Michael Gathy

GGPoker Breaks Online Poker GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Title

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

GGPoker today announces it has broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest prize pool for an online poker tournament with a $27,559,500 prize pool in World Series of Poker Online Event 77: $5,000 Main Event at GGPoker on September 6, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • GGPoker today announces it has broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest prize pool for an online poker tournament with a $27,559,500 prize pool in World Series of Poker Online Event 77: $5,000 Main Event at GGPoker on September 6, 2020.
  • Take a look at the moment Michael Empric, Official Adjudicator for Guinness World Records informed GGPoker ambassador Daniel Negreanu that the record was verified and in the books: https://gg.gl/world_record
    The $5,000 Main Event was the marquee tournament of the 54-gold bracelet event World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online 2020 Series at GGPoker.
  • This Guinness World Records title was on our radar from the very beginning, said Steve Preiss, Head of Poker Operations at GGPoker.
  • Breaking a Guinness World Records title shows what happens when you combine GGPokers amazing platform with the World Series of Poker brand, said Ty Stewart, WSOP Director.