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The inaugural Eagle Cup saw the light in the fall of 2017. The series was 29 days long. Global Poker, now one of the world’s leading online free poker sites, hadn’t been up and running for more than a year and there had been a few less successful attempts to create a tournament series that players would take to. But the Eagle Cup was different. From the very beginning it was clear that Global Poker had found a hit with this inaugural tournament series. Boasting a high frequency of mid to low buy-ins, the Eagle Cup was perfect for both site newcomers and dedicated grinders. The Eagle Cup was also the first tournament series where Global Poker awarded trophies to event winners. The players loved the fact that their virtual wins were commemorated with real, tangible markers of their accomplishment, and the field sizes swelled as a result. Everyone was eager to get their hands on some hardware and share their win, which led to a growing community of players who now share milestones, st