Bodog.com Founder and CEO
Calvin Ayre Resigns
Ayre Loses Bodog to Virgin’s Richard Branson in Single Poker Game
Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog Sports Casino Poker™, is stepping down after revealing today that he lost the company he started from the ground up 12 years ago, to Branson in a single poker game.
Earlier this month, the two met for dinner in Vancouver. As the night progressed, they challenged each other to a No Limit Texas Hold'Em Poker game. The stakes escalated to the fateful final hand, where each player raised and re-raised until their companies were on the line. Ayre thought pocket Queens on the pre-flop was enough to win, went all in and lost to Branson’s pocket Kings.
“To all of my employees and colleagues, I am deeply sorry and extremely embarrassed,” Ayre says. He added, “To Bodog's most loyal customers, I feel I've let you down but I have every reason to believe that under Richard Branson's direction, Bodog will continue to thrive and flourish.”
Bodog.com Sports Casino Poker located in San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK government. One of the pioneers of online gambling, Bodog.com is the top ranked US facing online gambling brand, recently valued at over US $1 billion and ranked in the Power 25 online companies. For more information, email pr@bodog.com.
Read more details on Calvin Ayre's resignation .
Calvin Ayre Resigns
Ayre Loses Bodog to Virgin’s Richard Branson in Single Poker Game
Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog Sports Casino Poker™, is stepping down after revealing today that he lost the company he started from the ground up 12 years ago, to Branson in a single poker game.
Earlier this month, the two met for dinner in Vancouver. As the night progressed, they challenged each other to a No Limit Texas Hold'Em Poker game. The stakes escalated to the fateful final hand, where each player raised and re-raised until their companies were on the line. Ayre thought pocket Queens on the pre-flop was enough to win, went all in and lost to Branson’s pocket Kings.
“To all of my employees and colleagues, I am deeply sorry and extremely embarrassed,” Ayre says. He added, “To Bodog's most loyal customers, I feel I've let you down but I have every reason to believe that under Richard Branson's direction, Bodog will continue to thrive and flourish.”
Bodog.com Sports Casino Poker located in San Jose, Costa Rica, is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and UK government. One of the pioneers of online gambling, Bodog.com is the top ranked US facing online gambling brand, recently valued at over US $1 billion and ranked in the Power 25 online companies. For more information, email pr@bodog.com.
Read more details on Calvin Ayre's resignation .
