You should know, that Amaya after buying PS is slowly killing online poker, increasing rake(in some games, like HUNL, it's unbeatable now); reducing rakeback all across the site and removing it completely in highstakes cash games, covering it with "poker ecology" bull. Remember Full Tilt? Gone.

TurboMaN

Germany925 Posts

May 18 2016 21:56 GMT

#50

Big Sponsor nice!

Sadly Pokerboom is over since they forced so many countries to play vs their own nation only.

HiddenPlanet

3 Posts

May 18 2016 22:06 GMT

#51

I'm not sure I'd say advertising online gambling is something to be proud of.

Most TL users are probably right in PokerStars targeted demographic and won't have a problem staying reasonable, but I've got to worry there might be someone getting addicted and losing his everything, after seeing TLO having some harmless fun.

Liquid`Zephyr

United States996 Posts

May 18 2016 22:18 GMT

#52

Damn. Pretty huge. Two thumbs up.

DarkNetHunter

1224 Posts

May 18 2016 23:16 GMT

#53

Congrats on the big sponsor, still remember ehm from the TSL sponsorships!

Ethically I'm wondering how TL can have a gambling sponsor for what is basically a young teen oriented e-sport, won't this land the team in legal trouble eventually? (I know all of us old fucks play the games, but these games are made with 12year olds in mind).

Dunmer

United Kingdom568 Posts

May 18 2016 23:44 GMT

#54

Will Elky be streaming poker? Seems like his card games skills would translate well into poker

giftdgecko

United States2126 Posts

May 19 2016 00:11 GMT

#55

On May 19 2016 08:44 Dunmer wrote:
Will Elky be streaming poker? Seems like his card games skills would translate well into poker

Naw he hates that game, too much RNG

Clbull

United Kingdom1439 Posts

May 19 2016 02:52 GMT

#56

Doesn't LCS and WCS forbid gambling sponsors?

TelecoM

United States10700 Posts

May 19 2016 02:56 GMT

#57

Awesome!!

Madars

Latvia166 Posts

May 19 2016 07:56 GMT

#58

Too bad that Pokerstars is illegal gambling site here in Latvia and blocked by biggest ISPs.

iloveav

Poland1482 Posts

May 19 2016 09:06 GMT

#59

On May 19 2016 16:56 Madars wrote:
Too bad that Pokerstars is illegal gambling site here in Latvia and blocked by biggest ISPs.

Yeah... Not sure how I feel about this.
Here is hoping it all goes well.

RaiZ

2813 Posts

May 19 2016 09:56 GMT

#60

Well, it was about time tbh. I'm not surprised that they finally stepped up and decided to sponsor you. You deserved it.
There are so many similarities between poker / high risk/high reward ratio / heathstone and esports. You even said it yourself naz.