Michael Phelps has lost no time in jumping from one pool to another, but his new choice is filled with sharks -- is Phelps good enough at poker to thrive?
The answer to this question seems to be “wait and see” but he is off to a good start. In his first big public, live poker event he not only cashed but he final tabled -- not too shabby.
The world knows Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympian in history, with more medals than anyone, more gold than anyone, more golds in a single Olympics than anyone, and a body perfectly designed for swimming mastery. Right after his being crowned as the Uber-Olympian, Phelps mentioned that he wanted to start playing poker more often, and the poker rooms of the world went crazy trying to draw his attention.
Phelps instead hit Las Vegas and made the acquaintance of many big shot poker pros - who all confessed they were fans of the Phelps - like Phil Hellmuth and Doyle Brunson.
This is the reason why Phelps is going to start collecting gold in the poker world like he did in the swimming world. Phelps is obviously a many who understands discipline, and he has proven that he is smart. He loves poker, has played online for years, and now has the money and time to do anything he wants; and what he wants to do is get good at poker.
And the pros are going to help him.
Poker pros who take a shine to each other help one another a great deal, and they all seem to like Michael Phelps. He will continue to mingle, continue to play, and soak up every ounce of poker knowledge they have to teach him.
Look for Phelps to pick up an online sponsorship, such as the one rumored to be on the horizon with DoylesRoom, and appear in major tourneys next year.
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