The second season of the Latin America Poker Tour reaches its Grand Final on the 16th of April at Mar del Plata. I’ll be there, having qualified on PokerStars. For nearly as long as I can remember, I’ve longed to go to Argentina. Without any knowledge of the place except through literature and music and football, and indeed without having any Spanish really beyond ‘Hola’, ‘Buenos dios’ and ‘¡Hay un incendio!’, I’ve regarded Buenos Aires as my spiritual home.
The last time I played a big poker tournament was the London leg of the EPT in 2008. I reread the notes I’d made in Vegas the previous summer. I counselled myself to choose my spots, to fight aggression with aggression, to take the same amount of time over every action, and not to, never to, overplay KJ. This time, I’m rereading Borges and Cortazar, listening to tango, and dreaming of Buenos Aires.
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I bought Borges and Cortazar fridge magnets in the Recoleta street market – can you imagine Amis and McEwan gracing your fridge? Go to the Trastienda and see Uruguay’s brilliant BajoFondo Tango Club – at least buy the CD’s whilst you are there if you get a chance. There are some great music stores in Palermo Vieja
Ah, if only I’d had that information when I was in BA… Instead I’m in Mar del Plata until my return, trying to find an ATM that releases dollars.