Over the last few weeks many of you \u00a0battled it out for the opportunity to qualify for this competition, and then choose the team you want to defend from the sponsors: \u00a0Olympique de Marseille, Juventus, Real Madrid , Manchester United and Anderlecht.<\/p>\n
Legends Of The Pitch Meet Our Legends Of The Felt!<\/strong><\/h3>\nOnce at the stadium things got even more interesting when the players got to play poker with some true football legends. Manuel Amoros for Marseille, Denis Irwin Manchester, Enzo Scifo for Anderlecht, Stefano Taconni for Juve , and Rafael Martin Vazquez Madrid .<\/p>\n
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The lucky participants entering the Juventus Stadium getting ready for Poker Champions Cup!<\/p>\n
Kicking Off The Fun!<\/strong><\/h3>\nBelow Kara Scott and team legends started the event by\u00a0handing out club jerseys to all of the players. Then all players participated in 6 Sit & Go\u2019s with the lucky and skillful winner receiving a Samsung Galaxy, 100 points for his team , plus a place for the Sit & Go where a WPT Live Event package was at stake!<\/p>\n
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Everything To Play For!<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe fantastic Tournament Director\u00a0Christian Scalzi kicks off the fun of the\u00a0Sit & Go where a \u20ac 4,500 WPT package is up for grabs!<\/p>\n
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And The Winner Is….<\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"IvanKara\"](\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IvanKara.png\")
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Here’s Kara Scott\u00a0congratulating Ivan Faustinelli\u00a0for taking down the\u00a0<\/span>World Poker Tour Sit & Go tournament\u00a0challenge\u00a0and winning a \u20ac4,500 WPT package and all the fame he can carry, Good Luck in what ever live event\u00a0you decide to play<\/span>! \u00a0Congratulations go out to all the tablet winners (1st round winners):<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Maria Jose Calvo<\/li>\n
- Alfred Zerilli<\/li>\n
- Raffaele Pero<\/li>\n
- Juan Carlos Gomez<\/li>\n
- Jonathan Portau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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And The Team Winner Is…<\/strong><\/h3>\nShortly after it was\u00a0team Manchester United who took the crown, led by Irwin and hence winning the first ever Poker Champions Cup\u00a0well done guys! Again as well as fame they’ve snagged a pretty sweet all inclusive snazzy\u00a0VIP weekend!<\/p>\n
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After the poker all the participants received a \u2018money can\u2019t buy experience\u2019 of a life time with a special VIP guided tour of the world famous Juventus Stadium and Museum, they’ll also attend a match in Turin, plus enjoy dinner at exclusive ‘Porto di Savona’<\/em> restaurant! And that’s it for this time around with the Poker Champions Cup thanks to everyone for playing!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here at partypoker we\u2019re no strangers to the adventures of traveling the globe in order to spread the word about our beautiful game, from Vegas to Melbourne and everywhere in between the old poker road takes us.\u00a0For the first time in partypoker history though the cards have taken us to a different green field this<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nBelow Kara Scott and team legends started the event by\u00a0handing out club jerseys to all of the players. Then all players participated in 6 Sit & Go\u2019s with the lucky and skillful winner receiving a Samsung Galaxy, 100 points for his team , plus a place for the Sit & Go where a WPT Live Event package was at stake!<\/p>\n
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Everything To Play For!<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe fantastic Tournament Director\u00a0Christian Scalzi kicks off the fun of the\u00a0Sit & Go where a \u20ac 4,500 WPT package is up for grabs!<\/p>\n
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And The Winner Is….<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Here’s Kara Scott\u00a0congratulating Ivan Faustinelli\u00a0for taking down the\u00a0<\/span>World Poker Tour Sit & Go tournament\u00a0challenge\u00a0and winning a \u20ac4,500 WPT package and all the fame he can carry, Good Luck in what ever live event\u00a0you decide to play<\/span>! \u00a0Congratulations go out to all the tablet winners (1st round winners):<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Maria Jose Calvo<\/li>\n
- Alfred Zerilli<\/li>\n
- Raffaele Pero<\/li>\n
- Juan Carlos Gomez<\/li>\n
- Jonathan Portau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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And The Team Winner Is…<\/strong><\/h3>\nShortly after it was\u00a0team Manchester United who took the crown, led by Irwin and hence winning the first ever Poker Champions Cup\u00a0well done guys! Again as well as fame they’ve snagged a pretty sweet all inclusive snazzy\u00a0VIP weekend!<\/p>\n
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After the poker all the participants received a \u2018money can\u2019t buy experience\u2019 of a life time with a special VIP guided tour of the world famous Juventus Stadium and Museum, they’ll also attend a match in Turin, plus enjoy dinner at exclusive ‘Porto di Savona’<\/em> restaurant! And that’s it for this time around with the Poker Champions Cup thanks to everyone for playing!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Here at partypoker we\u2019re no strangers to the adventures of traveling the globe in order to spread the word about our beautiful game, from Vegas to Melbourne and everywhere in between the old poker road takes us.\u00a0For the first time in partypoker history though the cards have taken us to a different green field this<\/p>\n
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Here’s Kara Scott\u00a0congratulating Ivan Faustinelli\u00a0for taking down the\u00a0<\/span>World Poker Tour Sit & Go tournament\u00a0challenge\u00a0and winning a \u20ac4,500 WPT package and all the fame he can carry, Good Luck in what ever live event\u00a0you decide to play<\/span>! \u00a0Congratulations go out to all the tablet winners (1st round winners):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Shortly after it was\u00a0team Manchester United who took the crown, led by Irwin and hence winning the first ever Poker Champions Cup\u00a0well done guys! Again as well as fame they’ve snagged a pretty sweet all inclusive snazzy\u00a0VIP weekend!<\/p>\n After the poker all the participants received a \u2018money can\u2019t buy experience\u2019 of a life time with a special VIP guided tour of the world famous Juventus Stadium and Museum, they’ll also attend a match in Turin, plus enjoy dinner at exclusive ‘Porto di Savona’<\/em> restaurant! And that’s it for this time around with the Poker Champions Cup thanks to everyone for playing!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here at partypoker we\u2019re no strangers to the adventures of traveling the globe in order to spread the word about our beautiful game, from Vegas to Melbourne and everywhere in between the old poker road takes us.\u00a0For the first time in partypoker history though the cards have taken us to a different green field this<\/p>\n\n
And The Team Winner Is…<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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