Posts Tagged ‘Mats Sundin’

Mats Sundin played his first tournament

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Now finally Hockey Pro Mats Sundin played his first tournament as an ambassador for Pokerstars.

-We are very impressed with Mats play, says Johan Bondesson at Pokerstars. Mats Sundin, who signed up with Pokerstars a couple a weeks ago and played his first tournament (EPT in Barcelona), played for six and a half hours before it was time to leave the tables. Mats ended before Poker Pros like William Thorson, Daniel Negreanu and Scotty Nguyen and his sponsor was very impressed by that.
- I did not think I was gonna be disappointed, but I am, said a laughing Mats Sundin after he was eliminated.
On the question If there he will play more tournament He said; -Absolutely!
And then he walks away from his first, but not his last big tournament.

Mats Sundin To Join Team PokerStars

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Hockey icon Mats Sundin will be joining Pokerstars to be one of the International celebrity ambassadors. He will soon show up at Pokerstars online under the name ”MatsSundin” and he will play for Pokerstars in the European Poker Tour as well.
Sundin says he is very proud to be an ambassador for Pokerstars. He also said that he think his fighting spirit will help him at the poker tables.
Mats Sundin has played hockey for Quebec Nordiques and now for Toronto Maple Leafs, were he is the captain, and he was the first swede scored 500 goals in NHL. Sundin played for Sweden in international tournaments and got 5 medals, three of them was gold.