Jaime Staples leaves Pokerstars

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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:

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?
 
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Wise choice! On Monday, Jeff Gross had also announced the termination of contract with PS and now Jaime Staples. Perhaps, Pokerstars are overestimating their players abilities, because they refuse to believe that they could lose on an 80/20 flip.
 
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That just mean there will be new PS pros who will join them I don't think PS really think that will impact them.
 
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after 4 years of playing only 1 site, promoting one brand, always, wherever you go... I can understand a bit.. yesterday he was streaming, playing on Party P! hahahahaha.. It's just not clear who didn't want to renew... Everything looks like Jaime didn't want to, but it's still unclear... and, for sure, nothing from PokerStars (yet?).

Just hope his plan includes an expension of his brand! I had fun learning from his mistakes :)D) and watching him play online. is 24/7 twitch is still online at the moment I'm writing these lines.

So: Jeff, now Jaime.... like Goldberg says : « Who's next? » .. looks like a clean up

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Party have also recently parted ways with some of there twitch streamers. In pokerstars case they'll probably sign up some more random sportsmen to represent there brand.
 
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may have found something better .. there are other interests in life
 
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Why care about who "represents" Pokerstars as much as who "represents" Nike,Adidas,Coke,or Pepsi :pepsi: or the million other companies out there,,, it doesn't really matter,does it? ;)
 
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Heard he was down like $60,000 about...we will see if he is around in a couple years.
 
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good luck Jaime in your future endeavours I am sure you will succeed wherever or whatever you do
 
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Sometimes if you want your career to grow, you have to move on. It shouldn't be any different in poker.

He probably felt like he was stuck, so he made the decision to venture out. Can't be mad at him for that,and I hope it works out for him.
 
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Why care about who "represents" Pokerstars as much as who "represents" Nike,Adidas,Coke,or Pepsi :pepsi: or the million other companies out there,,, it doesn't really matter,does it? ;)


I understand the comparison but it isn't really the same. By "representing PS" i mean that he is getting free entries to all live and online tournaments hosted by PS and therefore has a huge edge over majority of the players out there.

In that sense, it is strange as to why would a couple of good players just leave their sponsors in a short period of time...

For example, what if pros think that they don't have an edge over others anymore? or what if they think the game isn't beatable overall due to the rake, or any other factor? What if these particular two pros are losing money online, even with pokerstars sponsorship?

From that perspective, I feel dissuaded to play online cause of the potential of losing, instead of profiting even if my skills are better then the majority at PS..
 
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i will make a party poker account and try my chance other there ^^ even tho i never liked any room except pokerstars....
 
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A cleanup is being done for some reason at PS.
 
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certainly not anything he said, because he could not, but as much as written is enough to confirm the bad tendencies in Starsach Amaya after taking over the helm of the company
 
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He was a pokerstars streamer for years , now he is no longer . One more 'embassador' of PS leaves , what does this mean for pokerstars' future plans ? I am sad for this news, I kinda like Jaime and I had fun watching some of his streams :)
 
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Jaime is a great streamer and has entertainment value but I highly doubt he’s bringing in any new players to the site. At some point after Pokerstars was sold the new owners redirected there focus. It’s quite clear they value making money over customer satisfaction and service. Obviously it’s vital to be profitable and stars will be a money printing machine until another big website comes forward. At some point the player base should be appreciated more. IMO they don’t see a reason to pay Jaime when he’s not as profitable to them than a mainstream public figure like Kevin Hart. I wish Jaime the best of luck in his career. Run it once is launching soon could be perfect timing.
 
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Heard he was down like $60,000 about...we will see if he is around in a couple years.



This wouldn’t surprise me at all. I’ve seen him rebuy plenty and bust out often. Probably brakes even with rake back and his salary and twitch stream kept him financially well. Variance is no friend to tournament poker.
 
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It'll be fun to see where Jaime goes next. Clearly, streaming has changed his life. It motivated him to get healthier, work hard, and take chances on improving himself. He always seems to be optimistic and relatable. I know I'm rooting for him to succeed whether or not he is with PokerStars.
 
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I have followed him for a while and respect him a lot. I believe that he is genuine in why he left but who knows what the future holds. He is a good player so I am sure lots more fun and interesting opportunities will come his way as well so while right now he want to focus on his Twitch and other things, who knows where he will end up. In response to "a real job, requiring hard work and discipline to succeed.", I think anyone who wants to make a living from poker needs to understand that this is exactly how it usually is now. It isn't 2007 anymore and I think that's the way it should be. Work hard and the cream will rise to the top is my belief. :)
 
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Everyone's leaving, kinaa makes you think something weird is going on with money or affecting streams or something
 
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Maybe he wants to transition to live poker more and this is the risk that he is talking about.
 
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Representing the room you not only get bonuses, wear a patch, but also represent the interests of the company. Given his statement, it seems to me that he does not quite agree with the strategy of Poker Stars. Remember Negreanu and his phrase "More rake is better".
 
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I stopped watching jaimes videos on yt a while ago, now only Lex and Tonkaaaa.
 
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