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Stars signs tennis pro Boris Becker

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  1. WooIsMe WooIsMe is offline

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    Nov 26th, 2007 (11/26/2007 10:25am)

    pokerstars signs retired tennis pro Boris Becker as a celebrity spokesperson.

    No, really.
  2. c_rev c_rev is offline

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    Nov 26th, 2007 (11/26/2007 10:29am) in reply to WooIsMe

    i guess it appeals to the euro's who like tennis but also poker....

    no different to matt hughes wearing a full tilt shirt though.
  3. Desslock Desslock is offline

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    Nov 26th, 2007 (11/26/2007 10:32am) in reply to WooIsMe

    They had a customer survery at the beginning of the year asking whether or not players thought it would be worthwhile for them to sign Boris Becker -- I guess it took almost a year to sign up such an important acquisition. Look out Full Tilt, next pokerstars is going to sign up the fat kid from the Cosby Show.
  4. sheets sheets is offline

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    Nov 26th, 2007 (11/26/2007 10:45am) in reply to Desslock

    looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
     
  5. donkkkkk donkkkkk is offline

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    Nov 26th, 2007 (11/26/2007 12:39pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    welcome to jokestars, we will hire anyone who has a celebrity status and fairly limited poker knowledge, if this applies to you then send your resume!

    god damn, they get the most randoms on this site. next thing you know they will hire John Cena from WWE because his body shows strength, therefore hes gotta be good.
  6. rocksolid124 rocksolid124 is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 8:45pm) in reply to donkkkkk

    Cena would never lose though....
  7. netgojustin netgojustin is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:07pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    what are they thinking
  8. Big Swing Big Swing is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:32pm) in reply to netgojustin

    Boris Straight Pwns
  9. Mr_BigQueso Mr_BigQueso is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:35pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    sheets vs boris HU tennis match
    572 1
  10. MrTimCaum MrTimCaum is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:38pm) in reply to Mr_BigQueso

    THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD OF THIS NEWS. THANK YOU FOR INFORMING THE MASSES OF THIS LATE-BREAKING STORY.

    anyway

    maybe stars will sign manute bol so sheets can have his revenge.
  11. K3M1K4l K3M1K4l is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:38pm) in reply to netgojustin

    my guess is that by signing poker unrelated celebrities pokerstars is trying to appeal to a wider audience. and if their plan works then its for the benefit of us all since new players means new fish - and we all like fish dont we
     
  12. TMLMS13 TMLMS13 is online now

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:49pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    sign some retired soccer superstar. Soccer> Tennis in Europe
  13. yooperusaf yooperusaf is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 9:58pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    Heard next week pokerstars is going to announce the signing of Vanilla Ice...........something to do with attracting meth users subliminally by using the word "ice". Guess we'll have to see if it catches on...........
  14. Cptn_Squishy Cptn_Squishy is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:14pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    Something had to fill the tremendous void left by Wil Weaton
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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:38pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    Can I be a pokerstars pro? I won a national quiz championship when I was 16.
  16. Quincrimes Quincrimes is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:39pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    Stephen Hawking covers the crippled mensa members demographic. "ALL IN" (robot voice)
  17. Trent55 Trent55 is offline can i have a title now

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:43pm) in reply to Quincrimes

    i won 2 pool tournaments when i was 12 and 13 i think i need to be a a stars pro
  18. al thumbs al thumbs is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:53pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    Next pokerstars team member........ALF.
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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:55pm) in reply to al thumbs

    ALF PWNZ
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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 10:55pm) in reply to Trent55


    G.T.F.O
  21. TheJacob TheJacob is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 11:08pm) in reply to Desslock

    stars must have gotten my email requesting they add a retired tennis player to their team.

    Unfortunately I was talking about Anna Kournikova.
    There isn't really a system for ranking retired tennis players, but if there was she would be #1
    in the world.
  22. al thumbs al thumbs is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 11:24pm) in reply to WooIsMe

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  23. poncho veelo poncho veelo is offline

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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 11:38pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    Well since the the star trek dude never did anything, they had to change gears. Seriously though, I betcha Boris turns out to be good. At least he looks like he would.
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    Nov 27th, 2007 (11/27/2007 11:47pm) in reply to TMLMS13

    Agreed, the question though would be who to sign 1st?
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    Nov 28th, 2007 (11/28/2007 11:44am) in reply to WooIsMe

    I can't stop laughing....

    Who's next - Flavor Flave?
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    Nov 28th, 2007 (11/28/2007 1:04pm) in reply to WooIsMe

    why is evryone questioning, if it brings new euro money to the tables its great. for 2 years everyone is complaining that the games are harder to beat . the more new players and money come , the closer it gets to the good old days.
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    Nov 28th, 2007 (11/28/2007 1:42pm) in reply to K3M1K4l

    people, stay focused ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  28. 2BlackNines 2BlackNines is offline

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    Nov 28th, 2007 (11/28/2007 1:45pm) in reply to iminurhead

    I was in a McDonalds commercial when i was 6, i wonder if they will sign me
  29. wny2nyc47 wny2nyc47 is offline

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    Nov 28th, 2007 (11/28/2007 1:47pm) in reply to Desslock

    At least I'd recognize the name of the fat kid from the Cosby Show.
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    Nov 29th, 2007 (11/29/2007 12:28am) in reply to 2BlackNines

    I wish you weren't a liar.
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