There are plenty of new formats in poker that can seem tough to crack but of the relatable No Limit Hold’em variants, the turbo has fans from every era of the game. No Limit Hold’em turbo tournaments are, in some ways, the bedrock of the game. The WSOP Main Event World Championship takes place across over a week, with it’s long, languid structure allowing players of all levels to play their own game. Many of them made the event through turbo qualifiers in local poker clubs, casinos, or even online.

A master of the turbo structure is taking part in the WSOP Paradise festival in December and selling his action on PokerStake, and that man is Georgios Sotiropoulos. The Grek professional has only been on the site a short time but in that period has won over $106,882, with his PokerStake investors celebrating as much as the man himself.

Georgios the Great

Over the course of his poker career, Georgios Sotiropoulos has won a total of $8.5 million in poker tournaments. His best live cash is, of course, the runner-up result worth $4.16m he claimed two years ago at the WPT World Championships in Las Vegas. But in his glitter poker career, his standout achievement is that he has won three WSOP bracelets.

Georgios’ first WSOP title came way back in 2015 at the World Series of Poker in Europe. Winning in a €1,100 turbo event, he took home €112,133 and his first bracelet when he beat Paul Tedeschi heads-up for the gold, but he also outlasted legends such as John Racener, Benjamin Zamani and Byron Kaverman at the final table.

In 2021, Georgios beat Wataru Miyashita to the bracelet in his second victory, earning $432,575 in the Mini Main Event. Three years later, the Greek pro had a third WSOP title, as he claimed $224,418 in the ninth event of the WSOP Online Series, once again a fast-moving event. The NLHE High Roller cost $3,200 to play and saw Georgios win the third WSOP bracelet of his career after defeating Dario Marinelli heads-up.

The Form of His Life

It could just be that by investing in Georgios, you’re backing the most in-form player who sits down at the WSOP Paradise felt. He’s already a big winner this series, with a stunning 12^th-place finish in the $50,000 High Roller Turbo Event #4 worth $125,000 to his investors on the site.

In the event, there were 151 entries, each paying five figures to sit down and battle with the best. The event was won by Austrian professional Daniel Rezaei, who scooped $1.9 million for his triumph after beating Mustapha Kanit heads-up. Also present in the podium places was the co-creator of the Triton Poker Series, Malaysian businessman and high roller legend Paul Phua.

If the recent Las Vegas version of the World Series of Poker is anything to go by, Georgios has every chance of success in The Bahamas. Cashing in events such as the Mystery Millions, the $5k NHLE, the $25,000 High Roller, the $3,200 High Roller and the $1k PLO Mystery bounty event among 10 cashes, Georgios’ results were worth a collective $185,000 at the end of a highly profitable.

What is Next for the Turbo King?

Georgios will enter the remainder of his WSOPP events as a man in form, playing a lot of tournaments that his play and temperament suit very well. In taking on the High Roller Turbo event, he won at no markup for PokerStake backers, which is a rare treat for anyone looking to grab a bargain on the site.

With plenty of events still to come, backing players such as the qualifiers into the Halfway to Paradise promotion could be one of your most exciting investments of the series. The players, all of whom have battled their way to glory on GGPoker, will be fighting fiercely for a cash and any profit will likely be an amazing return on the entry fees they paid.

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