Bubbling Over with Excitement
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Yes indeed, poker still brags mass appeal and with every comp comes a new buzz about who will be the next EPT champion. But whilst Joseph Mouawad is making a rare appearance to defend his crown, it's not going to be easy, as the recent WSOPE in Leicester Square has lured over a number of big names from across the Atlantic, including Chris Ferguson, Chad Brown, Shane Schleger and recent WPT victor Michael Watson, all of whom are penciled in for action today.
The Vic is also serving up a host of more homegrown talent, as Richard Ashby, Ketul Nathwani, Ross Boatman, Michael Greco, and Dave Colclough all dive headfirst into the melting pot. Also present is an elated Maria Demetriou, still basking in the glory of qualifying through a $33 rebuy in which she had to battle a 100 plus field to snap up just one seat. "I rolled down my corridor when I won," she confessed. "I'm not sure what I would have done if I'd lost. My hand was shaking over the mouse heads-up, it was all or nothing."
Let's see if she can turn that 'all' into even more...