Kobe Bryant invited to WSOP Main Event

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Kobe Bryant was invited by the wsop to participate in this years Main Event in tribute to Dr. Jerry Buss. DR. Buss, who recently passed away, was an avid poker player and played in several Main Events. Kobe had to decline because of doctors ordersdue to his achilles injury.
Whats your thought?
Would you have liked to seen the mamba Vs the sharks?

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...-declines-invitation-to-world-series-of-poker
 
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I wouldve loved to seen it and I had a weird feeling he would go deep if he played lol.
 
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i would of liked seeing him in the event i think more sports players should play the game not like they dont got the bankroll lol
 
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Hey... dead money is dead money.

A pool? I say he doesn't make the money.

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Is it necessary to be invited? Or does that mean the WSOP is paying his entry fee? Like he really needs that.

If a heel injury interferes with poker, that would be news. I have a whole foot out of commission right now and am pounding away at poker.

As for your real question, don't know anything about sharks and mambas. sorry
 
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rocksolidron said:
i would of liked seeing him in the event i think more sports players should play the game not like they dont got the bankroll lol
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I agree! Michael Phelps just played in an WSOP event. (I posted a thread on it) I always wanted to see Michael Jordan get more involved in poker. He's always been a big card player....Big gambler in general.
 
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i bet he would play almost every hand lol
 
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The blackmamba playing cards, thats gotta be awesome if it happened.
 
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I dunno....who cares? comes to mind.

Plus, it would be pretty awkward for him to be stuck at a table with 8 other people gawking, asking non-stop questions etc... for hours.
 
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LeanAndMean said:
Is it necessary to be invited? Or does that mean the WSOP is paying his entry fee? Like he really needs that.
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I'm guessing the WSOP was actually willing to have him playing it for free.

LeanAndMean said:
If a heel injury interferes with poker, that would be news. I have a whole foot out of commission right now and am pounding away at poker.
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I didn't get that either. It may be a serious injury.
 
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Kobe Bryant in the Main Event? He'd get raped.
 
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I would like to see him in the main event. Have him at a feature table with Ivey, kidpoker, and get Lebron James to play who also plays a lot of poker.
 
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ii think it would b awesome. lol i dont really get y he cant play poker even with the torn ACL. last time i checked ur usually sitting down in a chair, and not standing up. so i think that couold just b a bad xcuse but o well would have been cool to see him there
 
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Any type of publicity that poker can get is pretty much a good thing, especially if it involves famous athletes thinking that poker is cool.
 
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I would like to see Tiger Woods play in the WSOP.
 
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PLAYINBIG said:
I would like to see Tiger Woods play in the WSOP.
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+1 that would be pretty sweet. I think they should make a high stakes poker show with half of the players being celebrities and the other half being pros.
 
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I'm a Kobe fan and based on his competitiveness I would love to see him play after he retires. With his work ethic he could eventually be a very good player.
 
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the best players do not like to lose...why waste his time to promote for cashsuckers?
 
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I'm sure he will be out of his element. Unless he actively played with jerry when he was alive. I could see an all lakers homegame. Haha
 
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If you don't love the game ,,,why would he want to play ??? Not to mention he probably wouldn't want to be embarrassed. Someone could embarrass me all they want, if they would pay my entry to the "Main Event" .
 
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That would be awesome to watch but I'm glad he's not playing. Focus on recovery and get back to the NBA, you can learn to play and play when you retire.
 
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Noah31 said:
Kobe Bryant was invited by the WSOP to participate in this years Main Event in tribute to Dr. Jerry Buss. DR. Buss, who recently passed away, was an avid poker player and played in several Main Events. Kobe had to decline because of doctors ordersdue to his achilles injury.
Whats your thought?
Would you have liked to seen the mamba Vs the sharks?

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/e...-declines-invitation-to-world-series-of-poker
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Of course, Kobe is such hero that he would study a few poker vids and know what to do under pressure/situations right away.
 
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