Boris Becker: From Tennis to Poker
Yes, we know of poker professionals who used to be attorneys. There are also poker players who used to be physicians or who used to be engaged in professions that are not related to poker one way or another. Well, Boris Becker may be included in this type of poker players.
Perhaps, you are familiar of Boris Becker not as a poker player but as a tennis player. He is a professional tennis player who has had numerous achievements in the world of tennis.
Born on November 22, 1967 in Leiman, Germany, Boris Becker was the youngest male to have won at the Wimbledon in the 1980s. It was in 1985 when he won at the Wimbledon and he was only seventeen years old at that time. In 1986, he once again won at the Wimbledon. He was also recognized as a Grand Slam tennis champion for earning six singles titles. These titles include victories at the U.S. Open, the Australian Open, and the Wimbledon Championship between 1985 and 1996. In the 1990s, Boris Becker had been recognized as the world's number one professional tennis player. And in 2003, he became an inductee into the Tennis Hall of Fame.
Boris Becker is not afraid with the adjustment that he will have to go through now that he has decided to venture into the world of professional poker. He learned how to play poker while he was playing professional tennis. He said that playing poker was one of the ways to enhance his concentration. Since then, he has become interested in playing the game and he wants to further enhance his competitiveness as a poker player.
Boris Becker has always been wanting to make a name for himself in the world of professional poker. This is the reason why he decided to join Team PokerStars in 2007. By joining such team, this tennis-player-turned-poker-player will be the representative of PokerStars.com in live and online poker tournaments, which include the European Poker Tour (EPT).
EPT is owned by PokerStars and such poker tournament will be conducted in various cities in Europe, including Monte Carlo, Copenhagen, San Remo, Dortmund, Barcelona, and London.
PokerStars is very grateful to have Boris Becker as its member. The executives of PokerStars believe that Boris Becker will truly be helpful in promoting poker. He has always been known to have a playing style that entertains people, he has always been known for his aggressiveness as an athlete, and he has always been known to possess as a competitive spirit when playing. These are just the traits that professional poker players also possess.
Well, it seems that PokerStars did not go wrong for making him its ambassador.
