Famous PokerStars players. What is a team of PokerStars professionals, how to get into it? The road to millions starts small
Hooray, I became a member of Pokerstars Team PRO Online!
Over a year ago, a window popped up in my PokerStars client asking me to fill out a candidate profile for PokerStars Online Pro. Then I got very excited about this idea, and since I had a certain fame in the community (and the player's publicity is practically the most important criterion in this selection, as far as I understand), I thought that I had no chance of success. Unfortunately, I did not receive the status that year.
This year, I suspected that the re-recruitment to the team will most likely be, because the contracts were concluded for a year. And this year I decided to grab this opportunity properly :) After all, in fact, I thought that I fit PokerStars perfectly. It only remained to bring this to their attention :)
Operation "Become a missile defense" began in Germany, Leipzig. I once again went to the BlackMember Party from PokerStrategy, which was just sponsored by PokerStars. The poker room was represented by Steve Day, one of the key player relations managers. So, on the first day, after a festive reception with champagne, I caught a moment when no one communicated with Steve, introduced myself, said that I was becoming a supernova elite for the second year in a row (by the way, he also filled this status in the past before working at stars), reminded that we met in Monte Carlo, and started talking about the room, recent innovations (like playing at 20-50bb tables), etc.
Smoothly, the topic also touched the online pro team. He said that he really wanted to get into the team, but didn't get it (he was joking - well, yes, obviously, since you are Russian and you are not LuckyGump :)), he briefly mentioned that I have a blog with more than a million views, which interested Steve. Then, in order not to be imposing, we discussed other candidates (for example, Kevin WizardOfAhhs), said goodbye and went to eat. Personal contact was established :)
I proceeded to the second stage immediately upon my return. It was necessary not to let Steve forget me :) In order to fully convey to the management why I deserve to become a Pro, I registered the domain www.innerpsy.com, and started looking for a freelancer who would make me a page “11 Reasons Why I Should Become online pro ". As a result, all of them did not suit me in terms of terms, and I made the site myself in one evening (fortunately, the site in this context = 2 analogous pages in Russian and in English).
I sent a link to it to Steve and received confirmation that he remembers me and considers me as a candidate, but in any case, you need to wait for the official application procedure and the decision will be made only after it.
The third stage is the simplest one - fill out the questionnaire that appears in the pokerstars client. You didn't even have to try too hard in it - I just inserted a link to my site, which explains everything that decision-makers need to know.
And then - wait. This was not easy at all. Initially, the deadline was announced on November 21 - after it, if they did not contact you, then they did not take you. At least it was written that way. As a result, already desperate at the very end of November, I wrote in the topic SNE Pursuit 2010 for 2 + 2 something like "Is the following true: you have not been contacted yet == you have not become online about", to which I received a reply in a personal from Steve - “In your case, no. In the case of 99.9% of applicants - yes. "
A new arrival of hope, joy, and at the very beginning of January a new manager of the online team, Dustin, contacted me by phone for an interview. It turns out that I made it to the list of finalists. The interview went well, I told everything I wanted (practically), I was told that in case of a positive result for my candidacy, I would be contacted within 2 to 7 days. As a result, 14 days passed, and I again lost all hope, and rushed about in a misunderstanding - where I messed up. But on day 15, Dustin called me again and congratulated me on qualifying for Team PokerStars Online Pro.
I am doubly glad that what I have to do under the contract I already do with great pleasure - I write blogs, play only on PokerStars - the most convenient poker room I have ever played.
So I once again clearly demonstrated to myself that if you want to achieve something, you need to make every effort, and then, for sure, you will succeed.
Now, being an Online Pro, I will write more often on the blog, come up with marathons, which I hope will be interesting for you to rail, talk about my poker travels (Bahamas, Monte Carlo, Vegas - reports will be regular and I hope interesting), and strive to maintain the image of a poker professional by playing a little better poker every day at PokerStars.
This is what happened to me a New Year miracle :)
Good luck at the tables and play poker at PokerStars!
Misha Inner
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PokerStars logo
Pokerstars(Pokerstars) is currently the largest poker room in the world where anyone can play online poker with players from all over the world. PokerStars do not have their own online casino, that is, they only focus on poker.
The poker room accepts players from the USA and supports all possible deposit methods, including WebMoney, popular in the CIS.
More than 150,000 people play simultaneously at PokerStars every day. The majority of the players are US citizens - 20.4% (until Black Friday) of the total. In second place are Russians (8.4%) and Germans (8.4%).
PokerStars history
The PokerStars license was obtained in July 2005 in the Isle of Man (British Isles). Since that time, the poker room has been rapidly gaining popularity among players from all over the world. The poker room's marketing policy is to attract famous poker professionals from all over the world such as Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hashim, Chris Moneymaker and many others under its brand. The ability of each of the players to play at virtual tables with their idols has made PokerStars famous and made it the leading poker room in the world.
On December 30, 2007, Pokerstars entered the Guinness Book of Records as the largest poker room on the planet: 151,758 players played here simultaneously!
PokerStars software
PokerStars Lobby
PokerStars poker client is recognized as the most convenient and secure in the entire poker industry. This was officially confirmed by the largest consulting corporation Cigital working in the field of ensuring the safety and quality of software. The specialists of this company have confirmed that the random number generator (RNG) that PokerStars uses is reliable and safe. The PokerStars RNG system ensures the privacy and security of every player.
Enjoy by the PokerStars client both Windows and Mac-OS users can. The client has many settings, various skins for both the lobby and the gaming tables. PokerStars software has been translated into over 25 languages.
PokerStars virtual poker table
There is a convenient filtering of tables by bet limit and number of players. The list of tables can be sorted by the following parameters: Bets, Players, Pot Average, Players / Flop and Hands Per Hour.
The entire cashier and the store for points are fully integrated into the software, which allows you to make deposits, cashouts and orders in the store without going to the poker room's website.
By speed and stability of work PokerStars software wrangling never arises. The program continues to work stably even with open 24 game tables, which makes Pokerstars an ideal choice for multi-tabling players.
Types of poker
Almost all the main known types of poker are represented on PokerStars: Hold "em, Omaha, Stud, Draw, Badugi and others. There are constantly various tournaments for all types of poker. Often there are satellites that allow you to get a ticket to big poker ny offline tournament. There is even PokerStars for playing on Android for money, and now the poker room is moving more towards the mobile market.
There are a lot of both real money tables and Sit "n" Go tables at almost all limits. The choice of betting limits is very large, for example in Hold'em: from $ 0.01 / 0.02 to $ 200/400.
Team Pokerstars Pro
Daniel Negreanu
The team of professional poker players under the PokerStars brand is the largest pool of poker stars in the world. Team members are over 70 poker professionals, each with a history of winning major multi-million dollar poker tournaments.
The most famous players in the PokerStars team are:
The goal of the team, in addition to attracting players to PokerStars, is to successfully compete in major world tournaments such as the WSOP, EPT, LAPT and many others.
Poker Tours PokerStars
PokerStars is the first online poker room in the world to become the title sponsor of several major live tournament series, including:
- The European Poker Tour (EPT) is a European tour of 11 major tournaments in various European cities with the final in Monte Carlo.
- Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) - A poker tour of the cities of Asia and the Pacific Islands.
- Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) - A tour during which tournaments are held in largest cities Latin America.
- PokerStars Caribbean Adventure - Poker Tournaments taking place in the islands of the Caribbean.
You can enter the tournaments of each of these poker rounds by paying the entry fee directly or by getting a ticket to win one of the satellites that are regularly held at PokerStars.
Pokerstars is not only the largest poker room in the world, but also the brand that unites the largest number of world poker stars. The Pokerstars team includes more than 70 professionals, each of whom has experience of winning major tournaments and multi-million dollar winnings.
The most famous players in the ranks of PokerStars are:
- Chris Moneymaker
- Bertrand Grospellier
- Joe Cada
- Vanessa Russo
- Barry Greenstein
Among the team of professionals at PokerStars, there are also representatives of the CIS countries: Russian Ivan Demidov and Ukrainian Evgeny Kachalov. Previously, the team of PokerStars professionals included the Russians Alexander Kravchenko and Maxim Lykov.
In addition to successful performances at the world's largest tournaments (WSOP, EPT and others), the team of PokerStars professionals is also engaged in attracting new players.
The road to millions starts small
It is noteworthy that many of those who are now part of the PokerStars team started their journey with a small deposit, which later became their first big step in the world of professional poker.
For example, a cult figure like Daniel Negreanu took his first steps as a teenager, losing 10 on his first night of poker. Nevertheless, he continued to play, read all kinds of educational materials and improve his level in every possible way, and after a few years he was able to become a stable plus player. And by the age of 22, he realized that poker became for him what he wants to do for the rest of his life.
Such examples only prove once again that everyone, including you, can reach the top in poker. Do you want to follow in the footsteps of Daniel Negreanu and other professionals?
Take your first steps in big poker. Who knows, maybe it is your photo that will soon grace the page of the professional players of the PokerStars team.
Calls on the poker professionals Team PokerStars Pro, the most best poker players in the world. For casual poker aficionados and amateur poker players, being a Team PokerStars Pro usually means that they are one of the best in the poker community. Any poker fan or amateur poker player, not even knowing who is in front of him, but seeing the branding of "PokerStars Pro" on a person's clothes, will immediately say that he is one of the strongest online / offline poker professionals.
Most of the details of contracts between PokerStars and their sponsoring Team PokerStars Pro members are strictly confidential and will not be disclosed under any circumstances. Team PokerStars Pro members never reveal the advantages or disadvantages of their work. Nevertheless, if you carefully study the numerous interviews of the Team PokerStars Pro team members, and just take a closer look at their lifestyle, you can still find out some facts and peculiarities of the work of Team PokerStars Pro team members.
Advantages
As most poker fans correctly assume, there are a number of tangible benefits to being a member of Team PokerStars Pro. The most obvious of these is the use of the player's name and image in numerous PokerStars commercials and promotions. Advertisements and promo videos produced by PokerStars significantly increase awareness and popularity poker player worldwide.
A Team PokerStars Pro member has a number of advantages over others online players, when playing poker room PokerStars... A brief biography of the poker success of each member of Team PokerStars Pro is described on the official PokerStars website. There is a special badge (red spade) next to their nicknames so that anyone who plays with them at the same table knows that they are playing against a Team PokerStars Pro member. However, this does not mean that each of their tournament buy-ins is paid for by PokerStars. Of course, each member of Team PokerStars Pro has a special clause in the contract that stipulates a certain number of online / offline tournaments paid by PokerStars. That's just this clause in the contract, each member of the Team PokerStars Pro team is strictly individual. So most Team PokerStars Pro members shell out their own money by registering for an online tournament or sitting down at an online cash table.
Most Team PokerStars Pro members are encouraged to participate in live tournament streaks such as the European Poker Tour and the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Some Team PokerStars Pro members will be paid accommodation and travel costs for these tournament series, subject to their personal contract with PokerStars. However, the vast majority of Team PokerStars Pro members carry this burden out of their own pockets. Basically, PokerStars pays the buy-ins to Team PokerStars Pro members for these tournaments, allowing them to keep their winnings.
The approach to remuneration for Team PokerStars Pro members, who are contracted to play online, is also strictly individual. Some have special rakeback conditions for the duration of the contract. Online game others are paid at an hourly rate, the amount of which depends on the number of other players and fans watching their game (depending on who watched the stream of their game, for example). Still others, they simply have to play a certain number of online tournaments and receive a certain salary for this every month.
Responsibilities
While the benefits of being a Team PokerStars Pro team member are numerous, their responsibilities are great as well. The main responsibility of each member of Team PokerStars Pro is to promote the promotion and recognition of the PokerStars brand through actions and deeds. The responsibilities of each member of the Team PokerStars Pro team are also strictly prescribed by the terms of the personal contract. Some may only be required to wear a variety of PokerStars branded clothing at live poker tournament series and at various social events. Others should help promote the PokerStars brand through various articles and posts. Still others should have their own blogs or training sessions. Team PokerStars Pro members are required to be interviewed by various media outlets. Every Team PokerStars Pro member should always be open to answering fan questions about the PokerStars poker room.
Quite often, Team PokerStars Pro team members have to face certain difficulties. Even if a Team PokerStars Pro member is severely annoyed or on tilt during their online session or live poker table, he must refrain from any words or actions that may cause negative attitudes from others or negatively affect the image of the PokerStars brand. Each Team PokerStars Pro member must devote a certain amount of time to interacting with poker fans. Depending on the terms of the personal contract, a Team PokerStars Pro member must communicate either via live chat or on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
There is no doubt that most Team PokerStars Pro members have unique bonuses that they receive from their status. In addition to the fact that every member of Team PokerStars Pro makes money just by playing poker, they receive some bonuses that make their work even more rewarding.
Even though some Team PokerStars Pro members have to pay out of pocket for the travel expenses associated with traveling to various live poker streaks, each Team PokerStars Pro already automatically receives a bonus for traveling to various beautiful locations. the world. Each year, most Team PokerStars Pro members spend nearly two weeks in the Bahamas hosting the live PokerStars Caribbean Adventure poker tournament series. Team PokerStars Pro is heading to the EPT Grand Finale in Monte Carlo, one of Europe's most luxurious and bohemian destinations. Team PokerStars Pro members travel to live poker tournament series in wonderful and amazing locations such as Melbourne, Dublin, Malta, Prague, Barcelona, Panama, Seoul and Macau. In addition, each member of Team PokerStars Pro is paid travel to the Isle of Man to meet with company executives and tour PokerStars headquarters after signing the contract.
In addition, Team PokerStars Pro members are invited to a variety of charity dinners and buffets. They live in five-star hotels. They have access to a number of unique free offers for outdoor activities (swimming with dolphins in the Bahamas, for example). Their VIP status gives them free admission to PokerStars parties. They go to various poker awards.
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