Just when it looked as though things couldn't get any stranger in the world of poker, news broke --- or rather, re-broke --- over the weekend about the past of star player David Williams. Williams, most famed in these circles for his second-place finish in the 2004 WSOP main event, was discovered to have a previous history before the cameras, in a porn film featuring big porn name Janet Mason.
At this point it seems that the news is for real --- the evidence seems incontrovertible, there's been no denial from Williams, and it all seems to be a wider airing of what's essentially old news: Williams and the film in question received some notoriety in Magic: The Gathering circles last year. Williams was a former big-name player in M:tG events.
There are already lots of links to the recent buzz, so we won't send you off in any particular direction from here. Just be aware that some of these links contain images not appropriate for family or workplace viewing.
So what should we do on the topic? How about a cheesy "Top 10" list of half-witty observations? Sounds like fun!
10) Williams went to Southern Methodist University, usually known as SMU. He's probably lost out on the chance to return to his alma mater to give a commencement speech, but if they ever start up SMU Tech, he's a lock.
9) Do poker historians now have to revise their work and denote Williams as a movie "star" who made the transition to poker? We'll defer to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Tilly for the expert opinion on this one.
8) Williams went by his middle name, "Tony," in the flick. That makes us think of "tongue-y," for some reason.
7) Paris Hilton. (Who's made quite a few poker headlines of her own, lately.)
6) Janet Mason turns out to have the rather petite foot size of 4-1/2. (Yes, it's relevant.) All things considered, it's a relief her foot genes didn't come from the same lineage as, say, Shaq or Bob Lanier.
5) Since Williams has signed with Bodog, do you think Bodog views this as a plus or a REALLY BIG PLUS? Over the weekend, Bodog ran blurbs about how one could play at the private tables of Williams and another Bodog celebrity spokesman, Josh Arieh. Williams' table was packed; Arieh's was a "cob"-web table.
4) On the topic of the above, let's hope that there's no Josh Arieh sex tape waiting to be uncovered. (Though he'd probably like that idea.) Or, on the theme of the 2004 WSOP, the assorted porn-ventures of Greg Raymer. Please, Lord, have mercy.
3) Ever see the oft-repeated cartoon and comic-strip bit about the distracted dude who gets hold of the athlete's-foot cream instead of the toothpaste? Maybe Williams can tell us what a Desenex sandwich really tastes like.
2) And we note that the bacteria that causes athlete's foot, tinea pedis, also causes jock itch and similar maladies. But we're absolutely innocent in why we mention this...
1) Williams didn't get an IMDb credit for his cameo in "Tilt," either. On that score, at least, he's 0-for-2.
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