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11-16-04, 11:58 AM
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Tennis star to try professional poker
There doesn't appear to be any articles online, but I heard on Sportscentre last night that former pro tennis player Evgeni Kafelnikov is apparently retiring from tennis and is going to try his hand at poker. He said that at 30 years of age it has become too difficult to defeat the young players on the WTA. Minor celebrity but still a nice addition to the Pro Poker world.
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11-16-04, 12:24 PM
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Apparently he has been playing for a while now in Russia - and will be entering into the $10,000 main event at the Aussie Millions in January.
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11-16-04, 03:21 PM
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he apparently was a big time gambler while he was a tennis player, so this seems like a natural progression.
it must be nice to be able to rely on millions made in another career though. the pressure to win just cant be the same when you know that win or lose you will still make your mortage payments. |
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11-17-04, 04:56 PM
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Another celebrity story. Well see how it turns out.
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11-19-04, 04:56 AM
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I know the coverage of the WPT has had some critics, but to compare VVP to that geek Norman Chad is insane. Dick Van Patten was better than this idiot, even Gabe Kaplan, yikes. He is horrible. Lon Mc. also, leaves alot to be desired. I have not seen a poker telecast, no matter how bad, that I enjoy less stricly on the commentary than that of ESPN. Of course it is of the WSOP, the grandaddy of them all, so what choice do we all have. And the ratings are thru the roof so they will probably be around for awhile.
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