Rafa Nadal Plays an Ace with 100 Fans in Paris
Rafa Nadal Plays an Ace with 100 Fans in Paris
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PARIS, May 26 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ -
Seven times French Open winner Rafa Nadal challenged 100 of his fans to
play against him at a Paris tennis club five minutes away from the famous clay
courts of the Roland Garros tournament.
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However the challenge was not at tennis, but rather an online poker
tournament which was free to enter and played using mobile phones and tablets
on the PokerStars mobile app.
Known globally for his fierce competitive spirit, the 26-year-old Spanish
superstar has been learning and playing poker on PokerStars over the past 12
months and finds it a good way to keep mentally alert and remain in the
competitive mind set during his down time between tennis tournaments.
"It's no secret that I love the competition, and that's what I like about
the game of poker. It's a game of skill that requires mental strength and the
ability to out think your opponents and in that way it is very similar to
tennis." Nadal said. "As I'm in Paris for the Roland Garros tournament, I
wanted to be able to have some fun with my fans, and a poker tournament seemed
like a great way to do that."
Nadal has been improving his game with the help of his poker coach Alfonso
Cardalda who said: "Rafa's competitive nature means that he needs new
challenges and wants to learn new skills, all the time. Taking on his fans in a
friendly poker tournament such as this allows him to put into practice the key
lessons I have been giving him based on mathematics, discipline and psychology."
About PokerStars
PokerStars operates the world's most popular online poker sites, serving a
global poker community of more than 50 million registered members. Since it
launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the first choice of the world's top
players, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else and with the best
security online. More than 95 billion hands have been dealt on PokerStars.com,
which is more than any other site.
PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate globally under licenses from the
Isle of Man and Malta governments, respectively. PokerStars also holds separate
government licenses in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy, Spain and
Germany.
SOURCE: PokerStars
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