Players take part in the World Strip Poker Championship in London August 19, 2006. 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. 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. "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. Paddy Power decided to hold the competition after its spoof April Fool earlier this year generated a lot of interest. 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." 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. Each contestant was given a towel to sit on and to cover themselves when naked, but only after they had stripped completely. (Agencies)

上周六，世界脫衣撲克錦標賽的新科冠軍擊敗近兩百名對手，贏得1萬英鎊的比賽獎金，他脫掉身上僅剩的幾件衣服以慶祝勝利，從而又贏得1萬英鎊的慈善捐款。 據比賽主辦方Paddy Power公司介紹，經過八個小時的“奮戰”，來自倫敦西部小鎮斯勞的32歲自由撰稿人約翰·楊最終擊敗來自12個國家的所有參賽選手，贏得比賽勝利。 這家愛爾蘭博彩公司的發言人說：“我們允諾，如果約翰在比賽結束時把他的褲子脫了，我們將向癌癥研究中心捐獻1萬英鎊，約翰果然這樣做了。” Paddy Power公司曾在今年愚人節時開玩笑說要舉辦世界脫衣撲克大賽，沒想到這個想法引起了很多人的興趣，于是，公司決定舉辦一屆脫衣撲克比賽。 上周六，首屆脫衣撲克大賽在位于倫敦市中心著名的皇家咖啡館拉開幃幕，參賽選手們通過德州撲克的系列比賽決出勝負。 此次比賽除了有嚴格的撲克規則外，還明確規定了“脫衣規則”--其中最重要的一點是，每個參賽者在比賽開始時都要穿上由比賽組織方提供的五件衣服。 每名參賽選手人手一條毛巾，坐在身下，如果輸掉比賽全身赤裸，這條毛巾可以做“遮羞布之用，但只有當他們脫得精光時，才可以用這條毛巾。 (英語點津姍姍編輯)