{"id":37224,"date":"2014-07-02T10:57:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T09:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=37224"},"modified":"2023-09-04T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T14:38:38","slug":"warning-high-stakes-prop-bets-making-fall-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/warning-high-stakes-prop-bets-making-fall-sleep.html","title":{"rendered":"Warning! Bring In The Robots As These High Stakes Prop Bets Are Making Me Fall Asleep!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Lee Davy believes the High Stakes Prop bets of recent times have nosedived in terms of hilarity and complexity, and is reaching out to the general public to create a few new ideas.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>When Bill Perkins allegedly paid Jeff Gross $550,000 for getting a gay tattoo engraved into the top of his back, I knew it was time to get some new friends.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst my friends I am pretty sure for $550,000 I would have to eat my own feces for a year, have my genitals removed or constantly go to the toilet in a man size nappy for a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But no!!!!!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world of the High Stakes poker players all you have to do for $550,000 is get a small rainbow sized tattoo placed on an area of your back, that will never be seen by the public if he continues to wear a t-shirt.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 416px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/79ed85b4c1efd01848bfc50a62241848\/tumblr_n81yfmqfBH1rauo0fo1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"228\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exhibit A: Really A Rainbow Tattoo For 550k?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>You&#8217;re Not Even F**cking Trying!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s the classic case of having too much money, and not enough creativity. It\u2019s lazy, but most of all it\u2019s pretty boring. I mean what is the worse that can happen now that Gross has his tattoo?<\/p>\n<p>Even if it drew the attention of a few male admirers couldn\u2019t he just tell them he was straight? I mean it\u2019s just a rainbow. Perhaps, he is a fan of the UK Children\u2019s show from the 1970s and 80s featuring George, Zippy and Bungle?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>So What Else? Really&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>What else do the High Stakes poker players get up to when it comes to prop bets?<\/p>\n<p>They make bets that they can lose weight?<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly riveting is it?<\/p>\n<p>I mean what\u2019s the outcome here? They lose a ton of weight, look a lot better, pick up a lot of healthy habits along the way, and win a ton of money.<\/p>\n<p>Why not have a prop bet where they have to put on weight. A lot of it. Let\u2019s turn a fit and healthy poker player into a tub of lard. Now that\u2019s much more interesting if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/43b3628a957af74c70b32ec6564fef65\/tumblr_inline_n81fjgRCpK1qmvnph.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 1.5em;\">One Millllllliiooooonnnn Dollllllarrrrsss&#8230;.!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Phil Ivey once bought out of a million dollar bet that he couldn\u2019t go vegetarian for a year. He lasted 20-days before he paid Tom Dwan $150,000 to buy out of the bet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37239\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37239\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/phil_ivey_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/phil_ivey_01.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/phil_ivey_01-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/phil_ivey_01-234x150.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mmmm pleased to mmmmmeat you&#8230;.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>And as For You Antonio\u00a0Esfandiari Really?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_37259\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37259\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/antonio-esfandiari-poker-card-protector-review.jpg\" alt=\"antonio-esfandiari-poker-card-protector-review\" width=\"252\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/antonio-esfandiari-poker-card-protector-review.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/antonio-esfandiari-poker-card-protector-review-159x150.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s A Tasty Looking Card Protector!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I mean, come on, he\u2019s not even trying, which also makes prop bets between the rich and famous a little bit silly. I am not even going to talk about the prop bet where Antonio Esfandiari reneged on his bet to go a whole year without bread, by buying out for $5,000 after just five minutes, because it makes me want to put my hand in my blender and make a smoothie out of it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/375fa79f3d907ea3fea1a39f65eae25a\/tumblr_n7fuw02DXq1rqecq2o1_r2_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Really Don&#8217;t Even Tempt Me!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>BOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRINGGGGGGGGGGG!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Golf bets, basketball bets, running bets, weight loss bets, non-drinking bets, no sex bets &#8211; they all have one thing in common. They are boring. <strong>Nobody cares about them<\/strong>, because they aren\u2019t related to humor. For a prop bet to truly work it needs to make you piss your pants with laughter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reactiongifs.com\/r\/2013\/03\/barney-bored.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Phil Hellmuth Could Truly Be More Than Meets The Eye&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The recent Transformers movie has got me thinking.<\/p>\n<p>Almost daily I keep randomly saying the line, \u2018Transformers: robots in disguise,\u2019 but I say it sounding like a robot. Why not make a prop bet that a poker player has to talk like a robot for a prolonged period of time?<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t matter where this player is; he or she has to talk like a robot at all times. Honesty is a must here because you are not in their presence all of the time, but it would be hilarious to see a poker player having to talk like a robot at the table, or being interviewed by the press.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/c093e8cdca1f7dd3b78561c15e176437\/tumblr_n5orfsvkAV1s02vreo1_400.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now This Is How Phil Hellmuth Should Make An Entrance!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>So C&#8217;Mon And Sing A Long With Meeeeeeeeeeeeee&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Another one I like is a singing bet.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of talking you have to sing each word that comes out of your mouth. Once again, just like the robot bet, I think it would be hilarious and well worth the punt to see a player having to order a Starbucks whilst singing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/33.media.tumblr.com\/00f4cdf4e27ee6c16984eb2c722ad9f9\/tumblr_mqbcgk09Wm1qbu4f8o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mum mum mum mah, Mum mum mum mah, Mum mum mum mah, Mum mum mum mah<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s about the hilarity of the bet, not the challenge of it.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more interesting prop bets that has ever been made was the one where Jay Kwik had to live in the bathroom of the Bellagio for 30-days. Andrew Robl made the bet and duly paid up after Kwik installed a television, bed, his own art, a ton of DVD\u2019s and lived off room service for a month in order to become victorious.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>So The Challenge Has Been Set.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The modern day prop bet has become a tedium and it\u2019s high time someone livened it up a little and gave us something to giggle about.<\/p>\n<p>Now over to you.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/37.media.tumblr.com\/0d2defad9aeb31935193a2124d78c508\/tumblr_mrecwuspfW1qedb29o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hey Ladies&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What insane prop bets do you think the High Stakes poker players should take on that will have us in fits of laughter?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The brand new partypoker\u00a0Sunday tournament schedule!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The all new partypoker has introduced\u00a0<strong>a new Sunday tournament schedule.<\/strong>\u00a0The key changes are the addition of an action-packed fun $10K Super Bounty and a wide range of new low buy-in tournaments featuring the best of the old but also new speed, rebuy, add-on and PLO tournaments \u2013 a great Sunday mix if you want to win top prizes and have fun playing tournament poker.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Keep up to date with the all new partypoker!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favorite social media outlets. 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