{"id":4793,"date":"2021-12-16T12:35:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2021-12-16T12:35:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T12:35:39","slug":"high-stakes-capital-announces-1m-poker-tournament-at-2022-btc-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/high-stakes-capital-announces-1m-poker-tournament-at-2022-btc-miami","title":{"rendered":"High Stakes Capital Announces $1M Poker Tournament At 2022 BTC Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/bitcoin-miami-2022.jpg\" alt=\"BTC Miami 2022\" title=\"High Stakes Capital Announces $1M Poker Tournament At 2022 BTC Miami\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/bitcoin-miami-2022.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/bitcoin-miami-2022-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The massive tournament will run alongside the world\u2019s largest crypto conference<\/li>\n<li>Tony G, Fedor Holz, and Justin Bonomo will take part<\/li>\n<li>The event is expected to provide a massive boost to the crypto poker industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A $1,000,000 buy-in poker tournament, which will see some of the biggest names in the game take part is on the cards, thanks to <strong>High Stakes Capital<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>The high-risk investment company has announced plans to run the huge event during <a href=\"https:\/\/b.tc\/conference\/\">BTC Miami<\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"top-high-stakes-players-to-take-part\">Top High Stakes Players To Take Part<\/h2>\n<p>High Stakes Capital made its plans public on Twitter, and shortly after announcing the massive tournament, several high-profile players expressed interest in taking part, among them is <strong>Tony G<\/strong>, who also happens to be a crypto investor. The Lithuanian businessman and former member of the European Parliament is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/high-stakes-online-poker\">high-stakes poker<\/a> player who participates in some of the biggest poker games out there up against the best pros.<\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Live poker tournament in US just before or after BTC Miami \u2014 1m buy in \u2014<\/p>\n<p>Contact me or Mo if interested <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fMZ3xu9Mf3\">https:\/\/t.co\/fMZ3xu9Mf3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 High Stakes Capital (@HighStakesCap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HighStakesCap\/status\/1460647005470998533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p><strong>Tony G<\/strong> is the CEO of Toronto-based crypto investment company Cypherpunk Holdings and the founder of online crypto-poker room CoinPoker. <\/p>\n<p>As a big crypto enthusiast, he recommended that the planned $1M tournament be designed exclusively for crypto investors. He said no \u201c<em>pure robot pros<\/em>\u201d should be allowed to kill the great event, a view shared by noted sports gambler <strong>Haralabos Voulgaris<\/strong> who said he would join in on the action if it\u2019s a non-pro event.<\/p>\n<center>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Should ensure there is a committee and that no pure robot pros kill the great event. Should be people who are real serious crypto investors only if its a crypto event.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tony G (@TonyGuoga) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyGuoga\/status\/1470270241619910658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p><\/center>\n<p>Whether or not Tony G\u2019s special request would be granted remains to be seen, but the tournament has already gained the attention of some of the world\u2019s best poker players.<\/p>\n<p>Among prominent pros putting their names forward for the huge event are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/justin-bonomo-accuses-chris-hunichen-of-hiding-positive-covid-19-test\">Justin Bonomo<\/a>, Fedor Holz, Dan \u201c<em>Jungleman<\/em>\u201d Cates, Jason Koon, Dan Smith, and Adrian Mateos<\/strong>. With such a great line-up, the tournament is expected to draw massive attention, as it runs alongside the world\u2019s biggest cryptocurrency conference. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"one-of-the-biggest-in-poker-history\">One of the Biggest in Poker History<\/h2>\n<p>If the tournament pushes through, it will go down in history as one of the biggest buy-in poker tournaments of all time, joining the ranks of the \u00a31,000,000 ($1.27 million) <em>Triton Super High Roller<\/em>, and the \u20ac1,000,000 ($1.1 million) <em>Monte Carlo One Drop Extravaganza<\/em>, won respectively by <strong>Aaron Zang<\/strong> and <strong>Elton Tsang<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p>The tournament will also shine a spotlight on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/deposit-options\/bitcoin\">crypto poker<\/a> which has become increasingly popular these days with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/blog\/benefits-of-online-poker-supporting-cryptocurrencies\">the rise of cryptocurrencies<\/a> and blockchain technology. <\/p>\n<p>BTC Miami is scheduled for April 6-9, 2022. It will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary The massive tournament will run alongside the world\u2019s largest crypto conference Tony G, Fedor Holz, and Justin Bonomo will take part The event is expected to provide a massive boost to the crypto poker industry A $1,000,000 buy-in poker tournament, which will see some of the biggest names in the game take part is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1,9,11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>High Stakes Capital Announces $1M Poker Tournament At 2022 BTC Miami<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A $1,000,000 buy-in poker tournament, which will see some of 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