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Aussie Millions:I Blog from the Land Down Under
A few weeks back I needed to get in touch with Full Tilt Poker Pro Mark Vos. I do some contract writing for Full Tilt Poker, and I needed Mark to help me out with an assignment. I put out a couple of emails to Full Tilt Poker employees, hoping that he might be in Vegas and easily found in the Bellagio or some nearby room.
I heard back from Jason, who works closely with the pros. His email, in its entirety, read, “I believe he’s in Thailand or Singapore. He’ll be at the Aussie Millions, wanna go?”
Hmm.
I inquired as to what would be involved. Jason told me that they wanted me to blog for Full Tilt Poker’s Trip of a Lifetime. I’d accompany Full Tilt’s pros and satellite winners as they made their way to Melbourne for a 13-day poker holiday. I’d be responsible for covering events such as the Outback Tour (description: “This luxurious excursion includes a winery tour and a visit to an animal sanctuary”), the Boat Cruise in the Bay, and a cocktail party or two.
I told Jason that I’d do it.
And so tomorrow I head out from Brooklyn, NY. I’ll connect with the Full Tilter’s in LA, where we’ll board a Quantas flight to Melbourne.
I’ve done a lot of poker-related travel. I’ve covered two WSOPs for Full Tilt Poker. I wrote a book about a Cross-USA poker journey that I took. But I’ve never been so excited for a poker trip.
Stay tuned.
