PokerNews CUP Australia 2008

Welcome Vitalijs Abarass to Team PokerNews!

Vitalijs Abarass has been playing poker for two and a half years. “It’s a different game and you can really have a good time,” says Vitalijs. Currently, the student plays poker both live and online. His favourite poker variant is No Limit Texas Holdem with a preference for sit-n-gos and cash games. He considers winning this $5,600 PokerNews Cup Australia Freeroll his biggest poker success. “I was very happy when I won… Although it was very late at night, I still couldn’t get to sleep after,” explains Vitalijs. He proceeded to celebrate in a nightclub with his friends. This will be his first live major tournament and his first visit to Australia. "I have always wanted to travel and the time is now," says Jakob. How will Jakob fare at the most talked about event Down Under? Stay tuned to PokerNews.com and TV.PokerNews.com.