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richardhutnik
03-15-2008, 02:06 AM
Want to see an idea to consider for the hybrid tournament? Consider getting these poker players who also are strong at other games. You can have chess-backgammon-poker, and run as I have stated before.

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2007/02/poker-and-chess-with-us-chess-league.html
[Poker Stars dot com]

http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2006/08/chessplayer_wins_90713.htm
There's a long list of strong US chessplayers who have taken up poker close to full time, mostly online

chessvibes.com/?p=704

[Hybrid players]
Chess-poker:
Ivo Donev AKA "The Chess Master"
Jennifer Shahade
Greg Shahade
Dan Harrington (uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?10018820)
Howard Lederer
Ricky Grijalva
Ben Johnson
Bjorn-Erik Glenne
Eugene Yanayt
David John,
Ricky Grijalva
Michael Casella
Klinger,
Tolnai,
Gallagher,
Grischuk,
Kasimdzhanov,
M. Gurevich,
A. Sokolov,
Skripchenko,
I. Sokolov,
Relange,
Nataf,
Fressinet,
Dautov,
Gustafsson



Backgammon-poker:
pokerplayer.com.au/skilled-games/affinities-poker-backgammon.html
online-casino-usa.org/backgammon-tips/chips-and-checkers.html
blindbetpoker.com/profiles/phil-laak.html
professional-poker.com/poker-players/dan-harrington.htm
flopturnriver.com/Gus-Hansen.php
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Magriel
daretogamble.com/2007/04/10-crazy-proposition-bets-hellmuth-huck.html
Dan Harrington
Erik Seidel
Gus Hansen
Howard Lederer
Paul Magriel
Phil Laak
Huck Seed?
Brian Zembic