Jaime Alguersuari, the Spanish F1 ace, joins fellow F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella as sponsored players of Party Poker!
20-year-old Jaime, from Barcelona, became the youngest driver in F1 history when he took part in the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix and has always had a passion for poker and will be taking part in exclusive tournaments and promotions at PartyPoker.com from immediate effect.
“Some say that I am a novice in F1 and I would say the same about poker. I have loved the game from afar but with all my driving commitments, I have a lot to learn. I recently got my first points in F1 and am now about to secure my first PartyPoints at PartyPoker.com,” said Jaime. “The popularity of poker in Spain is on the rise and I cannot wait to be part of it and improve my skills at the table by playing online. Poker is so popular amongst the F1 drivers at the moment, by becoming an ambassador for PartyPoker.com I aim to be the best of them all!”As well as taking part in exclusive tournaments online at PartyPoker.com there will also be the chance for customers to meet the young motor racing ace through specific promotions in the coming months. One will offer tickets to the Valencia Grand
Prix on June 27th and the chance to meet Jaime, while the F1 ace will take part in the prestigious WPT Barcelona which runs from May 17th-23rd at Casino Barcelona.
As well as being the youngest F1 driver in history and the first driver in the elite sport to be born in the 1990’s, Jaime also has a passion for being a DJ, showing he can spin a track as well as drive on one.
“I doubt Lady Gaga’s ‘PokerFace’ is in my DJ set but I love poker as much as I do my music. I am planning on getting a new poker themed tattoo and hope the players at PartyPoker.com can help me choose it!” said Jaime.
Italian F1 ace Giancarlo Fisichella was the first to welcome Jaime into Team PartyPoker.com. “If Jaime has a natural flair for poker like he does for driving, he can come and join the poker elite in F1. I am not going to go into too much detail but several of my mates are good players: Kubica, Alonso, Liuzzi, Heidfeld, Glock and Rosberg are the ones I would pick out. They all love it! From what I have seen of Jaime he has the potential to be one of the best!”
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