The worst poker swap deal ever?
We round-up some of the stories you may have missed, including a funny swap for Dominik Nitsche and could poker have its own Royal Rumble?
Aaaaaaand I'm out
Everyone knows about the variance in poker tournaments, which is precisely why we sell shares and swap percentages. At the very least as a backer you get a fun sweat in the tournament for your money.
Not so this week for Rupert Elder who agreed to swap 5% with his friend Dominik Nitsche, five minutes before he ran his set into a bigger set:
lol this fucking guy @DominikNitsche pic.twitter.com/skgBS1mFSJ
— Rupert Elder (@ruperte) January 25, 2016
Royal Rumble for poker?
January is a big month for wrestling fans, as it is the month of the Royal Rumble. The classic over-the-top-rope elimination match sees 30 wrestlers enter the ring one at a time, until only one man is left standing.
This week poker pros Sam Greenwood and Steve O'Dwyer have floated the idea of the same format in a winner-takes-all poker tournament, a suggestion which has got a lot of players (Mostly wrestling fans) talking:
America's Dumbest Criminals
There is considerable variance involved in robbing anywhere, especially a heavily guarded casino, so the last thing you want to do if you pull it off is to....go gambling in another casino.
That's what career criminal George Goodrie did this month. He robbed a staff member of the Emerald City Casino in Montana at gunpoint. Instead of fleeing the State he decided that he now had a big enough bankroll to try and win a fortune at the slots in another casino just one block away.
Police recognised his car parked near the casino and arrested him at the slot machines.
Liv Boeree on London Real
Once again showing her marketability outside of poker, EPT Champion Liv Boeree was the latest guest on hit web show London Real.
The long form web show has a reputation for frank and controversial discussions, you can see how Liv faired right here:
Would you play a poker Royal Rumble? Let us know in the comments.
