2023-09-29 14:35:39
The concentration, the excitement are the same, the joys as immense as the bad shots are painful. So-called “associative” poker has nothing to envy of the poker that some people play for and once morest cold hard cash. Yes, say poker enthusiasts with no other reward than victory, even without financial stakes…
The concentration, the excitement are the same, the joys as immense as the bad shots are painful. So-called “associative” poker has nothing to envy of the poker that some people play for and once morest cold hard cash. Yes, argue poker fans with no other reward than victory, even without financial stakes, poker remains an exciting and serious sport. The players involved this Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1 in the final of the French team championship will not deny.
The Vaux Océan Poker club will host, for the second consecutive year, this national highlight. For two days, under the aegis of the very official “French Association Poker Federation”, 16 teams will vie for the title. In each team, eight starters and a few substitutes, possibly called upon to play one or other of the three rounds which will lead these 16 clubs to the title.
Among them, one of the seven Charentais-Maritime clubs, Mon Poker Club, from Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge. Already a finalist in 2022, the MPC dreams of imitating the La Rochelle Poker League, French team champion in 2009, 2011 and 2015, or its neighbor from Cognac, the Poker Club Grande Champagne, crowned in 2018.
Only the issue differs
Cards in hand, nothing distinguishes a “professional” player from an association player. The game remains the same, only the stakes differ. “Of course, some of our members have a more recreational approach to poker, but many play with a real sense of competition,” assures Christian Beyrand, 68, who played chess, but converted to Texas Hold since 2010. ’em, the queen variation of poker.
President since 2018 of Vaux Océan Poker, created in 2010, Christian Beyrand strives to develop the competitive spirit of its members. “For example, we are innovating this year by establishing two divisions, within the club, with climbs and descents each month, to encourage members to improve and aim for a better ranking. »
Pros too
In the collective imagination, the practice of poker conveys an ambivalent image. The “exploit” of singer Patrick Bruel (1) in Las Vegas in 1998 highlighted poker in France. The blow has partially subsided since then, and the image of a backroom gambling game continues to compete for the glory of the precious bracelets awarded to the winners in Las Vegas.
The State itself keeps an eye on things, including “amateur” club practice. “This year, a new provision came into force: we can no longer ask our members for membership. We have to offer them free admission, but they can waive it and make a ‘donation’ to the club. » At Vaux Océan Poker, 57 members last season, “all the members have given up the free membership. They are attached to the life of their club! »
A sign, also, that a national title, even “associative”, attracts the best players, capable of making a living from poker, the Arkane Poker of Mérignac (Gironde) will travel this weekend to Vaux-sur-Mer with four players professionals.
(1) “World Champion”, in reality winner of one of the 21 tournaments organized that year during the World Series of Poker.
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