Titan Poker, one of the leading sites on the iPoker Network, has ended its relationship with its resident pros, star European players Sam Trickett and Marvin Rettenmaier. In a sign of the times, the departures were not announced via a press release or a news item on Titan’s site, but rather by the players themselves on Twitter.
Trickett went first on May 3rd, posting on his account (@SamTrickett1), “Me an [sic] Titan have decided to part ways. I have enjoyed representing them and they was a [sic] absolute pleasure to work with.Thanks again Titan….”
This past Sunday, May 6th, Rettenmaier announced the same on his account, @MadMarvin, writing, “@titan_poker has decided to part ways with its Pro Team. I am very thankful for the opportunities and I had a great time representing them.”
Both Trickett and Rettenamaier signed on with Titan Poker in March 2010 and renewed their contracts last June, to run through the end of 2011. There is no indication of any problem between either player and the poker room, so this is likely just a simple business decision by Titan and the two players no longer appeared to be bound by any contract.
Trickett, from England, had an incredible year representing Titan Poker in live tournaments in 2011. In the first month of the year, he won the $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the Aussie Millions and then followed that up with a runner-up finish in the $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em event there just a few days later. His combined haul for the two tournaments was just under $2.9 million. Then, in September, he won the Partouche Poker Main Event in Cannes, France, good for $1,364,666 (€1,000,000). In October, Trickett made the final table of the High Roller event at European Poker Tour (EPT) London and the €5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the 2011 WSOP Europe, earning himself more the $200,000 total. He won $4.6 million in live tournaments last year and has won over $6.3 million in his career.
Trickett also plays nosebleed cash games and has been a fixture lately in the gigantic cash games in Macau. He recently won pot there worth more than $2 million.
Marvin Rettenmaier, a native of Germany, seems to play anywhere and everywhere. In 2011 alone, he had 25 live tournament cashes for a total of more than $600,000. Just a couple weeks ago, he won the €2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the EPT Grand Final, banking €118,300, or $156,186 for people on the west side of the pond. Rettenmaier’s biggest win to date was in the France Poker Series Paris Finale, where he finished on top of the field of 567, earning €244,036 ($332,470).
The iPoker Network ranks as the second largest poker network or room on the internet in terms of cash game traffic, according to PokerScout.com. With a seven day average of 3,350, it sits comfortable ahead of PartyPoker (3,000). Of course, it would take a miracle to catch PokerStars, which boasts a seven day average of 29,800 cash game players.
