He’s an NFL legend, however can he play poker? PokerStars introduced this week that four-time Tremendous Bowl champion and FanDuel ambassador Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski is becoming a member of the Large Sport on Tour TV present as a part of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) occasions deliberate for Resorts World On line casino in Las Vegas in November.
The previous New England Patriots tight finish shall be searching for good outcomes on the poker desk.
“I’m at all times up for a problem, and diving into the world of poker goes to be an incredible new journey for me,” he mentioned. “I’m past excited to play alongside a number of the finest within the sport and sort out the high-stakes motion. Identical to on the soccer area, I’ll be bringing my aggressive edge and giving it every thing I’ve acquired on the tables.”
Win A Seat In The ‘Large Sport’
Together with Gronkowski, sports activities media character Nick Wright can even be getting in The Large Sport motion. Wright is not any stranger to poker, and has performed on the World Collection of Poker and in addition battled Phil Hellmuth heads-up as a part of PokerGO’s Excessive Stakes Duel.
“I’ve liked taking part in poker since my grandfather taught me, and taking part in in The Large Sport, one among my all-time favourite poker exhibits, is really a dream come true,” he mentioned. “I can’t wait to be competing with a number of the finest gamers on the planet – and Gronk. This can be a bucket listing second for me, and I’m past excited to get to Vegas and get the playing cards within the air!”
PokerStars is permitting gamers an opportunity to seize a seat on the desk alongside Gronkowski and Wright. Sister model FanDuel has particular NFL contests working for the primary two weeks of the season that can see two winners seize North American Poker Tour Gold Passes. These prize packages enable winners to bypass the qualification part of the Large Sport on Tour and head straight to auditions, the place they’ll have the possibility to play towards the superstar pair on the Large Sport desk.
For the distinctive money sport format, one qualifier (referred to as the “Unfastened Cannon”) is bankrolled to play in a high-stakes money sport towards a few of poker’s finest. Every session lasts for 150 arms, and the “Unfastened Cannon” will get to maintain any revenue made within the sport.
The NAPT heads again to Las Vegas in November at Resorts World after returning to the U.S. final yr. The collection will embody auditions and filming for the Large Sport on Tour. Every Gold Move is valued at $10,000 together with a $5,300 buy-in for the NAPT Las Vegas predominant occasion, $1,800 in journey bills for the cross winner and a companion, and $2,900 for resort expenditures. PokerStars is promising much more promotions for gamers to win Gold Passes within the coming months through promotions held with each Gronkowski and Wright.
