Poker Playing Preist Wins $100k

I was going to start this off by saying “If preists are playing poker, how bad could it be?” but then I remembered they have also been caught molesting little boys.  Anyway, Father Andrew Trapp literally has the poker gods on his side and has gone on to win $100,000 so far on the Pokerstars.net Million Dollar Challenge.

Known by friends as “Father Rambo” (due to his love for paintball), Trapp first beat former NBA Champion John Salley in a heads-up match after even turning to his rosary beads for help one point during the match.  Next, he took on PokerStars.com pro and new GoDaddy girl, Vanessa Rousso and came out victorious yet again.  Lastly he dominated Pokerstars Pro Daniel Negreanu, who although is known for his amazing reads, misread the priests’ cards.

Here is the video of Trapp taking down Salley:

After winning the $100k Father Trapp immediately donated the money to his St. Michael’s Church in Garden City, South Carolina.  His goal is to win the $1 Million grand prize so that he can help St. Michael’s build a new church.

To qualify for the Pokerstars Million Dollar Challenge you need to:

1. Enter a free-to-enter qualifier on PokerStars.
2. Finish anywhere in the top ten to be pre-qualified for casting.
3. Read your winners email and follow the instructions on how to submit your audition video
4. Submit the two minute video telling them why you should play for $1,000,000 on TV.  (You can see Father Trapp’s video here)

Once on the show, to win the Million Dollars players will need to:
1: Take on a celebrity defender such as reigning Playboy Playmate of the Year Jayde Nicole, Super Bowl Champion, four-time NBA champion John Salley, six-time Pro Bowl selection Jerome “The Bus” Bettis or MMA champion Tito Ortiz with the help of Daniel Negreanu. (Win a Trip to the Bahamas)
2: Face a top Team PokerStars.Net Pro 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Barry Greenstein, rising poker star and newest Go Daddy girl, Vanessa “Lady Maverick” Rousso with help from Daniel Negreanu. (Win $25k)
3 and 4: Win back-to-back heads up matches against four-time WSOP bracelet winner Negreanu.

Here is the video of the final hand with Daniel:

There are four more episodes left, airing Sundays Nights on FOX on October 18, November 22, December 13 and ending the series off with the heads up finale against Negreanu for $1,000,000 on December 27.

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