Phelps's passion
Phelps's passion for poker is nothing new among professional athletes worldwide. In recent years, the sport's biggest names, including former tennis player Boris Becker and former national team goalkeeper Gigi Buffon Italian football, they turned to a new stage of their career - poker table, after he had completed the plans with sports world. Many former athletes, poker players today have already signed representation agreements with some of the most famous poker sites in the industry.
Phelps - a passion for poker
Although said to play online poker for several years and there were rumors about the game of poker and organized ad hoc in the Olympic Village in 2008, Phelps admits he did not pay much attention to high-level tournaments, although they would like to do so.
The first important appearance was at a live tournament was in 2008 at Caesars Palace Classic in Event # 2, when he managed to be ranked 9 out of 187 players, taking home $ 5,213 amount, a small number Phelps's earnings compared to sports, but he said money is not what matters, but rather that adrenaline and loves this game. Later, Phelps has tried their luck and in Event No. 5, but with a much shorter route than the previous Event.
Because he wanted very much to learn from professionals, it seems that Michael was able to stand a good time around the famous Doyle Brunson, who would give the athlete some poker lessons, after the Beijing Olympics. Moreover, there were rumors about a possible affiliation of the Phelps site Brunson's online poker, the famous Doyle's Room, but none of these rumors proved to be not real.
The rumors were fueled when a Doyle's blog where he posted a picture of you at a dinner with several other professional poker player, whose guest of honor was multiple Olympic medalist Michael Phelps.
"Michael said that all he wants to do in life is to eat, swim and play poker," said the then legendary Brunson.
No image of Phelps has not escaped "nevânata" of marketers online gambling industry so soon after success and notoriety achieved in 2008 in Beijing, the Asian Poker Tour sent a letter offering him a place in the event of Macao, which began a few days after the end of the Olympics.
Also, the same Brunson Phelps invited to opening night of The Real Deal, a show held at the Venetian Las Vegas poker.
Betfair officials have invited her to participate in the WSOP Europe Phelps in London, and other online poker sites have attempted to provide sponsorship. No such agreement has not materialized.
Lights and shadows
Meanwhile, his attraction to poker Phelps continued beyond the spotlight, the casinos in Atlantic City or Vegas. Rumors about his numerous escapades, which flooded the tabloids at some point around the world, Phelps led him to try to keep life in the shadow of extra-sporty, and therefore there is little data about how his passion for poker has evolved in 2009, outside a few small tournaments which apparently would have won. However, in 2010, Michael returned, with a participation in the Borgata Winter Open Tournament in Atlantic City's. He was ranked 9th of 64 players within NoLimit Hold'em Heads Up event, but failing to finish in the money.
"He was here before. It is clear that he likes the two-day tour and is always very nice when you play, "said a spokesman for the Borgata.
For Michael poker could be the next step in his career after quitting swimming final. "It is an activity where I have time for me. I can relax, be myself, I have fun. It is a place where they can be myself, "he says about poker.
Phelps - a passion for poker
Although said to play online poker for several years and there were rumors about the game of poker and organized ad hoc in the Olympic Village in 2008, Phelps admits he did not pay much attention to high-level tournaments, although they would like to do so.
The first important appearance was at a live tournament was in 2008 at Caesars Palace Classic in Event # 2, when he managed to be ranked 9 out of 187 players, taking home $ 5,213 amount, a small number Phelps's earnings compared to sports, but he said money is not what matters, but rather that adrenaline and loves this game. Later, Phelps has tried their luck and in Event No. 5, but with a much shorter route than the previous Event.
Because he wanted very much to learn from professionals, it seems that Michael was able to stand a good time around the famous Doyle Brunson, who would give the athlete some poker lessons, after the Beijing Olympics. Moreover, there were rumors about a possible affiliation of the Phelps site Brunson's online poker, the famous Doyle's Room, but none of these rumors proved to be not real.
The rumors were fueled when a Doyle's blog where he posted a picture of you at a dinner with several other professional poker player, whose guest of honor was multiple Olympic medalist Michael Phelps.
"Michael said that all he wants to do in life is to eat, swim and play poker," said the then legendary Brunson.
No image of Phelps has not escaped "nevânata" of marketers online gambling industry so soon after success and notoriety achieved in 2008 in Beijing, the Asian Poker Tour sent a letter offering him a place in the event of Macao, which began a few days after the end of the Olympics.
Also, the same Brunson Phelps invited to opening night of The Real Deal, a show held at the Venetian Las Vegas poker.
Betfair officials have invited her to participate in the WSOP Europe Phelps in London, and other online poker sites have attempted to provide sponsorship. No such agreement has not materialized.
Lights and shadows
Meanwhile, his attraction to poker Phelps continued beyond the spotlight, the casinos in Atlantic City or Vegas. Rumors about his numerous escapades, which flooded the tabloids at some point around the world, Phelps led him to try to keep life in the shadow of extra-sporty, and therefore there is little data about how his passion for poker has evolved in 2009, outside a few small tournaments which apparently would have won. However, in 2010, Michael returned, with a participation in the Borgata Winter Open Tournament in Atlantic City's. He was ranked 9th of 64 players within NoLimit Hold'em Heads Up event, but failing to finish in the money.
"He was here before. It is clear that he likes the two-day tour and is always very nice when you play, "said a spokesman for the Borgata.
For Michael poker could be the next step in his career after quitting swimming final. "It is an activity where I have time for me. I can relax, be myself, I have fun. It is a place where they can be myself, "he says about poker.
