Poker Goes One Weird Step Forward

April 12, 2009

It seems that it isn’t enough for some people to enjoy the benefit of poker playing. The thrill that comes from winning a well played poker tournament just isn’t enough to keep some people going. They are the ones who are consistently looking for something else to do; something that will make them feel as though they are getting the most excitement out of life that they can.

Now instead of simply playing poker, some of the players are adding new ways of betting on things – and they range from the bizarre to the amazing, and sometimes both at the same time. First Gus Hansen and Theo Jorgensen squared off against each other in the boxing ring. They bet a five figure sum that one would come out triumphant over the other, making it not only one of the strangest poker related bets ever – it also made it one of the most dangerous.

Well, at least it was until Sorel Mizzi and Bertrand Grospellier got into the act. These poker players decided to bet on a marathon bet of fitness. Commonly referred to as prop bets, these outside wagers usually tie into poker somehow, instead of them simply being bets against another poker player. This time around the two men will square off against each other in seventeen events – none of which are the same. Within these events, there will also be a nine round kick boxing match – which makes it that much less relevant to poker.

The winner will get $230,00 as well as 15% of the loser’s wins in the next $300,000 worth of tournaments. These poker tournaments will take place for the most part at the 2009 World Series of Poker.