Sodapoppin
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 Sodapoppin at TwitchCon 2018 | ||||||||||
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| Born | Thomas Chance Morris February 15, 1994 Austin, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
| Followers | 3.07 million | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2012–Present | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.08 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 398.9 million[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: July 2021 | ||||||||||
Thomas Chance Morris (born February 15, 1994), better known by his online alias Sodapoppin, is an American Twitch streamer and Internet personality. He has one of the largest followings on Twitch, with over 3 million followers and over 360 million views.[citation needed]
Morris also owns a YouTube channel with over 1,000,000 subscribers and over 380,000,000 views as of November 2020.[2]
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.[3] In May 2015, Morris lost $5000 on one hand with over 43,000 viewers watching him.[4]
Morris co-owned the Canadian eSports organization Northern Gaming. In August 2017, the organization was purchased by NRG Esports, which is owned by Shaquille O'Neal, Alex Rodriguez and others.[5][6] Morris subsequently joined its ownership group and became an advisor of NRG Esports.[6] In regards to Northern Gaming's short-lived career, Esports Insider stated: "It's the end of a short road for Northern Gaming, but their story will be looked back on as an example of achieving quick success in esports."[6]
Morris eliminated fellow streamer Dr DisRespect out of the H1Z1 Invitational tournament in October 2017. Nonetheless, Morris failed to make the top ten.[citation needed]
According to SocialBlade, as of April 16, 2021, Morris sits at the number 43 spot for the most followers on Twitch.[7] Sodapoppin also ranks number 11 for total number of views on Twitch.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "About Sodapoppin". YouTube.
- ^ "Sodapoppin's Channel Information". YouTube. Retrieved 3 November 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.
- ^ a b c Massaad, Jay (29 August 2017). "NRG Esports announce Northern Gaming acquisition". Esports Insider. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 Most Followed Twitch Streamers". Socialblade. SocialBlade. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Top 50 Twitch Streamers by Number of Views". SocialBlade. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
External links
- Sodapoppin on Twitch