The Convergence of Poker and Soccer?

It\’s becoming less and less of a secret that I get excited about most things soccer-y … and since moving to Nevada from Texas I really miss Mexicans. (We have Latinos here in Las Vegas, but the food, the music, the lawn care … not the same.) So you can imagine I was quite delighted to see PokerStars getting in bed with Mexican Futbol\’s Primera Division.

This development actually probably has more to do with recent WPT World Championship-casher Boris Becker and \”sports\” in general than it does poker-and-soccer specifically, but still … here\’s a sample of the ads they\’re running on Mexican TV, this one featuring CD Chivas\’ Luis Michel:

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