Being at the live circuit for a couple of years, I HAVE BEEN familiar with the arena class parties PokerStars throws. Whether they're kicking off the EPT festivals or celebrating the top of PCA, their parties are always grandiose and whole of surprises. When the VIP Club announced earlier this year they might be throwing parties in seven different cities all over the world and that Montreal was one among them, I knew we were in for a legendary night.
Traveling to an EPT event is an excellent experience but not something everybody can afford. This time however, SilverStar VIPs and better could purchase a ticket and live the entire PokerStars party experience of their hometown for 1500 FPPs or less.
VIP Club Live: Montreal was set for July 19th and was hosted at Blvd44, a well-known venue which happened to be walking distance from my place. That night, some friends met up at my place for some pre-drinks and we headed over right at 8pm when doors opened. A LARGE NUMBER OF poker players are notorious for showing up late, so I expected players to be slowly trickling in. To my surprise there have been 60+ people lined up on the door once we got there! It's crazy what a premium alcohol open bar and free food will do.
Upon their red carpet arrival, the entire guests got a tumbler of champagne and the choice to commemorate their night within the live photobooth. It became quickly obvious we had a super mixture of seasoned pros but in addition a large number of aspiring and recreational players who all had the need to enhance and learn some more.
It was very interesting to get the danger to engage with such a lot of people coming from such different backgrounds but with the similar passion for poker. Myself and fellow Team PokerStars member Jonathan Duhamel were both overwhelmed with the quantity of players who played casually but had such a lot passion for the sport and desired to talk poker all night.
After a snappy word by Lee Jones and an introduction of the PokerStars staff in attendance, entertainment started with an opera singer, a piano-playing contortionist, followed by a fantastic live drummer performance and a DJ.
There was also some slot-car racing and an artist drawing caricatures of guests.
Basically, there has been so much happening. Hors d'oeuvres and specialized cocktails were also offered by waitresses roaming across the outdoor terrace.
With greater than 300 players in attendance, the night was a large number of fun and it gave a possibility for everybody within the poker community to fulfill and mingle with local players in addition to people who came from across Canada.
With the following stop in Hamburg already sold out, VIP Club Live is destined to become a fan favorite. Take a look at the schedule and jump at the occasion to wait if there`s one approaching you. You're prone to make memories a good way to last a life-time.
Marc-Andre "frenchdawg" Ladouceur is a member of PokerStars Team Online
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