We frequently publish videos from Living the Dream, a popular web video series that follows online satellite tournament winners that have won their way to major live tournaments in Europe and the Caribbean. This week, trusted US poker room Americas Cardroom is sponsoring new videos from the $500K Punta Cana Poker Classic.
The full version of the third episode of Living the Dream: Punta Cana Poker Classic 2016 is now online (our short video shows highlights). It features an interview with a young player from Missouri named Tyler who won his way to the Caribbean in an online tournament at ACR. Tyler has never been to a live tournament and is thoroughly enjoying living the dream at the Caribbean poker tournament.
“I’ve never even been on a plane before, and I’ve only ever played poker online, so I sure was nervous coming down here,” Tyler told Living the Dream host, Larry Colcy (aka TheGamblogger). “But I’ve got 71,000 chips going into Day 2 so I’m feeling pretty good about now!”
“If I just place, that’s good enough for me. But if I win I guess I’ll buy some stuff for my car,” said Tyler. “Folks back home won’t be surprised to hear that! I guess I’d invest a lot of it – and set some aside to go to the WSOP and try my luck in Las Vegas!”
For a young guy who’s never even flown before, the trip to such a major poker tournament is a bit nerve-racking.
“I was pretty nervous at first. I was playing really tight. After a while I started opening up. My image made everyone think I must have something, so I was winning most of the pots.”
The third episode of “Living the Dream: Punta Cana Poker Classic 2016 and other stories and videos from the Punta Cana Poker Classic are available on the Americas Cardroom poker news blog. The busiest site on the rapidly growing Winning Poker Network, Americas Cardroom is one of the biggest and most trusted US facing poker rooms. Players from America and around the world are welcome.
