Italian style freerolls!

Pacific Poker is offering an unbeatable mix of pre-WSOP fun; freerolls, prize entries and now Alessandro Pastura. Get all the details on how to take on this Italian pro, here.

Pacific Poker boasts some of the best tournament schedules around, with freeroll tourneys in abundance and some fantastic player traffic numbers. With the up and coming World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the midst, they casino has kicked up the pace and is now offering thousands of dollars worth of freerolls with entry into the 2008 WSOP Main Event as its main prize. Every winning player from freeroll event will be sent to the tournament in style and given the opportunity to take on some of the world’s toughest competitors as well as a chance at a golden bracelet. The prize package is valued at $17,000 and includes entry into the competition, 10 days accommodation at the Venetian in Las Vegas, and exclusive party invitations.

As if this wasn’t enough, Pacific Poker has decided to add some spice to its mix, throwing in the professional Italian poker player, Alessandro Pastura, to go head to head against the site’s players. Not only will Pastura compete in all the site’s WSOP freeroll events, but he will also be giving away free signed chip sets to the top five players who compete in the May 25th and June 29th Freeroll events.

Pastura’s poker beginnings
Pastura has been an enthusiast for strategy games ever since he was a child, and began playing chess and backgammon at a young age. He continued his passion for skill games as he got older, and began a career as a computer science entrepreneur and adviser. With online poker online a few clicks way, he was bound to eventually discover the game. And indeed, in 2004 a friend of Pastura introduced him to online poker, and since then he has been hooked.

Pastura began playing with a first deposit of only $100 and no experience whatsoever. Yet his determination to understand the game lead him to read up in online forums and books for additional poker advice, and with time his game began to improve. Pastura moved on to live game play in freeroll and other tourneys, and eventually began shining over his competitors. Today, Pastura is a well recognized poker player in Italy, and has won 10 cashes in the last year alone, including a win at the International Poker Championship at Cassin. He is now an 888-sponsored player and an example to all online hopefuls.