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Cricket Player Plays at Aussie Millions and gets penalty

Shane Warne, an australian cricket player who has retired from the sport is currently trying a new game, poker. He is currently playing in the 2008 Aussie Million main event and is sponsored by 888.com. I don’t know much about him playing cricket but it seems like he doesn’t get the rules of poker because on his first day of tournament play he received a penalty. He got penalized for 5 minutes because he sent a text message during play which is prohibited at the table. Not the best start to his new career…

Source: UK Reuters