This is not your celebrity "aren't we cute" tournament. She won a World Series of Poker bracelet playing against the best in the world:
Tilly won the Ladies no-limit Texas Hold 'Em event at the World Series of Poker, marking the first time a celebrity has won a bracelet at the famous tournament. Tilly's skillful and self-admitted lucky play earned her $158,625. She beat 600 players to capture first place in the grueling two-day event that featured some of the top female pros in the world. The buy-in was $1,000.
She credits learning from her boyfriend, Phil Laak, known as the Unabomber. (I thought he was totally whacked the first time I saw him at a final table with his hood all pulled down over his face.)
"When you're living with Phil, you kinda learn by osmosis," Tilly told CardPlayer.com. "Even in the middle of the night, he wakes up screaming out poker terms. Most guys scream out other girls' names. He'll wake up and go, `I should have bet more on the turn.'"
I figure she wins twice from this deal. With all the airhead parts we're used to watching her play, she's also just proven that she can act.
I don't know...in that picture Phil looks more like Eminem to me. "Yo, dog, I got three kings up in here. Recognize."
Posted by: Smartie | June 30, 2005 at 11:20 AM
Is this the one with the really high voice? I couldn't play with her. I'd either giggle too much or gouge out my eyes with the suicide King.
Posted by: kb | June 30, 2005 at 10:14 PM