POKER V TYSON! You can’t make this stuff up. TV Bosses are attempting to stage a poker contest between Mike Tyson, mega rapper 50 Cent and an Internet millionaire. The prize? Tyson’s mansion. British millionaire Dominic Marracco bought the house from Tyson for £2,300,000 when Mike was forced to sell for financial reasons. In doing so he risked the wrath of 50 Cent who was also in the bidding but took second place to Dominic in the final head to head. A handful of high rollers have been approached to make up the rest of the table (along with 50 Cent) and all will be in with a chance of winning Tyson’s palace. Let’s hope everything goes off peacefully and nobody loses an ear during the game! We hear Tyson’s “straight” is unlike any other in poker.
FREQUENTLY ASKED POKER QUESTIONS Q: How frequently should the pack be shuffled when you’re playing Texas Hold’em? A: Every hand! If the deck were not shuffled every time there would be a lot of killer info you would otherwise be able to sniff out. Online of course this is not a problem because of the nature of the dealer software but in a home game it’s critical shuffling takes place hand to hand.
Q: During the World Series of Poker 2005 I noticed that the runner up Steve Dannenmann wore exactly the same clobber every day? Is that legal when you’re playing for millions of dollars? A: Perfectly legal! Perfectly distracting and possibly toxic. Steve’s a brilliant poker player. If he can gain an advantage, even via an assault on the opposition sinuses, he’ll take it. With the mega millions he won in second place we’re guessing he’s buying Armani by now.
Q: I have never been able to bluff effectively in live games. I always feel every inch of my face is giving my game away. I twitch. I sometimes even sweat across the moustache on my top lip. Any tips? A: Go to dailystarpoker.com and start playing ONLINE! Nobody can see you’re nervous or that your moustache is dripping wet or that your cheeks twitch like the Cheeky Girls on steroids. Poker on the web was invented for guys like you. We’re hoping you’re a guy, but if you’re not, our sincere apologies, and please don’t write in asking for dates.
