 Greetings from Portugal <3 Sure, I came to play cash games at Casino Estoril but something is distracting me ... You'll find out what in my Flickr photo archive ;) >> my Instagram shots >> Random Estoril shots >> Beaver Moon >> Nazaré I am staying here until late November before a quick hop to Belgium to play the PB Masters Main Event in Spa. My plans for later this year are still blurry but it looks like I will be heading East. Slovakia and Czech Rupublic for the first half of December, Luxembourg at some point soon ... Rozvadov maybe again after Christmas or maybe some more Portugal. What about you?  Cat 8/10 day in Nazaré. 5-8m waves. The biggest ones get up to 4-5 times bigger here!
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1/9/2019 0 Comments Back on Track for 2019
Not a lot of action at the Poker lately for me. I have hardly played since the days before Christmas. Just a bit of online mtting and some live cash games and, so far, I am up this year :D
I'm back in Spa at the PROS for a bit this month and might hop around here for a while between in the BeNeLux area. Still have to make up my mind about SPF Rozvadov and the Dublin Poker Festival for later this month and February. 
11/28/2018 0 Comments Estoril will be Golden in December
Every few weeks, the Casino Estoril Poker department comes up with a special Poker event besides the regular weekly tournaments but you might strike gold the December if you are considering Estoril as one of your Poker stops. The Golden Poker Series are stopping in Portugal and here are all the details!
All Casino Estoril events are listed in the online agenda and you stay up to date via the Casino Estoril Poker Facebook Page.
11/20/2018 0 Comments Poker Room Of Spa Rollercoaster pics and off to the CNP Gran Final in Madrid! Ole!
It's time to #punishthespanish again!! :D
I left Spa this morning after some photo reporting over the Roller Coaster Festival weekend days and I stayed one extra day to attend the Poker Room of Spa Monday Cash Game Night yesterday. I was able to book a positive session but my highlight of the weekend was my second place finish in the Chill Out event while I was still posting updates and shooting pictures of the final stages of the Main Event final table. Poker an easy game :) The CNP Estoril is come to an end last night with the last three win in the MAIN EVENT, the LIGA DO POQUER NACIONAL and the WIN THE BUTTON. All recaps are online on the Casino Estoril Poker Facebook page where I have published daily notes and photo albums. I only arrived on Thursday but PokerPT was on the spot for the whole week providing a proper and extensive coverage including more photos and video content. Big up to Pedro for winning the Main Event!! He is clearly one of the ones on the good side of the Poker Force :) I met him in the 45°C heat of a caliente summer festival in Madrid during the summer of 2017. Since then, it's always a pleasure to cross his path. He bested a field of 149 entries with more than €14.5k on top! I have uploaded a photo archive of my stay at Casino Estoril last week for those who care. It can be found on my Flickr account.  
The Poker Belgique Monster 2018 is over with a Main Event that gathered 835 entries and unstoppable champion, Sébastien Hetzel, who is just having an incredible end of 2018 at Poker Belgique since a few weeks.
My photo archive (+200 photos) is available on my Flickr account and you can view Jonathan Koszulap's coverage under www.pokerbelgique.be. 
Sébastien's Poker year 2018 before last week
11/2/2018 0 Comments Belgium > Portugal > Belgium
After a pleasant week in the Netherlands hopping from Holland Casino to Holland Casino in Breda, Amsterdam and Zandvoort where I enjoyed an almost 10-km on the autumn beaches [photos on my Flickr] on Wednesday, I made my way to Namur in Belgium for the PokerBelgique Monster Tournament finals over the weekend.
10/26/2018 0 Comments Spa, Breda, Amsterdam, Namur ... Estoril and back to Spa ... Never going home!Last minute changes for this week! Although I decided to stop working as a #pokernamur reporter after the Namur MegaStack in September, I still intended to come over for the Oktoberfest this week to play cash games and shoot some photography for the Namur Poker room but the board took the bizarre last minute decision not to let me shoot at the casino anymore at all since I am not reporting officially for them. As a result, I decided to enjoy my time on the BeNeLux roads this weekend starting with the Friday event at the Poker Room of Spa before moving on to the Breda Small Ball Series for the weekend. Off to Amsterdam from Sunday night or Monday morning after that before the Monster Tournament finals for PokerBelgique in Namur before a few days of family time in Luxembourg and I will be back in Belgium later in November as well for the #PROS Roller Coaster Festival after a short hop to Portugal for the CNP Estoril.     10/12/2018 0 Comments Winter Poker in Estoril, Portugal
Beside the daily cash games 1/2 NLHE > 5/10 PLO and the weekly MTTs, Casino Estoril regularly teams up with external partners like the Spanish Poker Festival in September and there are two more major Poker rendez-vous to come for this winter!
The CNP Estoril 6>11 Nov & the GPS Estoril 3>9 Dec. ​#estorilpoker info can be found on their online agenda or on their Poker Facebook page. 
9/26/2018 0 Comments Troia, Estoril, Dublin, Namur ... September Journeys & Winamax Poker Open Photos> THE-ROUNDERdotnet on Facebook > Damian LIB on Instagram / Twitter After a busy August, I somehow hoped I'd have an easier September. Naaa ... The Troia Poker Festival was amazing! 0 tournaments played, daily cash game and beach sessions, top hotel and the peninsula is just amazing. I have posted a bunch of pictures on my Instagram and you will find more photos of the Arrabida coast on my Flickr.   Some run in circles, I fly in triangles.
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I am back to what is closest to what I can call a home these days: Estoril, Portugal. The plan was to go all-in on surf sessions and hiking/photo trips on the Atlantic coast before I wrecked my ankle on my first day out after 24 days of straight Poker action in Belgium for the WaSOP in Namur and the EPS Spa.
As a consequence, I am out of the surfing and hiking business until October or so and you will find part of my revenge plan below with the Big Estoril this weekend and the Spanish Poker Festival that will be in town in September. 
It's chill time! Greetings from Portugal where I'm off for two weeks enjoying the heat, playing cards and meeting friends. My brother is coming over with a buddy later this month to spice it all up with some Golf and Surf sessions. Life is beautiful. Repeat three times every morning ;)
Below, you will find a bunch of info about what is going on these weeks at Casino Estoril Poker room followed by a detailed preview of my almost 100% Belgian August 2018: WaSOP Namur, European Poker Series Spa & Holiday Festival Namur with a few days of Portugal in between if I can make it. My Flickr photo archive is up to date with my latest albums of the Namur World Cup Festival and of the Spanish Poker Festival at King's Casino Rozvadov last week. Enjoy! While my Instagram for sure begins to have a smell of grilled sardines and vegetables, it's time to leave Portugal for a bit of back and forward between Luxembourg, Namur, Cascais, Riga, Rozvadov and Spa over the next weeks. #allineverywhere  5/7/2018 0 Comments Silver Poker Series in Estoril In one month, the Golden Poker Series family will stop in Portugal again. After the European Poker Series Estoril a few weeks ago, the Spanish promoter is setting up a stop for its Silver Poker Series (SPS) on the Portuguese Atlantic coast. The festival will take place from 7th to 11th June with information to be found on: - the SPS Facebook page & website - the Casino Estoril Poker Facebook page - the Casino Estoril online calendar  4/16/2018 0 Comments EPS Estoril Photo Recap  Spending most of April in Portugal where I shot photos during the EPS Estoril while I was not playing myself. Find all my photos on the Casino Estoril Poker Facebook page. The official coverage can be found on Gordilho e Gaio Live Reports and on Poker Red. As always, I uploaded albums on my Flickr as well for a better vieweing experience in the links below with almost 300 souvenir photos.  [ 10/04 Hyper K.O., Opening 6-max 2, Super Monster Stack 1 photos ] [ 11/04 Super Monster Stack 2, Main Event 1A, High Roller 1 photos ] [ 12/04 Main Event 1B, High Roller 2, Prog K.O. 1 photos ] [ 13/04 Main Event 1C, High Roller 3, Prog K.O. 2, PLO 1, Win the Button photos ] [ 14/04 Main Event 2, PLO 2, Mini Euro 1 photos ] [ 15/04 Main Event 3, Mini Euro 2, 6-max Shootout photos ] 3/20/2018 0 Comments Estoril Spring Poker While I am spending the rest of March and the beginning of April in the heart of Western Europe (Luxembourg, Belgium, The Neterlands), Casino Estoril is getting ready for the launch of the European Poker Series tour for mid-April.
Find out more about the first stop of this tour powered by Golden Poker Series in a recent article in this blog. See you on the Atlantic coast :D 3/9/2018 0 Comments #allineverywhere in March  Two months have already flown by in this new year and I am already confused about how many different places I have been too :)
2/23/2018 0 Comments Portugal photos and stops to come
I spent the last 10 days in Portugal for a little bit of Poker and a lot of outdoors enjoyment with temperatures rising to almost 20°C in the afternoon already. How was your February? :)
If you're in the Lisbon area, we are heading back to Estoril tonight for Day 1 of the Progressive KO tourney of the weekend at Casino Estoril, the casino in the park by the Atlantic Ocean.
Temperatures have already passed the 15°C mark for these mid-February days so I still feel a bit guilty for spending valuable sunshine hours on the inside but it will be a nice occasion to meet old buddies. You can find out about their schedule HERE or visit the Casino Estoril Poker Facebook page. 
Sooo ... 5-6 weeks into the year 2018 and I have been around Europe already :p
The year started with a stay with friends and family in Luxembourg before moving on to Amsterdam for some online MTTs and to Minsk afterwards for the Belarus Cash Game Weekend. The return way brought me over Prague and Dresden for a few days off before ending up for 10 days straight in Namur for late January / early February during the Poker Belgique Big One and the Grand Casino de Namur Winter Festival. You can find links to the coverage archives in the PHOTOS & COVERAGE section of this website and more photos and stories by following my Facebook and Instagram accounts. 
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6/20/2017 0 Comments Summer across EuropeTHE-ROUNDERdotnet home > Calendar > updates on Facebook More photos on: > Flickr > LIB > Life Is Beautiful ---  For the beginning of the summer of 2017, the Grand Casino de Namur will be hosting another big field and low buy in festival including a €220 Main Event. Re-entries will be available during the first 7 levels of each Day 1 with a starting stack of 50k chips. The blind levels will last for 40 minutes on Days 1 and 2 before becoming even longer on Day 3 with a duration of 50 minutes per level. ------------ 21/06 18h00: Day 1A 22/06 18h00: Day 1B 23/06 18h00: Day 1C 24/06 16h00: Day 2 25/06 15h00: Day 3 25/06 15h30: €60 NLH Re-entry During this event, you will have the opportunity to win a package for the WaSOP starting at the end of June. Go to the BelgiumLive.poker FB page for detailed info. Info, results and photos about the tournaments will be available on pokernamurevent.be throughout the weekend and I will then be off to Rozvadov for the Spanish Poker Festival before ... you've guessed it ... flying to Portugal again for a CNPi rendez-vous at the Estoril casino. To complete the round trip, I will be back in Namur for late July to early August for the yearly WaSOP series.  THE-ROUNDERdotnet home > Calendar > updates on Facebook More photos on: > Flickr > LIB > Life Is Beautiful --- The Circuito Nacional de Poker (CNP) is breaking out of Spain again with a new leg of their CNP International tour but they are not going very far this time. Portugal it is! The Casino Estoril will be the host of the next CNPi from 18th to 23rd of July with a Main Event of €550. It's going to be do caralho !! :D  
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> Calendar > updates on Facebook More photos on: > Flickr > LIB > Life Is Beautiful --- Yesterday, I drove to chill in Luxembourg trying to take advantage of the coming summer days with old buddies and my brother ...
Yes, I know - stupid idea :) Long story short: I slept at a friend's place, my buddy's wife ended up turning on the heating this morning and it has been raining for most of the day on top of that.
That is why, I will be heading South again soon :) This weekend (9th > 11th June), I will probably be shooting some of my last Poker Belgique photos in Namur before the Monster Tournament in October, so join us for the ongoing Big Slick event that started on monday already with the first Day 1. The results of the first Day 1s are already available on pokerbelgique.be and I will be on the spot this weekend for a proper photo coverage of the finals until sunday night. 
5/22/2017 0 Comments Holidays are for the weakTHE-ROUNDERdotnet home > Calendar > updates on Facebook More photos on: > Flickr > LIB > Life Is Beautiful --- Everybody who follows me online must know by now how crazy in love I am with Portugal, so it was no big surprise to anyone when I suggested my Lisbon friends to join them (again) from 12th to 20th of June. A little bit of chilling by the ocean, a couple of beers with the buddies, some cash games at the Estoril casino, cafezinhos with supercuties by the pool ... the plan seemed perfect :) ... until one of them showed up to ruin my relaxed vacation plans :) Holidays have been cancelled, it seems! So now, we're thinking of leaving to Spain for the Golden Poker Series Madrid before moving on to the PokerStars Festival in Marbella from the 19th to 25th. See you on the road!  5/10/2017 0 Comments Late May Poker games on my path> THE-ROUNDERdotnet > Calendar > updates on Facebook More photos on: > Flickr > LIB > Life Is Beautiful --- Portugal, Morocco, Belgium, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal and Belgium again. That's roughly what has been going on since late April. Belgium is still a place I tend to spend a lot of time in but it's not like a really I'm in love with the place. Games are still not too bad and quite soft and the Belgians still are a bunch of pretty pleasant people but Portugal lately stole the biggest piece of my heart for now. As a a matter of fact, I recently discovered Portugal, I already made two trips to Lisbon earlier this year and I am flying back tomorrow for one more week do caralho after the epic WSOP Circuit stop in Estoril from April 27th to May 8th. I will stay in Portugal until May 18th before flying back to Namur over Luxembourg in order to join the Poker Belgique crew for the finals of the BPOKP Festival (17th > 21st May).  |
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