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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Poor Gabe hasn't held up well humor wise. I much prefer the commentary from that Van Patten person (or whatever his name is) on WPT. The final referenced in the article isn't the same one I watched last weekend, and I'm not sure how chronologically it fits in, but I saw the World Series final that involved the threat of a shaved head of some famous Poker Dude. When was that really played? Anyone? Poker nerds?
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Phil Helmuth made a bet that if a certain amateur, Robert Varkoni (or something like that) won the 2002 World Series of Poker, he'd shave his head. Varkoni was at the final table and seemed to play some very questionable hands, but the cards came up for him and he knocked out a ton of pro players. He eventually went on to win (again, by hitting great cards in an underdog situation), and Phil got his head shaved at the table. The ESPN2 showings everyone is talking about is from this year's tournament, 2003, in which defending champ Robert Varkoni was knocked out on the first day, but at least this time he was actually holding good pocket cards, KK. Unfortunately, Scotty Nguyen held pocket aces, and there was no help for Varkoni on the board. Was that sufficiently nerdy enough?
Flinty (I think I won money last night)
Edited to add: Once again, str8 is johnny on the spot--I missed your earlier post. I would invite you to play with us, but I respect your no-wagering choice.
