Turks and Caicos WPT Event

[olivert]

WPT is going to Barcelona this October and WPT does want to go to the Southern Cone i.e. Uruguay and Argentina, where casinoes do exist.

[iMsoLucky0]

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Yeah, that didn't even occur to me.

I can't find any info on Player's Club, Club Med, or any reference on Club Med's site to a casino or gambling operation on Turks...

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Who's that fella' in the avatar...

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It's me!!!!!!!!!!!

[stephenNUTS]

I was just kidding around Jordan!
Whats up?
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[Prime Time]

Because of your post Shane, I looked at the full list.
The only tourny I want to play is missing [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].

What happened to the Stars event in January?


http://www.worldpokertour.com/tourna...6&type=wpt

[shaniac]

That is curious, Pete.

Btw, when the WPT gets to Buenos Aires, I will cream my pants.

[olivert]

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Because of your post Shane, I looked at the full list.
The only tourny I want to play is missing [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].

What happened to the Stars event in January?


http://www.worldpokertour.com/tourna...6&type=wpt

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I am assuming that PokerStars has withdrawn from the WPT in order to concentrate fully on the EPT and a rumored project in the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, New Zealand, Philippines).

PokerStars did not have a long term contract with the WPT. Instead, PokerStars hired the WPT on a year-by-year basis to produce TV for the Caribbean Adventure.

[olivert]

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That is curious, Pete.

Btw, when the WPT gets to Buenos Aires, I will cream my pants.

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There is a Park Hyatt casino in Mendoza, Argentina, which is in the foothills of the Andes, far inland from Buenos Aires.

There are a number of casinoes in the resort city of Punta del Este in Uruguay. That would be a much better location for the WPT than Mendoza, Argentina.

I do know that 888.com recently signed a jersey sponsorship deal with the Club Nacional de Football (soccer) of the Uruguayan first division. The 888.com sponsorship only covers Nacional's matches in the pan-regional Copa Libertadores tournament (aired in Latin America on FOX Sports Latin America and in the U.S. on FOX Sports en Espanol.)

[shaniac]

I remember there being a casino right in downtown BA when I was there.

[rabbitlover]

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lolovert,

I love it when you advise us on which tournaments to play based on potential weather hazards.


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Shane, I know olivert comes across with some strange and intriquing twists on a story now and then. But, as a Gulf Coast veteran I would not take the 'cane info too lightly.

Call me overreacting, but where I was (the whole damn town), it ain't there no more!

Good luck.

[olivert]

UltimateBet.NET/AbsolutePoker.NET have moved the Aruba Classic to October 2-6 to avoid a conflict with the WPT Turks and Caicos event.

Still no confirmation yet on the date of the Trump US Poker Championship, and whether ESPN (ESPN2) will have full coverage (12 hours of TV) as in the past.