Bozovicdj
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Yesterday, famous twitch poker streamer Jaime Staples declared his parting with pokerstars.
On instagram (and I guess on other public networks) he posted a photo followed by a text saying:
Considering the rise of party poker and many pros signing to be their representatives, along with, in my opinion, rising dissatisfaction with pokerstars among players (increase in rake, huge player pools which induces a higher variance therefore making it harder to grind), does anyone think that there is more behind his parting with PS outside of what he posted?
One who comes to my mind is Vanessa Selbst, who also parted with Pokerstars stating that her believes are no longer compatible with PS's way of doing things.
I do not know if it happens often that players leave their sponsors, because if it isn't a practice, then if one is a coincidence, I guess two are already a rule?
Opinions? Thoughts?
On instagram (and I guess on other public networks) he posted a photo followed by a text saying:
I have reached a crossroads where I had to make a decision this year. Do I continue with the status Quo? Working hard, making a decent impact, collecting my compensation and grinding it out? Or do I try and do something more. Take a risk to make a bigger impact on the game we all love. After a lot of consideration, I decided the latter was the best course of action.
Considering the rise of party poker and many pros signing to be their representatives, along with, in my opinion, rising dissatisfaction with pokerstars among players (increase in rake, huge player pools which induces a higher variance therefore making it harder to grind), does anyone think that there is more behind his parting with PS outside of what he posted?
One who comes to my mind is Vanessa Selbst, who also parted with Pokerstars stating that her believes are no longer compatible with PS's way of doing things.
Secondly, I don’t feel good about promoting poker as an ambassador anymore (I can’t tell amateurs they should come play online and it’s beatable for them when I don’t feel like it’s true). Lastly, whether because poker got more competitive or because we got older (or likely some combination of the two), poker recently turned into a real job, requiring hard work and discipline to succeed.
I do not know if it happens often that players leave their sponsors, because if it isn't a practice, then if one is a coincidence, I guess two are already a rule?
Opinions? Thoughts?