Esikhathini esingaphansi kwenyanga kuze kuqale i-European Poker Tour (EPT) yalo nyaka eParis, i-PokerNews ikhulume noCedric Billot, Umqondisi Ohlangene Wokusebenza Kwemicimbi Ebukhoma e-PokerStars, ukuxoxa ngokulindelwe ngabadlali be-PokerStars Live Events kanye ne-EPT ngo-2024. okulindelwe .
Siphinde sambuza ngendawo entsha okuyiwa kuyo, okulindelwe ngabadlali ngeshejuli efanayo ngo-2023 kanye nentuthuko ezokwenziwa njengoba i-Tour ibuyela e-Paris ngemva kokuxolisa “ngokuhlangenwe nakho okubi” emcimbini wokuqala.
Emuva ngo-2004-2005, i-EPT yavakashela i-Barcelona, i-London, i-Monte Carlo ne-Copenhagen - izigaba ezine kuphela kweziyisikhombisa zesizini yokuqala.
Kodwa lokho kungase kuhlanganise iParis.UBillo uthe i-PokerStars ibifuna ukusingatha i-EPT eParis kusukela ngesizini yokuqala, kodwa imithetho iyakuvimba.Eqinisweni, i-poker inomlando ocebile eParis, kodwa lo mlando uyinkimbinkimbi ukungenelela ngezikhathi ezithile kukahulumeni ngisho namaphoyisa.
Kamuva, i-poker yashabalala ngokuphelele enhlokodolobha yaseFrance: ngeminyaka yo-2010, “ama-cercles” adumile noma amakilabhu emidlalo afana ne-Air France Club kanye noClichy Montmartre avala iminyango yawo.Kodwa-ke, ngo-2022, i-EPT yamemezela ukuthi izobamba umcimbi wayo wokuqala ngo-2023 eHyatt Regency Etoile eParis.
I-Paris ibe inhloko-dolobha ye-13 yase-Europe ukusingatha i-European Poker Tour.Bangaki ongabasho?Impendulo ingezansi kwesihloko!
Nakuba u-Bilot wayengumongameli we-FPS ku-2014 lapho umcimbi unqunywa ukuthi ukhanselwe, ngo-2023 wayephethe umkhosi wonke we-EPT futhi wathi abadlali baseFrance bebelokhu bebalulekile ku-EPT yonke.
"Ngokushesha lapho kuvela ithuba, saya eParis," etshela iPokerNews.“Kuyo yonke imicimbi ye-EPT, abadlali baseFrance bangababukeli bethu abahamba phambili.Ukusuka ePrague kuya eBarcelona ngisho naseLondon sinabadlali abaningi baseFrance kunabadlali baseBrithani!
Umcimbi wokuqala we-EPT Paris awuzange ube nezihibe zawo, nenani elikhulu labadlali eliholele ekwesweleni kwezindawo kanye nohlelo lokubhalisa oluyinkimbinkimbi luqhubekisela phambili izinkinga.Ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga, i-PokerStars yenze ukuhlola nokuhlaziya okufanele kwendawo futhi isebenze ne-Club Barriere ukuqhamuka nezixazululo.
"Sibone izinombolo ezinkulu ngonyaka odlule futhi kube nomthelela," kusho uBilott.“Kodwa inkinga akusona isibalo sabadlali kuphela.Ukungena nokungena esizeni ngemuva kwendlu kuyiphupho elibi.”
“Ngonyaka odlule kube nezilungiso zesikhashana kwaze kwagcina ngeviki lesibili saluthuthukisa uhlelo lwahamba kahle.Kepha siyazi ukuthi sidinga ukwenza izinguquko [ngo-2024].
Ngenxa yalokho, lo mkhosi wathuthela endaweni entsha ngokuphelele - i-Palais des Congrès, isikhungo senkomfa yesimanje enkabeni yedolobha.Igumbi elikhudlwana lingakwazi ukuhlalisa amatafula amaningi nendawo evamile, futhi liqinisekise inqubo yokungena esheshayo neyokungena.
Kodwa-ke, i-PokerStars itshala imali engaphezu nje kwendawo entsha ye-EPT.Ngokugxila okwandayo ekuthembekeni kwegeyimu, i-PokerStars ikhulise utshalomali lwayo ekuvikelekeni kwemidlalo yayo.Kufakwe amakhamera amasha e-CCTV ukuze kuqashwe umsebenzi etafuleni ngalinye (okuwukuphela kwe-opharetha yokusakaza bukhoma okwenza lokho), konke ngenjongo yokwenza umcimbi uphephe ngangokunokwenzeka.
"Siyaziqhenya ngokuphepha ngokomzimba kanye nobuqotho bemidlalo kuzo zonke izindawo zethu," kusho uBilott.“Yingakho sithenge amakhamera esimanje ukuze asisize sigcine leli zinga lezokuphepha.Itafula ngalinye le-EPT lizoba nekhamera yalo ye-CCTV.
“Siyazi ukuthi abadlali bethu bayayazisa imidlalo ephephile, futhi siyazi ukuthi iPokerStars Live isebenza kanzima ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imidlalo yethu iphephile.Ukugcina lokhu kuthembana phakathi kwabadlali nabaqhubi, sidinga ukuqhubeka nokwenza ngcono nokutshala imali.Lena inselele enkulu yokutshala imali..
“Kusivumela ukuthi sibheke zonke izandla, wonke umdlalo, wonke umdlalo we-chip.Okokuqala nje inezinto zokuphepha, kodwa izinga lemishini lihle kangangokuthi esikhathini esizayo sizokwazi ukusakaza kulawa makhamera.”
Uhlelo lwango-2024 lwe-EPT lukhishwe emuva ngoNovemba futhi lufaka izikhundla ezinhlanu ezifanayo neshejuli yango-2023.UBillot utshele iPokerNews ukuthi isizathu sohlelo lokuphinda silula, kodwa uphinde wavuma ukuthi uwuvulekele umqondo wokwengeza amasayithi amaningi eminyakeni ezayo.
“Uma okuthile kungaphukile, kungani ungayishintsha?”- uthe.“Uma singayithuthukisa noma sinikeze okuhlukile kubadlali bethu, sizokwenza.”
Nokho, u-Bilott uthi zonke izindawo okuyiwa kuzo ohlelweni lwe-EPT lwalo nyaka “zithambile” futhi ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukene.
“Kusobala ukuthi iParis ibiqine kakhulu ngonyaka odlule futhi sikubheke ngabomvu ukubuya.I-Monte Carlo futhi ibiyindawo enamandla ngendlela emangalisayo ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukene: yayinezinga lokukhazimula nobukhazikhazi esingakwazi ukukuthola kwenye indawo.
"I-Barcelona - asikho isidingo sokuchaza.Uma kubhekwa umcimbi oyinhloko ka-Estrelas ophule irekhodi, sizosangana ukuthi singabuyeli e-Barcelona.Umcimbi omkhulu ePrague nase-Eureka nawo bekuyimicimbi ephula amarekhodi futhi wonke umuntu wathokozela ukuma kwe-12 kwenyanga.
I-Paris akusona ukuphela kwesitobhi se-EPT ka-2023.I-Cyprus nayo idume kakhulu phakathi kwabadlali.
"Lena ngenye yempendulo yabadlali engcono kakhulu esake sayithola," kusho uBilott.“Abadlali bayayithanda kakhulu iCyprus!Sithole imiphumela emangalisayo ekuthengeni okuphansi, ukuthenga okuphezulu kanye nemiqhudelwano Yomcimbi Omkhulu futhi saba nomuzwa ongcono kakhulu owake waba khona.Ngakho isinqumo sokubuya besilula kakhulu.”
Ngakho-ke, izitobhi zizohlala zinjalo ngo-2023, kodwa umnyango uvuliwe ukuze izindawo ezintsha zengezwe ohlelweni luka-2025 nangale kwalokho.
“Bheka eminye imidlalo.Kunezitobhi ku-ATP Tennis Tour ezingashintshi, kuyilapho ezinye ziza ziphinde zihambe.I-Formula 1 iya ezindaweni ezintsha, njengoba yenza e-Las Vegas ngonyaka odlule, kodwa kunemidlalo ehlala ifana.
“Akukho okubekwe etsheni.Sihlala sifuna izindawo ezintsha esicabanga ukuthi zizoduma.Sike sabheka iGermany neNetherlands futhi sizophinde sibuyele eLondon ngelinye ilanga.Yilokho esikubhekile ngonyaka ozayo.”
I-PokerStars inikeza imiqhudelwano ebukhoma ebhekwa ngabaningi njengehamba phambili embonini, hhayi kuphela mayelana nokukhethwa kwemicimbi, ukuthenga kanye nezindawo, kodwa futhi ngokokuhlangenwe nakho komdlali okunikezwa ngesikhathi somcimbi.
UBillot uthe lokhu kubangelwa "ingqondo yokuthanda ukuphelela" nokuthi i-PokerStars ithuthuka njalo.Kusukela ekwethulweni kwe-Power Path kuya esinqumweni sakamuva sokuvumela abadlali ukuthi bathole amabala emicimbini eminingi yesifunda.
“Ngeqembu elikhulu lozakwethu abanamava, singalwela ukwenza kahle.Sifuna ngempela ukuthi i-EPT ikhanye.
"Sifuna ukuba nesifiso sokuvelela emicimbini yethu futhi sihlose ukuyenza ibe mikhulu futhi sinikeze okuhlangenwe nakho okungcono okubukhoma."
“Kungakho kubaluleke kangaka ukuba nokulinganisela nokulinganisela, ngicabanga ukuthi imiqhudelwano ewu-4-6 ngonyaka isezingeni eliphezulu.Imiqhudelwano eminingi izoba yiphutha futhi sizoshayisana neminye imiqhudelwano.Okubalulekile ukuthi sinesikhathi esanele sokwakha futhi sizuze isipiliyoni..”Phromotha umcimbi wethu ngamunye obukhoma.
“Into eyodwa echaza isu lethu kanye nombono wethu ukugxila kwikhwalithi phezu kobuningi.Sifuna ukuvelela kakhulu ngemicimbi yethu futhi sihlose ukuyenza ibe mikhudlwana futhi sinikeze okuhlangenwe nakho okungcono kakhulu phansi.Isikhathi esengeziwe sokufaneleka, isikhathi esengeziwe sokuphromotha umcimbi kanye nesikhathi esengeziwe sokudala umsindo ngaso. ”
Yize ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus seluthathe obala, uBillo uyavuma ukuthi lusize ukuguqula isimo sengqondo sabantu futhi, ngenxa yalokho, luye lwasiza i-poker ebukhoma ngokuphelele.Ngenxa yalokho, i-poker ebukhoma ikhule kakhulu ngo-2023 futhi kulindeleke ukuthi iqhubeke nokululama kwayo ngo-2024 nangale kwalokho.
“Umhlaba usuneminyaka emibili uvaliwe, ubambekile emafonini nakumabonakude.Ngicabanga ukuthi kusize abantu ukuthi bathokozele futhi bajabulele konke okwenzeka mathupha ngoba bekunezinga elithile lokuxhumana nokuxhumana.Futhi i-poker ebukhoma ibazuzise kakhulu.”
I-poker yase-Europe iphinde yephula amarekhodi amaningi, okuhlanganisa nerekhodi lomqhudelwano obukhoma omkhulukazi we-PokerStars owake wawina lapho uLucien Cohen ewina i-Estrellas Barcelona Main Event ngo-€676,230.Lona bekungewona wodwa umqhudelwano wesifunda owephule amarekhodi: irekhodi le-FPS lomcimbi omkhulukazi laphulwa kabili, futhi I-Eureka Prague Main Event yavala unyaka ngelinye irekhodi.
*I-FPS Paris yephule irekhodi le-Monte-Carlo le-FPS ngo-2022. I-FPS Monte-Carlo iphinde yephula irekhodi ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbili
I-EPT Main Event iphinde yaheha izibalo ezinkulu zababekhona, lapho iPrague ibeka isibalo esisha esiphezulu se-EPT Main Event, iParis yaba Umcimbi Omkhulu we-EPT ngaphandle kwe-Barcelona, futhi i-Barcelona iqhubeka nokubusa kwayo ngesimo sesibili esiphezulu se-EPT Main Event.
U-Billott ubize umbono we-poker boom entsha ebukhoma ngokuthi “awunalutho” kodwa wavuma ukuthi ukukhula kuzoba kukhulu.
“Intshisekelo ku-poker ebukhoma iphezulu kakhulu manje kunangaphambi kwalolu bhubhane.Angisho ukuthi sesifinyelele phezulu, kodwa ngeke siphinde kabili isibalo sethu sangonyaka odlule.I-PokerStars ilindele ukuqhubeka nokuhlala phezulu..”Lesi sibalo sizokwanda, kodwa kuphela uma senza umsebenzi wethu.
“Izethameli zifuna i-poker bukhoma – lokho okuqukethwe okungcono kakhulu okumele kubukwe ngoba yilapho imali enkulu ingawinwa khona.Ukuze uwine u-$1 million ku-inthanethi, unamathuba amaningi njalo ngonyaka.Ukuzama ukuwina u-$1 million bukhoma, cishe unamathuba angu-20 ngaphezulu.
"Kule nkathi yedijithali lapho sichitha khona isikhathi esiningi kumadivayisi eselula nezikrini, ngicabanga ukuthi i-poker ebukhoma izovikeleka isikhathi eside."
Impendulo: Vienna, Prague, Copenhagen, Tallinn, Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Monte Carlo, Warsaw, Dublin, Madrid, Kyiv, London.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-01-2024