The Rake - Taking The Pulse Of Poker For 4/17/2006

Poker zombie irritation? Treat your problem at the source. (Photo courtesy MST3KTemple.com)

· According to one columnist a generation of “poker zombies” were spawned around 2003 “after Bravo began airing table footage of highly admired celebrities like, um, Ben Affleck and Coolio,” and wonders how to bring her husband back from the dark side. First off, everybody knows to return a zombie to his pre-zombified state you have to kill the head zombie. Secondly, we don’t think it’s Affleck or Coolio she should be worried about. Let’s just say we haven’t seen Chris Moneymaker during daylight hours in at least three years. [What are the odds that poker will go away forever? – DailyNews]

· The New York Post is reporting that Paris Hilton has become “addicted” to poker. Obviously, this is a story just laying the groundwork for the upcoming PR blitz to accompany the Paris Hilton/Greg Raymer sex tape. [Paris Hilton Addicted to Poker – New York Post]

· Full Tilt Poker promises that should you earn a seat in the WSOP Main Event through an FTP satellite and go on to win the bracelet, Full Tilt will present you with a $10 Million bonus. Maybe this offer will finally convince the last remaining holdout dorkwads that “World of Warcraft” is nothing but a waste of freaking time. [Full Tilt Poker Puts $10 Million on the Table – Online Casino News]

· A University of Arizona senior hits Vegas, walks away with $36K in a tournament and has won over $100K over the past eight months. Stay in school kids! [UA student plays poker with pros – Daily Wildcat]

· Speaking of role models, England’s Prince Harry has reportedly also fallen in love with poker. Doesn’t the future King of England worry that his gambling will cause people to say the power of the crown is nothing but a fraud? [Harry dab hand at poker – The Sun]

· Next time one of those newspaper pundits breathlessly posits that poker is over the hill, you’ll know right where to point him. By the way – still here, still growing. [Poker’s Popularity Still Rising – Bluff Magazine]

· And finally, your latest entry in the “The Next Poker” sweepstakes is… dominoes. Over/Under on dominoes joining televised Scrabble, bass fishing and paintball in the pseudo-sport graveyard of bad ideas is SEPTEMBER. [The dots are hot – Star-Telegram]

Watch this space for the upcoming LasVegasVegas Dominoes Blog! (Photo courtesy KidsDomain.com)

The Rake - Taking The Pulse Of Poker For 4/17/2006

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