Former Wimbledon Tennis star Boris Becker is the latest poker celebrity. Becker is known for having been the youngest player ever to win the men’s singles final almost 25 years back. Now at 42, he is showing his never ending competitive spirit in the poker game and tables and has turned into a pro.Becker’s tryst with Poker started after a tennis match was cancelled due to heavy rain and he started playing card games with his tennis colleagues. Becker now, looks forward to playing in Dortmund, his hometown, and then in the Tour de grand final at Monte Carlo.
According to reports, Becker had been trying to enhance his poker skills for a while with the aim of becoming a real international poker star. We believe he has what it takes as Becker is used to pressured tennis and Poker is certainly a pressure game. Poker might coincide with tennis skills as they are both sports that require a clear and calm head, collected and continuous anticipation of your opponent’s moves. It also, like tennis involves a lot of traveling.
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