Best Player a site has given a sponsorship deal to (thus far)

Gobias Ind. · #1 10-17-2007, 04:59 AM

With all the recent Pokerstars Buzz surrounding DN, I'm gonna have to go with the obvious and say it's him. He's a good name for a site. He's vocal. He's a master of karate and friendship for everyone.

Can a case be made for anyone else?

Was Stars too late cashing in on Moneymaker? No one player in particular on FTP really stands out besides Ivey. I'm sure we'll see the "Mark Seif: Absolute" jokes as well. Clearly he's "night man" to DN's "day man". OK, I'm tired and my roomate got that damn song stuck in my head and this thread was a dumb idea but I'm gonna let the mods delete it before i abort it

Veecee · #2 10-17-2007, 05:05 AM

I'd probably say DN too, but Hellmuth is close.

VPIP100 · #3 10-17-2007, 05:24 AM

John Juanda on FTP, LDO

OnlinePro · #4 10-17-2007, 05:54 AM

quiet lion... no contest

trotter · #5 10-18-2007, 09:37 PM

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I know 2 people that won't/wouldn't play at FTP because of his association with them.

ohead · #6 10-18-2007, 09:45 PM

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I know 2 people that won't/wouldn't play at FTP because of his association with them.

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thats pretty [censored] retarded

Gobias Ind. · #7 10-17-2007, 01:48 PM

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I'd probably say DN too, but Hellmuth is close.

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I thought of this too. Does/did Hellmuth drum up a lot of business for UB? He is definitely is a recognizable face. Is his publicity; bad publicity, or is there no such thing in terms of the op?

teddyFBI · #8 10-17-2007, 02:02 PM

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I'd probably say DN too, but Hellmuth is close.

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I thought of this too. Does/did Hellmuth drum up a lot of business for UB? He is definitely is a recognizable face. Is his publicity; bad publicity, or is there no such thing in terms of the op?

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Hellmuth is the only thing giving UB even an ounce of credibility as a reputable online poker site. And even then, they're barely hanging in there.

MissT74 · #9 10-17-2007, 02:10 PM

No contest. Chris Moneymaker.

Let's face it, there is no way poker would be where it is today, or was last year and in 2006, if Chris had not won.

I don't personally care for the guy, but it was the best sponsorship deal to ever be given out.

Now, if you're talking about the best sponsorship financial deal that a player got, there's no way for us to know. They don't make it public.

I'm assuming you're talking about the best sponsorship deal made by a site in terms of publicity.

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Gobias Ind. · #10 10-17-2007, 04:06 PM

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No contest. Chris Moneymaker.

Let's face it, there is no way poker would be where it is today, or was last year and in 2006, if Chris had not won.

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Did anyone sign Chris right away after he won it? I dont remember if he was on Party commercials after his Main Event or not. I do know Stars didn't sign him until after Joe Hachem's win.