AMERICAN PRO PLAYER AND TWITCH STAR JEFF GROSS JOINS TEAM POKERSTARS PRO

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StreamBoat star and long-time grinder joins forces with PokerStars


ONCHAN, Isle of Man – July 10, 2017 – PokerStars today announced the signing of Jeff Gross as the newest member of Team PokerStars Pro. Gross will play on PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA, TSX: AYA) brand, under the Stars ID ‘Jeff Gross’ and ‘Jeff Gross NJ’.

Gross, who has more than $1 million in online tournament winnings and $2.9 million in live cashes, today enters the WSOP Main Event patched up as a member of Team PokerStars Pro looking to make a big splash. A passionate enthusiast of the game, Gross has been received well on Twitch where he has run up 29,000 followers and 1.69 million views at his Poker Flow Show channel, which can be found at ‘JeffGrossPoker’.

In October last year, Gross participated in a 24/7 stream-a-thon for seven days to raise money for Michael Phelps Charitable Foundation alongside Team PokerStars Online members Jamie Staples and Kevin Martin. Gross is a friend and former roommate of the Olympic swimmer. Gross also participated in Bill Perkins’ StreamBoat extravaganza.

GOOD TIME GROSS

In an exclusive interview with PokerStars Blog, which can be read here, Gross said he’s looking forward to streaming on Twitch as a PokerStars sponsored ambassador, “You've got to remember fundamentally what it's all about. People want to have a good time. People want to play a game that has skill with an element of luck and enjoy themselves. I'm passionate about poker, I'm passionate about growing the game, and that's what's important.”

Eric Hollreiser, Director of Corporate Communications at PokerStars, said, “We are delighted that Jeff has signed up to the team, joining Igor Kurganov as another top quality poker pro entering the ranks of Team PokerStars Pro this year. Jeff’s passion, enthusiasm and poker credibility makes this is a great partnership.”

Gross is currently in Las Vegas at the WSOP and will be heading to Barcelona in August for PokerStars Championship Barcelona

The full PokerStars Blog story on Gross’s signing is also available here: Link

Follow Jeff on Twitter: @JeffGrossPoker  

For further information, please contact: press@pokerstars.com

About PokerStars

PokerStars operates the world’s most popular online poker sites, serving the global poker community. Since it launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the first choice of players all over the world, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else and with the best online security. More than 165 billion hands have been dealt on PokerStars, which is more than any other site.

PokerStars is the flagship brand of Rational Group, which is ultimately owned by Amaya Inc. (Nasdaq: AYA; TSX: AYA) and operates gaming-related businesses and brands, including PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt, StarsDraft, and the PokerStars Championship and PokerStars Festival live poker tour brands (incorporating aspects of the European Poker Tour, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour). Amaya, through certain subsidiaries, is licensed, approved to offer, or offers under third party licenses or approvals, its products and services in various jurisdictions throughout the world, including in Europe, both within and outside of the European Union, the Americas and elsewhere. In particular, PokerStars is the world’s most licensed online gaming brand, holding licenses or related operating approvals in 17 jurisdictions. PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate globally under licenses from the Isle of Man and Malta governments, respectively.

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