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CHASING THE RIVER ON THE RIVER: BAYC Member Amarok Won Ape Church’s First BAYC Poker Tournament While Floating Down The River!

Writer: Kyle
Kyle
Aug 17
2 min read

Talk about chasing the river on the river! Bored Ape Yacht Club member Amarok’s years of playing poker paid off Sunday as he went all in from the water and won the club’s first ever members only poker tournament!



Things were anything but boring on Sunday when hundreds of Apes and Mutants headed to Ape Church. But they weren’t there for prayer. They were there for poker!



Among them was BAYC member Amarok, who joined the club back in May 2025, and while he may be new around the swamp, he’s no fish at the poker table.


“I’ve played poker for a good while now. Since I was 21, I’d go to Vegas pretty often with friends to play Texas Hold ’Em,” he said. “I  don’t go nearly as much anymore, but I’ve always loved the game.”


All those trips to Sin City paid off for Amarok as he played his way through the four and a half hour tourney and found himself heads up with fellow primate CliveOnChain.

 


“Playing against Clive (@Cliveonchain) was really fun too,” he told the Gazette. “I had a feeling he was going to be the guy I’d end up facing at the end, so it was cool seeing it actually play out that way. “

 

 

In the end, Amarok came out on top, taking home the grand prize of Mutant Ape #4006, a Gimboz, and 10,000 $APE, all while playing on his phone and enjoying a summer day on the river!

 

“The event was a lot of fun, lots of action all around,” he said after his win. “I was actually floating the river with some friends while playing today lol, so definitely a memorable way to get the win….I Want to give Ape Church some love too. They killed it with the platform, super smooth experience and it worked perfectly on mobile, which made it even better since I was literally playing from the river.”


 

Looking ahead, Amarok told the Gazette that he’s planning to keep his new Mutant for a while, but he’s always open to trading the insane Ape for one his wife might like!



"I may scout around and see if there’s another one I really like and potentially trade for it, but honestly I haven’t thought too much about what I’m doing with the winnings yet lol,” he said. “Potentially find one my wife likes and give it to her since we’ve been attending Apefest together for a while now.”


The Gazette will continue to follow Amarok and his poker prowess as he looks to defend his title at the club’s future events. Stay tuned for updates!

3 Comments


Scarlett dom
Scarlett dom
2 days ago

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nunu ka
2 days ago

this sounds like such a fun story, especially seeing amarok take the win at ape church’s first bayc poker tournament. i always enjoy stories where competition, strategy, and a bit of luck come together like this. after reading it, i’m jumping into merge fruit for a few rounds come play with me and see how far you can get!

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Julia Erhart
Julia Erhart
Aug 24

It is pretty wild to think about someone taking down a four-and-a-half-hour poker tourney while casually floating down a river on their phone. You would reckon the distraction or spotty mobile coverage would mess with your focus, but Amarok clearly made it work. Managing a major tournament run like that mid-float almost feels like trying to finish an Urgent Assignment Help Australia task right before a strict deadline while on holiday. It makes you wonder how smooth the Ape Church platform interface actually is if it handled full mobile play with zero hiccups during such a high-stakes match. Winning a Mutant Ape under those conditions is definitely one for the books.

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