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« Worst Father in History »: The poker player Sat Grizzle in the Top 20
A list of the worst father in history has been released by the Seattle Weekly. In all, they are 20 celebrities among others consist of Darth Vader, the crooner Bing Cosby, the actor Alec Baldwin, the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, Ivan the Terrible, the former basketball star Karl Malone, the famous Woody Allen and also Pete Doherty. But the most striking in this ranking is the surprising appearance of the name of the poker player Sam Grizzle. Moreover, the criteria considered in judging the behavior of these called bad dads were not disclosed by the magazine.
To explain the reason of the presence of Sam Grizzle in the top 20 worst father in history, Todd Brunson referred to the difficult financial situation of the poker player at a certain time when he had just a baby. To avoid the possible deportation to his home, the son of Doyle Brunson lent money to Sam Grizzle to pay his bills. Instead of honoring what he owes, the family chief was tempted to play poker and won $ 50,000 at the beginning to leave empty-handed at the end. As a reminder, Sam Grizzle participated on the show Poker After Dark on NBC a few times. He pocketed a total earnings of $ 1,238,193 in tournaments during his career including his biggest gain amounted to $ 52,962 in a $ 1,500 limit hold'em tournament in 2000. From 1996 to 2001, he reached five final tables of the WSOP including a third place in a seven-card stud tournament.
Source: poker777.com
Tuesday, 03 May 2011
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