Sports — The Vegas Tourist

Now we are talking football I can watch!! A women’s lingerie football league and Las Vegas will have its own team!

I kid you not…. Open tryouts for the unnamed Vegas team were launched this week with about 40 spandex clad women showing up. Those in attendance included Angelica Bridges, former Baywatch star and former star of FANTASY at the LUXOR.

Unfortunately our Sazzy was busy with another appointment and was unable to make an appearance. I’ve been assured that her agent is in contact with them about attending training camp later in the season.

So what will it take to be one of the players?? Well, they are looking for women with that perfect blend of honest athleticism and a natural hotness! Whatever…

Hmmm… Why am I hearing the Chip-n-Dale Magnet yelling “PIG!!” right about now???

The players that make the cut will be assembled over the next six months and will begin play in the fall 2011 season. Sorry guys. Tickets aren’t available yet! Trust me; I will be the first to let you know….

Are They Serious??

Yes they are. The league is already one year old with 10 teams, going for 34. Vegas is on top and looking good.

The play style is full-contact and very similar to other indoor football leagues. Their uniforms will consist of shoulder pads, elbow pads, knee pads, garters, bras, panties and ice-style helmets. So the next question is.. Silk? Lace??

There are no field goals and no punts, a team must attempt to get a first down on every fourth down. There are seven women on each side of the 50-yard field….The field is 50-yards between end zones.

Don’t worry, we will keep an eye out for future developments on these team and see if Uncle Oscar is getting ready to get these girls a indoor stadium to play in…. They may need it.

Binion, Ivey, WSOP History

Sazzy and I spent some time Thursday at the World Series of Poker and was able to catch a little piece of history. The Godfather of WSOP, Jack Binion awarding Phil Ivey his eighth gold bracelet. Not bad for a 33 year old poker pro.

It’s one thing to win a gold bracelet, its another to have it presented to you from the man who made WSOP what it is. Jack Binion and his father are the men credited for creating the championship game and making it the premier event in the world of poker back in 1970.

It was kind of strange to see Jack up there with Phil. Two men from two different era’s of the same game. One is the man who created it and protected it as it grew. Only to have his sister screw it all up and literally give away to some big, impersonal corporation. The other is a man who is barely in his prime and who has spent most of his WSOP career with it in the new owners hands.

Jack is not one for fancy pomp and circumstances. the presentation was over and he immediately left the stage and headed for the exit. However, I did catch him on his way out and saw that Binion magic at play. He walked out the main corridor, stopping to say hello to anyone who asked. He also made a point to stop and say hello to all the vendors along the way. The people who are helping to make this an enjoyable event for the fans and players. That’s the magic that is missing in the game. That personal touch that the Binions were famous for.

Phil Ivey was the winner of the $3,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. championship on Wednesday. From the sounds of it, this was a dramatic win for Ivey and marks his eighth career WSOP gold bracelet victory. That locks Ivey into a tie with Erik Seidel for fifth place on the all-time WSOP wins list.

Phil Ivey also becomes the youngest player in WSOP history ever to reach such a lofty plateau. This puts him on the same page as the game masters Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and the late Johnny Moss. A nice place to be sitting.

Listening to him, Phil Ivey shows absolutely no signs of slowing down and remains hungry to win a few more. And that begged a question from the media. if you can make more money player cash games, why are you here at WSOP? His answer was one of pride and honor. To him, the WSOP has made him what he is. He wouldn’t be where he is today if it wasn’t for the years he played in the WSOP and the skill she learned in the tournaments.

It is where he got the fame, the money and the sharp skills. So he plays it because this is here he belongs right now. As always, its not about the money, its about the honor of saying “I won a gold bracelet.”

I can see Phil back at the final table. One of the November Nine….