More Poker Players on Reality Shows

If there’s one thing that reality shows have taught me (I don’t really watch them much to begin with) it’s that poker players make excellent contestants.  Annie Duke certainly proved this as she nearly won the Celebrity Apprentice 2 after losing to Joan Rivers in the final.  More than this though, she provided much of the show’s entertainment by frequently having verbal sparring matches with Joan Rivers. 

Jean-Robert Bellande also proved that he could be competitive in Survivor: China since he lasted pretty late into the show before having his torch extinguished.  This has me wondering if the success of Bellande and Rivers is the reason why the Amazing Race has picked up Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho for their show.

According to various news reports, Ho and Michelle will be shooting for the show next month and are very excited about the opportunity to appear on the Amazing Race.  Amazing Race is one of the more interesting reality shows out there right now since it sees contestants traveling across various countries in an attempt to finish first in the race.  Last year’s show saw players visit Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Thailand, India, Romania, and China before finishing up in Hawaii.

I think that Michelle and Ho were definitely picked because they’re both hot, but Michelle will especially be good on the show because she is a bit controversial.  As the WSOP Main Event showed, she likes to talk a lot and also caused an incident after calling for the time clock on a hand she wasn’t even in; Craig Marquis got very mad about this.  I may even have to tune into the Amazing Race to check it out.