Backgammon, Poker & Tina Turner

 As you can see, it was the Las Vegas Backgammon Magazine that had decorated the cover with a picture of Tina Turner sort of playing backgammon. It all happened in 1979, when both backgammon and Tina Turner were dangling between their not so far glorious past and their celebrated comeback in the future. The winner of Play65 17th quiz was only 17 in 1979, yet it didn’t stop him from getting the $20 weekly bonus directed into his online account. He was probably very tiny, when Ike & Tina Turner, with the Ikettes in the background, performed River Deep Mountain High on TV:

Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High

Back to backgammon and to the current week’s backgammon quiz:

Which backgammon expert is such a good poker player that he holds four World Poker Tour titles? If you know the answer, (and you should know, if you are following our posts on a regular basis), submit it and maybe you’ll win the $20 bonus.

One Response to “Backgammon, Poker & Tina Turner”

  1. Backgammon, Poker and James Bond » Blog Archive » Play65 Blog Says:

    […] who is the well known backgammon expert who won four World Poker Tour titles on last week’s backgammon quiz? The answer is obviously Gus Hansen, who arrived at the recent World Series of Backgammon in […]

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