Who Would You Want to Play Poker Against?
Over at Paris Hilton Watch, there’s an amusing post on Paris Hilton’s poker faces, and that got me thinking about who’d I like to play poker against. Would I want to play against a rich millionaire who doesn’t know the slightest thing about poker, or would I want to play against one of the best?
Certainly, if I ever get a chance to play against Paris Hilton in one million dollar heads-up match, I’d head right to the bank and take out a loan just to play against her. Granted there’s the chance that Paris Hilton is actually a decent poker player and could beat me in humiliating fashion. Losing to her could be a valid reason for anyone to give up on life. I’m exaggerating but I bet I’d hear about it from people. I’d probably never hear the end of it - “Are you the one that lost to Paris Hilton at poker?”
After thinking about it, I’d want to play against Daniel Negreanu. He’s the most down to earth player of all the professionals. He’s also the most open about talking with fans and all the regular poker pokers. He takes the time to maintain his own blog. His articles on poker strategy can occasionally be found online. And, during one episode of the WSOP, which really solidified Negreanu as one of my favorite poker players, there was a short segment on how he visited this kid, who was badly injured or disabled from some accident, and taught him how to play poker and just hung out with him.
A lot of the other poker players these days remind me of Paris Hilton.
Paris Hilton, poker, Daniel Negreanu
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