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Title: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: MC on February 21, 2011, 05:02:32 PM EPT Grand Final to be held at the Casino Gran Madrid May 7th - May 12th
Source: CardPlayer (http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/10792-madrid-set-for-european-poker-tour-grand-final) Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: The Camel on February 22, 2011, 01:12:43 AM Meh.
Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: Da Bookie on February 22, 2011, 02:08:50 AM Very strange choice. For me Monte Carlo is the best place I have ever played poker, qualified for the 2007 grand final for 24 dollars on stars my first live tournament would you believe. I decided I needed to get some live practice so I went to Stockport Gala and played the £10 re buy lol
seemed a good idea at the time. Can only think its because of some legal or regulation reason why move from the best venue in the world? and change what is the flagship event of European poker. Sure more will come out on this. Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: The Camel on February 22, 2011, 02:22:39 AM Very strange choice. For me Monte Carlo is the best place I have ever played poker, qualified for the 2007 grand final for 24 dollars on stars my first live tournament would you believe. I decided I needed to get some live practice so I went to Stockport Gala and played the £10 re buy lol seemed a good idea at the time. Can only think its because of some legal or regulation reason why move from the best venue in the world? and change what is the flagship event of European poker. Sure more will come out on this. The Monaco Governemnt did a deal with Everest so they could have exclusive rights to running live tournaments in the principality. Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: easypickings on February 22, 2011, 02:23:47 AM Meh. Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. 100% correct. Really strange choice, which makes me wonder whether they have visited the venue? Very similar to Walsall, as it also is a dump 40 minutes up the motorway from a beautiful, cultured city. Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: The Camel on February 22, 2011, 02:49:57 AM Meh. Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. 100% correct. Really strange choice, which makes me wonder whether they have visited the venue? Very similar to Walsall, as it also is a dump 40 minutes up the motorway from a beautiful, cultured city. Ok, I'll fall into your tarp. What is the beautiful, cultured city 40 minutes from Walsall? Wolverhampton? Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: swinebag22 on February 22, 2011, 02:52:41 AM Meh. Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. 100% correct. Really strange choice, which makes me wonder whether they have visited the venue? Very similar to Walsall, as it also is a dump 40 minutes up the motorway from a beautiful, cultured city. +1 Worcester is beautiful Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: Woodsey on February 22, 2011, 02:53:21 AM Meh. Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. 100% correct. Really strange choice, which makes me wonder whether they have visited the venue? Very similar to Walsall, as it also is a dump 40 minutes up the motorway from a beautiful, cultured city. Ok, I'll fall into your tarp. What is the beautiful, cultured city 40 minutes from Walsall? Wolverhampton? Stratford upon avon if you have a fast car ;D Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: easypickings on February 22, 2011, 02:54:36 AM Meh. Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. 100% correct. Really strange choice, which makes me wonder whether they have visited the venue? Very similar to Walsall, as it also is a dump 40 minutes up the motorway from a beautiful, cultured city. Ok, I'll fall into your tarp. What is the beautiful, cultured city 40 minutes from Walsall? Wolverhampton? It must just be too obvious that Birmingham is then. :) Would defintiely advise staying in the centre of Madrid, rather than where the casino is, on a motorway junction 30 miles out. They have gone from the most overwhelming to most underwhelming stop in Europe in one fell swoop Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: The Camel on February 22, 2011, 02:59:52 AM Meh. Reports I've heard say it's moderate at best, and about 45 minutes drive from the City, in the middle of nowhere. Not a great venue at all. Like having the EPT Grand Final at Walsall. 100% correct. Really strange choice, which makes me wonder whether they have visited the venue? Very similar to Walsall, as it also is a dump 40 minutes up the motorway from a beautiful, cultured city. Ok, I'll fall into your tarp. What is the beautiful, cultured city 40 minutes from Walsall? Wolverhampton? It must just be too obvious that Birmingham is then. :) Would defintiely advise staying in the centre of Madrid, rather than where the casino is, on a motorway junction 30 miles out. They have gone from the most overwhelming to most underwhelming stop in Europe in one fell swoop Heard Birmingham called a few a things in my time, but never beautiful and cultured. You must see things in Spagetti Junction and the Bullring Centre that most others miss! Title: Re: EPT Grand Final to be held in Madrid Post by: Royal Flush on February 22, 2011, 03:45:28 AM Pretty sure it had sweet FA to do with Everest more the fact that they Monte Carlo Bay was charging more and more money each year till i got to the point that it was too much.
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