July 21 - The Insider was the first to break this incredible story, which represents the marketing coup for the 2006 WSOP (at least so far) - PokerShare.com is sponsoring a chimp to play in the World Championship main event. The monkey (Mikey) and his handlers will be unveiled at a press conference at the Palms on July 27!One lucky journalist will get to challenge Mikey to a heads-up poker match while the rest of us will enjoy frozen banana and vodka cocktails while we watch the chimp in action.
If the chimp knocks out a poker player at the main event, Poker Share will pay for them to return to the 2007 WSOP but they may force them to wear a monkey suit when they come back. That seems like the smart and sensible option, since you'll never be able to show your face in a poker room again if you're beaten by Mikey at this year's main event.
The Insider will be at the Palms to meet and greet the chimp, and we may even be able to snag an exclusive interview with the poker playing primate.
PokerShare.com is the only online poker room where the players own a share of the company based on the loyalty points that they earn every time they play there. 40% of the company is held in a trust for the players, and this unique concept plus the partnership with Tain poker software has propelled Poker Share to the forefront of the online poker industry.
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