Shane Warne to Captain 888 Poker Team

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has signed a deal with 888 to promote the online casino and poker room around the world.

Warne will play at some of the world's most prestigious poker tournaments, including the World Series of Poker. Warne will also travel to the US, UK, New Zealand and South Africa to captain a 888 team of Australian poker players.

Warne used his press conference yesterday to discuss the parallels between cricket and poker:
"It's a game of skill that has a lot of analogies to cricket. You have to be very, very disciplined. I'm really excited. Hopefully this will replace the competitive spirit that I had with cricket."

888 is one of the world's premier online gambling companies and operates the world's oldest online casino.

Warne kicked off his professional poker career with a bang, making it through to Day 2 of the Aussie Million $10,000 Main Event. He was eliminated early today but impressed a lot of professional poker players on his first hitout.

Ed note: 888 will give you a 100% to $200 first deposit bonus when you open an account at Casino-on-Net 888.

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