Last week there were a lot of pictures and stories about ninety-two time gold medalist Michael Phelps joining up with Doyle's Room. Yes, Mr. Limpet was in Las Vegas and he did ask to meet Doyle Brunson and there were lots of photos with Michael and Doyle and Todd and all the rest of the Doyle's room gang. Not sure if they had time to get Shannon Elizabeth into a merry widow in time to lure Michael to the cowboy side of online poker.
However, no announcement has been made and for a damn good reason. The fish boy is the hottest commercial commodity out there right now; a veritable Michael Jordan of the waves. He is commanding huge amounts of blue-green for appearances and commercials and quite frankly, Doyle's Room can't afford him. Sure he might make take a lowball deal to be associated with Doyle, but I think his financial advisers are way too smart for that.
What online room has a tennis player, a soccer player, a couple of cricketeers... Need I go on?
You heard it here first (or second if you are reading all the poker forums): Michael Phelps gets the water out of his ears and the cash in his wallet and signs a sponsorship deal to be a Poker Star.
Was that too cryptic?
OK, I first must confess that I care absolutely nothing about the Olympics. Don't watch, don't follow, don't care. Zero, Zip, Nadda. However, poker and the olympics is a different story and the golden boy of the 2008 Sportsfest, Michael Phelps, has said he would like to play in the World Series of Poker. 
