Industry Insight
Key Takeaways
  • Poker Central to stream a poker/esports hybrid event, while Amaya sponsors Team Liquid.
  • Online poker in question as Betfred to “fully transition” onto GVC’s online gaming platform.
  • People news from NYX, Amaya and Playtech.

Poker Central

Poker TV network Poker Central is doing its part to “eSportify” poker, partnering with Amazon to fuse PokerStars’ Jackpot Poker with Hearthstone. The event takes place on May 24 and will be livestreamed on Twitch.

Participating for Team Poker Central in the event dubbed “Worlds Collide” will be poker personalities Maria Ho, Doug Polk and Twitch Community Development and Poker Manager Scott Ball. Amazon will put up three eSport pros, Victor “Vlps” Lopez, Esteban 'AKAWonder’ Serrano, and “Liquid Dog.”