Brazil's Guilherme Furlan Freerolling the PCA
Back in December, on the final day of the BSOP Millions, PokerStars held a Mega Freeroll contest in which all players needed to do was sign up and the wear a yellow BSOP shirt to the tournament. Those who did would be eligible to win a randomly-selected package to the PCA.
The freeroll saw 313 players sign up, and it was recreational player Guilherme Furlan who won the opportunity to play the PCA. Today marks the first time he's ever played poker outside of Brazil.
"My goodness, I do not know how it's going to be, I'm very happy," Furlan said after winning the BSOP Mega Freeroll. "Let's go, see what happens there. I'm going to join friends who I know have been playing for a long time to give me advice, to try to evolve my game, to study hard and to do my best there. "
He continued: "Playing against these guys will be an unimaginable sensation for me. It is the dream of any recreational player, one day to play against the pros, in a big tournament like this, back in the Bahamas. The feeling at this moment is wonderful, I can not even believe that this is happening."
While Furlan will contend with poker pro Danny Noseworthy today over at Table 2, the good news is the rest of the table is full of PokerStars qualifiers. Only time will tell if Furlan can follow in the footsteps of fellow Brazilian Affif Prado, who bagged up the Day 1A chip lead.
