How Igor Federal tries to unify and lead world poker

Igor Trafane at BSOP 2024
Brazilian poker strongman, 51-year-old businessman is the founder of the World Poker Federation.

Igor Trafane, known as “Federal”, is the main name in the history of poker in Brazil. Not because of his results in tournaments, although he started his career in the sport of the mind as a player. In 2009, Federal founded the Brazilian Confederation of Texas Hold’em (CBTH) and fought for the legalization of poker in the country.

Now, his mission is global. Still director of CBTH and also president of the Pan-American Sports Poker Confederation (CPPD), Federal helped to found the World Poker Federation (WPF) in October 2022. Commander of the body, the Brazilian explained how he tries to unify the sport.

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