by Mary Asthon
Sunday ,4 Jul 2010
Since the recent signing of porn star Samantha Ryan by UltimateBet there has been some speculation about how sites choose their pros and who will be next.
More and more online poker sites are singing celebrities as their sponsored professionals. Recently porn star Samantha Ryan was signed by UltimateBet. However, what does this say about the skills and traits that are necessary in an individual to represent a leading online poker room and the poker world in general. If the trend continues who knows which faces sites will soon be choosing to represent them and the game .
What if Doyles Room decided to sign Betty White. She is an Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian. Recently she became the oldest person to have hosted Saturday Night Live. Clearly she is a force to be reckoned with, she has staminar, stayling power and lengevity. At 88 years old she is still going as funny and sharp as she ever has been. We feel that she would be perfect for Doyles room. She is is almost the personification of the Doyleism that “Life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon.” At even though she is more than ten years older than him, they could make a nice couple.
Another possibility could be Bodog Poker sponsering Tiger Woods. He is easily the most famous name in golf, if not in sports in general. He has won 14 major golf championships (only Jack Nicklaus has won more) and is also a 10 time PGA Player of the Year winner. Tiger Woods is easily one of the most successful sportsmen ever. His success has also made him increadibly rich, according to Forbes magazine, Tiger is the world’s first sportsman to earn more than $1 billion in his career! Since his recent sex scandal made international news, Woods now also has a slit “bad boy” reputation which makes him perfect for Bodog. Bodog was built by the self titled “bad boy” of online gambling, Calvin Ayre. Both him and Woods are now considered to be players (of more than jus their games). Also, both of them have histories as sucessful spokesmen, Woods has endoresed General Motors, Nike, Gatorade, EA Sports and many more. Calvin has successful promoted himself. Finally both of them are considered billionaires by Forbes magazine. Tiger Woods seems to be the natural choice for Bodog Poker, however, he should probably try and keep his hands to himself a scandal with Tiger, Evelyn Ng and Amanda Musumeci would not be the best thing.