{"id":43391,"date":"2017-02-07T11:18:23","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T10:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=43391"},"modified":"2021-01-21T18:18:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:18:51","slug":"beata-jambrik-why-punta-cana-was-the-best-poker-experience-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/beata-jambrik-why-punta-cana-was-the-best-poker-experience-ever.html","title":{"rendered":"Beata Jambrik: Why Punta Cana Was the Best Poker Experience Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know why Punta Cana really was the best poker experience of my life? Keep reading.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll admit, I document a lot of things. So let me share my memories of the amazing people I met and the beautiful things I saw in Punta Cana during the Caribbean Poker Party.<\/p>\n<p>Before this trip, I didn&#8217;t really know anyone from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\">partypoker<\/a> with the exception of Patrick Leonard. I&#8217;m not gonna lie, I was a bit scared. But it turns out you have nothing to be worried about\u00a0when you are part of the best poker team in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The partypoker plane flew from Birmingham in the UK, so I had to fly there first from Hungary on my own. Believe it or not, this was the first time I&#8217;d flown solo. Flying is one of my biggest fears, but for Punta Cana I faced it. And I&#8217;m very glad I did!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43392\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43392\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43392 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata1-570x427.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"427\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick Leonard, Beata Jambrik and Natalia Breviglieri<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the right, you can see the beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/ask-a-partypoker-pro-natalia-breviglieri-on-re-raising-ranges-and-staying-focused.html\">Natalia Breviglieri<\/a>. She is not only super cool, she&#8217;s\u00a0helpful, caring, understanding and a great friend. We will meet again in February and I cannot wait!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata2-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When we were about to land, the pilot said: &#8220;There is a big thunderstorm above Punta Cana, so we will disappear in the Bermuda triangle.&#8221; The funny thing is, he didn&#8217;t let us know he was just joking!<\/p>\n<p>After arriving in Punta Cana we headed to the Hard Rock Hotel. Everyone had a jacuzzi in their own room, plus some all-inclusive room service. Not to mention the food was just delicious. Check it out!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43394\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43394\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43394 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata3-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hard Rock Hotel, Punta Cana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata4-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43396\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43396\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43396 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata5-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing food at the Hard Rock Hotel, Punta Cana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The resort was so huge that people were going around on mini trains and golf cars!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43397\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43397\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43397 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata6-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful Punta Cana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t only food and poker, there were some fantastic excursions to enjoy, too. My favourite was the catamaran experience.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata7-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I also snorkelled for the first time. I was afraid at first and almost didn&#8217;t do it, but after I went into the water I loved it. There were so many beautiful fish and it was super relaxing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43399\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43399\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43399 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata8-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boat trip and snorkelling in Punta Cana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There was a crazy pool party too, these partypoker peeps really know how to party!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43400\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43400\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata9-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crazy pool party!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The last night in Punta Cana was really special to me. Instead of joining the farewell party, I went to commentate on the final table of the partypoker Million with Tony Dunst and Paul Zimbler. It was my first experience of live commentating and we had so much fun together during it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43401\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43401\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43401 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata10-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the commentary booth.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I closed the whole trip by watching the sunrise, how beautiful is this?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43402\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43402\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43402 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata11-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise in Punta Cana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m thankful for this trip for teaching me things about myself, which just couldn&#8217;t happen without meeting all these wonderful people there. I&#8217;m also grateful for the lifelong friendships I made.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43403\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43403\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43403 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata12-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Various photos from Punta Cana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the following party picture montage, you can see the cream of the people who work behind the scenes at partypoker and who do an excellent job. They are seriously awesome and very, very nice people; I have never met such a great team before. Can&#8217;t wait to travel with the partypoker crew again!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43404\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43404\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-43404 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata13-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Check out some of the fabulous partypoker staff and ambassadors.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-43405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/beata14-570x570.jpg\" alt=\"Beata Jambrik\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Ready to play?<\/h3>\n<p>Join me and all the other partypoker pros online at the tables &#8211; plus win your way to the next stop in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/live\">partypoker LIVE world tour<\/a> with our satellite games. And don&#8217;t forget, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/partypokertv\">join me on Twitch every\u00a0Tuesday<\/a> at 5pm GMT\/6pm CET.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve already got an account, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/promo.partypoker.com\/en\/promo\/launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to open partypoker<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new, then just\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/en\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to download partypoker<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keep up to date with all things partypoker!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favourite social media outlets. You can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/partypoker\">Follow us on Twitter<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/partypoker\">Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know why Punta Cana really was the best poker experience of my life? Keep reading. I&#8217;ll admit, I document a lot of things. So let me share my memories of the amazing people I met and the beautiful things I saw in Punta Cana during the Caribbean Poker Party. Before this trip, I<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/beata-jambrik-why-punta-cana-was-the-best-poker-experience-ever.html\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":43416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1308,2182,1141,1219],"tags":[1060,917,1165,187,200,919,360],"yst_prominent_words":[36114,36096,36104,36094,36110,4661,36082,36074,36100,36090,14197,4604,2251,5753,36106,3537,4660,4664,36086,36078],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43391"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104334,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43391\/revisions\/104334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43391"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=43391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}