bwin Poker, a popular gaming portal in the UK and Europe, recently put up a small but exclusive poker game for the stars of the MotoGP. World renowned racers like Marco Melandri, Colin Edwards, Alvaro Bautista, Mika Kallio and Randy de Puniet were invited aboard the bwin Poker Yacht and represented several Motor companies like Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Pramac.
These five MotoGP stars who may be participating in the upcoming Gran Premio bwin de España, sat down at the poker table to try their luck at cards. bwin has been one of the official sponsors of the MotoGP for the past six years and hosted this little game aboard the yacht a few days before the race.
These players took jet skis up to the yacht which was in the Puerto Sherry region and an exciting game of poker was started. The game, which was a bout of Texas Hold’em, was won by Colin Edwards from the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team, who proved he was just as good at poker as he was at winning on the race track.
Play Poker Aboard a Luxury Yacht
Last year, bwin had hosted another game of poker at the Sky Platform where the players rode up to the venue on motor bikes. This year, it was about the sea and poker and allowed the MotoGP stars to relax and unwind away from the race track.
Alvaro Bautista, from the Rizla Suzuki team, said, “This was for sure a good way to fill up with some extra energy, disconnect and get away from the pressure at the circuit for a couple of hours… Here you also have to concentrate hard but in a completely different way. Here you can sit back and think about your next move. On the track it all happens faster, right in front of you.”
Players who want to be watch the Gran Premio bwin de España and play poker aboard a luxury yacht should get involved in the Poker Night promotion hosted by the site which will take place on Friday.
Marco Melandri from the San Carlo Honda Gresini racing team seemed to be very enthusiastic about the upcoming race and went on to give out some tips on what he believed to be the outcome of the race.