Jul
28
by Michael Burger
Darvin Moon doesn't want to accept a sponsorship deal with an online poker site. (Image Courtesy World Series of Poker)
So far Darvin Moon has rejected bids from online poker sites to wear their logos. He is entering the 2009 WSOP Final Table as the chip leader and he got there without any sponsorship deals.
In an interview with Lacey Jones for Bluff, Moon explained his reason for not wearing a patch. Apparently he’s “laid back and doesn’t want to be tied to anything.”
OK, fair enough.
But there will be plenty of online poker sites who obsessively sponsor the hell out of every visible inch of players on any TV table. They will definitely be dangling plenty of carrots in front Moon over the next few months. It'll be interesting to see if he bites.
Jul
27
by Michael Burger
Matt Damon might bring some cool new poker moments, like this one, back to the big screen. (Video Courtesy Youtube)
In a recent interview with pokerlistings.com, Matt Damon and David Levien (Rounders co-writer), both indicated that a Rounders sequel might happen.
Damon, the lead in the original Rounders, said that, "Everybody would probably come back. The actors all had a really good time working together. I know Edward would want to do it; we had a blast working together. [Director] John Dahl I'm sure would like to do it."
Levien confirmed that a Rounders 2 script was in the works. "We've been concentrating on Rounders 2 lately; Ideas are percolating. It's great to know that all of the original players want to come back and do another one."
Don't hold your breath for Rounders 2 though. If they're just letting ideas perculate at this point, the film itself will take years to hit theaters if it gets made. So while you're waiting to watch a poker story, you might as well be living a poker story, with Unabomber Poker's online poker room.