Sodapoppin
Chance Morris (born February 15, 1994), better known by his online alias Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and Internet personality. He has among the largest following on Twitch with over 2.7 million followers and over 300 million views.[2]
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Personal information | |
Born | |
Nationality | American |
Website | sodapoppin |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Morris also owns a YouTube channel with over 1,000,000 subscribers and over 370,000,000 views as of May 2020.[3]
Career
Morris began streaming on Twitch in 2012 after switching from Xfire. He was a successful World of Warcraft player, reaching top rank with over half of Twitch's WoW followers viewing him. Morris streamed other games before switching to online gambling.
In 2014 and 2015, Morris was streaming blackjack gambling on casino websites, winning and losing thousands of dollars on any given day.[4] In May 2015, Morris lost $5000 on one hand with over 43,000 viewers watching him.[5]
Morris co-owned the Canadian eSports organization Northern Gaming. The organization was purchased by NRG Esports, which is owned by Shaquille O'Neal, Alex Rodriguez and others. Morris joined the company.[6][7]
Morris eliminated fellow streamer Dr DisRespect out of the H1Z1 Invitational tournament in October 2017. Nonetheless, Morris failed to make the top ten.[8]
According to SocialBlade, as of May 19, 2020, Morris sits at the number 22 spot for the most followers on Twitch.[9] Sodapoppin also ranks number 12 for total number of views on Twitch.[10]
References
- "Sodapoppin's Information". Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- Deason, Ross (19 January 2018). "Summit1G Becomes the Most Followed Twitch User - The Full Top 10". Dexerto. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Sodapoppin's Channel Information". YouTube. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- Joe Bish (28 October 2016). "Gun Skins and Live-Streamed Blackjack: The Strange New Face of Online Gambling". Vice. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Schwartz, Nick (15 May 2015). "Twitch streamer loses $5,000 in one hand of online blackjack". For The Win. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Brautigam, Thiemo (30 August 2017). "Sodapoppin's Northern Gaming has been acquired by NRG Esports". Dot Esports. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Massaad, Jay (29 August 2017). "NRG Esports announce Northern Gaming acquisition". Esports Insider. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- Kent, Mike (20 October 2017). "Sodapoppin Celebrates Like He Won the Event After Killing Dr DisRespect in the H1Z1 Invitational". Dexerto. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "Top 50 Most Followed Twitch Streamers". Socialblade. SocialBlade. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- "Top 50 Twitch Streamers by Number of Views". SocialBlade. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
External links
- Sodapoppin on Twitch