Monday, July 14, 2008

The Last Day


Today is the last real day of the WSOP Main Event. They will play down to 9 players today, who will reconvene in November to play out the final table.

Last year, Tiffany was doing interviews/writing/etc for PokerNews and (I think) broadcasts for Bluff Poker Radio - I know I have a couple of podcasts saved with her as a fill-in host.

This year, she is the poker news. Update: She busted 17th, which is still a good payday, but no final table.)

She sits 6th in chips out of 27 remaining players as the Last Woman Standing (tm). With the last two big names, Phil Hellmuth and Mike Matusow, busting yesterday, there are a lot of people hoping, wishing, praying, etc. that Tiffany Michelle makes the final table and brings some interest to their broadcast.

Of course, most poker folks wouldn't mind a Tiffany effect similar to the Moneymaker effect - lots of women playing more poker (as Pauly wrote this morning). The poker world could use some pretty-ing up.

It'll also make four months of hype fairly easy to accomplish. What degenerates wouldn't be interested in an attractive female, who actually talks to people (unlike Jerry Yang) also known for some possible off-the-cuff behavior?

If she doesn't make it, ESPN is going to have a really, really hard time hyping a final table of people that even hardcore poker fans, for the most part, don't really know.

But if she does, it will be easy to market to a much wider audience.
Besides, I think someone once said lesbians equal ratings. Doesn't matter to me if true or not, but ESPN probably won't mind in its marketing efforts.
Hopefully she is able to put up with the pressure of it all if she does make the final table.

Below, a clip. Then, a link to an interview. Then, a picture from yesterday and her sizable stack.

Gambling + sex + sex appeal + money = God Bless America :)








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