Apparently Silent Library has been remade into an Americanized version on MTV, but I honestly cannot see how it can ever beat this old clip from the original Japanese show. The idea of the game is that contestants sit at a table in an undisclosed library and draw cards. If you end up with the Skull and Crossbones card you have to take part in a bizarre challenge or “punishment”. All the while the contestants have to remain as quiet as possible because, after all, they are in a library. It’s pretty much a genius concept and the result is hilarious. This is one of my favorite viral clips ever: continue reading...
I have never seen an audience as bad as this one before…and I go to a lot of comedy shows! continue reading...
Young Gun Joe Cada stops by the Deal bringing his own brand of Michigan madness to Bristol. continue reading...
Celebrities are gambling for a cause!
This is the week when celebrities descend upon the World Series of Poker, with the Ante Up for Africa Celebrity-Charity Tournament. continue reading...
From PokerNewsDaily.com:
With only scant days remaining until the start of the $10,000 Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the race for the remaining bracelets is heating up in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. continue reading...
from The Canadian Press:
Recent biochemistry graduate Poorya Nazari isn’t too worried about landing a job in today’s tough market. Why? The Toronto-area man knows how to play poker. continue reading...
This is brutal… From the TaxProf blog:
The big winner at this year’s World Series of Poker: the tax man. Russ Fox computes the tax liability of the final nine players on their $32.7 million of winnings as $14.3 million — a 43.7% tax rate: continue reading...
Ylon Schwartz is one of the November Nine, the most hyped final table in poker history. He’s about to play on poker’s biggest stage for the championship of the world and more money than even he could burn off in a few years. The eyes of the world will be upon him and the other eight remaining players in the main event, looking on as poker’s next world champion is determined. However, one senses that he’s not interested in the accompaniment of fame.
From CasinoGamblingWeb.com:
John Juanda had to stare down Daniel Negreanu for much of the final table at the World series of Poker Europe Main Event. That is not an enviable task for any poker player. continue reading...
Some definite classics in here as chosen by CGTV:
