Poker Pros Reflect on Their Time with partypoker

Poker players have shared their memorable experiences and significant wins on partypoker, reflecting on the platform's generous promotions and eventual exit from the Russian market.

Kot_Spartac made his first live money poker hands on partypoker in 2009 and received a $50 no-deposit bonus. He won the WPT tournament in August 2020 and took home $500,000. Kot_Spartac participated in several partypoker Millions events, including one in Sochi in 2017 where the main event had a unique format with re-entries.

Mikhail Semin mentioned that Rob Young joined partypoker in 2016 and significantly increased the number of Russian players on the platform. However, Semin expressed frustration with the management decisions that led to the closure of the Russian office and the eventual exit from the Russian market.

Seyso played on partypoker under the nicknames GhettoRhymes and CliffordfromUK, accumulating about 2 million hands on NL2-NL10. Seyso won a weekly rake race on NL2 in February 2020, earning $550 from the lowest limit. Seyso participated in various promotions, including those organized by GipsyTeam, and earned around $3,000.

Dmitry Shakhov worked at partypoker for four years, contributing to the platform's success and organizing live events.