Poker Pro Loses $5K in Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge
With much of the focus these days on the 2007 World Series of Poker, we thought it might be fun to report on something other than poker taking place in Vegas: the 2007 Bud Light USA Rock, Paper, Scissors World Championship.
The rather unusual competition held recently at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino featured 298 competitors from across the U.S., all vying for the coveted USARPS trophy and $50K prize. Thirty-year-old Texan Jamie Langridge would go on to win the event, but it was 9th place winner, Aaron "Premonition" Rich, who created a bigger stir. Rich challenged celebrity guest referee and poker pro Phil Gordon to a best of 10 throw down. The Bodog-sponsored Rock, Paper, Scissors prodigy beat Gordon 10 to 8 and earned himself an extra $5K.
Check out the YouTube video of Rich beating Gordon here. (And if you want to know how to win at Rock, Paper, Scissors read this article.)
There's still time to earn your seat at the WSOP Main Event. Bodog Poker's got WSOP Semifinal Qualifiers every Sunday (2:20 PM ET), Monday (9:15 PM ET) and Thursday (9:15 PM ET) until Monday, June 18.
For a full list of Bodog's World Series qualifiers check out their WSOP Qualifier Schedule.