbo-series.

Global Poker Avatars Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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