In Daniel Negreanu's latest blog one can read about the hassle he recently had to go through to be able to make it to EPT Barcelona. The reason for all this hassle was that his passport had expired, and due to some miscommunication between him and his assistant, Patty, the passport hadn't been renewed only days before EPT Barcelona - a tournament that Daniel had been looking forward to for a long [...] Read more » Daniel's winding road to EPT Barcelona
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 21177
and I cant believet how can somebody like him,who is PRO and make so much money,forgot to check his passport ?you cant look sometimes when your document will expire?it same like I watch where I will go on holiday,pay a holiday and then I see that my pssport expired!it so silly for me that he dont know this!
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Canada
Age: 55 (M)
Posts: 2387
Maybe his assistant is ignorant to the fact that in Canada, regular processing is a couple of weeks, for expedited processing you pay a small amount more and you have it very quickly. I can't blame Daniel as he is a busy person and needs an asistant to keep everything straight - but that is why she is there. I would think that with any government these things are not always super quick...
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 21177
come on people dont joke with me!like he is baby and he cant when his ID will expire?he need assistant for all stuffs?now will come news that his assistant forgot to wipe off his a.. and he is mad about taht !don get me wrong,but it same like you people who have arround 40 years,neads you mom to watch out for your passport!this is idiotic thing for me
Joined: Feb '11
Location: Switzerland
Age: 31 (M)
Posts: 122
Daniel Negreanu is my favourite player and I hope he'll win this season at least one EPT tourney. Perhaps in the next season I will also play a EPT tourney and play against him. I think this would be a honor for every poker player. good luck to all