Gambling is for lunatics

There is something in the makeup of the professional poker player that is, well, kooky.

They say poker isn't gambling, and it may not be, although an awful lot of hands end up won by luck. But these "non-gamblers" will then gamble on just about anything.

On Tuesday at the ongoing World Series of Poker, a pro named Andy Bloch bet fellow pros Erik Seidel and Howard Lederer a total of $25,000. Bloch's challenge wasn't poker-related, though it happened during a WSOP tourney. His challenge was to eat 24 cupcakes in 90 minutes without throwing up during the time period, or 10 minutes afterward.

 Bloch didn't come close, quitting during his seventh cupcake.

Two other poker pros have a wager on something involving losing weight rather than gaining it.

If  Ted Forrest can get from his weight of 188 pounds at the start of this wager to 139 by July 15, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow owes him $2 million. If Forrest fails, but gets to 139 pounds by Sept. 15, Matusow owes him $1 million.

If Forrest still fails, he owes Matusow $150,000.

From this story on floptheriver.com:

Forrest is known for being very muscular and losing 50 pounds of muscle is a very difficult, and dangerous, task. Forrest is no stranger to physical prop bets though. He's won $10,000 for performing a standing backflip and $7,000 for completing a marathon. However, he recently lost $10,000 and permanently damaged his right arm after failing to bench-press 225 pounds 50 times in 24 hours.

 Repeat: Gambling is for lunatics.