i had to google him, but when i saw him i rcognised him for sure, didn't know he is a comedian, just actor. I am european..

It's a good signing if he actually plays live events. Ronaldo and Neymar didn't care about poker and it showed.
The above is dependent upon his price tag.
Tbh Stars should try to be more cost efficient and sign people to long term contracts prior to them being Stars. More bang for the buck that way.

it could have been pat travers

He'll be far more useful doing social media stuff than making random appearances at live events where only industry media attend.

Completely wrong about Neymar. He played on the Spanish PS client all the time, posted photos on Instagram when he made big hands, and played whatever tournament was running at EPT Barcelona. He went from a 25k to a 2k to a 200 event. Does that sound like someone who doesn't like playing poker?

Ronaldo on the other hand, you're probably right.

What? Like who? That makes zero sense. As if they'd give up the opportunity to partner with one of the biggest celebrities in the western world.

Guys really arguing if Kevin Hart is a movie star or not? I'm not a big Kevin Hart fan, but he's for sure an A list celebrity. No, he's not Clooney or Brad Pitt, but let's just accept a possible influx of new players as a good thing, because it is.

On a related note, Negreanu and Hart doing "bits" together is going to get really corny, really quick.

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just googled him. a dude who appeared in scary movie 3?... alllriiight...???

You mean like HashTagKing?

I'm sure he wins in the bilzerian private game assuming he at least has half a clue

Clearly you don't work in advertising.

The bigger curiosity now that I think about it...What is KH's motivation to sign up as a celebrity endorser for Stars?

Whatever they are paying him can't be much more than a rounding error in his net worth, and the association could, in theory, have negative PR implications.

Anyway, it's definitely "good for poker."

There's a good possibility that he just really enjoys poker. As you're right, from a PR or money standpoint, there really isnt a whole lot for him to gain by this.

You quoted my post in this response, but I have no idea how it's related.

Yes, I believe he's a dude who appeared in Scary Movie 3, and I imagine some people think he's "alllriiight" - what are you confused about?

I have some pretty well sourced information on the scale of Rafa Nadal's deal with stars, taking that into consideration I'd not be surprised to hear that Kevin Hart's deal with stars was worth 8 figures p/yr.

Plus, if we believe what he says it's a project that interests him, and one of the privileges of being wealthy and successful is that you get to factor personal gratification motivation over financial, should you wish too...but I doubt that it's a decision he's had to make here.

As for negative PR, speaking with close to zero knowledge of the subject, I really can't see poker being negative for a comedian....politician, possibly...archbishop, almost certainly...Not comedian though, just imo.

Well if they'd taken my advise 4 years ago they could have easily signed Connor McGreggor at a 1/20th of what he is worth/would demand today.
Considering his Social Media presence and his popularity/same demographics of fans I can't picture a signing that would deliver the same bang for the buck.

Looking to the future if I was Pstars I'd sign Khahib Nurmagomedov. He will likely be the man to dethrone McGreggor and there's a strong chance they'd hold the event in Moscow. With 2 million + PPV buys the highlights will make main stream media. Khahib is a big deal in Russia and would undoubtedly get the full support of Putin as Putin has appeared at MMA shows before to support his Countryman and even appointed a fading MMA star to becoming the minister of MMA and combat sports.

Making a signing like this would bring a younger energetic audience to the world of poker/BetStars and at a cheap "long-term" signing price would probably be one of Pokerstars' best signings ever. It would also improve Pstars' relationships with Russia and bolster Pstars' presence at the new Sochi Live events.

^^^^
For every up-and-coming McGregor signed "four years ago" there is every other fighter that no one heard about today outside of a Sherdog forum.

Perhaps you can make your pitch to Galfond's poker website to be.

My first reaction to this was : ****. Kevin Hart is someone who should bring money into poker and shouldn't take it out. But then I realized how good this is for poker. The only players that benefit from Kevin Hart Action are high stakes cash players. But with him playing a lot of published Super High Rollers, people actually get to know that he plays. And we all know that evryone can win a tournament. Just imagine he wins a Super High Roller. That would be everywhere in the News, and people would start to think that if some random comedian ( don't want too offend) can win Millions at poker, why shouldn't they be able to do that. I'm rooting for Kevin Hart in evry Tournament that he plays.

Oh is that all? Maybe they can take the money escrowed for rewards and invest it in stocks that are just about to explode and give people 10x their rewards too.

Maybe he feels like he's getting something that money can't buy - like a more fun experience, if poker's the most fun when there's the chance to win and less fun if there's a high likelihood of losing (if Stars is paying for his buy-ins for those high rollers now)?

Although yes, guess he must feel that what they're asking of him in return isn't such a big deal

I think this is great!

#makePokerFunAgain

Yeh, I mean i you're a poker enthusiast who wants to play lots of poker, then someone rolls along and says can you play lots of poker we'll pay you $15m a year and you'll need to do a bit of extra work...pretty sweet deal.

This is the best thing that has happened to poker in the last 3 years I'd say.

Kevin Hart is HUUUUGE.

We need more inspiring celebrity amateurs that are good sports and promote the game of poker in a positive, competitive light.

Honestly if he's a cool dude and seen in the spotlight more in a poker sense it could work for his personal brand as well...eh maybe not I dunno.

Not if Jeff Sessions has anything to say about it.

Ouch :P

Regarding Kevin Hart. Of course he's well known in Europe too. Most young adults who watch movies know him. Still no way near Ronaldo/Neymar tho.