It is Day 1b of the WPT Prime Cyprus Predominant Occasion, and after talking with Matt Savage yesterday about how WPT Prime permits gamers to mix poker with the chance to journey the world, we discovered one participant doing exactly that.
Italian Priamo Carta notched the most important results of his profession earlier this yr, profitable the WPT Prime San Remo Predominant Occasion and he is now in motion right here on the Chamada Status Lodge & On line casino.
Whereas Carta seems so as to add a second WPT Prime title in three months to his poker resume, we spoke with the Italian about his poker journey and the way a lot he is having fun with the experience.
Life After San Remo
Carta says he is been fascinated with poker for a few years however has solely actually performed it in his free time. Having determined in Might 2024 to pay extra consideration to poker, his efforts have been rewarded with victory at WPT Prime San Remo.
“A few years in the past, I began to actually make investments extra time into finding out the technical facet of poker,” Carta informed PokerNews. “I nonetheless have loads to enhance; I do know this. However I am motivated as a result of poker is such a really complicated recreation.
“I nonetheless have loads to enhance; I do know this. However I am motivated as a result of poker is such a really complicated recreation”
“I had my first money in Might this yr, and cashed there, after which it continued in San Remo. I solely performed the Predominant Occasion, however the consequence motivated me loads. Not simply to proceed growing my abilities, however to journey and play extra occasions.”
Since then, Carta has travelled to Slovakia and Estonia to play, notching up cashes at each locations, and now could be in Cyprus for the inaugural WPT Prime Cyprus pageant.
“The venue is unbelievable; it is an ideal location,” he mentioned. “I am nonetheless in love with San Remo, not solely as a result of I am Italian! However Chamada is a good lodge with an ideal poker site. Every part could be very skilled.
“As gamers, we’ve no complaints about something! Every part’s excellent right here.”
Combining Journey and Poker
Now he is totally settled into life as a travelling poker participant, Carta says he is had time to loosen up and understand what’s essential in life.
“I’ve actually been having fun with with the ability to journey and altering location. Impartial of poker, I’ve realized that one thing that is very particular and has very huge worth in your life is time. And once you change places, as a substitute of staying at residence and doing the identical stuff on a regular basis, your day runs in another way.”
“I’ve actually been having fun with with the ability to journey and altering location”
“You discover that point runs extra slowly. It is a life worth that I am investing in, and that is what I like.”
The added time has seen him as soon as once more return to the WPT pageant, though he admits that he was uncertain of what to anticipate previous to the San Remo pageant.
“[San Remo] was my first WPT match and I did not actually know what sort of worth this form of occasion has with the WPT concerned. However now, coming [to Cyprus], I see that is one thing very particular. WPT tournaments and WPT occasions are very particular for each poker participant.
“I’ve loved it loads. This won’t be my final WPT occasion for positive.”
Getting ready for the WPT World Championship
Carta arrived at WPT Prime Cyprus on the second day of motion however eschewed a few of the facet occasions in favor of the Predominant Occasion.
“The luck issue could be very excessive in facet occasions. I am not saying it annoyed me, however you get drained in the event you’re taking part in these tournaments till 5 am earlier than the Predominant Occasion. Previously, I’ve performed tournaments with quick buildings, however the Predominant Occasion construction could be very deep, and you’ll play good poker from the start till the top.”
Though there’s nonetheless loads of poker to be performed between now and the WPT World Championship — each right here in Cyprus and at different WPT stops all over the world — Carta is already eyeing up the pageant on the finish of the yr, having received a seat to the occasion along with his San Remo win.
“After all, I will play it! Perhaps even the WPT Prime occasion there too!”
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