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A whirlwind yr for the Sunday Million document holder ends with her leaving her sponsor earlier than the contract was attributable to finish.
It’s not unusual to see numerous ambassadors go away their sponsor firstly of the yr as that’s when contracts are usually renewed. We have seen this in 2022 with a whole lot of names leaving partypoker, for instance.
It’s uncommon, nevertheless, to see an envoy finish their partnership early with a sponsor, however that’s what Vanessa Kade has performed with Americas Cardroom (ACR).
Kade cited inappropriate behaviour behind-the-scenes was the rationale she was stepping down. She referenced incidents last June the place ACR boss Phil Nagy made misogynistic feedback on a dwell stream as properly accusations that he made extra privately with feminine poker gamers. Kade mentioned that comparable points had been nonetheless taking place that weren’t being addressed:
I’ve made a tough resolution to step down from ACR. pic.twitter.com/VWL5HSY2Vk
— Vanessa Kade (@VanessaKade) February 9, 2022
A rollercoaster yr for Kade
It has been a exceptional yr for Kade the place ambassadorship is anxious. She was thrust into the limelight on the finish of 2020 when Dan Bilzerian famously mentioned ‘quiet hoe, no person is aware of who you might be’ after she spoke out about his sexism when he was appointed a GGPoker Pro. It could go down as one of many biggest self-owns in poker Twitter historical past.
In March final yr she put pen to paper with ACR and just some days later their shrewd transfer was rewarded when she gained the PokerStars Sunday Million Anniversary occasion for $1,514,920, the largest ever prize within the event’s historical past. This made her a family title within the poker world and he or she turned one of many highest profile gamers within the sport.
When the story of Nagy’s inappropriate feedback broke she discovered herself within the highlight once more, as some folks felt she wanted to name out her employer in the identical manner she did Bilzerian.
She now leaves ACR simply earlier than the Global Poker Awards the place she is nominated for breakout participant of the yr and a month earlier than she defends her title within the Sunday Million Anniversary occasion.
The good cash is actually on her not going the remainder of the yr and not using a sponsor’s patch.
Will she signal a brand new deal in 2022? Let us know within the feedback:
