Partypoker Sign Boris Becker as Ambassador
This was published 09-12-2016GVC-owned partypoker has revealed that it has appointed German tennis legend Boris Becker as a brand ambassador to its online poker service, as it endeavors to expand its poker offering in Germany.
The six-time Major Singles winner and former World No.1, who left his role as coach of World No. 2 Nova Djokovic earlier this week, has signed up as the newest brand ambassador for the online poker site.
This year alone, partypoker has signed Roberto Romanello, Natalia Breviglieri, Beata Jambrik, Patrick Leonard, Sam Trickett, Jackie Glazier and Joao Simao as ambassadors or sponsored pros as it looks to expand its reach into countries around the globe.
Becker not only has legendary status within the tennis community but can also boast some impressive live tournament results. Becker finished 40th in the $25,500 WPT Five Star World Poker Classic for $40,855 in 2009 and also more recently fell in 13th place for £15,000 after putting together a deep in the inaugural Devilfish Cup.
Partypoker will be running a tennis-themed promotion called Beat the Ace, in order to celebrate Becker’s signing, giving players an opportunity to play in four $5,000 free-rolls with the overall winner taking on Becker heads-up, live in Germany, for a prize of up to $25,000.
Becker commented on his excitement of signing for partypoker by saying that he is equally competitive at the poker table as he was on the tennis court and is, therefore really excited to be partnering with partypoker and taking on players around the world. He went on to say that he learnt to play poker a long time ago and, being a game of skill and perseverance, he is hoping to use his experience on the tennis court to his advantage. Becker added that partypoker has some world class tournaments coming up and he is eagerly looking forward to playing online as well as live at the partypoker MILLIONS in April.
Tom Waters, partypoker’s Group Head, welcomed Becker to his team saying that it is great to have Boris on board, as he is one of Germany’s, and indeed the world’s most notable sportsmen.
Becker previously served as brand ambassador for Tangelo Games (formerly ISISFriends), Youwin.com, Global Poker Index and PokerStars.
