Unibet Poker have announced that on Wednesday 16th September as part of Unibet Open Cannes, a selection of well-known eSports personalities representing multiple games including Warcraft III, Starcraft II, DOTA2, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm will be competing in an invitational poker tournament with a €10,000 prize pool, and all of the action will be live on Twitch.tv.



The action will all be streamed live at www.twitch.tv/unibetpoker and we urge to community to get involved in the chat or by tweeting @UnibetPoker with questions, who they think will win, or anything else. The stream is scheduled to go live on Wednesday 16th September at 16.00 CEST.



Unibet Poker have always focussed on the fun side of poker, so when they discovered that the eSports community enjoyed kicking back to the sound to ruffling chips when they’re not entertaining thousands of gamers playing their favourite games, it seemed only natural to do something together. The 8 handed line-up is as follows:



Kevin “Rotterdam08” van der Kooi – Kevin is a renowned Starcraft II caster and player.



Jeffrey “Sjow” Brusi – A legend at both Warcraft III and Starcraft II who has now become a massive Hearthstone streamer.



Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden – Jorien started off by playing World of Warcraft to a high level before becoming a huge DOTA2 caster and presenter.



Vitalii “v1lat” Volochai – Vitalii has made his name as a DOTA2 casting all of the top DOTA2 tournaments around the globe and is especially well known in Eastern Europe and Russia.



Giacomo “Socke” Thüs – “Socke” was a feared Warcraft III player who became even more infamous in Starcraft II. He now plays Heroes of the Storm professionally.



Richard Lewis – Richard is known for his unflinching investigative journalism within the eSports community and has become a household name because of it.



Yoan “ToD” Merlo – Another player who cut his teeth in competitive Warcraft III, and was widely regarded as one of the best players of all time, who now plays Starcraft II.



Shaun “Apollo” Clark – Shaun is another household name in the Starcraft II community despite starting out dominating in the Command and Conquer scene. His current focus is Starcraft II commentary.



