The $5 million ClubWPT Gold Invitational Freeroll last desk kicked off Sunday afternoon at Wynn Las Vegas, and the winner will take residence $1 million. One of many last 9 gamers nonetheless in rivalry is StakeKings CEO Tyler Hancock, who spoke with PokerNews previous to the beginning of play.
Hancock lives within the Phoenix, Arizona space and has loads of expertise taking part in poker. He is produced practically $470,000 in reside event cashes, in line with The Hendon Mob, which features a 63rd place end for $116,963 within the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Fundamental Occasion. However, as he defined, he has extra on his plate than simply taking part in poker.
“I do not get to play a lot at Speaking Stick (on line casino in Phoenix), I am largely working, however I am going to play a few of the greater tournaments, I am going to play money video games. Often they will do some non-public video games which are increased stakes that I am going to play these,” Hancock stated.
Hancock is not simply occupied with rising the StakeKings poker staking platform. He has two children at residence that maintain him busy.
Why StakeKings?
The CEO confirmed up at Wynn for the ultimate desk decked out in StakeKings gear. He is passionate concerning the firm he represents, and he advised us what drew him to the poker staking platform within the first place.
“I used to be shopping for motion and promoting motion and was having points gathering from gamers,” Hancock defined. “That complete facet of the business, the non-public staking will get somewhat messy. So, we needed to make that extra accessible to followers, after which additionally make it safer for followers to purchase items of individuals, whether or not it is pals or household, so StakeKings makes that doable.”
StakeKings does make it doable — and secure — for poker followers to purchase motion, whether or not or not it’s a buddy, sibling, or one among their favourite poker gamers. Successful the record-setting freeroll would definitely, as Hancock agrees, make for some priceless free advertising for his enterprise.
The ultimate desk livestream on the World Poker Tour’s YouTube channel started at round 5 p.m. on Sunday. Hancock started the session with a middling stack, and this is not your bizarre last desk. The pay jumps are excessive. Ninth place pays $20,000, an epic payout for a free-to-play event. However there is a $980,000 hole between final and first on the last desk.
First place pays $1 million, which is 4 occasions the payout of second place ($250,000). The event did not price something to enter, so ninth place cash is welcomed, however Hancock admits that arising in need of the large paydays would “really feel like a missed alternative.” However, he stated he is “fortunate to even make it this far.”
The $5 million freeroll will play all the way down to a winner on Sunday. PokerNews could have a recap of the motion following its conclusion.
