GIOVANNI SAFINA JOINS TEAM PARTYPOKER!
Giovanni Safina, a 45 year-old civil lawyer from Palermo, Italy, took part in PartyPoker.com Premier League IV Main Event as the sole online qualifier and made a huge impression by finishing third and cashing for $158,000! All of this was from investing a mere €100 in an online satellite on PartyPoker.it! Giovanni has now joined Team PartyPoker.
Safina said, “I started playing poker through curiosity. The Premier League was the opportunity of a lifetime and a dream come true. I am truly delighted that my performances there led to the offer to join Team PartyPoker. I think I have shown that in poker everything is possible, but is necessary to have lots of patience and discipline. It’s also crazy to think that my fellow Italian teammates are Giancarlo Fisichella and Francesco Totti!”
The newest member of Team PartyPoker showed great character when thrown in with 11 of the world’s biggest sharks at the M Resort and despite all the mind games gained the respect of every player involved. At one point Safina donned a pair of headphones to block out the noise of the world famous trash talkers!
Safina joins a roster of players representing the PartyPoker brand that includes Mike Sexton, Tony G, Tyron Krost, Bodo Sbrzesny, Kara Scott, Ian Frazer and Dragan Galic as well as F1 racers Giancarlo Fisichella and Jaime Alguersuari and football legend Francesco Totti.
Team PartyPoker’s Kara Scott, who presents the Premier League IV action, welcomed Giovanni into the team. “I know that every single online qualifier in Vegas was desperate to join Team PartyPoker but Giovanni had to get the deal after his fantastic performances. It gives me great pleasure to welcome him onboard – he really deserves it.”
Safina only discovered poker in 2007 and went on to qualify for the Irish Open but it is his Premier League performance, where he secured the $100,000 buy-in from investing just €100, that left his stamp on the poker world. By joining Team PartyPoker, Giovanni will now represent PartyPoker.it at tournaments around the world.
April 29, 2010