The world famous tennis player, the 26 years old Rafa Nadal has joined the biggest website for online poker, PokerStars. He has joined the website in a surprising deal after the tennis player decided to enhance his poker skills. According to this deal, he will be mentored the skills and strategies of poker by the mentors from PokerStars. He will also act as an ambassador for PokerStars as he will take on celebrities and public figures in charity and online events.

The tennis player commented on that by saying that he is known for trying to be the best in everything and he loves the rivalry. When he started playing poker and started to become a fan he decided to become the best at it. He said that anyone can become the best when he associates himself with the best. PokerStars is known for being the best there is in the poker business, so he decided to join the team. This move follows the opening of the legalized and regulated market of Spain that PokerStars is intending to enter aggressively.

The chairman of PokerStars, Mark Scheinberg stated that they are glad that Rafa Nadal has joined them because he basically represents all the great traits of competition. He is intellectual, talented and has a strong will to be the best in whatever he puts his mind into. He added that the company is very glad to have Rafa Nadal as their ambassador and they would be more than pleased to help him improve his poker skills.