I arrived in the Caribbean yesterday just as the players were sitting down to the Main Event, Day 1a – everyone excited and hoping they’ll be the one take home the big prize. Like Luis Yepez did last year. He took home more than $185k!
This video has highlights from the full version which is available exclusively at the Americas Cardroom poker news blog:
This year the Punta Cana Poker Classic moved from the Hard Rock to the Melia Tropicale – a wise move, according to a couple of regulars.
“I never thought we could do better than the Hard Rock, but this place is really nice,” Steven Schillenberg, who’s been playing this event for eight or nine years, told me.
“The new game that they have, the 2.0, it’s actually really, really good,” said John Lets, another player from the trusted US poker room who’s been coming to this event for many years. “I’m really getting into it! I think the more you play it you’ll enjoy it even more.
I'll be speaking with more online players living the dream in the Caribbean and will have another video for you tomorrow.
