CES 2008 - Sony Online Poker Party
The Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) Poker Party is a yearly event held at CES that pits the invited guests of SOE in a tournament to see who is the best poker player. The winner of the tournament receives a fully loaded Sony Playstation 3. The runner-up gets a $500 gift card to spend on the Sony Style site. The party was also used to celebrate SOE’s newest game, Pirates of the Burning Sea.
The party was held at the Joint inside the Hard Rock hotel. As parties goes, the SOE is a great one. The bar was open and there was a great selection of food, including sushi from Nubo. The Hard Rock even created a special drink just for the event. I consumed way too many of them and I’m sure that affected my play.
The tournament was set up in three rounds. The top three money winners on each table advanced to round two. The top money winner of round two advanced to the final table. I made it pass the first round without much problem but experienced a heartbreak in the second. I had a King Nine and the Flop revealed two nines and a Jack. I went all in and was called. The other player had a Jack Six. It look good for me at the Turn but then a Jack showed up at the River!
I didn’t make it to the final table but Greg Morgan and Fatal1ty did. Greg did quite well and was money leader at one point but in the end, he came third and out of the prizes. Fatal1ty came second. Overall, it was one great party and we had a lot of fun.
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Dang John, that some serious food there. The high life doesn’t stop does it?
Reply to this commentLooks very good! love the foods!
Reply to this commentGuthy-Renker of Proactive etc. New Investment, Join Now Before You See it Live on TV!!!
That food looks too damn good! I love seafood and sushi!
Reply to this commentIt does look good. My stomach is wanting sushi now.
Reply to this commentSony online poker, what is the winning prize, free sony electrical appliance.
Reply to this commentbasically, ps3 “fully loaded”
Reply to this commentif i was there i would have cheated
i have some tutorials on false cuts (shuffles) on my blog but i mainly focus on flourishing (the art of manipulating playing cards just to showoff and scare your poker pals).
Do you like poker John? if you want i can teach you some stunts that will attract the attention of everyone in those kinds of events
take a quick peek at my blog under the tab Tutorials and let me know what do you think.
Your friend,
Reply to this commentAlejandro aka TheCuso
I highly doubt that he needs to play poker for financial gain, it’s more like a matter of recreation
Alan Johnson
Reply to this commentand the fact that cheating isn’t cool and he would probably blow it and get called out.
Reply to this commentcheating is cool when you dont play for money.
it gets a laugh
Reply to this commentSounds like you guys had a great party. Good for you!
Reply to this commentThat looks like an awesome party. Guess this is what Blogging rockstars do in their free time.
Reply to this commentJohn- who are those girls in last photo in pirates outfit ?
Reply to this commentnice party
Girls Sony hired to work the party. There were four of them.
Reply to this commentWho is the cute blonde in the first and last pictures?
Reply to this commentI am wondering the same thing!
Reply to this commentIs the picture distorted or are those enormous pieces of sushi?
Reply to this commentFood, women, and fun fun fun. Does it get any better!
That place looks awesome
Reply to this commentNot just women, but booth babes dressed as pirates! Arrrrrrg pirate babes!
Reply to this commentI nearly forgot those to!
Reply to this commentThis is what I’ve been calling for for ages now, more chicks!
Reply to this commentSo how exactly does one get invited to these parties?
Reply to this commentIt helps if your name is John chow.
Reply to this commentI would never comment John, If you had not posted the picture of those three hotties………………Would you mind telling us who they are?
Reply to this commentI think you went there more for the food than trying to win the cheap prizes from sony lol
Reply to this commentI thought the same.
Reply to this commentI dont get how you lost?
Reply to this commentLooks like you had a good time. Well anything involving poker usually results in a good time, because, its not the amount you win or loose its the moments when you pull off those bluffs that count
Reply to this commentWow, Fatal1ty eh…that guy is an amazing gamer
-Mike
Reply to this commentthe blonde in the first and last picture is me- Ashley
Reply to this commentHello there,
Hehe
Reply to this commentI’d like to be over there too!:D
Reply to this commentReally cool.Next year i will be there.
Reply to this commentwow that sushi looks so huge
I can’t believe you guys met fatality lol
Reply to this commentMan the sushi looks great.
Reply to this commentThat would be a reason to attend something like that.
I’d eat them all
Better luck next year John.
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