PokerStars Promise Epic Red Bull F1 Rewards and Experiences
PokerStars chose the perfect time to partner with the Oracle Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team. Signing its deal with the Milton Keynes-based outfit at the start of 2022, the online poker behemoth enjoyed all the benefits associated with Max Verstappen retaining his World Drivers’ Championship crown.
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez claimed a combined 17 race victories in 2022. ©GettyImages
In addition to the Dutch driver’s 15 race victories, his teammate, Sergio Perez, won two races in 2022, and the Red Bull team claimed the World Constructors’ Championship for the first time since 2013.
This month PokerStars and Oracle Red Bull Racing announced the partnership will continue for the second year. In an exuberant press release, PokerStars announced it would be “returning to the racetrack with even more rewards for F1 fans, sharing promotions, competitions, and content with chances to win unforgettable experiences at some of the season’s most hotly anticipated races.”
Money Can’t Buy F1 Experiences
The partnership will be used to promote PokerStars’ full stable of products: PokerStars Casino, PokerStars and PokerStars Sports. The company’s branding will feature on the halo of the RB19 (Red Bull’s 2023 race car) as well as the inner cockpit, rear wing end plate, drivers’ race suits and pit crew helmets.
During the season, PokerStars says it will offer PokerStars players “money-can’t-buy experiences to make poker-playing Formula 1 fans’ dreams come true.” PokerStars will also be helping enthusiasts ‘Embrace the Race’ with a program of race weekend rewards. These include a new Chicane Cash Drop, Spin & Go Races, Odds Boost on Sports bets, and a Casino Weekend Races Leaderboard.
Passion Makes for Perfect Fit
Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Director of Partnerships, PR, and Consumer Engagement at Flutter (owners of PokerStars) explained: “After an incredible first year racing alongside Oracle Red Bull, we are delighted to be going into the 2023 season with even more rewards, content, and epic experiences in the pipeline to take our partnership to the next level.”
“This partnership has enabled us, and Oracle Red Bull Racing, to reach audiences who share similar passions and interests, and we still firmly believe that the team is the perfect fit for PokerStars, sharing our conviction that it is not just about what you offer fans, but the ethos and vision behind it.”
PokerStars and Formula 1 currently share a global stage with the iconic principality of Monaco. The state has hosted the highest category of motorsport every year since 1955. And PokerStars, staged its first European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monaco in 2005. It will return for a sixteenth visit at the end of April.
Monaco EPT Could Take Off – 747 Took Their Seats in 2022
The 2023 Monte Carlo European Poker Tour (EPT) and French Poker Series (FPS) will begin on April 26 and continue until May 6. Festivities will start with the French Poker Series Main Event, FPS Cup, and FPS High Roller. European Poker Tour action gets underway on April 29 with the $100,000 EPT Super High Roller followed by the Main Event (April 30 to May 6).
At the end of February, the most recent €1,100 FPS Main Event broke its all-time attendance record when 2,071 entrants took to the felt at the Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile. French poker player Alan Gaosdoue emerged victorious, collecting €287,830 after winning his entry to the €1,100 tournament online at PokerStars.
The 2022 EPT Monaco Main Event attracted 747 entries and 326 re-entries. 55-year-old Brazilian Marcelo Simoes Mesqueu claimed the title and a €939,840 slice of the €5,204,050 prize pool.
