TEN people sitting at a table . All eyes Rauda alternating between fast and the two cards that hold in their hands and the three that are on the table. In addition, conscientiously observe the faces and gestures of the remaining opponents. They try to unravel any sign of nervousness or euphoria of the rivals, the smallest detail can mean the difference between the glory of victory or the humiliation of bankruptcy. The chips sound to collide with each other. Silence overwhelms the ears of the audience. Thousands of people remain expectant of the bets of players .

At the end of the night, one of the participants who came with empty pockets will return to his home millionaire and as new king of poker ‘ Texas Hold’ . This sport, popularized by the Internet and Prizes, begins his European tour at the Casino de Barcelona.

The best players in the world, along with other 600 participants, began yesterday at the European Poker Tour (EPT). This tournament reached its fifth edition and, in addition to the city, will tour eight other casinos in European cities to compete in the April 29 grand final in Monte Carlo. It’s the championship that money plays outside the United States. The winner of last year, the Canadian Glenn Chorny, earned a profit of 2 billion euros. The figure accumulated in prizes throughout the tournament amounted to 40 million. The organizers expect this year to overcome these records. Will attend the 2004 world champion, Greg Raymer, and other prominent figures of the ‘ranking’ like Phil Gordon, Paul Wasicka or Johnny Chan.

The ‘Texas Hold’ without limit is the most popular form of poker in the world. In Barcelona is estimated to involve some 600 people, divided into 30 tables of 10 players. Each of them has 10,000 chips early. The development of the game is as follows: The dealer distributes two cards face down to each participant. After a first bet, placed three letters discovered at the community center of the table. The players make a new bet taking into account their own charters more common, in addition to the possible strategies of rivals. So until four hands (four stakes), which adds a further letter on the table.

One major feature is that a player can bring into play all their points in a single round. Each game can last a maximum of nine hours and if enough players to continue to resume the next day. The big goal is to reach the final table to agree that only the eight best players in the tournament .

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