The 2023 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) got underway on Monday and, as Gambling.com discovered, it’s the ideal event for American poker players.
Although a $25,000 buy-in poker tournament is beyond the means of most players, PokerStars went Platinum Pass crazy in 2022. The end result was 400 qualifiers anteing up in the biggest event of their lives and, more importantly, one of the biggest $25,000 poker tournaments in history.
Gambling.com’s Daniel Smyth joined the throngs of hopefuls at Baha Mar in the Bahamas to see what all the fuss was about. As players started their journeys towards a multi-million-dollar payday, Daniel caught up with PokerStars ambassador Nick Walsh . PokerStars US Casino Nick Walsh on PokerStars Caribbean Adventure
The American, who has called England home since childhood, has a unique perspective on the game. After discovering the game at university, he became a full-time pro grinding out a living online.
He parlayed his success as a pro, along with a $150,000 Spin & Go win, into a streaming career. Is he a poker player turned streamer or a streamer who plays poker? In reality, it doesn’t matter, but Walsh identifies as the former. What does matter, however, is that he can reach the masses and make poker accessible to everyone as a streamer and commentator.
“If people ask me, I’m a professional in the sense that poker is still a game I make a living from. However, my main focus is creating content for people to enjoy poker and grow the sport,” Walsh told Gambling.com.
Walsh and those like him are certainly doing that. Day 1 of the 2023 PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship attracted more than 1,000 players, 400 of whom won their seats via Platinum Pass promotions.
“Platinum passes were given out for so many reasons. Nikhil Segel is a good example. He was given a pass in 2019, but he got a second one this time around because he continued to be a champion of the people. He dedicated time to supporting others getting a Platinum Pass. He was putting out such good karma into the world, he […]
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