PokerProForAYear Update - Interview with the first winner from Germany - Ilja Smid
The finale will take place soon, so we decided an interview with the winner of the Finals in the first series, Ilja Smid to lead to something more about the first player to know what are the final table of PokerProForAYear League to qualify.
He played with the screen name BGOOD2me, Ilja Smid has the final of the first series won and thus became the first player for the PokerProForAYear Final Table qualified. Ilya is the winning the main prize already a good deal closer. The PokerProForAYear package consists of a 1 year sponsorship Texas Holdem poker and Pacific Texas Holdem poker News for 4 of the world
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Main biggest events, the total value amounts to about $ 50,000. Texas Holdem poker News spoke with Ilya shortly after his big win.
PN: Ilya, tell our readers a little of yourself
Ilja: I was in the former Soviet Republic Kasastan born and my parents were Russians. I lived then 2 years in Siberia and moved at the age of 7 years to Lithuania. When I was 19 years old, moved me into the distance and I went to London. I lived there about 8 years. Now I am with my wife Angelique married and we live in Germany. We have the most beautiful child in the world - Colin, he is now 1.5 years old.
PN: How long do you play Texas Holdem poker already and how did you start to play poker?
Ilja: I play for 1 year and one month Poker. I saw some Texas Holdem poker tournaments on TV and thought me that I must try.
PN: What you play Texas Holdem poker variants prefer?
Ilja: I play mostly online No Limit Texas Hold’em Sit-N-Go’s and MTT tournaments
PN: What were your greatest successes so far at poker?
Ilja: I think that was the winning the seat for the PokerProForAYear Final Table. In addition, I had once 2000 $ limit in an online tournament and won last year about 40 x played at the final table.
PN: How did you feel you when you PokerProForAYear Series 1 of the finals won?
Ilya: Great. I had the finale a bad start and was about an hour Shortstacked, but then when I suddenly chip leader, I firmly believed that I could win. To be honest, I was ultimately not really surprised that I had won the tournament. I have so many tournaments all the way to me was that for large tournaments to qualify and I always thought that one day I will surely create.
PN: How did you celebrate your victory?
Ilya: It was quite late in the night, but I could simply different and had to celebrate the day too late hour a bottle of wine with my wife Angelique drink.
PN: What are your hobbies?
Illja: cycling, football - I am a big fan of Arsenal, Running - In 2003, I am the London Flora Marathon mitgelaufen and, of course, play poker.
PN: Did you ever live in a big tournament along?
Ilja; No, but I believe that I soon at one of the big live tournaments will play
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