“As Berman told a Minnesota Business Magazine leadership luncheon that honored him, Dave Anderson of Famous Dave’s fame and Steve Schussler, founder of Rainforest Cafe and T-Rex: “Starting the World Poker Tour and creating this whole legitimacy around poker was my revenge. We have certainly taken poker out of the backrooms and onto mainstream television. People look at poker players today as heroes.”
And celebrities. “One of my executives was telling me his 8-year-old daughter said, Daddy, can we play Hold ‘Em? He said, Sure. She said, Just a minute. She went into the bedroom and came back out with sunglasses on.”
Sounds like she was being Greg Raymer, the 2004 World Series of Poker “Main Event” champ and U law school alum known as “Fossilman” because of his choice of shades…”
Star Tribune (05/12/07)
