The US online poker industry continues to grow and that success now apparently goes for the world of subscription- and sweepstakes-based poker sites.
ClubGG , the US subscription arm of GGPoker , recently announced the signing of Kyna England to represent the brand. The continued additions to the US online ambassador ranks may be a good sign for the market. England now becomes the latest to take the poker spotlight for an online brand. “I’m the first live poker ambassador for ClubGG,” she says. “I play on there and am a big advocate for the site. It’s super fun so I am glad to have this opportunity.” England recently spoke with USPoker about her new role with ClubGG and her own poker life. Joining the GG poker club
Despite being fairly new to the game, the 37-year-old poker player originally from Northbrook, Illinois, and now living in Las Vegas , has found plenty of success at the tables. She has $840,953 in live tournament winnings including one World Series of Poker Circuit rings from a 2020 ladies event in Wisconsin.
Her biggest score came in June at the World Poker Tour’s $5,000 Venetian event, where she took third for $448,755. She also won the $1,110 Minnesota Winter Poker Classic on the Mid-States Poker Tour in 2021 for $186,709.
Before taking up poker full time, England worked in project management in the learning/development and corporate training areas. She’s now excited to be representing ClubGG and playing the game she loves. “I think this is an amazing opportunity to have been given after only about two years of playing poker,” she says. “I’m excited and nervous at the same time. But I always say it’s good to be nervous because that means it’s important.” Thanks everyone for the nice messages! I’m super excited to be part of the @ClubGG_Poker team! ��� https://t.co/S6W4Keq0Lj England began playing poker when a female roommate in college taught her. Two years ago she began taking the game even more seriously after making the final table of an Aria tournament while in Las Vegas.
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