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| Poker Players Clean House. Literally. |
Several officials from the 2004 U.S. summer games team expressed indignation and outrage toward U.S. poker players who visited the U.S. training compound earlier in the week and won what one unidentified athlete called, "some major cash and equipment" during several Texas Hold 'Em games.
"Our number three pole-vaulter lost his shirt. And his pole. Hell, they took his passport and airline ticket with a pair of queens," the athlete said. "This guy is going to be busing tables for a long time."
George Allen, Managing Director of Athletic Conduct, said that an investigation was underway. "We've heard rumors about behavior unbecoming of a 2004 U.S. athlete and we are searching for answers."
According to sources who participated in one of the Texas Hold 'Em games, stop watches, batons, swim goggles, shot puts, spikes and even a horse saddle were bartered after the athletes ran out of cash. "It was like a swap meet in there," one athlete said. "Those poker players outsmarted every athlete in the building."
The Texas Hold 'Em games did not seem confined to the U.S. training compound.
Jacque Vivrend, spokesperson for the French contingent, said that "a multitude of equipment seems to have exchanged hands, including a javelin, Velodrome bike, boxing gloves and fencing foils."
"We cannot confirm that a sailboat was lost," he added.
Cindy Smith, assistant to Mr. Allen, said that people responsible for these "despicable acts" would be dealt with accordingly. She could not explain why she was wrapped in a bed sheet and not wearing her official uniform. |
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