{"id":4494,"date":"2021-03-31T15:08:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T15:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4494"},"modified":"2021-03-31T15:08:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T15:08:55","slug":"ggpokerpokerstars-partypoker-and-to-run-major-festivals-in-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/ggpokerpokerstars-partypoker-and-to-run-major-festivals-in-april-2021","title":{"rendered":"GGPoker,PokerStars, partypoker and To Run Major Festivals in April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
The battle for online poker dominance<\/a> is on! Poker players and fans all over the world are in for a huge and exciting month ahead as three major festivals are set to take place, courtesy of rival operators PokerStars, GGPoker and partypoker<\/strong>. <\/p>\n PokerStars for years has dominated the online poker market especially in April because it runs its flagship tournament series SCOOP. The festival has been running for over a decade, having launched in 2009. But everything has changed, particularly when the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc in 2020, forcing traditional live festivals to move online<\/a>. <\/p>\n Popular live brands such as the World Series of Poker<\/strong> and World Poker Tour<\/strong> shifted to the virtual felts in partnership with GGPoker and partypoker. For the first time last year, we saw over $100 million in guarantees awarded in a single online series. And the momentum has continued.<\/p>\n Three rival festivals running simultaneously only indicates one thing \u2013online poker is continuing to flourish with bigger and fiercer competition, benefitting not just the players, but also the industry as a whole.<\/p>\nSCOOP 2021<\/h3>\n