this year.

We’re really doing it.

In 48 hours a crack team of carefully selected individuals and I will depart on a 20 day Atlantic Canada Road Trip, in support of The Labatt Blue Chip Poker Tour. I have officially dubbed this trip: The ‘East Coast Or Bust’ Tour. We’ll be driving from Toronto Ontario to the tip of Newfoundland and the city of St. John’s. From there we will back track to Sydney, Nova Scotia, then down to the city of Halifax. After Halifax we take the bridge over to Summerside, Prince Edward Island, then back across to finish the tour in New Brunswick, stopping in Moncton, St. John, and Fredricton. 20 days, 7 stops, 1 ridiculously good time.

There isn’t to much to say about the trip currently, as we have yet to leave. I can say we have been working diligently over the past few weeks to make this event the highlight of the summer. Our equipment is top notch, and our execution sensational. We swarm into bars and turn them into the set of The World Poker Tour. Once we return from the east coast this promotion will be running across Ontario. Dates and locations are published on line at the Labatt Blue website. The grand prize, being awarded June 16th, 2005, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, is a Trip for 4 to Las Vegas, and a seat at a WPT event for the winner. That’s about a $20,000 value. I almost wish I wasn’t working on this event, because I would love to have a crack at that prize. Going all in against Doyle Brunson or Johnny Chan would be wild (and very matt Damon from Rounders).

So, look forward to updates from the road. I plan to chronicle this experience through words and photos. You’ll probably meet the team, share in some of the hijinks that are sure to occur, and hopefully get a few good laughs. I’ll try and make it entertaining and witty, with a sprinkle of thoughtfulness.