Twitch poker streamer, Eric Collier, got down to heads up in a $16.50 buy-in $10K guaranteed tournament on the offshore US-focused Americas Cardroom only to discover he was playing against a bot.
Collier found himself at more than a 2:1 chip disadvantage facing the chipleader FoxRox, but it didn’t take long for him and his viewers to discover that something wasn’t quite right.
His opponent was folding every hand preflop at a point in the tournament that a human player would have been using his stack to pressure his opponent. FoxRox was also always using all but about 6 seconds of his time bank before folding.
On the second to the last hand, the bot, which had obviously had a flaw in its logic or some other type of malfunction, folded its 180,00 chip big blind to a minraise leaving less than 12K in its stack. Collier took down the all in final hand to win $2387.52.
“We’re gonna take it [...] but give a F@ck because there were a bunch of other humans in there guys,” Collier exclaimed.
You can watch the stream below.
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4 years, 8 months ago •
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Frenchman Kalidou Sow is now the newest member of Team PokerStars.
Only a day after Randy “Nanonoko” Lew announced his departure from PokerStars, the red spade room announces a new Team PokerStars member.
French professional poker player, Kalidou Sow is the latest player to join the team and the second signing of this year following Ramon Colillas, PokerStars Players Championship winner.
38-year-old Kaidou achieved an impressive run including three back to back titles in three consecutive months in 2017-18, one of which ultimately led him to win a Platinum Pass.
The French player won the PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event in December 2017. A month later he won another PokerStars event in London which got him the Platinum Pass. And in January 2018, Kaidou won the Winamax Poker Tour High Roller in Paris, his third consecutive major tournament title for combined winnings of nearly $1 million.
“To become an ambassador for PokerStars, it’s a dream for me,” said the newest PokerStars Team ambassador, Kaidou Sow. “Amazing, amazing.”
“My competitiveness has always pushed me to look for opportunities. 2018 was a great year and I am looking forward to what 2019 brings wearing the PokerStars patch,” he added.
American professional poker player, Randy “nanonoko” Lew has announced that he is no longer an ambassador for PokerStars.
The multi-tabling legend went on to social media to announce his departure from the room today.
Tweet (1 of 2): I am no longer an ambassador for Pokerstars. It is always good to take a step back from life and se… https://t.co/qPlDW6ERu9— Randy Lew (@nanonoko) April 09, 2019
Tweet (2 of 2):
Thanks again! https://t.co/q5XfnSrgot— Randy Lew (@nanonoko) April 09, 2019
Nanonoko took the poker world by storm crushing online poker by playing millions of hands online to achieve SuperNova Elite six times between 2007-2013. He achieved this feat by 24-tabling 6-Max NLHE cash games and eventually leading him to become Team PokerStars.
In 2009, the online poker legend surpassed the $1 million mark in cash game earnings – a rare milestone.
He also holds a Guinness World Record for playing 23,493 online hands in eight hours and ending up profitable.
This year alone we have seen a flurry of Team PokerStars members leave the company. First to announce was Jeff Gross who left the company after serving the room for nearly 18 months. He has now joined the rival partypoker’s newly created “Team Online”.
Within 24 hours of Jeff’s announcement, Jaime Staples was the next to announce his departure. Staples had been with the company for 4 years. He is set to join partypoker’s Team Online beginning May 4.
A couple of weeks later, another high profile streamer, Kevin Martin parted ways with PokerStars. And last month, Jake Cody signed off PokerStars.
We have also reasons to believe that Barry Greenstein “the Robin Hood of poker” is no longer Team Pro of PokerStars. Although Barry has yet to officially make an announcement, his name can no longer be seen on PokerStars Team Pro webpage.
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4 years, 8 months ago •
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Twenty gold trophies were awarded to poker players and industry insiders to commemorate their success and achievements in 2018.
The ceremony took place live at PokerGO Studio inside the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas and was made possible by support from the Global Poker Index, PokerGo and PokerStars.
We would tell you who won, but instead we will let you watch for yourself. Check out the Global Poker Awards for free on PokerGo here.
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The 2024 PokerStars EPT schedule is out, and online qualifiers are running already, giving you a chance to start planning your poker trips well ahead of time.
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Pencil the Dates for the New PokerStars EPT Season in 2024
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Lucky Player Wins $413K The Deal Jackpot at PokerStars
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Follow PokerStars on Twitter & Claim Free WCOOP Tickets
All PokerStars account holders have daily opportunities to win WCOOP tickets without risking a single cent.
PokerStars Introduces Poker With a Twist via Mystery Cash Challenge
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France’s Simon Wiciak Wins PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main in an Epic Fashion
PokerStars wraps up another successful EPT in Barcelona with a Main Event story worth of poker history books.
Watch EPT Barcelona Main Event: Day 3 Live Streaming
Join the excitement as the €5300 EPT Barcelona Main Event enters Day 3, and catch the live streaming coverage.
EPT Barcelona 2023 Main Event Exceeds €10M Prize Pool Again
Maintaining a remarkable trend, the EPT Main Event has achieved an impressive milestone for the second consecutive year, with over 2000 entries.
Get Ready for 2023 WCOOP at PokerStars – $80M up for Grabs
Kicking off on September 10 on PokerStars, this year’s WCOOP will feature 340 individual events and $80 million in guaranteed prizes across the board.
EPT Barcelona by PokerStars Is Just Around the Corner
One of the hottest stops on the PokerStars LIVE calendar is about to start, and there is much more to Barcelona than just poker.