Gossip Column: Dan Bilzerian’s Emojies, Vanessa Selbst’s ‘One Time’, Vanessa Rousso in Big Brother And A Lot More

We’re deep into the heart of the monsoon season and unlike the errant weather, poker world continues its concentric march with players eyeing only an increasing stack and a board that runs their way. Off the felts though, few can match the unpredictability of players, who dabble in anything that catches their fancy, from Emojies, P— Parades, to Guns! Yup, you got that right, we are alluding to poker land’s enfant terrible Dan Bilzerian, who is a constant in our Gossip Columns (What would we do without him?)

This time though, we have more… We have tales about our well-known pros, including Vanessa Selbst, Daniel Negreanu and Vanessa Rousso. We also have bizarre stories from all over, regaling us with the strange incidents that never fail to liven up poker world!

So get set, pour two fingers of your favorite poison, soda or ice and settle down to read it all…

Vanessa Rousso Gets Downright Dirty

Vanessa Rousso not only has managed to sustain her life in the brutal reality show “Big Brother”, but has also learned the slimey downright dirty ways to prolong it.

Remember, in our June edition of the Gossip Column, we informed you of Rousso joining the house, with comments that she had perfected the “art of bluffing and manipulating”. Now the attractive poker pro has gone a step further and engaged in cut-throat strategies to ensure that she escapes eviction from the house.

The latest episodes saw Rousso facing a bad time the past week, with the possibility of being out, either herself or Shelli. Rousso displayed amazing dexterity and aligned herself with Becky, the Head of the House and within days brainwashed members into kicking out Shelli.

Not enough? Becky is infamous for her fickle and ruthless backstabbing. But our player has wheedled her way into the black hearts of other contestants and continued to hang on.

It is to be seen now, if Rousso can walk dirty as good as she has talked dirty and keep going through all the further carnage expected, as the House speeds towards its vicious climax.

One thing is sure, post-Big Brother, Rousso will find any poker-field easy as pie!

Daniel Negreanu’s Hockey Fetish for Vegas

“Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu is notorious for his loudmouth and tendency to instigate controversies with cheeky comments. The six-time WSOP bracelet winner now is looking at owning a hockey team, the NHL, if they allow him to.

NHL was brought to Las Vegas by Bill Foley, but Negreanu has been majorly active in the event and shared his thoughts on owning a part of the team with the Toronto Sun.

“The idea of owning a piece of an NHL team is the coolest thing ever” he exclaimed.

“I’ll be at every game and maybe have a hockey talk show of my own. Right now, the focus is on getting the team. I just don’t see it not happening. We have a solid owner, an arena and we sold 13,000 season tickets,” added Negreanu.

“Vegas has 2.2 million people. It’s a sports town. We’ve been starving for a professional franchise of any kind for many years.”

However, Negreanu will have to face the voices that believe hockey has no place in the Vegas culture and may face empty stadiums.

To this the brash-mouthed pro pooh-poohed that, “People say there’s no hockey culture in Vegas. They said the same about San Jose — and now San Jose is Sharks Town.”

Expanding, he went on to say, “Nobody puts on a party or a show better than Vegas. Even people who don’t really love hockey will go for the atmosphere and then we’ll explain what is happening . They’ll come to understand it.”

Negreanu even speculated on the timeline for assembling the playoff roster and confidently stated, “It won’t take us as long to build a winner as people think. I’d bet on the playoffs in four or five years.”

Well, we sure would not dare contradict that prophecy, after all Negreanu has used those same guts to win all those bracelets and events, he certainly would know better about placing bets!

Bilzerian Emojies – Boobs, Goats & Guns

Dan Bilzerian is a man, who likes his personal stamp on everything, be it (well, we better not mention that here) or his merchandise, like T-shirts, badges etc, which the player has gotten made for his Presidential-election attempt in 2016.

The porn-star thrower has now arranged for an entire set of emojis, all of himself, all in a range of avatars! These include his poker playing caricatures, his gun-loving avatar and yes, it also includes women in bikinis holding the cards!

The best is of one woman who covers her ample assets with two cards, as well as one of a goat (remember the episode, where he underwent the Ice Bucket challenge in a tub, with a goat beside him?) Unless, of course, Bilzerian is alluding to other things with goat and Bilzerian being what he is, we’d rather not enter that territory, but leave it to your imagination!

Those who wish can download the crazy billionaire’s apps, called “The Bilzerian Life” and “The Beard of Dan Bilzerian.”

And if anyone is interested in owning “The Bilzerian Life” app, you can now bid for it in an auction, after all it made a fabulous $20 profit!

Better still, catch Bilzerian songs “Bilzerian Style” and “See You in Hell Dan Bilzerian”, both of which are available in the App Store!

Vanessa Selbst’s “One Time”

She’s fresh off a $1 Million win at the Super Highroller Celebrity Shootout!

She’s got 3 WSOP bracelets in her portfolio yet the lady never used her “One Time” for any emergency to date, but now she’s gone ahead and done it!

We talk of Vanessa Selbst, who has used her “One Time” not for any personal use, but to influence others in the 2016 vote for the President.

Just like the “Lifeline” in Kaun Banega Crorepati, poker world has its own version of help allowed a single instance, with the “One Time.”

Selbst stands clearly in favor of Bernie Sanders and tweeted her support, using her “One Time”

Retired Cop, “Snowbird Bandit” One & the Same

A retired Cop and a modest pension do not make for sensational news, but in this case Bruce Adair had a dangerous habit – Gambling!

The 70-year old gent was recently arrested for five robberies, after his wife, daughter and son-in-law complained to the police that he was the infamous “Snowbird Bandit”.

The family saw the posters of the “Snowbird Bandit” put up by the FBI and recognized him.

Adair was found guilty of walking into banks, among other locations and with a note that said, “I have a gun, give me large bills. No trash!”

The scared teller grabbed her drawer and handed it over and later told the cops that the Bandit wore a light green shirt, eyeglasses and a tan fedora.

After arrest, the police found money and guns in Adair’s Lodge lockers. Adair has spent 21 years as an officer with the LAPD and had been one of the officers, who had arrested Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy!

In 2000, Adair had filed for bankruptcy, but had been discharged.

Top Prize Toilet Tissue

A Senior Citizen’s Centre was recently hauled up for running micro-stakes card games in Muncie, Indiana. The authorities caught up with the centre after a disgruntled old player lost several times and failed to get the prizes of Toilet Paper and food goodies!

The Centre offered toilet paper, fruit and other such senior treats in lieu of prizes.

Gov Mike Pence was outraged that the seniors did not use common sense and ordered the games be shut as it amounted to “gambling.”

The seniors are “outraged” because now they stand to lose the rakes, which amounted to a princely sum of $10 an hour!

Chips & Balls And Lawsuits To Match

Poker often leaves many crying, with the turn of cards. But in this case, a roulette ball at Maryland Live “flew” off the wheel and hit a gambler, in the eye. He claimed he suffered “immediate blurred vision, increased pain and discomfort in the affected area, overwhelming disorientation and pronounced loss of physical coordination,” in a lawsuit and is demanding $300,000, plus interest!

Last heard, the casino was trying unsuccessfully to get rid of the legal issue!

In Florida, a lady player has accused the casino of dropping a box of poker chips on her head and is suing the casino for “severe injury, as well as disfigurement, disability, hospitalization and lost earnings.

The case is currently awaiting trial.

Phew! And we thought that these things only happened in the movies!

Well, that’s poker world for you folks, a lot of bluff, a few bets and some calls, take it all with a pinch of salt and ice to go with the Malt! Cheers!

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