HERZLIYA, Israel–( BUSINESS WIRE )–It’s been 10 years since the official World Series of Poker (WSOP) free-to-play app first brought the thrill of live poker to mobile devices worldwide and the game is celebrating in kind, bringing together some of the biggest names in poker to form a WSOP Thrill Team.
The star-studded team will be featured in an ongoing campaign celebrating the hold (wink, wink) that poker has had on the world for years, but especially since becoming a televised sport that has turned everyday hobbyists into global superstars. The television and online campaign launched on February 28 and will run through the live World Series of Poker tournament in Las Vegas — owned and operated by Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc. — and later into the year.
WSOP Thrill Team members include: Patrik Antonius of Helsinki: Three-time WSOP final table player
Espan Jorstad of Levanger, Norway: 2022 WSOP champion
Vanessa Selbst of New York: The first and only woman to ever reach the number one ranking on the Global Poker Index
Samantha Abernathy of Atlanta: Cashed three times at the 2021 WSOP event
Adam Hendrix of Alaska: Currently ranked in the top five on the Global Poker Index
Landon Tice of Boca Raton, Florida: Has a total of 20 WSOP cashes
Ethan Yau of Quincy, Massachusetts: Winner of a WSOP bracelet and five WSOP rings. Beginning March 3, in anticipation of the World Series of Poker live competition this summer, players will experience a number of exciting new features embedded in the free-to-play app, including an interactive avatar host, festive poker hands, new bracelet and ring prizes, and more. Guy Cedar, General Manager of the WSOP free-to-play-app, said: “Making it to the World Series of Poker is playing in the big leagues, so as the official WSOP app, we are honored to bring that same thrill and excitement to players everywhere. Our online community is a daily celebration of the camaraderie and good-natured competition found around a poker table and we are proud to have played a role in fueling the game’s explosive […]
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