GGPoker have been called “cowards” and “embarrassing” after revealing that serial misogynist Dan Bilzerian is still a partner , just weeks after the online poker site removed his profile to boost their image on International Women’s Day … Bilzerian’s signing as an ambassador for GGPoker has been a headline-maker for all the wrong reasons .
The self-proclaimed poker god not only kicked off his tenure (as opposed to kicking a model off a roof ) with a dig at Canada’s Vanessa Kade , but also refusing to face the female winner of a Birthday Bash tournament held in his honour, Alex O’Brien .
English amateur O’Brien was instead offered a $10k battle with Kade by ACR , who had offered the Canadian a pro sponsorship (now ended) in the wake of her calling out the GGPoker/Bilzerian coupling. In revenge for standing up to them, Kade had her affiliate status removed by GGPoker on International Women’s Day 2021 .
One year later and it appeared that GGPoker had finally come to its senses , with news breaking on 8th March, International Women’s Day 2022, that Bilzerian was no longer part of their setup .
Bilzerian’s supposed sacking went viral through the poker media, although GGPoker themselves would not comment on the rumours , nor clarify why his images had been removed from their site on such an auspicious day for women in poker. Instead, they focused on promoting their freerolls in partnership with female-only FB poker group Fantastic Ladies In Poker (FLIP) , with FLIP founder Daiva Byrne taking on an ambassador role.
What seemed to be several positive steps by the site to redress the gender balance and make up for their glaring error by signing Bilzerian went up in smoke with yesterday’s announcement . “Cowards”
Curiously enough, the poker media were first among those who condemned the announcement, Lappin and your scribe joined by others as news filtered through… Vanessa Kade’s reaction was obviously going to be a talking point given her woes with the site, and she didn’t disappoint… Kade tweeted: “Can’t imagine a way to blunder literally every decision and communication […]
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