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he apparently was a big time gambler while he was a tennis player, so this seems like a natural progression.
it must be nice to be able to rely on millions made in another career though. the pressure to win just cant be the same when you know that win or lose you will still make your mortage payments. |
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I bet the pros are ready for his tennis money. Also, anyone know if Vince Van Patten was any good while he was playing?
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no he wasnt that good... I think he made a few final tables and MAYBE I mean MAYBE won a tourney but thats about it.
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actually was asking if VVP was any good as a tennis player, although I highly doubt it. Also, how good of a poker player was/is Mike Sexton?
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oh lol my bad. Not sure how good VVP was as a tennis player.
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supposedly, VVP was a monster in the hollywood home games to the creators of the WPT used to play in. I know that sounds cheesy, but i read an interview (cant remember where) with two of the guys that were really involved with getting the WPT off the ground....and they talked about how Vince was a huge winner in the home game circles that they played in.
Think about, where did this guy come from? He had to have been playing somewhere, and had some kind of rep, to get asked to be involved with the Wpt. It's not like Vince Van Patton was a well known, big-draw celebrity who would bring in the viewers to the show. he also finished 16th in the Plaza championship over the summer, the tournament that Negreanu won and was televised on Fox. That field only consisted of 70 odd players...but they were all pro's. That being said, I hate VVP with a passion and find him to be horribly unfunny....almost as bad as Norman Chad, who's never won a dime in his life at cards yet feels comfortable criticizing the play of professionals
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