They say all it takes in poker is "a chip and a chair." In this year's World Series of Poker, Pokershare.com is out to prove that it takes even less than you think. They have staked "Mikey the Chimp," a trained chimpanzee who plays No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em, in the 2006 WSoP Main Event. You can read a short article about this total insanity here.The web site sponsoring Mikey is offering any player who gets busted out of the tournament by Mikey a free $10,000 stake in next year's Main Event. And nice though that is, I think there's no consolation in the world that could possibly make up for getting knocked out of a poker tournament by a chimpanzee. Can you imagine ever living that down? That's like the opposite of getting knocked out by one of the legendary great players of poker, multiplied exponentially. You could only pray that no one you know would ever find out, except that you know when this event gets covered on ESPN in a few months, they will show footage of any player actually getting beaten by the chimp.
Somehow, I'm thinking there might be a revision to the rulebook before 2007's event.
2 comments:
Evan, you've missed the point entirely...
From their web-page:
"At PokerShare.com, we believe that any chump can win the Main Event, even our Chimp! We’re sure Mikey can swing his way onto the final table, but we understand the embarrassment you’ll all feel when you get knocked out by our chimp! PokerShare.com is generously offering a seat in the 2007 WSOP Main Event to anyone that gets knocked out by our lovable chimp, Mikey, provided you agree to wear a monkey outfit!"
Let me re-write that last part: "provided you agree to wear a monkey outfit!"
Even if I was knocked out, I wouldn't take them up on next year's buy-in. No way am I sitting there for 6 plus days in a chip suit!
bah...i'll let someone pay me $10k to wear a monkey suit.
and c'mon hercus, we all know you wouldn't sit there 6 days. ;)
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