The Winter Olympics get underway today, and we thought PokerStars you might appreciate some heads-up on who out there on the slopes, in the rinks — and hopefully on the medal stand — knows a thing or two about Texas […]
Poker-playing Olympians to Cheer forLet the Games Begin
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I swear we\’re not going gay(er than usual) here at Pokerati … but that song we told you about a long time ago, Poker Face by Lady Gaga, has now been turned into a male figure skating routine. In preparation
Poker on IceTriple-Axeling the Shark?
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A comment from the USAToday.com sports editor regarding commentors complaints about the \”spoiler\” of the WSOP Main Event winner in the headline: To our readers: We regret offending the handful of commenters who believe we should either not be reporting
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Michael Phelps made history at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics by winning a record eight gold medals. And his comments to the press about wanting to play some poker in the future garnered much attention from the poker community, as
Olympian Michael Phelps Asks to Meet With Doyle BrunsonCan we talk, legend to legend?
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Maybe one of these days he will accept an offer. Swimmer Michael Phelps came off an historic Olympics with eight gold medals. And in one of his numerous post-feat interviews, he mentioned that he might like to play in the
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The swimmer who stunned the world by setting a new record with his eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing made a statement in one of his post-amazing-feat interviews. Michael Phelps told the Baltimore Sun, \”I think
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Earl Burton has an interesting post up wondering why the sponsorship dollars for the WSOP main event final tableists haven\’t been rolling in. While he leaves room for the possibility that it\’s just a matter of time — I agree,
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As BJ Nemeth\’s earlier entry mentions, there\’s been a few Olympians who\’ve played at the World Series of Poker. But none of them would top the credentials of Michael Phelps. An avid cards player, Phelps said it would be cool
Re: How Many Olympians Have Played in the WSOP? Michael Phelps seeking seat in the WSOP?
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Race (rowing) Seat 2 (rowing) Boat (rowing) UPDATES: horse (gymnastics) skill (gymnastics) floor (gymnastics) shuttlecock (not a poker term, but should be) (Funny … while typing this up and watching badminton, a PokerStars commercial just came on.)
Poker Terms Heard at the Olympics Not counting “Chinese”
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While I can\’t keep up with all of the Olympic coverage, I\’m doing my damnedest. My TiVo has been working in hyperdrive, recording everything airing on NBC, the USA network, and CNBC, and I\’m watching a lot and fast-forwarding (with
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