Yes, that's right. A chimpanzee is playing in the 2006 World Series of Poker

JoshW · 07-24-2006, 11:03 AM

Ladies and gentlemen, there is a chimp playing in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event. Don't believe me? Fine. But it's true.

A website that I won't name - we're not in the business of free advertising! - has sponsored Mikey the Chimp in the 2006 Main event. It's true! How they managed this, I have no idea, but I have every intention of speaking with Gary Thompson, Robert Daily, et al regarding this. Unbelievable.

How does this work? Well, my guess is that while the rules and regulations surrounding the 2006 World Series of Poker are broad, they do not contain a stipulation that participants must actually be human beings. I guess as long as the monkey doesn't drop the "F-bomb" he'll be okay.

There's going to be a press conference of some sort coming up this Thursday, so I'll have some more information by then, but for now, here's what I know:

Mikey is a chimp that is nearing the end of his professional career. Having appeared on the cover of Vogue, a Black Eyed Peas CD cover, and various other publications, Mikey is aging a bit. Like all chimps, Mikey must live on his lifetime earnings once he retires. I'd say $10 Million for a first-place finish would be a very tidy sum to live on.

Mikey has been trained in the art of Hold'em. He's been trained to recognize shapes, colors, and even go "all-in," which apparently is his favorite move. Surprise.

Any unlucky soul that's actually busted by the chimp will receive a free buy-in to the 2007 WSOP main event, courtesy of the sponsoring website.

I'll be attending a press conference on Thursday, where I shall receive a banana split and banana flavored vodka. Shortly thereafter there's another press conference here at the Rio for something else, where there is an open bar. Oh boy. Thursday's blogs should be interesting.

Harrah's will likely institute a new rule for the 2007 World Series of Poker that forbids any player from flinging his own feces during the course of tournament play. Of course, this will still be allowed in cash games.

Can you imagine how awful one would feel if they busted out before the hairy little tike? What about being busted by him, whether or not your buy-in is refunded the following year? I can see Phil Hellmuth now: "You can't even spell poker!"

I want to see Joe Sebok, dressed as Wonder Woman, playing Mikey in the main event. If I can see that then I can live the rest of my days a happy man.

http://news.pokerpages.com/index.php...k=view&id=1571

Illusion · 07-24-2006, 11:23 AM

What will they think of next, this should be real interesting.

tacomax · 07-24-2006, 12:08 PM

Just imagine if the monkey goes all-in on the first hand and flops a straight flush.

bigboydan · 07-24-2006, 12:43 PM

now thats marketing

MrX · 07-24-2006, 12:57 PM

Anybody have a line up on the chimp yet?

Illusion · 07-24-2006, 12:59 PM

I really wanna see if the chimp can knock somebody out. Imagine how you would feel if a chimp took you out.

tacomax · 07-24-2006, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Illusion

Imagine how you would feel if a chimp took you out.

That's it - you know the chimp's only command is "all-in". And imagine going out to him on the first hand.

"Who knocked you out"

"Oh, the chimp"

mad · 07-24-2006, 06:38 PM

Not as worried about the humans, does the chimp understand the concept of leaving when you lose? Hope so, could get messy if he wants to stay and play.

isetcap · 07-25-2006, 05:32 AM

It's almost assured that there will be players who place lower than the chimp. That's not something to which I would like to lay claim.

JoshW · 07-25-2006, 12:26 PM

I doubt Harrahs even lets him at the table. Maybe they can teach him to just fold every hand?

bigboydan · 07-25-2006, 10:26 PM

with stuff like this it's making the WSOP sorta a big joke