Poker Streamer Jonathan Van Fleet AKA "apestyles" Joins WPT Global

Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive
3 min read
Jonathan Van Fleet

Online poker room WPT Global has just made a huge signing for their ambassador team. The latest poker superstar to be added to their ranks is none other than Jonathan Van Fleet, aka "apestyles".

The Twitch poker phenom joins up with the likes of Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme, Ethan "Rampage" Yau and Phil Ivey as part of the ambassador team.

To get the newly forged relationship off to a flying start, WPT Global is giving away some tournament tickets. All you need to do is follow the instructions in the tweet below — the perfect way to kickstart your weekend grind on the platform.

Who is Jonathan Van Fleet?

Jonathan Van Fleet
Jonathan Van Fleet

For the uninitiated, Van Fleet is a powerhouse on both the virtual and live felt. He's recorded more than $22 million in online tournament earnings over the course of his career and has a further $868,064 from the live poker realm.

Van Fleet also has built up a legion of fans thanks to his entertaining streams on his Twitch channel as well as his bite-sized vlogs on YouTube.

His biggest payday, per pokerstake, came back in 2017 where he won the $5,300 buy-in partypoker MILLIONS Online.

The Canadian narrowly came close to winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the summer but fell in fourth place in Event #44: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em for his best live cash of $238,546.

Van Fleet wrote on X, "I am extremely PUMPED to announce that I’m joining @wpt_global as a WPT Global Ambassador! It is a privilege to be sponsored by such an incredible group and I look forward to the work we will do together!"

Supporters will also be able to say hello to the new ambassador at the WPT Premier Meet Up Game, which is currently underway at The Wynn in Las Vegas.

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All Eyes on WPT World Championships

The announcement of the new partnership comes just in time for the record-setting $40 million guaranteed WPT World Championship, which runs from December 12-21.

The World Poker Tour festival, kicked off a few days ago and wraps up on December 23.

Thinking of making the trip to Sin City? Then be sure to check out the schedule below.

DatesTournamentBuy-InGuarantee
Nov. 29Limit Omaha/8$600$60,000
Nov. 29-Dec. 4No-Limit Hold’em$600$1,000,000
Dec. 3No-Limit Hold’em 8-Max$10,000 
Dec. 4-7Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em$1,600$2,000,000
Dec. 4-6Seniors Championship (55+)$1,100$500,000
Dec. 4No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max$1,100$100,000
Dec. 5No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha$1,100$100,000
Dec. 6-8Ladies Championship$1,100$250,000
Dec. 7-12WPT Prime Championship$1,100$5,000,000
Dec. 88-Game Mix$2,200$200,000
Dec. 12-21WPT World Championship$10,400$40,000,000
Dec. 12-13HORSE Championship$1,100$100,000
Dec. 13Pot-Limit Omaha$1,100$100,000
Dec. 15No-Limit Hold’em Turbo ($500 Bounty)$1,100$100,000
Dec. 16No-Limit Hold’em Progressive Bounty (PKO)$3,000$500,000
Dec. 17-18Limit Omaha/8 Championship$1,100$100,000
Dec. 17-20No-Limit Hold’em$3,000$3,000,000
Dec. 17-18No-Limit Hold’em High Roller$25,700 
Dec. 18-19WPT Big One for One Drop$1,000,000 
Dec. 19-23No-Limit Hold’em$1,600$2,000,000
Dec. 19-20Seniors High Roller (50+)$10,000$500,000
Dec. 19No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max$3,000$500,000
Dec. 20-21Dealers Choice Championship$3,000$200,000
Dec. 20-21WPT Alpha8$50,000 
Dec. 21Pot-Limit Omaha$10,500 
Dec. 22No-Limit Hold’em$1,100$200,000
Dec. 23No-Limit Hold’em$1,100$100,000

Join WPT Global with a Generous Welcome Bonus

WPT Global

WPT Global offers new players a matched deposit bonus of 100% up to a maximum of $1,200. Any new player who deposits $20 or more will automatically receive this deposit bonus.

The playthrough requirements for this bonus is fairly straightforward, with each $2.50 increment of the bonus being unlocked every time you generate $10 of rake. This rake can come from either tournaments or cash games. The bonus expires after 90 days starting from the date of your first deposit.

To further sweeten the deal, WPT Global will also award you some tournament tickets. The exact reward depends on whether you are a new player and your deposit size.

New or Existing PlayersDeposit NumberMinimum Deposit AmountReward
New Players Only1st Deposit$204 x $5 WPT® World Championship Satellite tickets
New and Existing Players2nd Deposit$20 (2nd deposit of this amount)4 x $5 WPT® World Championship Satellite tickets
New and Existing PlayersNext Deposit of $300+$300$22 WPT® World Championship Satellite ticket & $110 Sunday Slam ticket
New and Existing PlayersNext Deposit of $1,200+$1,200$220 WPT® World Championship Satellite ticket
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Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive

Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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