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LONDON (Reuters) - Up to 200 strip poker players will
compete Saturday to see who will lose their shirts --
and more -- and who will scoop 10,000 pounds by
retaining their clothes and modesty.
Organized by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, the
inaugural World Strip Poker Championship takes place
at the prestigious Cafe Royal in central London with
players battling it out in games of "No Limit Texas
Hold 'em."
"We are holding the competition because we got so much
interest from our spoof April Fool this year about a
strip poker competition that we thought, 'why not?
let's do it for real," Paddy Power's Darren Haines
told Reuters Friday.
He said players of both sexes from over 12 countries
would battle it out for the "Gold Fig Leaf" trophy and
the right to revel in the title of World Strip Poker
Champion.
Aside from strict rules governing the poker play,
Paddy Power has laid down clear guidelines on the
stripping element -- most importantly that each player
starts the match by wearing five items of clothing
supplied by the organizers.
Each contestant will be given a towel to sit on and to
cover themselves when naked, but only after they have
stripped completely.
"Inappropriate behavior," will not be tolerated, said
Paddy Power.
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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable
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