Imagine winning your way to a big poker tournament in Europe! That’s what happened to three online satellite winners at Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes Poker. They won a series of online poker tournaments and, next thing they knew, found themselves in Austria for the 800,000€ CAPT Seefeld poker tournament. In the days prior to the Main Event Chris, Daniel and Tim played as many smaller tournaments and cash games as they could, taking the opportunity to check out their competition. They all agreed that the field was fairly soft and so were a bit disappointed in themselves for not picking up some cash before the big tournament that brought them to the picturesque Tyrolean ski resort.
Video: Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld, Episode 1 — Checking Out the Competition
“It’s taken me awhile to get used to these European players’ style,” said Chris who came to Austria from Pittsburgh. “They all seem to be extremely cautious or extremely aggressive, not too many that fall somewhere in the middle like I do.”
“The structure of these smaller tournaments sucks,” said Tim O’Keefe from Texas. “They’re too fast. No time to get a read on the other players. I’m looking forward to the Main Event where we have more time and more chips to play with.”
“The way the Main Even is structured, you can easily grind because you get 50,000 chips and sixty minute levels. You don’t have so many showdowns like in the turbo tournaments,“ agreed Daniel, a local poker pro who lives in nearby Innsbruck. “It’s so deep and the blinds increase so slowly so you can really play your hands and you’re not all in all that often. You’re always deep. That’s very nice!”
“The people at Intertops have done an incredible job here,” agreed Tim and Chris. “They’ve gone above and beyond for us players. I can’t thank them enough!”
Our Living the Dream: CAPT Seefeld video series will continue with video reports from the Main Event.
