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.
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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.
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 ÂŁ1,860
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.
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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.
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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 âŹ1,240 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 âŹ1,815 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #5: $315 Bounty No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 319th $506
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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).
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.
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.
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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!
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
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?
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.
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“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.
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.