On October 17 Sunday, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Phil Hellmuth has done it again.
Together with his wife, friends and dozens of fans watching at the PokerGO WSOP main stage, Phil Hellmuth finally captured his 16th WSOP gold bracelet.
Having won Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, Hellmuth snagged a gold bracelet for this one, saying he had been chasing it since the 1980s[...] Read more » Phil Hellmuth wins Record 16th WSOP Bracelet
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Guys like Hellmuth or Negreanu , the have supporters , big poker rooms or other friends to help them , get a share of their buyin games live , give them some tickets , sponsor them any way possible . This is a good boost to achieve some goals.such as winning mist money in tourneys live or the most bracelets in WSOP
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Posted by antonis321: Guys like Hellmuth or Negreanu , the have supporters , big poker rooms or other friends to help them , get a share of their buyin games live , give them some tickets , sponsor them any way possible . This is a good boost to achieve some goals.such as winning mist money in tourneys live or the most bracelets in WSOP
Yes, that's why I said that I didn't know if they were selling part of their stock (which I imagine they are). In addition to many major tournaments, they are paid entry by the sites they promote. Which seems perfect to me, because both parties win. Based on that I also suppose that there is more concern in winning a bracelet (or breaking a record) than the money itself.
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Yeah , if you have supporters , it's far better , so as to achieve your goals , beat downswings and break even at the worst case ,increase your winrate , the more money you get , the bette sponsorship deal you have , the better for you .
This also I can see it on Twitch streamers , with the many free tickets they get to play some high stakes tourneys as past of promoting their pokerroom .
