The Road To Being The Boss – Global Poker Goes From Strength To Strength

After a humble, low-key launch in December of 2016, Global Poker has since seen its players redeem more than $100 million in real cash prizes. No longer is Global Poker the new kid on the block, looking to pick up what other poker sites left behind. After extensive revision and improvement, the young site has now become the grand master of online social poker.

It will come as no surprise that the site, having started with zero players back in 2016, now has thousands of players taking part in tournaments, ring games and Jackpot Sit’n’Gos each day. The growth has been nothing short of spectacular.

After that fateful day every poker player will remember (April 15, 2011 if you’ve forgotten or are too young or old to remember), online poker in the US was effectively crushed, leaving players bewildered, lost and frustrated. Where else could they go?

With a vision of what could be for the future of online poker, Global Poker realized it could serve the poker community in ways other sites could not. Rather than offering poker with play money alone, or forcing players to dark, untrustworthy poker sites, Global Poker flipped the script and introduced $weeps Cash™, its own promotional tool, allowing players the opportunity to choose between Gold Coins and $weeps Cash™ tables. And if those players want to redeem their winnings from $weeps Cash™ play, then they’re able to do so.

Launched with an uncomplicated, clean interface, it has always been Global Poker’s intention to provide US players with not simply an alternative to the black-market sites out there, but to exceed players’ expectations and be the only place to go for their online poker experiences. Starting with just two poker variants – pot-limit Omaha and the most popular poker variant of all time, no-limit hold’em – the site quickly added a third, crazy pineapple, the wildly entertaining twist on hold’em.

The initial response to its launch was stellar. Finally, poker players had somewhere they could play poker online, anywhere, at any time, and on any device, without the need to drive to a local brick and mortar casino (if they were lucky enough to have one within driving distance that is). No more black market sites, with complicated processes; players could redeem their winnings as real cash prizes direct to their bank account! A gift from the poker heavens!

Once the site had proven its ability to provide top-quality online poker, with the thrill of winning real cash prizes, it was time to broaden the choice of games available and give players what they’d been asking for. The launch of the Global Poker Championships with the Eagle Cup proved to be a tremendous success, with guarantees over SC$1 million, and delivering merchandise and trophies to winning players.

The Eagle Cup was the first of what would eventually become four Global Poker Championships; the Grizzly Games, the Rattlesnake Open and most recently the GOAT, making up the remainder of the four. In their third season now, the series have combined to award more than 1,000 trophies to players across the US and Canada, with players winning more than $10 million in real cash prizes.

In February of this year, Global Poker launched Jackpot Sit’n’Go Tournaments, which have given players an opportunity to win big in lightning fast time. Added to the site in response to player feedback, Global Poker’s JSNG tournaments have awarded over SC$15 million to players, which is impressive given each JSNG tournament only lasts a few minutes. Hundreds of thousands of US players have already experienced the thrill of a JSNG tournament; it’s been dubbed the most rewarding experience you can have online with two other people!

The JSNG tournaments introduced a new way to play one of the site’s most popular games – Sit’n’Go Tournaments – giving players some great opportunities to win many times their buy-in. The jackpot multiplier ranges from 2 times up to 2,000 times the buy-in, which means it’s possible to win big. In May alone players won over SC$2.9 million. When JSNG tournaments were launched, the biggest possible jackpot was SC$100,000, but due to such demand, this was increased to SC$200,000 giving players the opportunity to win a life-changing prize in a matter of minutes!

The beauty of these tournaments is that once you’ve selected the buy-ins you want to play – you can choose up to four tournaments at once – you enter the game and a randomly generated jackpot multiplier reveals how much you’ll be playing for… and the action begins!

Although JSNG tournaments have been one of the most notable additions to the site in the previous 12 months, there is a constant stream of promotions throughout the year, all of which are designed to get players playing and make their play rewarding beyond simply winning $weeps Cash™. In May this year, a select few won the opportunity to set sail aboard Liberty of the Seas, one of Royal Caribbean’s most prized entertainment ships, explore the beauty of the Caribbean while taking part in the Card Player Poker Cruise, an all-inclusive poker cruise package valued at over $4,000.

As a tie-in with Global Poker’s partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing, one of NASCAR’s most successful race teams, Global Poker created the Kurt Busch Signature Series. For the 2019 season Global Poker is featured on the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by 2004 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) Champion Kurt Busch.

During the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series there are special tournaments in the run up and on race day, giving players the chance to win some amazing, limited-edition prizes, including extra $weeps Cash™ for finishing in the top nine and real pieces of the actual no. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 driven by Kurt Busch.

Running October 7 to 20, Global Poker’s Ring Leader promotion saw the site give away SC$85,000 to players who had played more hands than anyone else, rewarding them with more $weeps Cash™ and a spot on the leaderboard. Bragging rights are strong with these players!

In October, 30 lucky Global Poker players qualified for a seat at the main event of a Card Player Poker Tour series in Los Angeles, where they battled it out for the top spot and more than half a million in prize money! Through a series of satellites, players qualified and won a package which included tournament buy-ins and travel and accommodation expenses, valued at $2,200.

It’s clear Global Poker is taking online poker to new places. Not content with making it a destination for players looking for online action, they have created a community of like-minded players who enjoy the hobby, but who also like to engage in a variety of activities, sports and promotions in the real world. There are many plans to continue delivering experiences players want and request, while making it possible to win real cash prizes.

Aside from the addition of different games, larger jackpots and additional promotions, Global Poker has also been fine tuning under the hood, to improve the performance and user experience within the game. Recently in-game account verification was introduced. Never going to be as sexy as a new game in which you can bag yourself a cool win in a matter of moments, it’s reflective of Global Poker’s dedication to creating a long-lasting legacy within the online poker world and to the security, safety and authenticity of its interactions.

Account verification is just as you would expect for any site through which there are financial transactions. Ever had to open a bank account? Yeah, you’re going to need to prove who you are and where you live. No surprises there. Previously on Global Poker this was taken care of outside the game, but now has been moved in-game to improve the player experience. Verifying your account on Global Poker has the advantages that you can purchase more and make quicker prize redemptions. Much like JSNG tournaments, account verification is over in a matter of minutes.

There are more improvements coming to the game – more exciting additions to the variety on offer – but also some behind-the-scenes tweaks that will allow the site to perform even better and give players more seamless experiences, such as in-game messaging and tailored promotions and rewards.

Outside of the game, there are moves to make players feel part of the Global Poker community with the soon-to-be-launched “Global Poker Winners Circle”, a page on the website dedicated to players and their wins. Presented with a giant check for their winnings, players send back photos of themselves with the giant check, along with some background on their win and crucially what the plans are for the winnings.

Global Poker Tournament of Champions Winners form the original group of the Winners Circle, having been part of the circle before the circle had a name! Tournament of Champions Winners receive a live poker tournament package valued at $5,000. It includes buy-in, travel and expenses at a live poker tournament of the player’s choice.

Most recently, San Antonio, Texas native ‘KanyeTrump2020’, spent a weekend in Jacksonville, Florida at a live casino event there. ‘KanyeTrump2020’ won the Rattlesnake Open and decided to spend wisely on a tournament worth the money. He wasn’t able to take it all the way, but he had a great run.

He explains, “I called a preflop raise with pocket tens. Flop came out 3-4-8, the guy continuation bets and I jam for about 20,000 and he snaps me off with a set of threes. The turn and river were bricks and I’m out of the tournament. It was so much fun and I played a good eight hours of poker with some really high-level players today. Although I’m disappointed for getting knocked out, I feel good about how I played for the most part.”

But not all poker players win in the same way. Take Eric E. for example. By his own admission, he’s an average poker player. He’s been on Global Poker since 2017, but never really had much luck. Well, that was until one day while he was playing, he noticed a casino banner from Global Poker’s sister online social casino – Chumba Casino.

“I just saw it there and thought that I might give it a go.” Well, he’s very pleased he did, because a week later, Eric took down a jackpot on Chumba Casino and was the proud winner of a massive $275,000 in real cash prizes.

In the space of just under three years, Global Poker has grown into its own. Not to be confused with any other site, it is unique in its ability to give players a platform where they can win real cash prizes. But what’s even better is it can happen whenever. Available on mobile, desktop or tablet, Global Poker is gearing up for a bigger, brighter future, with many updates and releases planned for the coming weeks, months and years. Global Poker is preparing for its global poker legacy. ♠