<font color="#660000"> </font><p>The new World Strip Poker Champion who beat nearly 200 other players celebrated winning the 10,000 pounds ($18,860) prize by removing his remaining clothes, thus securing a further 10,000 pounds for charity last Saturday. </p><p></p><p></p><p>John Young, a 32-year-old freelance writer from Slough, a town just west of London, secured victory after an eight hour competition involving both men and women from 12 countries, organizers Paddy Power said. </p><p></p><p></p><p>"We said we would give 10,000 pounds to Cancer Research if John dropped his trousers at the end of the match and he duly obliged," a spokesman for the Irish bookmaker said. </p><p></p><p></p><p> addy Power decided to hold the competition after its spoof April Fool earlier this year generated a lot of interest. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The contest was held on Saturday in the prestigious Cafe Royal in central London with players battling it out in games of "No Limit Texas Hold 'em." </p><p></p><p></p><p>Aside from strict rules governing the poker play, there were clear guidelines on the stripping element -- most importantly that each player started the match by wearing five items of clothing supplied by the organizers. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Each contestant was given a towel to sit on and to cover themselves when naked, but only after they had stripped completely. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>上周六，世界脱衣扑克锦标赛的新科冠军击败近两百名对手，赢得1万英镑的比赛奖金，他脱掉身上仅剩的几件衣服以庆祝胜利，从而又赢得1万英镑的慈善捐款。 </p><p></p><p></p><p>据比赛主办方Paddy Power公司介绍，经过八个小时的"奋战"，来自伦敦西部小镇斯劳的32岁自由撰稿人约翰·杨最终击败来自12个国家的所有参赛选手，赢得比赛胜利。 </p><p></p><p></p><p>这家爱尔兰博彩公司的发言人说："我们允诺，如果约翰在比赛结束时把他的裤子脱了，我们将向癌症研究中心捐献1万英镑，约翰果然这样做了。" </p><p></p><p></p><p>addy Power公司曾在今年愚人节时开玩笑说要举办世界脱衣扑克大赛，没想到这个想法引起了很多人的兴趣，于是，公司决定举办一届脱衣扑克比赛。 </p><p></p><p></p><p>上周六，首届脱衣扑克大赛在位于伦敦市中心著名的皇家咖啡馆拉开帏幕，参赛选手们通过德州扑克的系列比赛决出胜负。 </p><p></p><p></p><p>此次比赛除了有严格的扑克规则外，还明确规定了"脱衣规则"--其中最重要的一点是，每个参赛者在比赛开始时都要穿上由比赛组织方提供的五件衣服。 </p><p></p><p></p><p>每名参赛选手人手一条毛巾，坐在身下，如果输掉比赛全身赤裸，这条毛巾可以做"遮羞布之用，但只有当他们脱得精光时，才可以用这条毛巾。</p> |
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