Teddy Sheringham, Honoured In Many Arenas

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There aren't many poker players - especially successful poker players - who have come from a sporting arena in which they previously excelled, plus have been honoured by the monarch of their country. Teddy Sheringham is just such a rarity. A retired footballer who scored over 350 goals in a 23-year career that included his teams winning the Premier League, FA Cup and the Champions League, he also played for England 51 times, scored 11 goals and was part of two World Cup squads. His name will be instantly recognised by most British people, especially those into football (soccer to the rest of the world). In 2007 he was awarded an MBE* and then gently drifted into tournament poker, making a splash at the WSOPE and returning results which would make most people, pro or amateur, fairly pleased with themselves.

Now part of the three strong British contingent on the final, Sheringham has more than held his own over five days' play, and it just remains to see if he can bump his average-at-the-moment chipstack into a field-leading one.

*Member of the Order of the British Empire

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