{"id":6807,"date":"2024-03-17T01:52:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-17T01:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/pokerstars-announces-barny-boatman-as-newest-team-pro\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T01:52:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T01:52:18","slug":"pokerstars-announces-barny-boatman-as-newest-team-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/17\/pokerstars-announces-barny-boatman-as-newest-team-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"PokerStars Announces Barny Boatman as Newest Team Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PokerStars has added a new member to its Team Pro lineup, British poker icon Barny Boatman, following his recent <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/at-68-barny-boatman-becomes-oldest-ept-champion-in-paris\/\">\u20ac1.2m win at the 2024 EPT Paris<\/a>. This announcement was made during a live episode of Poker in the Ears at London\u2019s Hippodrome Casino, a celebration of the podcast\u2019s 300th episode, hosted by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton. Boatman will now not only be the oldest EPT Main Event winner, but also the oldest Team PokerStars Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Harrington, the CEO of PokerStars, expressed his enthusiasm for Boatman\u2019s joining, stating, <em>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Barny Boatman to the PokerStars family. His reputation as one of the most respected and accomplished players in the industry precedes him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We chat to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barnyboatman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@barnyboatman<\/a> \u2014 the newest member of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PokerStars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PokerStars<\/a> Team Pro \u2014 and catch up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/J_Hartigan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@J_Hartigan<\/a> at the live taping of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PITE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PITE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f1fa-1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RTn0s0jo3T\">https:\/\/t.co\/RTn0s0jo3T<\/a><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f30d.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0d\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1ZehIu991W\">https:\/\/t.co\/1ZehIu991W<\/a><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/72x72\/1f1ec-1f1e7.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EogkqBsPHw\">https:\/\/t.co\/EogkqBsPHw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ciGC3IBuFA\">pic.twitter.com\/ciGC3IBuFA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PokerStars Blog (@PokerStarsBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PokerStarsBlog\/status\/1768734672316440584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"7Bit Casino\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/7BitCasino.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/7-bit-casino\/\" title=\"7Bit Casino\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">7Bit Casino<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong>\u00a0Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. 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His participation is highly anticipated at the Irish Poker Open, recalling his memorable final table appearance in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his new role, Boatman shared, <em>\u201cEverything was very natural and straightforward. It\u2019s an absolute honour and PokerStars are the absolute perfect people for me to be doing this with.\u201d<\/em> He also reminisced about PokerStars\u2019 early support of the European Poker Tour, emphasizing his desire to give back to the community that has greatly influenced the live poker scene.<\/p>\n<p>Boatman\u2019s career, which spans over 25 years, has seen various sponsorships, but he regards his partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/pokerstars\/\">PokerStars<\/a> as particularly special, emphasizing a mutual respect and shared history with many of its members.<em> \u201cI feel like I\u2019m doing it absolutely because I want to and there\u2019s no pressure to do it. It\u2019s a relationship I want with something that I really like,\u201d<\/em> he added, highlighting the organic development of this new alliance.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/pokerstars-announces-barny-boatman-as-newest-team-pro\/\">PokerStars Announces Barny Boatman as Newest Team Pro<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PokerStars has added a new member to its Team Pro lineup, British poker icon Barny Boatman, following his recent \u20ac1.2m win at the 2024 EPT Paris. 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