{"id":4301,"date":"2022-08-04T16:33:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2022-08-30T11:50:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:50:44","slug":"888poker-qualifiers-wsop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/news\/888poker-qualifiers-wsop\/","title":{"rendered":"888poker qualifiers reflect on their WSOP experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After qualifying 34 players for the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event, 888poker qualifiers celebrated their 20th birthday this summer in Las Vegas. The festivities took place after the online poker room had sent a total of 34 players to compete in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For 888poker, one of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneypokersites.com\/real-money-poker-sites\/\">the best poker sites<\/a><\/strong>, it&#8217;s all about the players and celebrating the fact that some of its qualifiers and ambassadors were able to make their dreams come true in Las Vegas. The company has put together a unique movie that features some of those individuals where people can play real poker for real money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"888poker-qualifiers-overwhelmed-by-las-vegas-experience\"><strong>888poker Qualifiers &#8220;Overwhelmed&#8221; by Las Vegas Experience<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Lavoie, who signed up for 888poker in 2022 and has been playing on the site for the past twenty years, was one of the players honoured with a package to the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When I had the call from 888poker, I expected a surprise, sure, but not that huge,&#8221; he told 888poker. &#8220;When I had the call from 888poker, I expected a surprise, sure, but not that big.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lavoie was awarded a $13,000 Road to Las Vegas package to compete in the World Series of Poker Main Event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Docherty and Dov Markowich were two of the other individuals that qualified. Docherty stated that he was taken aback by how much the entire city of Las Vegas appeared to be a movie set. At the same time, Markwocih stated that just being in the WSOP tournament room was an overwhelming experience. Docherty stated that he was taken aback by how much the city of Las Vegas appeared to be a movie set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Lavoie, several other 888poker players finished in the money at the WSOP Main Event. These players included 888poker Ambassador Alexandre Mantovani and Thiago Pirani, who had the deepest run of any 888poker qualifier. Lavoie was the only player from 888poker to win a cash prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"life-changing-opportunity-for-ambassadors\">Life-Changing Opportunity for Ambassadors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And the people who were having a good time at the World Series of Poker weren&#8217;t limited to those who had qualified or won a satellite tournament. In addition, 888poker Ambassadors and members of the 888poker Stream Team were present in Las Vegas to promote the online poker room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan Banfield has stated in the past that being a member of the Stream Team has allowed him to combine his personal career ambitions with the expectations from 888poker. In Las Vegas, he could continue improving both of these aspects of his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After qualifying 34 players for the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event, 888poker qualifiers celebrated their 20th birthday this summer in Las Vegas. The festivities took place after the online poker room had sent a total of 34 players to compete in the tournament. 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