Phil Laak Gets Last Laugh

Just a few days ago we reported on how Casino City had ranked the “10 Most Overexposed Poker Players” and we’re not talking about Lacey Jones in lingerie. 

Their number two most “overexposed” poker pro was none other than Phil Laak, who is the face of the Cake Poker network’s Unabomber Poker (watch for Jenny Woo’s interview with Laak to be published on the Gambling911.com website shortly). 

What did CasinoCity.com have to say about Laak?

Basically that he was lacking in any quality play of late.

"The Unabomber" has made just two WSOP final tables. And while his more famous girlfriend — Jennifer Tilly — has a WSOP gold bracelet, he's still looking for his first. It's somewhat fitting that Laak was invited to the WPT's "Bad Boys of Poker" event in 2003 before he even made a WPT final table on his own. While he did win the WPT Invitational in 2004, his results have otherwise hardly been noteworthy. Despite this relative lack of success, Laak has locked up the primary endorsement of Unabomber Poker, has drawn attention to himself with a 115-hour poker marathon, got a spot at ESPN's featured table during the WSOP and managed to find his way into every televised cash game and invitation-only tournament possible.

So guess who just got the last laugh.

Laak won his first ever World Series of Poker Europe bracelet and the £170,802 that came with it.

The win came on his girlfriend, actress Jennifer Tilly’s, birthday.

“It feels so good - maximum cheeze shippage and some gold as a bonus! What timing!! And to win it on Jennifer's birthday - it just makes it that much more sweet! Holla!”

Patrick Flanagan, Gambling911.com