$15 Mil Online Super Series Underway, Virtual WSOP Met With Mixed Feelings
The Americas Cardroom Online Super Series seamlessly got underway Sunday. The $15 million guaranteed tournament runs through June 28. Americas Cardroom has seen dramatic growth during the worldwide pandemic as millions of people were forced to stay home and many continue to do so.
Your summer sizzles early! Our Online Super Series starts Sunday, June 14th and runs 15 days through the 28th. There’s $15 Million guaranteed across 150 tourneys, including three $1 Million Main Events.https://t.co/Z9EjiBFQXb#ACR #OSS #Poker #PokerSeries #PokerLife #OSSXVII pic.twitter.com/zoh8bhIVmv
— Americas Cardroom (@ACR_POKER) May 31, 2020
WSOP Online Gold Bracelets Plan Splits The Poker Pros
The World Series of Poker will be held online, at least for now.
Andrew Burnett of PokerTube writes:
"The decision to offer 85 WSOP bracelets for online events has seen two camps emerge – those who feel it lessens the value of the bracelet, and those who see it as both necessary and positive…"
It was Brandon Shack-Harris who sparked the debate, the Wisconsin-born pro the owner of two such WSOP gold’s himself, but wondering if the WSOP were ‘double-dipping’ the pool at the expense of their brand."
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