More 2021 Departures: Gruissem, Filatov Among Partypoker Exits; Lin Leaves PokerStars (January 2021)
Top line: “2020 ended with the announcement of Chris Moneymaker bidding farewell to PokerStars after serving as their ambassador for nearly two decades. Five more pros left the company on the same day.”
Key takeaways: Another long-serving PokerStars Pro, Celina Lin, recently said goodbye to the company.
The list of PokerStars’ international Team Pros is down to just ten members, following the recent slew of departures.
partypoker’s roster of ambassadors also shrunk at the dawn of the new year.
Seven of the Team partypoker members under the “Sponsored Pros” category have recently separated from the company.
ClubGG: GGPoker Develops Standalone Free-Play Mobile App for Private Poker Games (January 2021)
Top line: “GGPoker has quietly released a new mobile app, ClubGG, allowing players to set up their own poker clubs and play with friends.”
Key takeaways: GGPoker has quietly released a new mobile app, ClubGG, allowing players to set up their own poker clubs. It puts an end to the major need for a home game feature that GGPoker had previously lacked. ClubGG works under the same agent-based model and is inspired by popular private social apps. Exclusive: One Week After Launch, PokerStars Michigan Leads US Regulated Market in Cash Game Traffic (February 2021) Top line: “The first legal online poker room in Michigan, PokerStars MI, has jumped to the top of the pack of regulated US online poker rooms, the latest cash game traffic data has revealed.”Key takeaways: Saturday, February 6 registered an average of over 500 concurrent cash game seats during the 24-hour period. It can be expected that PokerStars Michigan traffic will enjoy something of a honeymoon period in the first weeks. Given that PA is some 30% larger in terms of population, it would be surprising if Michigan were to stay on top long term. A PokerStars USA network that combined PA, MI, and NJ would connect close to 1000 concurrent cash game players. For the First Time in Four Years, Resurgent Online Poker Network iPoker Overtakes Partypoker (March 2021) Top line: “Online poker network […]
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