(Post by Michele Lewis, a cougar. Read more from Michele on her blog michelelewis.com)
At the2007 World Series of Poker I posted on Pokerati things going on in the Amazon room. This year I will do the same but possibly eliminate Amazon Room from headlines because I’m convinced the 2009 WSOP will be at Caesars Palace. OK, I’m not really convinced because transferring the location wouldn’t have been exactly prudent in the middle of a leveraged buyout, especially during the subprime mortgage crisis.
Nonetheless, since the 2005 WSOP, many speculate a move because someone heard from a stripper…who is friends with a dealer… who may or may not have heard from a pro… who knows the guy at the valet really well. Despite the constant gossip, Jeffrey Pollack continues to explain the Rio provides an easy flow and user-friendly structure for the WSOP brand.
So, I asked him to clarify any assumptions, rumors and expectations. Pollack stated today:
“The rumor about a move to Caesars is completely without merit. The Rio is the home of the WSOP and a terrific home at that. There is no discussion about moving from the Rio.”
There you have it…print it, fold it and take it to your table to let your dealer and opponents know the (current) facts. You might also want to tell them it’s common business practice of corporations to keep things quiet until it is a done deal or the time is right. Yet, that very thought keeps me hopeful while thinking of WSOP dinner breaks at Raos rather than Sao Paulo.
PS – I don’t have any pictures of hot chicks. Perhaps someone can take some of the Rio’s Sapphire Pool girls on break at Starbucks, which is next to the Sao Paulo Café. Provided they say "yes" which is not the new "no."
Barring some crazy breaking story, Wicked Chops Poker will be off Memorial Day Weekend. With the 2008 World Series of Poker just a week away (meaning six straight weeks of unrelenting poker coverage), and 2/3 of the Entities in Ireland right now, and 1/3 of the Entities staggering drunk for three-days, let’s be honest, not much is going to get done.
But to get in the mindset for the 2008 WSOP, here’s some recommended reading from WCP coverage of WSOP’s past.
2005 WSOP Before going down on Dancing with the Stars’Derek Hough, Dancing with the Stars’Shannon Elizabethwent down in four-way action. Wily Brit Barry Baskin smelled like shit. Whatever happened to Johnny Rockets from Daytona? That guy seemed to have the total package. Brad Garrettwas urinating and so dork had an Elmo head. The longest massage ever? Some dude got real creepy around Greg Raymer. Tiffany Williamson…that bitch is crazy!
2006 WSOP Where to even begin? How about some Card Player Like You Were There Moments (TM) here here here here here here and here. Phil Hellmuth wins a then record-tying 10th bracelet. Clearly us at our absolute most bedlam ensuing. Some chick played in a nun outfit which probably blew Gank’s mind. The Milwaukee’s Best Light girls need to make a comeback. Somebody told us that Bill Gateshas a regular call girl he sees in France. Our Sweats did OK in Day 1B. Mean people applauded when Doyle Brunson busted. Our mutual love-affair with Anna Benson began. Joanna Krupa (above) officially became the hottest girl to ever play the WSOP. Some more hot girls from the 2006 WSOP. Vaughn Sandman (where ya been, bud?) absolutely toys with "Salty" Joe Hachem. We were the first to introduce the world to Jamie Gold. And we were the only ones to get a pic with Jamie Gold and Crispin "Don’t Call Me Bruce" Leyser.
Somehow or another we missed this at last year’s World Series of Poker.
Which is good. Because while most people are creeped out by clowns, we’re creeped out by magicians.
And for good reason. David Copperfield. Criss Angel. David Blaine. Scott Lazar.
The list goes on and on.
And now we hear rumors that Chet Lightning might–might–make several appearances at the 2008 WSOP. What does he have up his sleeve? Hopefully something better than what he unleashed last year on Lacey Jones.
If we haven’t said it before, we sort of have a crush on actress/singer Dee Dozier, who you may recall as the ridiculously pretty/cute/hot girl playing in the World Series of Poker Main Event last summer and who you probably don’t recognize as the dead girl Robert Downey Jr. took a whiz on in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
The last we talked with Dee she was focusing on her main passion, music, and was recording some new tunes out in Los Angeles (listen to songs here). Dee recently released a music video for one of the songs “Beautiful Lies,” and you can watch it below (check her shirt out in the opening scene to make sense of headline above).
The latest poker news is brought to you by 25-year-old Bulgarian model Svetle Simeonova, who is currently the Shana Hiatt of an Italian poker TV show called “La Notte Del Poker,” although we could be making this up as nothing we read about her was in English. Photos of Svetle below, and check out her Maxim Germany photo spread here (NSFW).
:: That little guy who won the EPT Copenhagen for his daughter N-a-n-z-i took down the $500 buy-in event at the WSOP-C Indiana (Click here)
:: WCP Poker Awards Winner The Intense Stare of Scott Clements won the $5k prelim event at the Bellagio Five-Star World Poker Classic (Click here)
:: Poker raid in Hilton Head nets 27 players, one of who we bet was wearing a Tommy Bahama shirt (Click here)
:: Poker pro Jen Harman, a woman, continues her fight against animal cruelty with charity tourney at the Venetian this April 18 (Click here)
:: Jerry Yang, the most anonymous WSOP Main Event winner in recent history, is apparently known as “The Shadow” in poker circles. What happened to Nien Nunb? (Click here)
The Mississauga News is reporting today that Tuan Lam (at right), the Vietnamese poker player living in Canada who finished second in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, is planning to buid a temple back home in Vietnam with a portion of the $4.8 million he won.
“Right now, I already have bought the land and everything . . . The only thing now is I wait for the government to accept me to build the temple there. As long as I get permission from them, I build right away.”
“It will be a place to pray, and especially I will store food in there in case people need it. Every month I would donate food to people; that’s my goal.”
Finally a poker player who is doing exactly what we would do with that big of a prize, except our temple would be a little different, not much, just a tad, in that it would have three 50 foot statues, one of each Entity, like you’d see in some Indiana Jones flick just to remind everyone who they should be grateful for every single day. Ok, perhaps that would be a bit too much. Maybe 40 foot statues. But made out of gold. Would have to be gold or maybe platinum and encrusted with precious gems and stuff..just to show some serious gratitude because no one likes it when people are ungrateful. It’s selfish.
In related news, 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ModelJarah Mariano isn’t Vietnamese but Tila Tequila is and they kind of look alike except Jarah is way hotter ’cause she isn’t a midget. Enjoy the Jarah Mariano photos below (click to enlarge) and after the jump…
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The latest poker news is brought to you by 25-year-old Bulgarian model Svetle Simeonova, who is currently the Shana Hiatt of an Italian poker TV show called “La Notte Del Poker,” although we could be making this up as nothing we read about her was in English. Photos of Svetle below, and check out her Maxim Germany photo spread 
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