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GGPoker announced that poker pro Dan Bilzerian who has a huge audience on social networks has signed a deal with the company, and has become their representative both in the live and online sphere.
GGPoker will celebrate the signing with a $100,000 freeroll on Bilzerian's 40th birthday, on December 7th.
Dan will join the famous top poker pros cooperating with the brand.
“Dan's joining the GGPoker team is a huge win,” GG Ambassador Daniel Negreanu said in a press release. “He has tremendous achievements in poker. He has won millions in cash games and is not afraid to play against sharks on the high-stakes streets at GGPoker. "

He certainly has a very wide reach – 32.6 million Instagram followers, and some of them are potential new poker fans.
For a long time, operators have sought the support of celebrities outside the mainstream poker audience.
Comedian Kevin Hart, with over 100 million social media followers, currently represents partypoker. PokerStars has a wide variety members of famous sport teams, TV and movie stars, and most recently have partnered with UK YouTubers Sidemen and True Geordie who have over 10 million subscribers in total.

Many years Bilzerian has led a rock 'n' roll lifestyle which had result in a huge number of followers on Instagram.
However, his persona remains controversial. It is likely that the signing of the contract and his long-standing controversy with the eminent poker player Doug Polk will spark a lot of controversy among poker Twitterati.
But signing a contract with GG came in handy for Bilzerian, since 2020 turned out to be a difficult year for him. According to Forbes, one of Bilzerian's businesses is on the verge of collapse.
The Birthday Freeroll will be a progressive knockout tournament for depositors using a special promo code.

The winner will receive a $10,000 grand prize as well as an additional $3,000 buy-in for a unique heads-ups against Dan. More details will be provided later.
The Birthday Freeroll includes a special bounty for knocking out Bilzerian, as well as his special guests and other GGPoker-sponsored pros. If the player knocks out Bilzerian, the prize is a trip to Las Vegas in the summer of 2021 with Bilzerian. For knocking out other GG representatives and invited guests, players will receive Extra Spin & Gold tickets.
Dan Bilzerian believes that the future of online poker is recreational players, and GGPoker is the best place to play online poker. "I've played with the guys at the $2 to $200,000 buy-in tables at GGPoker and will cooperate with GG to make the cash game tables even better for the average player."