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Wednesday 21st February 2007

Snooker Star Wins PartyPoker Sports Stars Challenge

Irish world snooker number one Ken Doherty proved that he had mastered a different kind of table at the recent PartyPoker.com Sports Stars Challenge. The 37-year old was on cue to sink his fellow sportsmen and chalk up a cool �20,000 pot for his efforts.

After battling through a tough snooker heat that included seasoned poker ace Steve Davis, boosted by his success at the 2006 WSOP, Doherty found himself lining up his shots on a final table that included ex-England football international Ray Parlour, England cricket star Robert Key and darts legend Phil �The Power� Taylor.

In a tense heads-up with Robert Key, Doherty pushed all-in with a pair of jacks and they were good enough to take down the title.

�At the beginning of the week I didn�t really think I had much of a chance. I am really over the moon to have won,� said a delighted Doherty. �You get a great buzz playing poker and when you get the cards and start bluffing the old heart does start to pound. It can be a little bit like snooker in that way. In snooker, however, you have more control. The fear of the unknown on the poker table gets to you a bit more.�

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said, �Snooker players appear to be successful at poker. It seems that after they have mastered one table they want to master the other.�

Source: OnlineCasinoNews

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