April
Fool's joke sparks Strip
Poker Championship
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dealer tosses out a card in a file photo.
Next month 200 poker buffs will risk baring all
in an...
DUBLIN
(Reuters) - It started as an April Fool's
joke but an Irish bookmaker's proposal to hold
the world's biggest strip poker contest will become
reality next month.
Paddy Power floated the idea as a joke but it
generated so much interest -- and hundreds of
requests to take part -- that the Dublin-based
company decided to organize a contest.
So next month, 200 poker buffs will risk baring
all in an attempt to become the first World Strip
Poker Champion -- and earn a place in the Guinness
Book of Records.
The winner will also receive a "Golden Fig
Leaf" trophy plus 10,000 pounds ($18,630)
in cash.
"This will be the most fun you can have with
your clothes on -- or off!" Paddy Power said
in a statement for the tournament, which will
be held in London on August 19.