EPT San Remo is Here!
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There are several burly security guards keeping everyone out of the casino for now, so we'll have to tell you what we can see from the outside. Starting with the outside, in fact. The casino renovation project that had the old building fully ensconced in scaffolding last year appears to be wrapping up. Just one side of the building still has buckets and ladders obscuring its beauty, and the other three sides look stunning in the mid-morning sun.
As far as the players go… well, there are going to be a lot of them. No other event on the EPT schedule draws as well as this one does, and we fully expect to give the 1,200-player cap a run for its money by the time the registration cards are all tallied and punched tomorrow. The streets below the casino are a bit more crowded than usual, and we've already spotted a few familiar faces amongst the pizzerias and coffee shops.
Jesper Hougaard has been mulling around the sidewalk for a while now, and Pierre Neuville is having an extended conversation with the guards atop the stairs. EPT Snowfest champion Allan Bække was around here just a few minutes ago, looking as smiley as ever. We also saw Gus Hansen enjoying some gelato down the street, so we'd anticipate seeing him in our field on one of these two starting days.
Speaking of starting days, today is the first of two, and we're scheduled for a noon kickoff time. That's about 90 minutes from now, so you've got a little time to kill. Grab yourself a cup of coffee, fire up a few tables on PokerStars, and sit tight. We'll be back when things look like they're getting ready to roll.