Shane Warne in Poker World Series
July 6, 2008
Retired Aussie Cricket legend, Shane Warne is realizing his ambition of captaining an Australian team in the World Series of Poker.
The self-confessed poker fan has found a mentor in Joe Hachem, the fellow Aussie who one the 2005 World Series to help Warne with some poker tuition. Warne said “He’s teaching me about bluffing and when to fold or raise. He’s been almost like a mentor”.
Aussies love to tell tall stories, so I am sure Warne will fit right into the professional poker world. Bring on Vegas!!
Charles Barkley, stops gambling… for 2 days…
June 24, 2008
Charles Barkley, NBA legend, is back on the Poker tables on July 2nd for a Celebrity Poker Tournament, 2 days after pledging to stop gambling. At least this is for charity, and all his winnings will be donated to a good cause.
The tournament will have a big showing of celebs on show, playing in the Ante Up for Africa, hosted at the Rio Casino in Vegas, the day before the World Series of Poker Main Event starts.
Barkley has had the Wynn Las Vegas chasing him down for $400,000.00 in casino debts, as well as DA fees of $40,000.00. In a recent interview, Barkley revealed he has lost around $10,000,000.00 through gambling.
Lets hope all his experience helps raise money for a good cause.
Harrelson Wins Cannes 2008 Charity Poker Tournament
May 28, 2008
©2008 PKR Pete – Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Tim Robbins, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Goldie Hawn, Salma Hayek and Alice Taglioni battled it out in the Cannes 2008 Celeb Poker Tournament, for the chance of winning $500,000.00 for their chosen charity.
At the end of the day, it was Harrelson that came out on top, outlasting all the other Celebs, there is some talk that the pot was split with Taglioni. Harrelson gave his winnings to environmental group Oasis.
I am still trying to find an only stream of the tournament, sounds like it was an exciting event and alot of fun, if you know where I can watch this online, please let me know.
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