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Vanessa Kade Steps Down as Brand Ambassador of Americas Cardroom Citing Differences in … – PokerGuru

   February 11, 2022

With slightly over a month left for Vanessa Kade to finish her first 12 months as a logo ambassador for Americas Cardroom (ACR), she has introduced her choice to phase tactics with the US-facing poker web page.

 

In her tweet, Kade stated that it used to be a tricky choice to make. In March last year, virtually in an instant after signing up with ACR, an elated Kade had mentioned how glad she used to be against “running with a web page that incessantly strives to grow to be the most productive model of itself and encourages its execs to do the similar.”

Vanessa Kade

 

So much turns out to have modified since, with Kade mentioning, “we’ve other values, and it’s no longer the place I belong,” as the cause of her choice.

Closing 12 months, Kade used to be signed on through ACR in a while after her Twitter feud with self-proclaimed ‘King of Instagram’ Dan Bilzerian and her next fallout with GGPoker.

In December 2020, Kade had voiced her fear over Bilzerian’s appointment as a GGPoker logo ambassador, and the latter spoke back through calling her a “hoe”. GGPoker reignited the talk after canceling Kade’s GGPoker associate account in March.

ACR has observed its fair proportion of controversies. Closing June, ACR CEO Phil Nagy used to be caught on-air making crude comments on a Twitch stream, a few of that have been directed against poker streamer ‘WeePro83.’ Following the incident, ACR Twitch streamer Ruben Costa tweeted he used to be quitting ACR as a result of Nagy’s feedback towards his spouse ‘WeePro83.’

Alluding to this incident in her departing be aware, Kade wrote, “Whilst they’ve stored the promise to forestall the habits we noticed again in June; sadly, there were an identical ongoing problems in the back of the scenes that I’ve spent really extensive power looking to get them to handle.”

She additionally said that whilst she used to be to start with glad at being appointed as a logo ambassador, she in the end reached some degree the place she felt “proportionately upset and pissed off.”

Alternatively, she added, “there are lots of just right other folks at ACR.” She favored her time with the logo and wanted them neatly.

Reciprocating the sentiment, ACR additionally wanted its former ambassador the most productive.

 

Her choice used to be applauded through many within the poker neighborhood.

 

ACR Indicators Ana Marquez

Days earlier than the scoop of the Canadian professional leaving ACR hit the headlines; the poker web page had onboarded some other feminine professional, Ana Marquez. In overdue 2020, that they had introduced Ebony Kenney to the staff, adopted through Vanessa Kade in early 2021. They signed Katie Lindsay and her husband Chris Moorman overdue closing 12 months.

Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez

 

Marquez has been a certified poker participant since 2009. Throughout that point, she has served as a PokerStars Group Professional for a number of years however parted tactics with the web page initially of 2013.

In the midst of 2016, she returned to the poker highlight through signing on as an 888poker ambassador. At the moment, she joined a staff consisting of 4 different girls and several other males. However on the finish of February 2021, that deal ended as neatly.

She famous, “I’m so excited to grow to be an ACR PRO for a number of causes. The primary one is indisputably being a part of such an awesome staff with the most productive other folks and the most productive vibes. Secondly, I simply love many explicit facets in regards to the web page, particularly the tool.”

 

Smartly, all we will be able to say now’s – Congratulations Ana, and All of the Best possible, Vanessa!

Author: Bradley Watson