The Archives Of The GGPoker Blog – Part 20
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Part 20 – January 1st, 2021 through April 15th, 2021
Originally posted: January 4th, 2021
GGPoker’s GGCare Takes The Sting Out Of Bad Luck
Daily $30,000 tournaments reward players that experience bad beats, coolers or suckouts
GGPoker today unveils the poker room’s newest signature promotion: GGCare.
The daily promotion rewards players that suffer bad beats, coolers or suckouts at cash game tables. These players are automatically registered into a daily $30,000 GGCare Flipout tournament. The Flipout tournaments run the following day and pay out cash.
The amount of chips players receive for the Flipout tournament depends on how unlucky they are, as determined by a proprietary big-data algorithm.
“We’ve all experienced the pain of bad beats. It’s part of the game,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker ambassador. “But GGPoker has your back. With GGCare, you can suffer the worst bad beat, and still come out ahead – thanks GG!”
GGPoker’s objective is to become the first poker room to properly compensate players for bad luck; there have been other attempts to do this, but none have been entirely successful.
The exact conditions that trigger eligible bad beats, coolers or suckouts vary by game and the GGCare system will be continuously optimized; new trigger points will be added to expand eligibility and reward even more players that find themselves in unlucky situations.
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
For more details on GGCare, please visit: https://ggpoker.com/promotions/ggcare/
Originally posted: January 12th, 2021
GGPoker’s Launches Flip & Go Tournaments
Players flip straight into the money and a slower-paced final phase
GGPoker today reveals Flip & Go, the poker room’s latest unique tournament variant. Designed to make tournament play much more exciting by introducing some innovative twists, Flip & Go tournaments allow players to purchase extra buy-ins at registration and sit down with up to ten times the default starting chip stack. Once underway, the Flip & Go kicks off with a fast-paced flipout phase in which participants are dealt three hole cards and must discard one before hands are completed. Bonus chips will be added to the stacks of those who are dealt certain three-card poker hands, such as straights and flushes. The flipout phase of the tournament ends when every table has played down to a single winner, each of whom is now guaranteed a prize. At this point, the rest of the Flip & Go is played out in a standard Hold’em tournament format. Flip & Go buy-ins start from just $0.01 and tournaments are scheduled every 30 minutes. “If you want to get straight to the hottest action in a tournament, then Flip & Go is for you,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker ambassador. “Get flipping with a standard stack or super-size your chips from the start; the choice is yours! There are extra stacks on offer during the flipout and a standard game gets underway once you’re in the money.” New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer. For more details on Flip & Go, please visit: https://ggpoker.com/poker-games/flip-go/
Originally posted: February 11th, 2021
GGPoker Partners With Fantastic Ladies In Poker (FLIP)
FLIP founder Daiva Byrne to act as GGPoker Outreach & Community Advocate
GGPoker today announces that it is partnering with Fantastic Ladies In Poker (FLIP), the poker world’s foremost female-focused player community. The poker room plans bespoke promotions and initiatives to help grow the FLIP community. FLIP members will have access to exclusive tournaments and other benefits. GGPoker is committed to ensuring that all poker players feel welcome at the tables, and look forward to welcoming many new players, particularly FLIP members, over the coming weeks. GGPoker is also happy to reveal that Daiva Byrne, one of the most accomplished female poker players and founder of FLIP, has agreed to act as GGPoker’s Outreach & Community Advocate. She will provide ongoing advice on strategies and initiatives designed to engage with a wide variety of poker player communities. “I’m delighted FLIP is partnering with GGPoker, who shares our vision for a more inclusive future in poker,” said Daiva Byrne. “I’m also thrilled to work with a brand dedicated to developing innovations that resonate with the poker community.” “I’m excited to welcome FLIP to the GGPoker community, and am confident FLIP players will enjoy the GGPoker experience both on and off the tables,” said Paul Burke, Head of Public Relations at GGPoker. “It’s also great to have Daiva as part of our team, and I know she’ll turbo-charge our efforts to be genuinely inclusive and make absolutely every kind of player welcome at GGPoker!” New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer. To join FLIP, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasticladiesinpoker/
Originally posted: March 3rd, 2021
GGPoker To Host Fedor Holz Vs Wiktor ‘Limitless’ Malinowski Heads-Up Battle
Four-session high-stakes challenge to begin on March 5
GGPoker today reveals details on the upcoming high-stakes heads-up series to be played between Fedor Holz and Wiktor ‘Limitless’ Malinowski.
Poland’s Malinowski, known throughout the poker world as ‘high stakes end boss’, originally issued an open challenge to his peers in August 2020. GGPoker ambassador Holz, who is Germany’s all-time money winner with well over $30 million in earnings, accepted the call-out, allowing the heads-up match to be organized.
The four-session series is the first match of the new GG Face-Off Challenge, which pits the world’s top poker players against each other, with lots of cash and professional pride at stake.
The match will begin on March 5 at 17:45 UTC, with remaining sessions on March 8, March 10 and March 13. The two poker superstars will play at $100/$200 No Limit Hold’em tables, sitting with 100 big blind stacks.
All of the action will be streamed exclusively at GGPoker.TV on a 30 minute delay, with expert commentary on hand, exclusive interviews, special guests and giveaways. GGPoker social media will also follow the match, with additional content and competitions made available.
“This one has been a while in the making, but we think that now is the perfect time for these two titans of the game to clash and there’s no better place for all the action to unfold than on GGPoker’s award-winning software,” said John Scanlon, Director of Live Events & Sponsorships at GGPoker.
Betting on the GG Face-Off Challenge will be available directly within the GGPoker app and at PokerShares.
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
For further details, please visit: https://ggpoker.com/promotions/gg-face-off/
Originally posted: March 3rd, 2021
GGPoker Community To Raise Money For Women’s Charities On March 8
All registration fees to be donated, plus an additional $10,000 from GGPoker
GGPoker today announces that will host a tournament on International Women’s Day (IWD) to raise funds for women’s charities.
The International Women’s Day Charity Event will be held at 20:00 UTC on March 8, with buy-in set at $10, and boasts a $10,000 prize pool guarantee; $1 from each player’s buy-in will be added to the charity fund. GGPoker will top up the amount raised with an additional $10,000 contribution.
The final amount raised will be donated in full to international women’s charities.
Furthermore, bounties will be placed on the heads of special guests playing the event; players that knock out any of the following will receive a T$100 prize:
- ElkY
- Daiva Byrne
- Egption
- KakiTee
- Kevin Martin
- JNandez87
- Easterdamnz
- KnightUK
- ALLinPav
GGPoker will also run a number of IWD competitions, giveaways and awareness-raising activities through the poker room’s social media, starting from today March 3.
“The GGPoker community has a history of donating funds to worthy charities, so it’s great that they’ll get the opportunity once more this International Women’s Day,” said Daiva Byrne, GGPoker Outreach & Community Advocate. “Charity tournaments are a wonderful way of raising money; we get the opportunity to play the game we love while supporting something worthwhile.”
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
Originally posted: March 10rd, 2021
GGPoker Launches OmahaSquad & Adds Sasha Liu To Lineup
Poker room also announces Omaholic Series, running March 14 through March 28
GGPoker today launches OmahaSquad, a team composed of some of the most exciting Omaha experts in today’s game. In addition to representing the poker room both live and online, OmahaSquad will provide a focal point for the ever-increasing community of players that love Omaha cash games and tournaments.
GGPoker is proud to welcome Sasha Liu to its ranks, who joins Fernando ‘JNandezPoker’ Habegger as a founding member of OmahaSquad. Germany-based Liu is a respected feature at Omaha tables the world over and is a cash game player at heart, but she’s no stranger to tournament play with several titles under her belt.
“When GGPoker approached me to be part of the newly-formed OmahaSquad it was an easy decision for me,” said Sasha Liu. “From our very first conversation, it was clear to me that GGPoker shared my passion for Omaha, and I look forward to working closely with JNandez and the rest of the team to grow this great game I love so much!”
The poker room also announces the Omaholic Series, which runs from Sunday, March 14 through Sunday, March 28. The tournament series boasts at least $7,000,000 in prize pool guarantees, with several headline events:
- Omaholic Bounty King – $315 buy-in – Sun, March 14 @ 18:40 GMT – $75K GTD
- Omaholic Super High Roller – $10,300 buy-in – Sun, March 14 @ 19:10 GMT – $500K GTD
- Omaholic Mini Main Event – $55 buy-in – multiple Day 1s (March 13-March 21) – $500K GTD
- Omaholic Main Event – $400 buy-in – multiple Day 1s (March 21- March 28) – $1M GTD
“In recent months, the poker team has worked closely with JNandez in designing our first Omaholics Series,” said John Scanlon, Director of Sponsorships and Live Events at GGPoker. “Omaha is such a fantastic game and we look forward to collaborating with both Sasha and JNandez to further enhance our offering and promote Omaha to a wider audience across the entire GGPoker Network.”
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
For further information on OmahaSquad, please visit: https://ggpoker.com/ggteam/
For full details on Omaholic Series, please visit: https://ggpoker.com/tournaments/omaholics-series/
Originally posted: March 29th, 2021
$5K Showdown featuring Russell Peters – March 30 at 19:00 ET
Brace yourselves – stand-up comedian and novice poker player, Russell Peters, will be trying his luck in a $5 buy-in, $5K guaranteed poker tournament hosted by GGPoker. The Canadian comedian, who was recently named as one of Rolling Stone’s 50 best stand-up comics of all time, has amassed a global fan base through his relatable anecdotes, humorously discussing topics such as race, ethnicity and cultural stereotypes. The global comedy rock star will be hosting his first-ever international poker tournament so expect nothing but laughs (and of course prize money!)
Originally posted: March 30th, 2021
GGPoker Partners With Legendary deadmau5 For Record-Breaking $150M GG Spring Festival
Fun-filled tournament series to guarantee massive $150,000,000 in prizes over 330+ events and run from April 4 through April 25
GGPoker today reveals that it will partner with world-famous electronic music producer deadmau5 for the poker room’s upcoming GG Spring Festival tournament series.
The Canadian superstar will kick the festival off in style by hosting an opening night party on April 3, which includes an exclusive music set streamed on GGPoker.TV and a $100K Freeroll Houseparty. GGPoker players will also have the opportunity to play with – and knock out – the artist in his own $10K GG Legends Bounty feat. deadmau5 on April 10.
The full GG Spring Festival will guarantee at least $150 million in prizes, the highest series guarantee amount in online poker history. The tournament series runs from April 4 through April 25, and includes more than 300 individual events, with buy-ins set at ‘Low’, ‘Medium’ and ‘High’, designed to suit every bankroll.
GG Spring Festival headline events include:
- Main Event-H – No Limit Hold’em – $1,500 buy-in – $10M Guaranteed
- Super Millions Main Event-H – No Limit Hold’em – $10,300 buy-in – $10M Guaranteed
- Headliner-M – No Limit Hold’em – $400 buy-in – $2.5M Guaranteed
In total, 39 festival events boast a prize pool guarantee of $1M or higher. The festival will also include community-focused special events and streamed DJs/artists.
“This is going to be the biggest online poker event of all time and will blow a lot of people’s minds,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Ambassador. “From the deadmau5-hosted launch party and other festival elements to the massive headline event guarantees, it’s a true poker party from start to finish, and I can’t wait for it to get underway!”
Some of the most exciting GG Spring Festival final table action will be broadcast on GGPoker.TV, with shows scheduled on April 6, April 20 and April 27.
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
For further details on the GG Spring Festival, please visit: https://ggpoker.com/tournaments/gg-spring-festival/
Originally posted: April 14th, 2021
Superstar DJ Kim Lee To Host Female-Focused GG Spring Festival Party On April 17
$20K GGSF FLIP Breakthrough tournament & exclusive DJ set open to all
GGPoker will host a special GG Spring Festival party night on Saturday, April 17 to celebrate its partnership with the Fantastic Ladies In Poker (FLIP), the world’s foremost female-focused poker player community. A $20K GGSF FLIP Breakthrough tournament is scheduled for 18:00 UTC, with an exclusive set by superstar DJ Kim Lee to be hosted at GGPoker.TV at the same time.
The tournament is part of GGPoker’s record-breaking $150M-guaranteed GG Spring Festival and is open to all, but to sweeten the pot for its partner GGPoker is awarding every eligible FLIP community member with a free $10 ticket for the event.
In addition, the top finishing FLIP players will win exclusive prizes, with a luxury Saint Laurent Leather Shoulder Bag (valued at $2,450) awarded to the best-placed player and a GG Spring Festival Main Event $1,500 ticket awarded to the next FLIP finisher.
“Partnering with the Fantastic Ladies In Poker, led by Daiva Byrne, has been a delight from day one,” said John Scanlon, Head of Sponsorships & Live Events. “We’re excited to host another party night as part of the GG Spring Festival, with the awesome Kim Lee providing the beats and hopefully lots of GGPoker’s best players, both female and male, enjoying the music and tournament!”
New GGPoker players are eligible to claim the poker room’s Welcome Bonus, earn even more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.
For further details on the GG Spring Festival FLIP party, please visit: https://promo.ggpoker.com/flip-breakthrough-online-poker/
