Probably one of the most well-known poker streamers, Lex Veldhuis, is a representative of the PokerStars room. Of course, streamers receive additional privileges in the room that were not available to other players. Now PokerStars is slightly changing its strategy.
Players who link their PokerStars and Twitch.tv accounts will receive additional opportunities in tournaments and other bonuses. Account linking can be done through any room software or their website. Players only need to link their accounts; streaming is not necessary.
All players who link their accounts will receive additional bonuses. For example, on December 2, players who had already linked their Twitch.tv account to their PokerStars account could play in a $5000 GTD freeroll. On December 23, players who watched 24 hours of room streams and streamed 10 hours of their own gameplay had the opportunity to win a Platinum Pass for the tournament in Barcelona. These are just a few of the bonuses and rewards the room has already given to players, but in the future, many more privileges are promised for players who link their accounts.
Although this integration between the two platforms started a few months ago, PokerStars has only recently taken the first steps to attract players. According to Scott Goodall, the room aims to involve as many community members as possible, giving them better opportunities to participate in poker-related activities. Twitch integration is one of the steps aimed at expanding the poker community and attracting new members. Registering a Twitch.tv account is very easy. You just need a working email. Registration is free!
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The PokerStars room is not the only one seeking to attract new players using the Twitch platform. Phil Galfond‘s Run It Once has long offered a lot of additional rakeback to streamers who achieve a certain viewership. Meanwhile, Unibet also provides additional privileges and encourages players to start their poker streaming career on the Twitch.tv platform. Unibet aims to help all players who stream their room's poker games to build an audience.
Twitch.tv and poker streaming are becoming increasingly popular, although some regular players still doubt the benefits of this activity. Of course, it is possible that other players will try to exploit the video material by analyzing the gameplay or tracking hands live, but all these issues are easily solvable. Poker streaming seems to be the future of the game.
