Soccer Star Makes Poker Debut
13 June 2006
LAS VEGAS , Nevada – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Evergreen Premiership soccer star Teddy Sheringham this week stepped out for his debut in a new sporting world taking on some of the world's top poker professionals in the WPT Mandalay Poker Championship in Las Vegas.
Representing VC Poker.com, Sheringham is competing against some of the world's fastest poker guns in the World Poker Tour's premiere poker tournament for an estimated first prize of US $4 million.
The event follows Teddy's online debut as the ambassador for VC Poker.com in which he has taken on online players from all over the world.
Sheringham, who recently signed a new one-year playing contract with West Ham to secure his place as the oldest striker in Premiership history, has long been acknowledged as one of the more cerebral players in football – a trait that should serve him well in his newest professional sporting endeavour.
"It's a great step from the East End of London to the Wild West of Vegas but I reckon playing poker at the top level takes as much nerve as playing top soccer. Professional poker is something which seriously interests me as a career once I finally have to call it a day on the soccer field and I am delighted to be associated with the VC Poker community. VC Poker has given me a great opportunity to try my luck in some of the biggest poker tournaments in the world and I'm looking forward to this new sporting challenge."
Victor Chandler (Company Chairman) said: "Teddy is a sportsman who embodies the highest virtues of skill, professionalism and sportsmanship. We are delighted to welcome him as the new face of VC Poker.com and to give our online players the chance of pitting their skills against his. We at VC Poker.com absolutely believe in Teddy as a poker player capable of competing with the world's best and wish him success in his WPT debut in Las Vegas."