Friday, March 14, 2008

A third stop organised by the hands of a pro!


Paul-Eric Schulmann, responsible for poker at the Lyon Vert casino, was present at the first two Partouche Poker Tour stops so that he could organise this third Super Satellite as well as possible. We tracked him down and interviewed him at Divonne about the preparation of Lyon event.

Hello Paul-Eric, how have you prepared for the Lyon Vert Super Satellite?
I went to Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in January and then Divonne-les-Bains. At Saint-Amand, I spent time with the Communications Director. He oversaw the external side of the event and I experienced the internal workings at the heart of the tournament. I took my whole team to Divonne, from the guys responsible for the meals to the sales people and from the communications team to the head of security. We were all there to meet the heads of the different services and how the event should be organised. We are going to try and make this stop as good as the previous ones.

From Saint-Amand to Divonne, we have seen the success increase each time...
I don't see it that way. Saint-Amand was also a great success! And it was even more difficult being the first tournament of the PPT. As for the Divonne Super Satellite, it was remarkably well organised. In fact, it is just in terms of participation numbers that the success is increasing. At Saint-Amand there were 334 players and at Divonne 347, we hope to surpass 400 at Lyon Vert. That would be amazing.

Lyon is the champion of football, but poker?
It is for sure Lyon is the champion of football. But we are doing everything possible to make the Lyon Vert Super Satellite an enormous success that will brings together the whole region to give the best possible image of our casino. From the infrastructure to the catering, it must all be working perfectly. So I reiterate if this stop is as good as the previous ones, it will be fabulous!

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