Poker player had a big role in the WallStreetBets story

We recap some tales you could have missed together with one other betting dispute and Polk and Negreanu change into examine buddies.

Poker player role in WallStreetBets story

If you’re unfamiliar with the WallStreetBets/Gamestop saga, both skip this part proper now or brew some espresso for the rabbit gap of all rabbit holes.

For these conversant in the story, there’s a poker connection. Poker player Daniel Moravec made a viral post on the notorious subreddit explaining find out how to purchase Gamestop shares above dealer limits.

Gamestops share value is presently at $60 after being as excessive as $347 lower than two weeks in the past.

Sami Kelopuro wins Majors in a evening

There are too many MTT winner each evening to report on all of them however we like our back-to-back-to-back winners right here at PokerStrategy.

High stakes legend Sami Kelopuro scored a hat trick on Monday profitable three Majors at GGPoker in one night.

He took down the High Rollers Blade Bounty King PLO occasion for $30,832, then one other High Rollers Blade PLO occasion for $27,047. Finally he took down a No Limit occasion in the High Rollers Blade collection for $54,866.

Chan vs Timex

Poker is as soon as once more embroiled in a dispute over the phrases of a wager, this time between Terrence Chan and Mike McDonald. Chan is aggrieved as a result of McDonald’s firm PokerShares didn’t stipulate the handicap element in the upcoming Tice vs Perkins heads-up match.

Most individuals agreed that it was clear sufficient that the wager included the handicap given it was the most notable facet of the match, however issues acquired nasty from the begin after McDonald began proceedings by calling Chan ‘dumb’.

The debate continues to be occurring and McDonald just isn’t backing down, if you have not gone down the WallStreetBets rabbit gap you may go down this one as an alternative:

This is a tweetstorm I by no means thought I’d write, and I’m disenchanted I had to write down. In it, I’m going to name out @pokershares and @MikeMcDonald89, a website and a individual I’ve been a fan of. I’ll endeavour to only put the info ahead first, then add my commentary/emotions later.

— Terrence Chan (@tchanpoker) February 8, 2021

Polk and Negreanu are examine buddies

Finally, we stay in unusual instances, did you ever suppose you’d see Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk doing hand critiques collectively?

Polk was a visitor on Negreanu’s DAT Poker Podcast and it seems for the most half the hachette has been buried between the two. They confirmed one another respect and talked technique from their problem.

He could also be retired from poker, however can Doug Polk actually retire from ‘extra rake is healthier’ jokes? Only time will inform.