Russia's Daria Feshchenko Signs On As New 888poker Ambassador
Just ahead of the start of the 888poker LIVE SOCHI Festival Main Event, the online site has announced the signing of a brand new addition to their roster of ambassadors in 26-year-old Russian poker pro Daria ‘Scarlett_D’ Feshchenko.
Born in Moscow, Feschenko and 888poker teamed up last year during 888poker’s ‘8-Team’ competition that took place during the 2018 World Series of Poker. Now, the pair have taken their working relationship to the next level as Feshchenko steps into the role of a full-time ambassador.
“I hope that they enjoyed me so much [in 2018] that they decided to make me their ambassador,” Feshchenko said.
Feshchenko may be young, but she boasts plenty of poker experience having discovered the game roughly 10 years ago in the underground games of Russia.
“I fell in love with the game immediately,” she said. “I never heard about forums and online poker so I just went to the biggest book show and bought all the books about poker. For a long time, I was playing only underground cash games.”
Her cash game prowess has progressed over the years turning her into a regular in the $50/$100 No Limit Hold’em games, as well as having taken shots as big as $300/$600.
“Around four years ago I decided to start a new chapter in my career, a more official one. So, I started to travel and play poker. For the last two years, I’ve almost never unpacked my luggage because of my busy schedule of live events.”
One look at her recorded tournament results proves the point. Feshchenko has cashes from all over the world from Barcelona to the Bahamas, Sochi to the World Series of Poker. In total, since 2015, she has amassed over $236,000 in live tournament earnings with her career-high cash coming in the 2018 $1,000 WSOP Little One For One Drop where she finished in 12th place for $37,530.
Now, in her new role as an 888poker ambassador, Feshchenko can expect to be even busier making appearances at 888poker LIVE events and traveling the circuit to represent the online site, which is something she’s excited to be a part of.
“There were a lot of reasons to say yes,” Feshchenko said when speaking about signing on with 888poker. “First of all, their content is very warm and personal. I feel that is a great opportunity to do something good for the poker industry, to share my life and story, and try to inspire some people. Also, I like the crew a lot, they are like family but, at the same time, very professional. And, of course, 888poker is a big name in the industry and I am proud to be a part of it.”
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Feshchenko joins a roster of popular pros who already represent the site including Kara Scott, Vivian Saliba, Dominik Nitsche, Chris Moorman, Sofia Lovgren [pictured above, left], Ana Marquez, and World Series of Poker Main Event champion Martin Jacobson.
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“The team is very cool! Even though I don’t know them personally, yet, they welcomed me with open arms.”
Part of Feshchenko’s role will, of course, be helping to put a face to the brand in for the ever-growing Russian market. A challenge she seems ready to take on.
“In my country, not all people understand that poker is not gambling. It is an intelligence game and can be a profession,” she said. “I’ll be very glad to try and show them my life and share my opinions and experiences. Even if you are not a poker players, 888 ambassadors show that everybody can choose the life they want – even if it is not necessarily understood by society.
“For me, it will be a very interesting experience, a new chapter in my life. I love poker a lot and I am very excited that I have the opportunity to do something useful for the community.”
