Win a free WCOOP seat and coaching from a famous pro
In today's Daily Rewind we show you how to get coaching from Vanessa Selbst or 'ElkY' ahead of WCOOP 2014 and look forward to EPT11.
Become PokerStars' protégé
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| Become a poker stars |
If you think you've got what it takes to become the next WCOOP champion, but don't quite have the bankroll to play the Main Event, then PokerStars has the answer.
As part of its latest promotion, the online site is looking for four poker protégés to receive coaching from one of the following pros: Eugene Katchalov, 'ElkY', Vanessa Selbst and Andre Akkari.
To become a protégé you'll need to take part in one of the daily qualifiers which will run between July 20 and August 3.
The top two finishers in each qualifying tournament will then be invited to make a one-minute video explaining why they'd be a good protégé.
Once each pro has picked their favourite submissions a public vote will take place before four players win private coaching, a seat in the $5,200 WCOOP Main Event and the chance to play for a 2015 PCA Main Event package.
PokerStars Protégé Qualifiers July 20 - August 3:
13.00 ET – Eugene Protégé $5.50 Qualifier
14.00 ET – ElkY Protégé $5.50 Qualifier
17.00 ET – Vanessa Protégé $5.50 Qualifier
18.00 ET – Andre Protégé $5.50 Qualifier
Win watches with the EPT
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| SLYDE's EPT return |
The EPT will welcome back SLYDE as one of its sponsors for the forthcoming season.
Having already established a successful relationship with the luxury watch maker over the past few seasons, the EPT will now work with SLYDE to provide another exclusive range of prizes during EPT11.
Alongside other sponsors, including Skullcandy Headphones and Suesswaren Grasel, SLYDE will help form one of the most mainstream EPT seasons to date.
On top of sponsoring the EPT, SLYDE will also work with PokerStars' other live festival, the APPT, and provide watches to the winners of the Macau Poker Cup and the 2014 Asian Poker Championship.
WSOP feedback
Customer satisfaction is always important, so in the interest of making the next WSOP better than ever, the festival's Executive Director, Ty Stewart, has asked for feedback on this year's event.
After posing two questions: "How'd we do?" and "What can we do better/ different?" Stewart received a wave a positive responses from players.
However, in amongst the praise was a small chorus of players asking for the removal of a guaranteed top prize in the Main Event.
In addition to calling for a flatter structure, players also asked for a "more personal touch", for headphones to be allowed when play reaches the money, more themed events and the inclusion of a PLO Heads-up event.
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Question of the Day
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Alex Luneau topped the latest high stakes leaderboard after a relatively slow day at the felt. The French pro managed to rake in $104,354 over the course of 434 hands to finish just ahead of 'hasufly' and 'thecortster'.
At the other end of the spectrum, 'samrostan' managed to win $103,736 on one site, but go on to lose $195,818 on another. The Asian player's dual session left him with an overall deficit of $92,082, which was enough to make him the second biggest loser of the day behind 'Trueteller' who dropped $117,532.
Daily Signoff
For today's Daily Signoff we find out how Alex 'Kanu7' Millar moved from $100 NLHE to $5,000 NLHE in just nine months.
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 Daniel Smyth has been working in the poker industry for six years as both a player and writer. He currently has a costly penchant for PLO and provides daily content for PokerStrategy.com. You can learn more about Daniel by clicking here.
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