Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will be facing other sports stars at a charity poker tournament that will take place in Prague, Czech Republic.
According to PokerStarsBlog.com, Nadal will be part of the European Poker Tour (EPT) charity poker festival. The Spaniard will be playing against Brazilian football star Ronaldo, former footballer Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine, Skier Alberto Tomba of Italy and field hockey player Fatima Moreira de Melo of Netherlands. They will be joined by top poker player Daniel Negreanu in the event that promises a €100,000 prize pool.
“Ronaldo has always been a hero of mine and I’m looking forward to taking him on at the poker table,” Nadal said. “The great thing about poker is that it’s a common ground for us to compete on, and there are many similarities between sport and poker strategy, so it will be good to see how he translates his game from the football field to the poker felt.”
“This is going to be a great event, and it’s one of the few opportunities that I have to take on Rafa and the other athletes on a level playing field,” Ronaldo stated. “We are all sports professionals, but in completely different fields, and poker is the level ground on which we can all compete fairly.”
