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Ian Simpson

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Biography Ian Simpson is a British poker player and 888poker ambassador, having joined the site in May 2022. He had previously served as an ambassador for Unibet Poker. 888poker: Ian Simpson’s Top Tips for Transitioning to Live Poker from Online Poker In 2012, he finished fourth in the Irish Open Main Event taking home 107,500, before winning the same event the following year for 265,000. Ian Simpson Wins 2013 Irish Open; Proposes to Girlfriend

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Josh Manley

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Biography Josh Manley is a British poker player and member of the 888poker StreamTeam. Manley has been playing poker since he was 18 years old, graduating from play money into real money cash games and tournaments. “Streaming Was My Girlfriend’s Idea!” says 888poker Stream Team’s Josh Manley “I am very happy to be joining 888poker to team up with one of the best sites out there is a dream come true for me,” said Manley. “I am hoping to continue climbing stakes and having a great time on stream!” In 2022, Manley played in the WSOP Main Event and enjoyed rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in poker. Read More: Introducing FIVE New Members of the 888poker StreamTeam Twitch Channel: twitch.tv/joshmanleypoker

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Arlie Shaban

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Biography Arlie Shaban is a Canadian poker player, Twitch streamer and PokerStars Ambassador. In 2022, Shaban won an astonishing five ONCOOP titles while streaming his success on Twitch. Did you know? PokerStars Ontario - check out more online poker sites in Ontario here! Joining Team Online In 2017, Shaban quit his job to become a full-time online poker player. He turned to streaming and eventually achieved a record of 125 consecutive days streaming - a total of 1,000 hours! He also completed the ‘12 Labours of Arlie’ en-route to becoming a member of PokerStars Team Online. Twitch Legend Arlie Shaban Ready for PokerStars Anniversary Sunday Million

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Kara Scott

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Biography Kara Scott is a Canadian-British poker player, presenter and broadcaster best known for presenting on some of poker’s biggest shows. In 2016 she was named as the latest 888poker Ambassador, having previously served as an ambassador for partypoker. She left 888poker in 2023. Over the years, Scott has appeared on Poker Night Live, Sky Poker, the European Poker Tour, High Stakes Poker and the World Series of Poker. At the tables, Scott has nearly $700,000 in live tournament cashes. In 2009 she became only the second female poker player to cash in back-to-back WSOP Main Events. Read More: 888poker Ambassador Kara Scott Launches ‘Heart of Poker’ Podcast

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Jan Wagner

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Biography Jan “HansiWurst” Wagner is a German poker player and DJ. He is also a member of the GGPoker Twitch Squad. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid550 Main Event 69th €1,000

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Andrijana Gligoric

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Biography Andrijana Gligoric is a Serbian poker player and member of the GGPoker Twitch Squad. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #6: $200 FLIP & GO NO-Limit Hold’em Go Stage, $1M GTD 156th $1,876 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #1: $50 The Return NLH Final Day, $1M GTD 1112th $211

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Bertrand Grospellier

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Biography Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier is a French poker player and GGPoker Ambassador. His is also a Triple Crown winner, having won a World Series of Poker bracelet, as well as World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour titles. He is also a former PokerStars Team Pro, having represented the site from 2006-2018, and a former partypoker pro having represented the site from 2018-2020. Biography Grospellier was born in Melun, France. Before he started playing poker, he was a world-famous StarCraft player under the name ‘ElkY’. In 2001 moved to South Korea to pursuit his passion for StarCraft. He took part in a number of competitions beating thousands of his opponents and collecting top place finishes. Grospellier says that his gaming experience is one of the main reasons why he’s so successful at the poker tables. Read More: Bertrand ElkY Grospellier: I Got Super Lucky! He started playing poker professionally in 2005. Since then, Grospellier has countless cashes in the world’s biggest poker tournaments and more than $14 million in live tournament cashes. At the online felt, he is became the first player to reach PokerStars Supernova and Supernova Elite statuses. First he earned 100,000 player points in just two weeks and then collected another 1,000,000 points in four and a half months.

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Mikhail Yakovlev

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Biography Mikhail Yakovlev is a Russian poker streamer who is a member of the GGPoker OmahaSquad He streams on his Twitch channel and also uploads regularly to his YouTube channel. 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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Daiva Byrne

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Biography Daiva Byrne is a Lithuanian poker player. She is also the owner of the Fantastic Ladies in Poker (FLIP) Global Female Community Daiva Byrne on Exploring Australia and Encouraging Ladies Poker In 2022, she made the PSPC Women’s Platinum Pass Tournament Final Table at EPT Barcelona, finishing third. Sign up to GGPoker Don’t have an account with GGPoker yet? Don’t worry! Sign up through PokerNews and to receive an exclusive bonus. With so many exciting offers, games and features there’s something for everyone on GGPoker.

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Matt Staples

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Biography Matt Staples is a Canadian poker player and PartyPoker Ambassador. The popular Twitch streamer joined PartyPoker in 2019 and is mid & high stakes MTT regular. The Staples Brothers Have Some Tips for Streaming on Twitch - Check Them Out! In 2018, Staples famously won a $150,000 Weight Loss Bet against Bill Perkins. “The Audience Loves the partypoker MILLIONS” says Twitch Streamer Matt Staples PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2021 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #7: $5,300 Main Event 145th $11,217 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #32: $210 WSOP Bounty Double MILLION$ Final Day, $2M GTD 27th $4,048 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #1: $50 The Return NLH Final Day, $1M GTD 320th $568 PokerStars SCOOP 2021SCOOP-33-M: $530 NLHE 8-Max, Sunday Million SE, $1.25M Gtd 449th $1,264 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #4: $3,200 6-Max Championship, $3m GTD 44th $9,600

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Sebastian Huber

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Biography Sebastian Huber is an Austrian poker player. Since 2022, he has been a member of PokerStars Team Online. He won the ‘Dare2Stream’ contest to become the newest PokerStars Ambassador. Dare2Stream Winner Huber Joins Twitch “Idols” Lex and Spraggy as PokerStars Ambassador In September 2022, Huber won his first WCOOP title in Event #44-L: $5.50 NLHE 7-Max PKO for $2,818. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker$1,050 Main Event 185th $3,772 2022 PokerStars EPT London1,100 UKIPT Main Event 144th £1,860

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Caue Moura

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Biography Cau Moura is a Brazilian influencer and YouTuber. In September 2022, he joined 888poker as a Cultural Ambassador. Everyone knows my story with poker. Ive been doing videos about this wonderful game for more than ten years. Now my dedication has been rewarded. Im thrilled to be the new 888poker cultural ambassador. And, from now on, you guys will see me playing with their patch. Sign up to 888poker Don’t have an account with 888poker yet? Don’t worry! Sign up through PokerNews and you will receive exclusive welcome offers including deposit bonuses, free-play and tournament tickets!

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Caue Moura

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Biography Cau Moura is a Brazilian influencer and YouTuber. In September 2022, he joined 888poker as a Cultural Ambassador. Everyone knows my story with poker. Ive been doing videos about this wonderful game for more than ten years. Now my dedication has been rewarded. Im thrilled to be the new 888poker cultural ambassador. And, from now on, you guys will see me playing with their patch. Sign up to 888poker Don’t have an account with 888poker yet? Don’t worry! Sign up through PokerNews and you will receive exclusive welcome offers including deposit bonuses, free-play and tournament tickets!

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Quirin Heinz

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Biography Quirin Heinz is a German poker player and member of the GGPoker Twitch Squad. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship 136th $16,200 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #74: $1,000 Mini Main Event 685th $1,601 2023 Pokercode Festival Madrid550 Main Event 53rd €1,240 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $888 Crazy Eights 191st $2,920 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,111 Little One for One Drop 317th $2,421 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,000 Double Stack 233rd $2,764 2021 Pokercode Festival Bratislava550 Main Event, 125,000 GTD 15th €1,815 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #5: $315 Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 319th $506

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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 up 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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