Vasu Amarapu Vasu Amarapu went from $50 into potentially millions in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event , thanks to signing up for the Club GG poker app .
On the dinner break of Day 7, Amarapu was at around 25 big blinds, a bit below the average stack. He was well in contention for the gold bracelet and the $8 million prize. With 20 players remaining, he’s guaranteed at least $241,800, an incredible return on investment (ROI) for what he paid to get into poker’s world championship event.
“The fifty bucks that I spent, that’s the best thing that happened to me in my life,” Amarapu told PokerNews in a Day 6 interview, referring to the monthly fee to play on the Club GG app. The Next Chris Moneymaker?
If not for an article on PokerNews , Amarapu might not be in this position. That’s not us tooting our own horn, the potential future world champion said as much.
“I read an article on PokerNews , and right away I downloaded the app,” the poker player said. “The steps were very clear.”
Amarapu is referring to a September article written by our Jason Glatzer , which explains how to download and play on the Club GG app. He read the article, signed up, paid his $49.99 monthly fee, and won his way into the WSOP Main Event, along with a number of other Club GG members .
Amarapu’s story has the potential to end up similar to Chris Moneymaker , the 2003 world champion who famously parlayed an $86 online poker satellite into poker glory.
Moneymaker’s victory 18 years ago helped spark a poker boom and attracted millions of new players to the game. Much like Moneymaker, Amarapu is a Regular Joe who the average poker fan could relate to. Not a Fluke
The current Main Event contender is no slouch on the felt. He entered the tournament with over $88,000 in live tournament earnings, and also has a $45,000 score for a third-place finish in WSOP.com Event #28: $1,000 Omaha 8 or Better in 2020.”I’ve played cash games in other casinos, […]
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