August 1, 2006
Monkey Denied Registration at WSOP
Yep, you read correctly. Mikey the Chimp, sponsored by Pokershare, was entered to play on July 27 at the WSOP, but was denied a seat at the last minute by Harrah's.
“He will not be registered, nor will he play,” said Gary Thompson, spokesman for the World Series of Poker. “We are not letting any chimpanzees in. It would be cruel to the chimpanzee and unfair to our players.”
Did he say, "unfair to the players?" This monkey must be one hell of a card shark!
The chimpanzee was professionally trained to recognize the colors and shapes of suits and numbers. Mikey the monkey's favorite poker move is going 'all in', much like Pamela Anderson.
Mikey was found in a nationwide search and has been touted as the best non-human player in the world. Pokershare was even ready to contribute the hefty entry fee, $10,000, for Mikey to play in the main event.
The poker chimp was staying at the Real World Suite at the Palms, and even hosted a VIP party.
Had Mikey actually won any money, the trainer would have donated all the money earned to building a chimpanzee retirement sanctuary.
If the WSOP can let in monkey's like Pamela Anderson and Doyle Brunson, what's was the harm in letting Mikey play? Lighten up WSOP!
Fantasy Football Can Lead to a Raise
MSNBC had an interesting report today on the benefits of Fantasy Football, one being it can help you get a raise. The article quotes,
“These office leagues, they are made up of employees of different level of the org charts from entry level employees to senior level management," said Michale Henby, author of a book on fastasy football. "And it creates an interaction that may not happen throughout the typical work day."
“I’ll be honest, I would be leery of going to the CEO of my company and saying ‘Listen, our draft is at 3:00 on Tuesday. I scheduled it right before the meeting at 3:30. Would you like to be in it? It will be fun. It will be a great waster of time for all of us,'" said Will Leitch, editor-in-chief of Deadspin.com.
Fantasy Football, when used as social networking, can be great in building interpersonal relationships and can assist indirectly in moving up the corporate ladder. However, like Deadspin so poignantly alludes, the hours involved in number crunching and fact finding to build the perfect Fantasy Football team, is a tremendous time eater. Most companies do overlook Fantasy league action during work hours though, because it does positively affect worker moral.
Gambling911.com will be announcing the most ground-breaking Fantasy Football website soon. Not only will it take Fantasy Football to the next level, but it promises to waste even more corporate company time.
