Joan Rivers, comedian actress and businesswoman, has wasted no time in letting the world know of her disdain for the game of poker and of its players. Time and time again, she harped at the members of the poker community with little restraint. And this time, she’s harping on the Godfather of Poker himself, Doyle Brunson. Now the question is, will the poker community take her verbal abuse docilely? Certainly not!
How it all started
Many will remember how poker players have started to infiltrate the other sectors of the media. Just recently, Tiffany Michelle and Maria Ho have been participants in the Amazing Race. Most memorable, however, was the participation of poker sweetheart, Annie Duke, on Celebrity Apprentice. It was here in this show that she met the not-so-gracious Joan Rivers. Joan Rivers, who arguably built her career by passing rude remarks in the guise of comedy, called Annie Duke “Hitler”. As if this insult was not enough, she went on to call poker players “worse than white trash” and “individuals with no last name”. She also called poker players “tax evaders” and some other insulting remarks. Yes, she certainly did not keep her contempt for the poker world a secret. And the situation was made worse by the fact that Joan Rivers’ comments were unsolicited and unwarranted. It was a low blow that she dealt, one that the poker community certainly did not deserve.
The Godfather
The poker world did not take her insults lying down, however, and many fought back. Doyle Brunson, true to his role as the Godfather of Poker, decided to defend the game and the community that he loved so much and worked so hard to uphold. He demanded an apology from Joan Rivers, saying that he would mete out some much-deserved vengeance through his twitter account. Doyle Brunson, who apparently had his own comedic side, gave Rivers a taste of her own medicine with remarks like “Joan Rivers went to the doctor for a zit on her butt. He told her it was a brain tumor.” Their feud is ongoing, as Rivers does not seem likely to fork over an apology any time soon. And when she appeared at a Miami sports radio show and was asked a question about Doyle Brunson, she spat out some statements like “Who the hell is Doyle Brunson?” and “Die under a deck of cards!”
Doyle Brunson had a slot later on in the show and, not one to let an insult pass, he responded to Rivers’ comment, saying that she would die under a pile of manure. But then, he said seriously, “She had no call to berate the poker community the way she did. It showed she had no class. Joan Rivers don’t need us and don’t need her.” Indeed, the words rang too true. Verbal Battles are amusing for a while, but they tend to get stale too fast. Hopefully, this little feud between Rivers and the poker world will end without any further damage to both sides.
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