Updated on 21 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

Mantelo arrives in Paradise

After a brief travel hiccup our Man is in the Bahamas and ready to play for PokerStrategy (Still time to win a piece of his action).





He may have been stuck in Miami for a day (which, to be honest, doesn't sound terrible) but our Bankroll Challenge hero mantelo is finally in the Bahamas. 

He arrived at the WSOP Paradise five days before he plays in the Main Event, so he has plenty of time to get over the jet lag and prepare to play his A-game. 

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Three Sharks in the Bahamas

While his main focus will be playing, he will be occasionally making video updates for both his blog and our news page. We will also be checking in with him to see how the poker is going throughout the event. Make sure you follow his blog for more updates. 

There is also still time to win a piece of his action in the Main Event (see below). 

In case you missed it, yesterday we announced the winners of the LemOn36 WPT Championship raffle where our coach is giving away some action in that event too. 

Mantelo's WSOP Paradise Blog

Still time to win a piece of Mantelo

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In case you missed it, community legend mantelo is going to the WSOP Paradise thanks to PokerStrategy.com and GGPoker

Our hero is very grateful to GGPoker for helping him play this bucket list event, so there are three ways to win a piece, whether you have a GG account or not.

If you can do more than one of these things, you will increase your chances of winning a 1% stake.

  1. 10% available for all members: 10% will be raffled in 10 x 1% increments to anyone who opts-in to this thread by wishing Mantelo luck in the WSOP Paradise Main Event by December 6.
  2. 15% available for GG Players: An additional 5% will be raffled in 5 x 1% increments to any PokerStrategy.com tracked GGPoker account (New and existing) that earns at least one StrategyPoint between November 3 and December 6. This in addition to the forum opt-in above means 15% of the 20% is available to this group. 
  3. 20% available to New GG Players: A final 5% will be raffled in 5 x 1% increments to any new accounts making their first deposit on a PokerStrategy-tracked GGPoker account between November 3 and December 6. If those players also earn 1 SP and opt-in, they have the most chances to win.

The draw will take place on December 8, just before the Main Event starts. 

Opt-in to win a share of Mantelo's Main Event

*The 20% is based on Mantelo's first bullet in the Main Event, if he plays a second that does not count towards this promotion. This is a private initiative by Mantelo which PokerStrategy.com has helped to organise. Mantelo will do his best to take care of fast settlement with any winners and find suitable payment methods after any tax has been deducted.

Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.