On Tuesday, PokerStars announced that it had signed Japanese celebrity Yuiko Matsukawa as a new brand ambassador. Matsukawa is 24-year-old actress and model who recently received significant public attention in Japan by starring as the heroine of recent release Terrace House Closing Door, a movie based on a reality TV show series about six men and women living in a shared house[...] Read more » PokerStars Signs Yuiko Matsukawa
Joined: Jan '12
Location: Portugal
Age: 32 (M)
Posts: 405
Another sign with another player that pokerstars want to put his country on the map to other players start playing. In one week pokerstars hit two new players from countrys that the room want to be with more players, so maybe has a good sign for them, now we will see in the next months what they will bring to the game, to the room and what is there kind of playing.
Joined: May '13
Location: Mauritius
Age: 32 (M)
Posts: 2688
Yeah well done from pokerstars they clearly thinking long term to expand their fans base and make more money, that is how business grows and company survives that is why poker stars is number one in the world of poker because they know how to adapt and the y have good think tank who knows where to invest and so on. So cheers for them hope they give out more bonus and the girl is not bad.
Joined: Mar '12
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 45 (F)
Posts: 2261
I have to say I have never seen or even heard of this person but being from the UK that is no surprise.Do people really register and learn how play poker and deposit cash just because they get a decent looking celeb to publicise the brand?
Joined: Apr '11
Location: Romania
Age: 58 (M)
Posts: 2432
Yes ,bring pretty faces from around the world,bate for fishes.22-year old hyper turbo SNG grinder Liliya 'Liay5' Novikova secures 'dream' sponsorship deal with PokerStars,becomes Team Online pro. "I would've played poker anonymously for the rest of my life, and I could've been happy doing it", the 22-year old former pro gamer told. "That didn't stop me dreaming, however. I dreamt of what it would be like to get the call that I was going to become a member of Team Online. As of today that dream has come true."
Joined: Jan '13
Location: Philippines
Age: 57 (F)
Posts: 857
welcome japanese pokerman.i believe that guy has a potencial in poker,harakiri bet is their most favorite style and it works no matter how garbage hand shove ,congratulations pokerstars u have some amazing spider poker around u ...
Joined: Mar '11
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 7371
What a dream job to receive for Yuiko Matsukawa and congratulations to her for landing such a plum job. Her status in her own country will encourage a lot more players thus making this a very good business proposition.
Joined: Jun '13
Location: Canada
Age: 80 (M)
Posts: 3700
Usually pokerstars dont make to much mistake when they take someone as team pro. Yuiko Matsukawa being a well known actress i japan will probably help the site to get moore players from this country. I wish her good luck in her new job and on poker tables.
Let's see if I get this one right - Jokerstars now going after popular reality stars who will serve as human marketing tools to make sure they have presence in a country where besides pachinko gambling is sort of illegal or organized by the Yakuza. Sure, this is the best way.
