Barcelona
I arrived in Barcelona on Monday, ready for the first event of Season 3 of the European Poker Tour. I met up with the team, took a tour of the casino, and we played a little side event which nobody cashed in.
I received a call to my hotel room on Tuesday morning and was asked to meet with the Eurolinx manager and the owner in the bar downstairs. I went down, and it turns out that the owner had flown to Barcelona to give us some bad news. There had been some miscommunication with our whole team's registration, and by the time they realized it, all of the seats had already been sold! So, nobody from Team Eurolinx was going to be able to play in this event. A couple of team members were able to buy a seat from other players on their own, but they were forced to pay € 8000 and € 8500 for the € 5000 seat.
On Tuesday, we went to Nou Camp Stadium to watch the first round of the UEFA Champions League. FC Barcelona dismantled PFC Levski Sofia 5-0. Ronaldinho is just amazing to watch.
Anyways, I'll try not to stray from poker too much. I did an interview this afternoon with European Poker Magazine. It will be broadcast on their website in the near future, I'll post the link when it's up.
I'll be returning to Ottawa on Saturday, and hopefully I will see some of you at Lone Star on Monday night. The first Monday I played, 120 people showed and I finished in 5th place. By the time I was knocked out, I had a total of 10 bounty chips, and the player who eliminated me received $100! This Monday we are expecting around 170 players, so please be there early for registration to make sure you get a seat.
I received a call to my hotel room on Tuesday morning and was asked to meet with the Eurolinx manager and the owner in the bar downstairs. I went down, and it turns out that the owner had flown to Barcelona to give us some bad news. There had been some miscommunication with our whole team's registration, and by the time they realized it, all of the seats had already been sold! So, nobody from Team Eurolinx was going to be able to play in this event. A couple of team members were able to buy a seat from other players on their own, but they were forced to pay € 8000 and € 8500 for the € 5000 seat.
On Tuesday, we went to Nou Camp Stadium to watch the first round of the UEFA Champions League. FC Barcelona dismantled PFC Levski Sofia 5-0. Ronaldinho is just amazing to watch.
Anyways, I'll try not to stray from poker too much. I did an interview this afternoon with European Poker Magazine. It will be broadcast on their website in the near future, I'll post the link when it's up.
I'll be returning to Ottawa on Saturday, and hopefully I will see some of you at Lone Star on Monday night. The first Monday I played, 120 people showed and I finished in 5th place. By the time I was knocked out, I had a total of 10 bounty chips, and the player who eliminated me received $100! This Monday we are expecting around 170 players, so please be there early for registration to make sure you get a seat.
posted by myst @ 12:45 PM
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