Riise in Need of Some Chips
Poker pro Taylor Paur's currently sitting on a very comfortable 96,000-chip stack while one of his table mates, John Arne Riise, is looking for some help towards the end of the day.
Paur's story's known to most followers of the PokerNews live updates but Riise might not stand out as a familiar name, while most Premier League fans will definitely know the latter.
For many years Riise was a standout player for Liverpool, winning the Champions League in 2005 after beating A.C. Milan, the FA Cup (2006), League Cup (2006) and UEFA Super Cup in 2001 and 2005.
In total Riise played 487 games on the highest level for AS Monaco, Liverpool, AS Roma and Fullham during his impressive career. Up until today Riise has played the most games for the Norwegian national team with 110, and the only active player that's close is Brede Hangeland who's participated in 91 games.
So while a record setting poker achievement is still far away for this 33-year old professional athlete, his soccer achievements are never to be forgotten.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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96,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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17,000 | |