{"id":2953,"date":"2006-07-29T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2006-07-29T20:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2006\/07\/29\/world-strip-poker-championship\/"},"modified":"2006-07-29T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2006-07-29T20:08:08","slug":"world-strip-poker-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2006\/07\/29\/world-strip-poker-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"World Strip Poker Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DUBLIN (Reuters) – It started as an April Fool’s joke but an Irish
\n bookmaker’s proposal to hold the world’s biggest strip poker contest
\n will become reality next month.<\/p>\n

Paddy Power<\/a> floated the idea as a joke but it generated so much interest
\n — and hundreds of requests to take part — that the Dublin-based company
\n decided to organize a contest.<\/p>\n

So next month, 200 poker buffs will risk baring all in an attempt to
\n become the first World Strip Poker Champion — and earn a place in the
\n Guinness Book of Records.<\/p>\n

The winner will also receive a "Golden Fig Leaf" trophy plus
\n 10,000 pounds ($18,630) in cash."This will be the most fun you can
\n have with your clothes on — or off!" Paddy Power said in a statement
\n for the tournament, which will be held in London on August 19.<\/p>\n

from Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

tourney info from PaddyPower<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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