i know most things.

According to below article, Gus is not going to play in Main Event because he is in Denmark with his seriously ill mother

http://ekstrabladet.dk/poker/article1373301.ece

Gus would make a lot of sense. Decent looking guy, speaks really good English, athletic (or at least has the right build), high profile enough to get attention but still probably an unknown to, oh, 75% of the viewing audience of Survivor. Anyone know if the stories about his mom are true?

called it

thats worthy of its own thread, if its true and translated!

Survivor contestants must be American citizens.

Right. Which I mentioned, about 10 posts ago, followed by a guy posting an article that indicates Gus IS an American citizen.

Well, Gus has been writing a blog on Ekstrabladet for years, so I think that they would not made that kind of stuff up


Google translation:

Gus misses Main Event

Denmark's biggest poker names miss the rest of the World Series of Poker because of illness in the family

World's largest poker tournament begins later today in Las Vegas, but the 2010 edition of the World Series of Poker Main Event is outside Denmark's most famous poker player Gus Hansen.

His mother is seriously ill and in such a situation, he chooses to prioritize time with family instead of poker.

- Of course I would have played the Main Event, but it seems that more and right now it is more important for me to be with my family, "he ekstrabladet.dk.

So while other Danes over the next nearly two weeks trying to go to Peter Eastgate's footsteps and become the poker champion Gus Hansen will be at home in Denmark.

I heard from NAtional Enquirer that this lady is going to be the one and she will wear practically nothing the entire time she's there, yummmmmy.

Gus hansen is in Vegas fwiw

Just released the cast. Doesn't look like any poker players?

Kelly Shinn is a blonde woman in her early 20s who currently lives in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is originally from Mesa, Arizona.

Judson “Jud” Birza is a 22 year-old model and actor who is also an avid waterskiier. Originally from Lake St. Louis, Missouri, Jud moved to California to attend Santa Monica College. He is a Communications major. He grew up on a farm and is also a drummer in the band Space Funk Odyssey.

Alina Wilson is a 23 year-old swimsuit model from Orange County, California. This self-described “daddy’s little girl” says the rest of her family thought she was a “little devil.” She is an artist who loves shopping and going out to pamper herself. She previously played volleyball and ran track and field, and enjoys snowboarding.

Ben Henry is a 24 year-old club promoter who moved to Los Angeles from Colorado. He previously dated Holly Montag of MTV’s The Hills.

Chase Rice is a 24 year-old musician from Nashville, Tennessee. A University of North Carolina alum, this “strong but quiet” former linebacker also works for Hendrick Motorsports as a member of a Nascar pit crew.

Kelly Bruno is a 26 year-old medical student from Durham, North Carolina. She had her leg amputated at 6 months old due to birth defects. She is a world champion triathlon and Ironman competitor, and was also the first amputee to be a U.S. Open ball girl.

Brenda Lowe is a 27 year-old former NFL cheerleader and pageant competitor from Miami, FL. She also co-owns a paddleboard company with her sister. Brenda is half-Bolivian and half-Chinese and was born in the Canary Islands, Spain. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from Florida International University, and was previously a television model for a national game show.

Na Onka Mixon, 27, is from Long Beach, California. She set the NAIA record for triple jump in May 2006.

Shannon Elkins is a 30 year-old married father and sales representative who works in mosquito control in Houston, Texas. According to ‘missyae,’ he is one of the strongest and most dominant competitors in Nicaragua.

New York City resident Matthew Lenahan is 30 and works in luxury real estate sales. Having previously worked on Wall Street and in the mortgage industry, he is business-savvy and successful. ‘Missyae’ alleges that his nickname is “Sash o' Frash” and that he will be sporting yellow bikini underwear this season. Matthew is also an avid marathon runner who is a member of several running clubs.

Yve Rojas is a 41 year-old actress who divides her time between Chicago and St. Louis, Missouri. Recently, she has appeared in films such as Last Will, Hope, and Change of Life.

Tyrone Davis is a 43 year-old fire captain from Los Angeles. This former elementary teacher also competes in triathlons and enjoys scuba diving, snowboarding, rafting, reading, and writing poetry.

Jillian Halmi Behm is a 43 year-old emergency room physician from Erie, Pennsylvania. This track and field athlete still holds a high school record in javelin, and attended Kent State University on an athletics scholarship. She is an active participant in the Quad Games, and holds a record for women’s biking. Behm is married and has two sons.

Holly Hoffman is a 44 year-old rancher, pageant director, and swim coach from Eureka, South Dakota. This mother of two is married to the South Dakota state representative, and both of her daughters have competed in pageants.

Wendy Jo DeSmidt-Kohlhoff, 48, is a former Army nurse who now spends her time raising goats, sheep, and turkeys in the Colorado wilderness. She enjoys singing and calls Shirley Temple her idol.

Marty Piombo, also 48, is a former Vice President of an Internet company. He currently resides in Mill Valley, California.

James Tarantino, better known as “Jimmy T,” is a seafood inspector and former fisherman in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Earlier in 2010, Tarantino was the winner of a Sears-sponsored Survivor casting contest held on CBS.com, which gave him an invite to the Survivor final interviews. The 48 year-old is also an International Dory Rowing champion.

Dan Lembo is a 63 year-old Brooklyn, New York native. Well known around the city, he is looking forward to the opportunity to travel from the “concrete jungle” to the Nicaraguan jungle.

Former NFL Coach Jimmy Johnson resides in Islamorada, Florida, where he spends most of his days fishing. At 67, he is the second oldest castaway to ever compete on Survivor.

Jane Bright is the final woman, although she has yet to be positively identified.

Jimmy Johnson is going to be awesome.

Nice level OP

LOL. Lots of in-depth background on these 2.

love survivor! love poker!....
bostonrob plays poker!....he even had a tv show with DN in it coaching him...
hmm i was always wondering what the third M in 2M2MM stands for? anyone?

MM is the MLA standard abbreviation for million

Ok so the cast list was released where is this poker playing OP?

no

Holy ****, Jimmy!

Season 22? They shot them back to back.

s22 filming is scheduled to begin today or tomorrow, so no one would know whether or not a poker player was on.

that being said i'm 99% sure this post is bs.

Yeah I think he'd have a really good shot at winning survivor and would be a good representative of poker players in general.

I don't understand all the serious responses to the OP. Are we all just believing people who come on and claim to be some unknown high stakes player who was personally contacted to be on survivor now?

Mark

If you go for an older poker player, I would say Eli Elezra. He seems very crafty and that is what wins out in Survivor. Well, I haven't seen any Survivor since season 1 so maybe the game has changed a bit.

The game has changed since then. Nowadays, you want to fly under the radar and not have any game play at all. Then, you just hope and pray you end up against the guy that that took everyone else out which will leave a bad taste in the jury's mouth (how dare you blind side me!)