JOAO BARBOSA
João Barbosa from Portugal, who plays under the alias “joaob” on Unibet Poker, is the champion of the latest Unibet Open event which took place in Madrid during May 2008.
João became a Poker pro less than a year ago. Since then he won 105,000€ in Madrid after a deal in the heads-up and also claims to have good results online, specially No Limit cash games on Unibet Poker. He recently joined the Unibet team, and will be seen on most of the EPT’s.
Before he decided to commit to Poker, he graduated in Computer’s Engineering in 2006 and had started a pHD in the same area. He decided to drop it off and play poker full time, to take the most advantage of the profits, lots of new experiences and travelling which Poker allows him to have.
Says João of his experiences:
- I had an amazing experience in Madrid. It was the highest buy in tournament I had played so far. At first, I didn’t have any expectations but to have a good experience and enjoy. I started poorly and had less than half of my stack after an hour of play, but then things started going my way and I made it to the first place. I never felt too much pressure and was able to be focused all the time.
- After Madrid I played the Main Event of the WSOP, but unfortunately I was out on Day 1 although I think I played well. This season I will play most of the EPT’s thanks to Unibet, the first is Barcelona just before Unibet Open Milan.
- In Milan, I will surely do my best to be as close as possible to my previous result.
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