888poker celebrates its 20th anniversary by signing former two-time IBO-super middleweight world champion Chris Eubank Jr. as Cultural Ambassador.
Currently ranked no. 1 by the World Boxing Association and BoxRec's in the global middleweight division, Chris has marked his place high up in the boxing world.
He defeated Marcus Morrison and Wanik Awdijan in 2021. This coming February, he is due to kick-start his 2022 boxing calendar with a highly-anticipated face-off against Liam Williams.
Boxing and Poker Skills Outside the boxing ring, Chris Eubank Jr. is an avid and highly-skilled poker player. He has played high stakes poker games all over the world. He also made a guest appearance on Poker After Dark, PokerGo's high stakes poker series.
Chris Eubank Jr. said about the new signing, "Poker is one of the great passions in my life, so I am delighted to partner with 888poker. For me, the beauty of poker is in its community. And 888poker is doing a fantastic job of making poker more about fun and less about the grind for players in all levels with its user-friendly platform.
"I'm excited to officially kick-start the partnership in the coming months and can't wait to meet the 888poker community at the tables!"
888poker celebrates 20th Anniversary The addition of Chris Eubank Jr. to the 888poker family coincides with their 20th anniversary, which will be celebrated all year round. First launched in 2002, 888poker has grown to become one of the world's leading online poker rooms.
To date, 888poker has achieved the following:
Over 15 million players
Dealt over 25 billion hands
Awarded over $6 billion in tournament prizes worldwide
Their relentless focus on innovation and dedication to content strategy has helped shape the direction of the online poker industry. Their recently launched state-of-the-art poker platform uses 888's proprietary tech, centering on players' enhanced gaming experience.
To celebrate their 20th anniversary, they will host various events throughout the year, including a series of player-focused ones with Chris Eubank Jr.
VP Head of Poker at 888 Amit Berkovich said, "I am happy to welcome Chris to the 888poker family as our Cultural Ambassador. The authenticity, integrity, and excitement he brings - whether that's in the ring or at the poker table - perfectly matches our values and creates a great fit for our brand. This is a fantastic partnership and an exciting kick-off for our 20th anniversary year."
"Like Chris, over the last two decades, 888poker has firmly established itself as one of the best in the world thanks to our commitment to constantly improve in order to bring our players the highest level of entertainment."
"As we look ahead, we have lots planned to support the continued evolution of the 888poker brand. We will ensure we continue to deliver fun, creative and exciting experiences to players."
888poker new ambassador, sure to bring new surprises for the community, also in its anniversary of the room as not celebrate big, this kind of news makes the community more known level, and that many players enter.
This must be celebrated properly and 888 is doing a good thing for its platform in this industry. 888 poker will have to introduce this world boxing champion, in the world of poker and he can become a good preacher in advertising for the platform where he became ambassador.
What a surprise to meet the new ambassador of 88poker, he will surely bring new positive news for the community, this type of news makes the community and the players believe
now every poker site want some ex sports players or somebody who still is in football,basketball or an sport!we will see what this will bring to 888 and their whole business,to have ex boxer in this kind of game and that he promote them!I dont know much about him,so dont know will this be good or bad!
What good news to know that a new poker player entered, I hope that this year 2022 has good positive news and the community and the players grow professionally
hahaha yes it is old news but I am glad that a new poker player is joining, I hope that this year we will have good positive news and the players grow professionally good luck
many ambassadors for poker rooms and this can be a disadvantage for players. I would prefer them to come from among the players and make a nice advertisement because they are good at poker. That would be better for them because those good players can benefit from their poker talk.
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