Barrière Poker Tour Finals - November 15, Enghien
Not much to say about the final barrier Poker Tour, which took place the weekend of 13-14 November in Enghien les Bains: I was with Cyrille Lefranc, who took over the official photos. For my part, I'm busy photos for the Facebook page Barrière Poker. And it is this that has troubled me: the last three years, I usually cover events in text and photos, sometimes video. A
Enghien I've had to take some pictures spread throughout the weekend. That said, luckily Cyril was there, because the package of official photographs he took charge required a technical background that I have not yet acquired. It's going to come slowly.
The "casting" of the BPT was a real pleasure sixty candidates for "Barrier Player of the Year" were present, and began casting in s'écharpant happily in a doubles tournament shoot-out, the struct ure worthy of an industrial slaughterhouse. It was also able to attend some scenes of high comedy potential, such as when which exceeded a player has left the poker-room shouting "But what chattarde! What chattarde! " talking Sabrina Derdaa. Which, shrugging his shoulders with an air of fatalism, preferred not to meet. "Oh no " correct also one of her friends, from the rail of the spectators, " when a woman says she is' bitte ', not' chatted ', let us put the thing in their place, anyway. "
SNG Of these sixteen elected emerged, who returned the next day for a written test involving a questionnaire general knowledge of poker, stats, honest, etc. ...
The sixteen then played a series of heads-up - Rated by the pros of Team Barrier - after which eight profiles emerged. Finally, the last eight are in turn passed to a jury composed of personalities, jury announced its choice a few hours later.
The lucky winner was then Adrian Allain, who was called to the crowd during a break at the final table of the main event. I can not imagine what felt Adrian: After a deep-run in the main event, he had been eliminated following a face-to Vikash Dhorasoo, when he had one of the largest carpet moment: horrible disappointment, frustration, anger.
Soon he learns that he landed a sponsorship of € 120,000: happiness, elevation, party.
is probably the accumulation of these mixed feelings that generated this moving performance: when Lucille Denos, poker manager at Barrier, brought to Adrian that he says a few words, he gave of a tiny voice that was very happy, his face remaining marble, seeming completely overtaken by events, and visibly affected. It is also for those time we do this trade see a player like Adrian, who has a poker-face rather elaborate, in fact experiencing the same feelings as you and me ...
WPT Marrakech - November 20 to 30
For almost two years since I returned to my roots in the middle of the campaign Charollais, how to get to the airport is a little more complicated than before: I take my car to go to the local train station, where a TER embark for the Gare de Lyon-Part Dieu. From there I jumped into the Rhônexpress, the recent streetcar line that leads me to the Saint Exupery airport in half an hour.
few hours later, I find myself with the ClubPoker Xav13 Jaybee and to bargain the taxi to get to the Golden Tulip Hotel in Marrakech which houses all the reporters and dealers, located some distance from the Es-Saadi. Upon our arrival, the lobby seems to have been monopolized by the ClubPoker: Lawrence, Comanche, FCP, Piercy, SuperCaddy - to name a few - are to recover their keys. Quickly, we must confront a terrible reality: no internet connection in rooms. Gulp. My soul trembles geek still remember the announcement of this new and, indeed, seats and sofas in the lobby are full of guys who pat on the keypad of their phone, the only Wi-Fi connection is available on the ground floor of the hotel.
quickly found automation: go get his press pass to the competent authorities - in this case, Ophelia ChiliPoker - Then go to see friends, who have been there a few days already. In passing, we want to congratulate Ronan "roroflush" Monfort, who made a beautiful place paid more, finishing 5th in the Open Deep Stack, and my colleague Harper, who finished 9th in the same tournament, thus becoming my new hero ordinary.
Final Table DSO
very next day, the test that I prepared these days is scheduled for 15:30: Hugh and I have an appointment with Liz place for what will be a lengthy interview for the December issue of the magazine That's Poker. Three hours later, j'e rinsed out of there, the spirit bubbling sort of information: they were first full interview in English, which was not for my life easier, and Liz has a nature enthusiast, the limit of the hyper-charismatic. Throughout the interview, I was almost impossible to maintain the detachment necessary to see everything, as this young woman emerges from sympathy and joy.
the evening, Hugh and I find her in the lobby Palace Es-Saadi, and we let ourselves be carried away by Alexandre Dreyfus, who organized an excursion to the heart of Marrakech, Le Foundouk. Three taxis are reserved for a disparate group: in addition to the general staff ChiliPoker complete, are present Steven Made In Poker, Lawrence and PFC ClubPoker Matthias Poker News, a man of the monthly "Interview" accompanied by his girlfriend a little English gothic singer is said. Lost in the middle, two players qualified for the Interview DSO, who spent a few days with Jennifer Favier, niece of a tall blonde eponymous lisp, participating in the Isle of Temptation for one, Tanida the other was accompanied by Virginie Caprice. If so, you've probably seen Virginie Caprice remember here .
The Foundouk is an amazing place: located in the residential district of the city, taxis we took them through the tiny streets, raising some dust from the floor clay, skimming bikes and scooters. On arrival, the group is supported by employees of the restaurant, we headed for the door. The interior offers an incredible contrast with the street, high ceilings, massive wood tables, a Deco worked, and a dual card, Moroccan and French, and a wine cellar to fall.
After dinner balla - understand drink champagne, Pouilly Fumé to accompany the entry and St. Julien for the main course, we all returned to the Es-Saadi. This evening was the welcome I knew the day would be devoted to debriefing of the audio tape and notes taken during the interview with Liz, and I needed to step back and clear my head. In this sense, Pouilly helped me a lot.
The next two days were devoted to the drafting of the article, I had to send 25 November at the latest That's Poker, which was delayed closure of the December issue.
I promised myself a day off to enjoy some 23-24 ° offered by the sun of Morocco in the late fall, and I wish this holiday falls Day 1A at WPT history to say that I tan at the pool while all my friends are working, but did not count on my lucky star, who decided it was time for a few clouds parked over Marrakech to dump their overflow of water. Sick. Having nothing else to do, exit the day off, head for the newsroom.
direct result of the weather: the press room, located under a large tent outside the poker room, almost broke up before our eyes: the return is a little in the panic, and reporters are installed on the poker tables empty at one end of the room.
As in Enghien, I have a mixed feeling in installing me in this room improvised press: again, I have no live coverage to ensure fair interviews to predict and prepare an initial debriefing of an interview with Caroline Darcourt to do, and go with promising players in the poker press. This is unlike any point to anything I've done these past three years is both exciting and confusing: before leaving Las Vegas in June, I had gradually come to the conclusion that I was condemned forever to tell the same coin-flips, just looking a different way of saying that AK had sent QQ ad patres , but it seems that this is ultimately not the case.
The rest of the stay will probably take place in the image of day 1A: I will continue to play useless on the bench press, until Tuesday. Or not.
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