Bringing Out the Stars
The WSOP Main Event often reaches beyond just poker players. Just a quick browse of half of the Blue section in the Amazon Room there's two faces that we were surprised to see peeking down at holecards. First, we spotted David Alan Grier. The other day, Grier came in during the $25,000 6-max event and met Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu. For being such a star in his own right, Grier was extremely humble and star struck by the two men he claimed to be his favorite poker players on the planet.
Just one table over from that is NBA basketball star Shawn Marion. Formerly with the Phoenix Suns and now with the Dallas Mavericks, Marion is taking a page from Jordan Farmar of the Los Angeles Lakers, who took to the Main Event felt last year. Marion attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas where he played before heading to the NBA.