Sharks in Space

Confirmation came today that Cirque du Soleil founder and WPT finalist Guy Laliberte will get taken for a ride this September on a Russian Soyuz rocket into outer space. Laliberte, who finished fourth in the Season Five WPT World Championship won by Carlos Mortensen, will be the first WPT finalist to travel into outer space and, if all goes well, next year hopes to orbit Phil Hellmuth.

Laliberte, who according to Forbes magazine is worth over $2.5 billion dollars, is also the subject of my all time favorite WPT update. During the Championship the ticker at the bottom of the screen said that if Laliberte won the first place prize of nearly $4,000,000 his overall net worth would increase .16%. Refreshingly, it wasn't life changing money after all.

(Photo: At the WPT World Championship V Guy Laliberte, who is preparing to blast off from Earth, considers Kirk Morrison, who recently dropped off the face of the Earth.)