UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer recently took third place at the WPT LA Classic poker tournament at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, California, according to MaxFighting.com.
The “Voice of the Octagon” — who is the 117th-ranked poker player in the world for 2007 — banked $50,000 for 18 hours of work at the tables.
Here’s a snip from Buffer:
“This is my best finish yet and what I like best about this win is I was short stacked for the entire tournament and survived with only four memorable solid hands and had to mentally challenge and bluff my way through the event. My most notable hand that I call the $50,000 hand was with an eight and four of spades in the hole and I pulled a runner flush to beat out a set of threes. I already have my $10,000 seat for the World Series of Poker Main Event and will be playing in other major $10,000+ events this year. All I can say is ‘It’s Time … To Begin … to go all in again on the green felt battlefield!’ and I’m ready to go for it.”
Huh?
As I slave away at this computer day-in-and day out, it’s humbling to know that a guy like Buffer can travel throughout the United States, make brief appearances, oggle ring girls, meet fighters, say a few words and collect checks.
And, when he’s not doing that, he gets to play cards.
Not sure where I went so wrong.
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Some guys have all the luck…
who gives a shit about bruce buffer
I already knew he was a poker pro.
I was thinking to myself awhile ago watching a UFC PPV how lucky guys like Liddell and Couture and Ortiz are now that White and the Brothers bought the UFC and how with MMA blowing up, they are at least making enough to not have to bag groceries while not training. Then, as I think BJ Penn was coming out against GSP, I had an epiphany. It aint the fighters who are lucky, it’s Bruce F@$%ing Fluffer. Just 2 yrs ago his more famous brother was probably saying, you UFC loser. And now Bruce is the man in the Buffer family.
Hmmm, talk for…what….7 mins a nite, get paid somewhere around $25K ( what Michael Buffer reportedly makes ) 18-20 times a year, get to be “inside” the UFC, bang UFC ring girls, and play poker.
And what’s really funny, compared to his brother, that cool ass Asian dude and the outrageous woman from Pride, he sucks.
He rode his brother’s coattails for the longest time. No talent douches. Geez. I’m gonna go jump in a burning river now.