Olympic Legend Michael Phelps Talks Poker: It Forces You To Be In The Moment

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

While Michael Phelps is best known as a 23-time Olympic gold medalist, he is also a prolific poker enthusiast. The 38-year-old first started playing poker in high school with friends and continued to play with fellow athletes and celebrities during his rise up the Olympic ranks.

Now, Phelps is taking part in the Global Poker Celebrity Challenge as he continued to battle against his celebrity peers, including basketball stars Karl-Anthony Towns and Paul George and music industry titan DJ Khaled. The Michael Phelps Celebrity Challenge, which ran Oct. 16-24, consisted of a series of qualifier events before a Michael Phelps Celebrity Challenge Final.

Play With DJ Khaled In the Global Poker Celebrity Challenge Running Oct. 31-Nov. 7

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Global Poker’s Celebrity Challenge has been underway for several weeks now, giving players a chance to compete on the online felt with basketball stars Paul George and Karl-Anthony Towns and Olympic legend Michael Phelps. Now, Global Poker users can battle with DJ Khaled as he leaves the temporarily turntable to play some poker.

The DJ Khaled Celebrity Challenge runsOct. 31-Nov. 7. and, like the previous challenges, will consist of Sweeps Coin qualifiers where Global Poker players can have an opportunity to play with the music industry icon.

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Olympic Legend Michael Phelps Talks Poker: It Forces You To Be In The Moment

Play With DJ Khaled In the Global Poker Celebrity Challenge Running Oct. 31-Nov. 7