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In today’s 3-Bet we’ll take a look at a Kiwi poker player losing a ridiculous prop bet, Phil Ivey is the new Don King and the raging debate about extreme staring in poker.
1) NZ Man Changes Name in Ridiculous Prop Bet
A New Zealand man has legally changed his name after losing a drunken prop bet in a poker game five years ago.
The new name? “Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All the Superheroes Combined with Frostnova.”
Mr. Frostnova’s name, which at 99 characters just meets New Zealand’s character limit of 100, was picked by his fellow card players.
The story broke when when a friend of the 22-year-old Dunedin native wrote on an online body building forum that the 99-character had finally been accepted on his passport.
Mr. Frostnova will be required to change his name on his driver’s license and all other legal documents.
It’s surprising the name was accepted considering New Zealand laws actually state that names cannot be “unreasonably long.”
No details were provided on the stakes of the home game but hopefully Frostnova actually had a shot at some decent money considering he’ll be stuck using a 99-character name for at least three years.
2) Phil Ivey's New Job: Fight Promotor!
Is Phil Ivey the new Don King?
It certainly felt like it this weekend as Ivey was announced as a co-founder of a new boxing and entertainment company called All In Entertainment.
Thanks to his new position with All In Entertainment Ivey attended Friday Night Fights this weekend and was actually interviewed by ESPN in the broadcast.
With that in mind That’s Poker decided to put up a photoshop of Ivey as Don King and it definitely got a chuckle out of us (and apparently Ivey).
Don king who? Lol @MrDKP pic.twitter.com/kx03bWPsxc
— Phil Ivey (@philivey) March 8, 20143) Staring Debate Rages
Mike McDonald’s long, steely-eyed, gazes into opponent’s souls have been under the microscope in 2014.
There’s a collection of poker players who feel McDonald’s stare-downs have edged into the territory of unreasonable and they’re letting the Canadian pro know on Twitter.
Perhaps just another reason for a shot clock in poker?
Debate amongst yourselves.
Anyone got extra cash at bay 101 for ME/HR? Dm me or text me. Can pay online, euros at any ept, cad in mtl, wire or cash at wsop
— Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) March 10, 2014.@nhgg @MikeMcDonald89 Staring lesson #1: learn to be unforgivably rude and unpleasant without caring. #StaringIsUnsporstmanlike
— Justin Bonomo (@JustinBonomo) March 10, 2014@JustinBonomo @nhgg I guess we're all entitled to our own opinions and whatnot but that one is outrageous
— Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) March 10, 2014@JustinBonomo @SavagePoker Used to be a penalty for excessive celebration. How about delay-of-game penalty for excessive stare down?#itsrude
— John Juanda (@LuckBoxJuanda) March 10, 2014@RandyDorfman Hate the tanking as much as anyone. Players need to step it up & self regulate. More rules are bad.
— Matt Glantz (@MattGlantz) March 9, 2014Re: starers, I find a well timed mid hand wink can throw them off ;)
— Peter Jetten (@PeterJetten) March 10, 2014@JustinBonomo @JCAlvarado1 @MikeMcDonald89 FWIW, some Chinese bizmen were upset w/excessive staredown in AussieMil+threaten to quit SHR(1/2)
— John Juanda (@LuckBoxJuanda) March 10, 2014@JustinBonomo 1000% agree
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) March 10, 2014Visit www.pokerlistings.com