Looking for that Phil Hellmuth buying and selling card? What about Daniel Negreanu, or the most recent important occasion champ, Dan Weinman?
Poker followers will quickly have the possibility so as to add these poker standouts to their sports activities card collections after Leaf and Poker Royalty just lately introduced a deal for the primary set of buying and selling playing cards in additional than a decade.
‘Like a lot of kids, I collected sports cards growing up. To think I will have my own trading card is crazy to me and I’m actually enthusiastic about it,” stated Dan Weinman. “I remember seeing those poker cards years ago and seeing a Hellmuth, Negreanu, and a Tom Dwan card. Now Leaf is bringing this idea back with new players and someone out there will find my signed card.”
Leaf’s final set of poker playing cards was produced in 2011. Collectors can count on 40 playing cards general within the new set.
“Our last project together was a decade ago, and we both agreed it has been too long,” Leaf Vice President Josh Pankow stated. “Even better, we’ve already got Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, and Dan Weinman attached to this project. When this set is released, we will have a ton of great cards covering poker players from all eras, including the newest players people are excited about.”
Poker Adds To Renewed Interest In Trading Cards
This really marks Leaf’s fifth set of poker playing cards. The trade has seen a revival in recent times thanks partially to a gross sales enhance in the course of the pandemic. It was simply final 12 months {that a} 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card bought for a report $12.6 million.
Social media amassing can be rising. That contains reside streams targeted on opening card packs, also referred to as “breaking,” through which a sure variety of individuals buy an entry from a seller, generally known as a “spot.” According to CNBC, “the seller then opens an entire case of trading cards live online and allocates each of them.”
Will poker playing cards discover a surge in reputation? That stays to be seen, however the sport has additionally seen momentum in recent times with record-setting reside and on-line match fields.
Beyond the three gamers already launched, PokerRoyalty additionally represents another massive names together with Phil Ivey, Antonio Esfandiari, Scotty Nguyen, Patrik Antonius, and David Williams. The company additionally represented the late Doyle Brunson. It appears doubtless at the very least a few of these gamers may have their pictures plastered throughout a card or two.
History Of Poker Cards
Leaf isn’t the one card firm to get within the poker enterprise. In 2009, Chris Ferguson was featured on a card. The 2000 WSOP important occasion champion was featured on a card by Press Pass Fusion. A collector can grab a copy on eBay for about 5 bucks.
Other playing cards have featured Chris Moneymaker, Joe Hachem, Carlos Mortensen, Greg Raymer, and others. An autographed Moneymaker runs for about $80.
In 2017, WSOP important occasion winner Scott Blumstein was featured on a card from Topps. The New Jersey rounder was thrilled to see his personal mug on a small piece of cardboard.
“I sold and collected cards growing up,” Blumstein informed Sports Collectors Digest on the time. “So to be able to be a part of the product is really special, especially being in the same pack as my favorite baseball players.”
High-stakes poker gamers Jared Bleznick and Tom Marchese are additionally no strangers to sports activities playing cards, working as co-owners of a retailer entrance in Las Vegas known as Legacy.
*Photos courtesy of PokerGO
