For the previous few days, the 2nd Annual World Match of Slots (WTOS) has been happening on the Atlantis on Paradise Island within the Bahamas, a locale well-known to poker gamers as dwelling to the World Collection of Poker (WSOP) Paradise and previously the PokerStars Caribbean Journey (PCA).
Whereas reigning WSOP Essential Occasion champ Michael Mizrachi proved himself a slot champ in a particular ‘Drama within the Bahamas’ occasion towards inaugural WTOS champ Stephanie “Win-It-All” Corridor, “The Grinder” wasn’t the one poker participant on the town.
PokerNews really noticed Eddie Blumenthal, a poker professional with almost $2.6 million in lifetime earnings in accordance with the Hendon Mob, who was on trip on the resort, profiting from a Caesars Rewards 7-Star profit.
“I’m simply having fun with a non-poker trip for as soon as,” defined Blumenthal, who subsequent month will relocate from Wisconsin all the way down to South Florida. When requested if he’s a slots participant, Blumenthal admitted that he was certainly.
“That is how I bought 7 Stars, like tier credit score grinding,” he stated with a smile. Whereas he wasn’t in attendance for the WTOS, he took discover of the festivities and famous it was totally different than his ordinary go to to the island (which is his “seventh time, yeah, I feel in all probability my eighth or ninth”).
One factor that anybody who is aware of Blumenthal for some time will instantly discover is his buffed-up physique, which is a results of some big life-style adjustments.
“It was type of a very long time coming. I have been a little bit little bit of a partier my entire life and simply type of bought to the purpose the previous few years the place if I used to be going to maintain moving into poker and simply different issues in life, I used to be going to need to make some large adjustments, and it was fairly tough, however we’re.
He continued: “I have not had a drink this complete 12 months of 2025, which, individuals who know me are fairly stunned by that, however yeah, it is gonna be me any more.”
Whereas touring down the sobriety path, Blumenthal has put a heavy emphasis on different wholesome life-style decisions.
“I used to be a nationally-ranked wrestler once I was youthful, and I’ve type of finished these health issues in passing, you understand, for a month or two, after which I will get again into the previous methods,” he stated. “So, that is simply not doing that for 9 or 10 months. After I give up consuming, I used to be like I have to get again into the wrestling mentality and out of the poker life-style, which may be robust on the street on a regular basis.”
So will this new model of Eddie Blumenthal result in poker success?
“I hope so. This 12 months’s been type of up and down. I’ve had some deep runs in issues. I made Day 5 of the WSOP Essential and I bought twelfth in one other match. However I feel so. I’ve extra vitality. I am making deeper runs, catching extra usually, and simply seeing issues extra clearly. So yeah, only a matter of time, I feel.”
Take a look at the total interview with Blumenthal right here:
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