Effective today, I would like to announce
that I am no longer a sponsored pro for Hero Poker. Hero Poker has treated me
extremely well and I am very proud to have represented Hero over the last two
years.
I would like to make it very clear that my departure
from Hero Poker is not in any way a reflection of how I feel about Hero Poker’s
future. Rather, I have a bit of a personal project that I am focussing on which
will conflict with my ability to be a member of the Hero team. I will make an
announcement about that project when it becomes official and I can discuss it, but I want this post
to be about Hero Poker.
David Jung, Hero Poker's CEO, has been
tremendous to me and the other Hero pros. He has asked very little of us and
given tremendously. This is a man who, when I complained about being hungry at
11:30pm one night at the Aussie Millions, drove to the supermarket to cook me a
steak at his house. He also accompanied me on a 6-hour train ride through South
Korea to assist me in my second amateur MMA fight. I don’t know many poker site
CEOs who would do that for one of his pros. And I know he carries this
extra-mile attitude towards his customers as well. Despite the challenges that
have faced Hero (such as Black Friday occurring three months after launch and the
issues with their former network), I’m confident that upon their relaunch, Dave and his customer-first
attitude can navigate his ship to prosperity.
So, I would like to close by thanking Dave
for bringing me aboard the team, and to the Hero Poker players who signed up
due to my endorsement. Good luck to Dave, my former teammates on Hero Poker,
and of course, the players for playing there!
