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Shane
Warne gambles big on new career path, by Luke
Dennehy - 16th January 2008
(Credit:
news.com.au)
He
conquered the world of cricket and now Shane Warne
is about to embark on a new career - as a professional
poker player.
The
Herald Sun can reveal that Warne has signed with
poker giant 888.com to play poker around the world,
including the prestigious World Series of Poker
won famously by Aussie Joe Hachem in 2005.
Warne
was excited yesterday at his new challenge, which
will see him travel to the US, UK, New Zealand
and possibly South Africa with 888.com this year
with more dates possible around the world.
"Nothing
will replace the 20 years of cricket in my life
but there are a lot of similarities," he
said.
"It's
a game of skill that has a lot of analogies to
cricket.
"You
have to be very, very disciplined. "I'm really
excited. Hopefully this will replace the competitive
spirit that I had with cricket."
Warne's
interest in poker developed from playing with
mates over the past five years to a professional
career after becoming good friends with Joe Hachem
and his brother Tony.
He
sees the Hachem family every week. "Joe and
Tony have taught me a lot, and what excellent
teachers to have," he said.
"But
my attitude is I've got a lot more to learn about
the game." Warne, who quit cricket last year
after two decades on tour, said part of the enjoyment
of retirement was not being away from home and
family and friends for months.
His
poker career won't have the same travel demands.
"The travel is different. It's obviously
not like a cricket tour and will be in small stages,"
Warne said.
As
well as the poker, Warne said he has been kept
busy by other sponsor commitments. "It's
been great, I've been enjoying doing lots of different
things and it's been great to spend heaps of time
with the kids," he said. Warne's
first hit-out with 888.com will be at the Aussie
Millions at Crown today. He expects to be a little
nervous, but he is looking forward to playing
more and heading overseas soon.
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