Shaq hits the Poker Tables

Shaquille O’Neal has always been one of my favorite sports personalities.  He’s a big, badass who could easily bully all of the other players on the court at any time and act equally as intimidating to the media.  And while he is a bully on the court at times (just ask Dwight Howard), Shaq has never just been some big guy trying to act all hard to the media.  Instead, Shaq has consistently been one of the most entertaining NBA players off of the court as well with his goofy antics and funny sayings.

His latest venture, a TV Show called “Shaq Vs.”, sees him taking on different athletes and people in their game of skill.  One episode I saw pitted him against NFL quarterback Ben Roethslisberger in a football game; Roethslisberger’s team won despite Shaq’s big game.

Well Shaq has supposedly taken to the felt in one episode of Shaq Vs. as he squared off against Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Chris Ferguson, and Erick Lindgren in poker.  The episode hasn’t been aired yet so we’ll have to wait and see how he fares against these poker pros, but I can tell you that I can’t wait till this episode is on.

It will be interesting to see the big man at the poker table because I had no idea he played.  In fact, he might very well not play but I’m sure he learned some skills before going against these guys.  I’m wondering how the format will go as well since they could all play at once or in heads-up matchups.  I guess I’ll have to wait and see when the poker episode of Shaq Vs. airs.