The two poker pros are friends, PokerStars team pros, and have been training for the last year. Neither have a history of fighting or being particularly big and tough, so it will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
More details of the fight are coming, although Veldhuis indicated it would be the last week of May, right before the WSOP. Veldhuis proclaimed in a dutch interview that he was taking all kinds of wagers on the outcome, confident in his victory.
There have been several fighting challenges amongst poker personalities previously.
- Theo Jorgensen defeated Gus Hansen in a boxing match.
- Liv Boeree beat poker reporter Melissa Castello in a charity boxing match at the WSOP.
- Andrew Roebl blogged about his MMA challenge, although no takers have been announced.
