Bluff Europe Editor in Chief made my fantasy real…

Bluff Europe Editor in Chief made my fantasy real…

Tuesday, 27 April 2010

By Dan Fleyshman.


Last week I was flying from Malta to London to sponsor the I-gaming Social put on by Lyceum Media, which happens to fall onto Michael Caselli’s Birthday every year. To make things more interesting it was sponsored by CalvinAyre.com and was considered the “Launch Party for Victory Poker” which is my new company!

While on the plane to enjoy the festivities, I came across a magazine photo of a stunning UK model named Emma Glover. This is a normal occasion to most people, as we sit on planes and flip through countless magazines and see 100’s of girls, but in this case I was so overwhelmed by her beauty that I woke up the 2 professional poker players that were flying with me!!! Keith Gipson & John Tabatabai were not very happy that I woke them up for some model in a magazine but I explained to them that the second the plane lands in London, we have to find this girl and book her for my launch party taking place in 18 hours time!!!


The poker players obviously thought I was a bit insane from working too many hours but I was dead serious and had my heart set on it…


Upon landing, I alerted the staff back in Las Vegas & friends in London to contact her modeling agency or do whatever they had to do in order to make it happen. Luckily I emailed the owner of BLUFF Magazine, Mr. Caselli, who’s birthday party it was, and told him about the amazing model from the magazine. His 3 word reply was “are you sure?” and my email reply back was “of course im sure, it’s true love : )”


I didn’t hear back from Caselli for 18 hours until 7:29 pm when I was setting up the sponsor table to prepare for the evening of networking and schmoozing with gaming affiliates. At that moment, (which I’ll never forget) he walked around the corner and said “Dan Fleyshman, I’d like you to meet Emma Glover, she’ll be working at your table tonight…”


I immediately heard in the background from the 2 pro players “SHE'S REAL, SHE'S REAL!!!” My heart stopped, but luckily my mind kept working and I immediately explained to the girl that just stepped out of a magazine, the story of how this all came to be! Luckily, she was flattered and worked the launch party smoothly and gracefully with a huge smile all the while. Her attitude & style actually surpassed my expectations and we’ve been good friends ever since.


The next day I played in the Party Poker Big Game lV on SKY TV for a countless amount of hours and although Isildur1 didn’t show up to the cash game, it was very entertaining and I managed to go all-in quite often : ) Nearly 2 days later I attempted to eliminate myself from game since the rules said that players were to be voted off every 2 hours but me being the CEO of a poker site, those poker sharks were NEVER going to vote me off!


The moral of the story besides the fact that Michael Caselli makes fantasies into realities is to pursue the things that you want in life even if it takes a great deal of work or seems crazy to other people! You only have one life and everyday is truly important, so put forth the effort, be good to people & your hard work will pay off… Whether it’s launching a new company or wanting to meet your dream girl, it’s the hard work & things you do in life prior to those moments that can turn your “Fantasy into a Reality…”



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