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Alexandre Mantovani

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Biography Alexandre “Cavalito” Mantovani is a Brazilian poker player and 888poker Ambassador. “I cant speak for others, but ever since Ive started my career as a poker player, Ive always dreamed of being a professional representing a poker site. And Im very happy to have reached another goal in my career!” said Mantovani. Be sure to follow Mantovani on Twitch, Instagram or Twitter. Sign up to 888poker Don’t have an account with 888poker yet? Don’t worry! Sign p through PokerNews and you will receive exclusive welcome offers including deposit bonuses, free-play and tournament tickets!

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Nicholas Walsh

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Biography Nicholas Walsh is a PokerStars Ambassador and face of the PokerStars Twitch Channel. He has commentated on some of the biggest online festivals such as the Stadium Series, SCOOP and the prestigious Sunday Million. He has also commentated on the European Poker Tour, including EPT Barcelona. PokerStars’ Nick Walsh on ‘Donk3399’ $2M Win: ‘I Sat There in Shock’ As a player, Walsh specialises in the more unusual hold’em formats such as Spin & Go and Kick Off. You can watch him stream over on his Twitch channel.

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Jukka Juvonen

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PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2010 PokerStars.net APPT CebuMain Event 7th 805,000 PHP 2010 PokerStars.net APPT MacauMain Event 26th 76,400 HKD

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Mikhail Semin

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Biography Mikhail Semin is a Russian poker player and commentator who is a member of GGPoker’s Team Russia alongside Anatoly Filatov and Mikhail Shalamov. He has final-tabled the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on two separate occasions. Related: Brush up on your H.O.R.S.E. strategy! Mikhail Semin Top 5 Cashes Year Event Buy-in Place Payout June 2016 WSOP Millionaire Maker $1,500 7th $160,726 June 2016 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Championship $10,000 5th $95,817 May 2018 WSOPC Sochi Super High Roller 318,000 1st 4,800,000 ($76,945) June 2019 WSOP Seven Card Stud Championship $10,000 4th $73,810 June 2019 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Championship $10,000 6th $71,505 Courtesy of The Hendon Mob. Last Updated June 2021 Sign up to GGPoker Don’t have an account with GGPoker yet? Don’t worry! Sign up through PokerNews and you will receive a welcome bonus worth up to $600. Your first deposit is matched 100% up to a maximum of $600! The bonus releases into your account in $10 increments each time you earn 6,000 Fish Buffet Points, which is the equivalent of $60 in rake or tournament fees.

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Benjamin Spragg

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Biography Ben “Spraggy” Spragg is a British poker player and PokerStars Ambassador. After graduating in 2012, he started playing poker and streaming on the internet. Spragg started as a cash game player, but after grinding those tables he moved over to tournament poker. He first joined PokerStars as a member of Team Online in 2017. Over the course of his career he has won numerous online titles, including World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles in 2020 and 2021. “As a streamer, poker events like the WCOOP are to be enjoyed, so my aim is always to put on the best show,” he told PokerNews in 2020. “Of course, that means deep runs and winning as much money as possible because, ultimately, thats what people want to see!” Is This The Worst (but Funniest) Bad Beat of All Time? In September 2023, Spragg entered the 1,100 PokerStars UKIPT Brighton Main Event alongside 351 opponents. After three intense days of high-octane poker action, Spragg found himself at the six-handed final table and with a chance to secure the first major live poker victory of his career. Spragg was fifth in chips at the start of play, but an early double-up through Sebastian Gohr with pocket aces moved Spragg towards the top of the chip counts. Spragg eliminated Gohr in sixth place to further enhance his chances of his breakout win. Eventually, Spragg navigated his way to the heads-up part of the Main Event, where he faced Germany’s a href=“https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/dominik-nitsche/">Dominik Nitsche, a supremely talented individual with four WSOP bracelets to his name. Nitsche clawed his way level but a failed bluff all but eliminated him from the tournament, and Spragg sent Nitsche to the showers on hand later. Spragg took home a career-best live score of 69,120 ($86,259) for his victory, plus his first UKIPT title, making amends for his near miss (sixth place) in the 2013 UKIPT Dublin Main Event.

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Jack Dean

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Biography Jack “JaackMaate” Dean is a British YouTuber, podcast host and internet personality. In August 2022, he was unveiled as an 888poker Cultural Ambassador. 888poker is the Perfect Site for Beginner Poker Players “I am truly privileged to become one of 888poker’s first creator ambassadors. I’ve only been working with them for a short time. But the poker lessons I’ve learnt and the experiences I’ve lived are already things I don’t think I’ll ever forget. Team 888 is class all the way with loads of experience, and theyre a fun bunch as well. Chris Eubank Jr. is, of course, another fellow cultural ambassador for 888poker, and I’m a big boxing fan too. So, it’s an honour to be alongside him. Dean was part of the 888poker team that was sent to the 2022 WSOP, The 888poker family is a fantastic community, and Im certain I will learn a lot from them. I can’t wait to play more poker and, hopefully, win some tournaments along the way. Im also looking forward to introducing my current audience and new followers to this amazing poker community and having them be part of my newfound experiences!

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Felipe Ramos

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Biography Felipe “Mojave” Ramos is a Brazilian poker player and GGPoker Ambassador. He has over $2.6 million in lifetime earnings as a professional poker player. A close friend of Brazilian poker superstar Neymar, Ramos has a fanatical following of Brazilian poker players who follow his success on Instagram, Twitter and Twitch. Felipe Ramos: A Friendly Face in the “Sport” of Poker Background After graduating from college, Ramos’ first experience playing poker was playing against his boss. He didn’t have to wait long for his first success, after winning the first 8-handed Sit & Go, and finishing runner-up to his boss in the second! In 2007, Ramos won a BSOP event in his hometown of So Paulo for R$54,400, and received a sponsorship deal that would see him turn pro and begin his poker adventures around the world. He cashed in numerous tournaments on the EPT, LAPT before heading to Las Vegas for his first WSOP in 2009. He final tabled the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event, racking up numerous firsts in the process. Not only was he the first Brazilian on a final table of a $5,000 event, he was also the first Brazilian to make the final nine in a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. After brief stints as an ambassador for partypoker and Lock Poker, he eventually signed as a PokerStars Team Pro in 2015. The Brazilian enjoyed two and a half successful years with the site, during which he was named as the best player in Latin America by The Global Poker Index in 2017. He left PokerStars in 2018, and later that year married fellow poker player Natalie Hof in Las Vegas. In October 2019, Hof gave birth to a daughter named Luna. In January 2020, Ramos joined GGPoker as their third official Ambassador after Daniel Negreanu and Bryn Kenney. Since joining GGPoker, Ramos has enjoyed playing in their Bounty Hunter Series as well as participating in the GGPoker High Roller Week.

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Kevin Martin

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Biography Kevin Martin is a Canadian poker player who first appeared on reality TV series Big Brother Canada. Originally from Calgary, Martin is best known as one of the earliest adopters of the Twitch platform, having streamed his play since 2015. Martin can be seen on the first season of GGPoker’sGame of Gold, a poker reality competition on the GGPoker YouTube channel. He is currently a member of the GGSquad on GGPoker, having joined in October 2020.

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Georgina James

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Biography Georgina James, better known by her online nickname “GJReggie” is a British poker player, Twitch streamer and PokerStars Ambassador. James graduated with a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath but switched to poker full-time after leaving her Business Improvement Manager role behind and taking part in the Run It Up Platinum Pass Challenge. Low-Stakes Mixed Games “Definitely Beatable,” says PokerStars Ambassador GJReggie

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Rafael Moraes

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Biography Rafael Moraes is a Brazilian poker player and PokerStars ambassador. He sits with over $1.8 million in cashes and is in the top 10 of the Brazilian all-time money list. According to fellow Brazilian and PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari, Moraes is one of the best poker players in the world. Moraes: “Neymar Doesn’t Play Poker for Money; He Just Wants to Win!” Live Poker Achievements The largest cash of Moraes’ career came in 2016, finishing third in the EPT Monte Carlo 25,000 High Roller for 568,200. The following year, he won a WSOP Circuit ring in Sao Paulo for $94,321. In 2022, he added a BSOP title to his poker resume after winning the BSOP Rio de Janeiro High Roller for $58,096.

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David Kaye

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Biography David Kaye is an American poker player based in Michigan. He is a PokerStars Ambassador. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty 10th $2,500 2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)Sunday Special Championship ($150,000 GTD) 1st $29,343 2023 United States Championship of Online Poker (USCOOP)Sunday Championship ($130,000 GTD) 12th $959 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $400 Colossus 1038th $900 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship 226th $1,741 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #61: COLOSSUS - $400 No-Limit Hold’em 32nd $13,261 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $2,500 No-Limit Holdem 59th $11,607

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Ronaldo

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Biography Ronaldo Lus Nazrio de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo, is a former professional footballer and is considered as one of the best forwards to ever play the beautiful game. The Brazilian icon has played for the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid and the Brazilian National Football Team. On top of an endless list of individual and club honours, Ronaldo has two FIFA World Cup winners medals (1994, 2002).

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Neymar

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Biography Neymar Jr. is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain. He is widely considered one of the most talented footballers in the world. Not only that, but he is fanatical about poker. So much so, that he even named his dog poker! Neymar and Poker In May 2015, Neymar joined PokerStarsas a brand ambassador. At the time, he was joined by another legend of Brazilian football Ronaldo as a member of Team Sportstars. “Growing up and playing football everyday has made me a competitive person,” Neymar Jr. said. “When I’m not playing football, playing poker and competing against my teammates on the road or in home games with friends is one of my favorite things to do.” Neymar has been heavily involved with PokerStars, hosting multiple charity home games, including one at EPT Barcelona won by Steve O’Dwyer. During the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) in 2020, Neymar made a deep run finishing 12th in Event 18-H: $2,100 NLHE 6-Max, Turbo, Progressive KO In December 2020, Neymar rejoined PokerStars and pledged to bring his flair and personality to the online and live tables. “As a true poker fan, I am excited to start a new chapter with PokerStars,” said the 28-year-old Neymar. “Together well be creating moments for our community and fans all over the world.” Read More: Three Reasons Neymar’s New PokerStars Partnership Will Succeed In January 2022, played in the PokerStars Winter Series making the Winter Series 40-H: $1,050 8-Max, Turbo Final Table Neymar Poker Fun Facts

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Pamela Balzano

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Biography Pamela “Pamsi” Balzano is an Argentinian poker player and member of the GGPoker Twitch Squad. One of Latin Americas best-known poker content producers, Pamsi streams, commentates and hosts, always making things as fun as possible! Pamela Balzano Represents Argentinian Poker on Twitch, YouTube and Beyond She regularly streams on Twitch. In 2022, she finished 36th in the WSOP Ladies Championship for $3,886. Sign up to GGPoker Don’t have an account with GGPoker yet? Don’t worry! Sign up through PokerNews and you will receive a welcome bonus worth up to $600. Your first deposit is matched 100% up to a maximum of $600! The bonus releases into your account in $10 increments each time you earn 6,000 Fish Buffet Points, which is the equivalent of $60 in rake or tournament fees.

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Nick Eastwood

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Biography Nick Eastwood is a British poker player and member of the 888poker StreamTeam. Eastwood discovered poker while at university, and started out by playing sit and go’s and MTTs. He eventually moved on and now plays 6-max cash games. Read More: Introducing FIVE New Members of the 888poker StreamTeam “Im thrilled to have joined 888pokers StreamTeam!” said Eastwood. “I feel really optimistic about undertaking this journey with 888poker, and I cant wait to get going! In 2022, Eastwood cashed in the WSOP Main Event, finishing 1,214th for $15,000. Bankroll Challenge “Worst Decision of my Life” says 888poker Stream Team’s Nick Eastwood Twitch Channel: twitch.tv/eastyyy22

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Andre Akkari

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Biography Andre Akkari is a Brazilian poker player, WSOP bracelet winner and PokerStars Ambassador. He is also the CEO and founder of FURIA, a Brazilian eSports organization. Akkari won his WSOP bracelet back in 2011, winning Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $675,117. In 2022, he narrowly missed out on a second finishing second in Event #52: $2,500 Nine-Game Mix 6-Handed for $135,848. Brazil Home to Online Poker “Elite” says PokerStars Ambassador Andre Akkari

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Jen Shahade

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Biography Jen Shahade is an American poker player, chess player, commentator and author. She is a two-time United States Women’s Champion and holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is also a PokerStars Ambassador. The largest cash of Shahade’s poker career came in 2014 after winning the Open-Face Chinese Poker World Championship High Roller, the largest Open-Faced Chinese poker tournament in history, winning 100,000. What Can Poker Learn From The Queen’s Gambit?

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Jen Shahade

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Biography Jen Shahade is an American poker player, chess player, commentator and author. She is a two-time United States Women’s Champion and holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is also a PokerStars Ambassador. The largest cash of Shahade’s poker career came in 2014 after winning the Open-Face Chinese Poker World Championship High Roller, the largest Open-Faced Chinese poker tournament in history, winning 100,000. What Can Poker Learn From The Queen’s Gambit?

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Jen Shahade

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Biography Jen Shahade is an American poker player, chess player, commentator and author. She is a two-time United States Women’s Champion and holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is also a PokerStars Ambassador. The largest cash of Shahade’s poker career came in 2014 after winning the Open-Face Chinese Poker World Championship High Roller, the largest Open-Faced Chinese poker tournament in history, winning 100,000. What Can Poker Learn From The Queen’s Gambit?

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Jen Shahade

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Biography Jen Shahade is an American poker player, chess player, commentator and author. She is a two-time United States Women’s Champion and holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is also a PokerStars Ambassador. The largest cash of Shahade’s poker career came in 2014 after winning the Open-Face Chinese Poker World Championship High Roller, the largest Open-Faced Chinese poker tournament in history, winning 100,000. What Can Poker Learn From The Queen’s Gambit?

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Adam Tocholke

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Biography Adam Tocholke is a Canadian poker player and former member of the 888poker StreamTeam. Located in Ontario, Canada, Tocholke is a successful music producer with over 50 million streams on Spotify. Read More: Introducing FIVE New Members of the 888poker StreamTeam “I love that my favourite poker room is getting more and more into the live streaming space,” said Tocholke. “Poker is so fun to watch live, and Twitch is the perfect platform to harbour that relationship between the player and the community.”

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Fernando Habegger

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Biography Fernando “JNandezPoker” Habegger is a Swiss poker pro and a former member of theGGPoker Omaha Squad. An online grinder since 2006, starting in 2011 Habegger began concentrating more specifically on pot-limit Omaha, and after enjoying sustained success as a player and coach became a PLO instructor for Phil Galfond’s Run It Once coaching site. Habegger has signed with Upswing Poker to join their team of coaches, where he’s specializing in PLO strategy advice. Check out his 5 Quick Tips to Help You Win Your Next PLO Tournament!

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Sam Grafton

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Biography Sam Grafton is a British professional poker player and PokerStars Ambassador. Grafton has over $12 million in live tournament earnings, with his biggest cash coming in the $200K Coin Rivet Invitational for $5.5 Million He previously finished as the runner-up in the 100,000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller to Sergi Reixach for 1,303,950. The Brit and also has tournament wins at the 2021 EPT Prague, as well as on the GUKPT, Aussie Millions, Australian Poker Tour and PokerStars Festival. Sam Grafton: The Five And a Half Million Dollar Man

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Sam Grafton

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Biography Sam Grafton is a British professional poker player and PokerStars Ambassador. Grafton has over $12 million in live tournament earnings, with his biggest cash coming in the $200K Coin Rivet Invitational for $5.5 Million He previously finished as the runner-up in the 100,000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller to Sergi Reixach for 1,303,950. The Brit and also has tournament wins at the 2021 EPT Prague, as well as on the GUKPT, Aussie Millions, Australian Poker Tour and PokerStars Festival. Sam Grafton: The Five And a Half Million Dollar Man

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