Carbon Poker, last seen trotting out the totty via new spokesperson Tina Wallman, is to debut a brand new look, logo and VIP program on March 1. Poker News Daily quoted Carbon’s head of acquisition Atil Singh as promising the new & improved site would offer ‘great rewards, benefits and functionality.” Riveting stuff, but honestly, we would have preferred to have learned this from Tina’s lips…
March 1 will also see Liv Boeree making her debut as TV analyst for the UK & Ireland Poker Tour broadcasts over Channel 4. Boeree will appear alongside commentator Nick Wealthall, who will no doubt have a hard time getting noticed whenever the camera’s on the pair of them. The first episode will cover the recent event in Galway, while Nottingham will be filmed Feb. 11-14, with future stops in Manchester, Cork, Edinburgh and Dublin.
Finally, actress/poker pro Jennifer Tilly says playing the live game in Las Vegas can take its toll on a body over the long term. Tilly told StyleBistro.com that “human beings aren’t meant to live under fluorescent lights with artificial oxygen.” Living and playing in Vegas for months at a stretch creates an environment in which “there’s a lot of smoke in the air, you don’t get out in the sun, so you don’t get Vitamin D.” To stay in top form under these conditions, Tilly employs a personal trainer who also delivers lunchboxes of prepared healthy foods to the casinos. Don’t think for a moment that fact entitles you to have a bucket of KFC delivered to your local card room.