The inaugural Eagle Cup saw the light in the fall of 2017. The series was 29 days long.
Global Poker , now one of the world’s leading online free poker sites, hadn’t been up and running for more than a year and there had been a few less successful attempts to create a tournament series that players would take to.
But the Eagle Cup was different. From the very beginning it was clear that Global Poker had found a hit with this inaugural tournament series. Boasting a high frequency of mid to low buy-ins, the Eagle Cup was perfect for both site newcomers and dedicated grinders.
The Eagle Cup was also the first tournament series where Global Poker awarded trophies to event winners. The players loved the fact that their virtual wins were commemorated with real, tangible markers of their accomplishment, and the field sizes swelled as a result. Everyone was eager to get their hands on some hardware and share their win, which led to a growing community of players who now share milestones, strategies, and how to get the most out of Global Poker’s wide array of offerings.
Global Poker wanted to frame the first Global Poker tournament series around something quintessentially American and slightly non-traditional in poker iconography. And what’s more American than a bald eagle?
Since then, the site has extended the Global Poker Championships with quarterly series events adding the Grizzly Games, Rattlesnake Cup, and The GOAT to their line-up of poker festivals. Millions of Gold Coin and Sweeps Coin prizes have been won. In fact, the Eagle Cup alone has been responsible for more than GC631 million SC3.5 million awarded over the years.
“With Global Poker well into its fifth year, we are still just getting into our stride,” said General Manager David Lyons. “We have had another incredible year with the launch of new games and features, and of course the record guarantees set across all of our tournament events. I am most proud of the work we have done to further develop the legacy of the Global Poker Championship Series, and the Eagle Cup that kicks […]
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