This weekend I attended the wedding of some friends of mine in the South of Italy. It was my first Italian wedding and wow, what an occasion! It was happy and loud and full of smiles, hugging, singing and food. It felt like I was in an old Italian film!
Also, I have to say it again: So. Much. Food.
Talk quickly turned to the WSOP
The groom is an Italian poker pro so you can imagine...
I’ve been following the updates for the WPT Championship in Las Vegas right now and at the time of writing this, it’s a few hours before Day 2 is to start. No surprise to me (or anyone, I’m sure) that Party Poker Pro Marvin Rettenmaier is in the top 10 of the chip counts. That guy is unstoppable! He won the event last year and then went on to break records by winning the very...
I love Montreal. I’ve only been there twice, but it is rapidly rising in the ranks of my ‘favourite places to play poker’ list. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Spring weather but blazing sunshine – EVERY SINGLE DAY – was such a welcome change from the grey skies in Europe. It was fun to catch up with old friends, both on the felt and among the poker media and...
If you’ve never played live poker before and are making your first excursion to a tournament, here a few more tips to help you out.
1. Register ahead of time. If it’s your first tournament, you’re not going to want to start late. If you show up exactly on time and THEN head to registration, you’ll likely get stuck in a very long line of people. Registering the previous night...
Sitting down at a live poker table for the first time can be kind of scary. I remember the first time I played poker – face to face – and ohhhhhh boy, was I terrible. The responsibility for all of those things that we don’t have to really think about because the computer software does them for us automatically (posting blinds, telling us when it’s our turn, not letting...
Barcelona is such a beautiful place. I’ve been to this city before and always revelled in it’s magical and twisted architecture but this visit has been different. For the first time, I set out by myself on a solo wandering trip and got lost in her winding back streets. There’s something to see and snap a photo of at every turn and my camera quickly filled up with...
With her recent success at the WPT Venice I wanted to Kara Scotts thoughts on the upcoming PartyPoker.com Big Game Season 7 to held next week in Barcelona.
“Big Game is always one of the most exciting events on my calendar. There is a dynamic at Cash games that is so different from what we see the players doing during televised tournaments. With the livestream catching the whole...
Mike Sexton came in 3rd and Kara Scott took 13th at this years Gioco Digitale WPT Venice Grand Prix so lets hear what they’ve got to say about it all!
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Whenever people ask me where my absolute favourite place in the whole world is for playing poker, I say Venice. The Casino di Venezia is like a dream. Playing there feels like stepping back in time or into some fabulously extravagant James Bond movie. There are frescos on the ceiling. FRESCOS!
An Incredible Time
I also played the event last year and had an incredible time. I ended up...
After the freezing cold climes of Austria, I was rather glad to have a chance to visit my Colleagues at PartyPoker.com in Gibraltar recently. It feels like forever since I laid eyes on the ocean, green grass and blue sky!
A Flying Visit
I was able to spend a couple of days in Gibraltar and Southern Spain, hanging out with people who I normally only get to chat with by email and...