Pete Rose bet on himself and got banned from Major League Baseball as a result; but that's not the way it works at the Las Vegas world series of poker.
At the World Series Of Poker a player who has confidence in his or her ability to win can prove it by placing side bets and increase their winnings significantly.
The side betting isn't exactly straightforward but it can result in some huge payoffs so check who's betting and on whom at the Las Vegas World Series Of Poker.
Source:www.wsop.com