Main Event PPT Cannes - Day 1A

The Main Event of the second edition of the Partouche Poker Tour has already started with a field of 258 players!

Among them, we have prestigious international players as Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak or Roland de Wolfe. Among the local players we have Remy Biechel, Roger Hairabedian and also Arnaud Matern.

Our Everest Poker players will start the competition tomorrow during the Day1B. Will take part to the Partouche Poker Tour, Antoine Saout, finalist of the Main Event 2009, Thibaut Durand (sixth in the Event 51 of the WSOP) and Voitto Rintala, alias Random Eyes.

Antoine Saout joins Team Everest

25 year-old Frenchman, Antoine Saout who recently became one of only two Europeans in the WSOP November Nine has now committed to Team Everest.

Antoine, already a millionaire, is another example of a player who has grown through Everest Poker, where he qualified for the WSOP, and is now looking to establish himself as a world-class poker professional. The deal will see him participate in the biggest poker tournaments on the planet and, of course, the WSOP Final Table in November.

Antoine, from Saint Martin des Champs, Brittany, France, dropped out of university after one year to concentrate on poker. This commitment to the game has been amply rewarded by a final table appearance in his first ever WSOP and a contract with official WSOP sponsors, Everest Poker.

Everest Poker does not sponsor professional players but instead invests in real players to become professionals and succeed on the world stage in much the same way as many football clubs now look to nurture talent within their own academies.

Sandrine Mangia-Park, Everest’s Poker Director, commented; “France is where Everest Poker first launched and to have a French player on the final table who qualified with us is very exciting. He joins an increasingly well respected team of real poker players who all support each other in the biggest tournaments around the world.”

Team Everest are: Cristiano Blanco (IT), Voitto Rintala (FI), Maria Maceiras (ES), Steven van Zadelhoff (NL) & Kim Wooka (JP).

Blanco out 3rd at the High Roller in Venice

Cristiano has cashed the 3rd prize & $25,000 at the 10,500 Euro High Roller Sit and Go event in Venice.

Nice Job, Cris!

Cristiano Blanco in the money at the High Roller event in Venice

Cristiano Blanco is in the money at the 10500Eur High Roller event in Venice!

This prestigious Sit and Go among 9 of the top Italian players is under way at the Venice Casino and it will be televised on Italian TV. We are down to three players: Cristiano is still in the game with an healthy stack against Gianluca Marcucci and Francesco Nguyen.

Go Cristiano!