The Casting
On Friday, January 8, over 200 players will arrive in Vienna in their quest for poker glory.*
By Sunday evening, 10 of these players will receive a $100,000 Live the Dream sponsorship with Everest Poker.
One of them could be you.
Friday, January 8
Reception and Registration of qualified players.
Saturday, January 9
Day One
Make sure you are well rested. You have a long day ahead of you.
After breakfast, players will receive their instructions for the first day of competition and be divided equally into two groups.
Members of Group A will begin the day with interviews. Each player will take part in a five-minute taped interview conducted in their native language. Players will be judged upon these interviews, which will also be reviewed by the judges during deliberation. During the interviews, Group A will be playing in cash games while waiting to be called upon by the judges.
While Group A goes through the interview process, Group B will play in live Sit & Go tournaments. Once the Group A interviews are complete, there will be a short lunch break. Following lunch, the groups will switch. Group B will do their interviews while Group A plays in a live poker tournament.
The players’ performance in both the cash games and tournaments will determine their Live Poker Skills score.
During the evening break and dinner, Everest Poker will decide the Top 20 players who go on to the next round. These players will be announced on Saturday evening.
Sunday, January 10
Day Two
You’ve made it this far. There’s no need to be nervous.
The top 20 players will go through a more rigorous interview process and will meet with several more Everest Poker representatives. The interviews will last 20 minutes and will also be taped.
After the interviews are completed, they will be reviewed and the Everest staff, along with several VIP and industry judges, will deliberate, deciding upon the 10 players who will make the Live The Dream team.
Following dinner, there will be an awards ceremony announcing the winners. Immediately after, they will attend their very first press conference as a sponsored Everest Poker player.
* Everest Poker will cover each qualifying player’s accommodations and travel expenses up to $300 for the Live The Dream casting in Vienna, Austria.
