Poker in an Ice castle

[Niwa]

Im truly amazed. Ice-castle??

[grapabo]

This sort of sounds like it's combining poker with the book "Green Eggs and Ham" and this television show.

It's something, but I'm not sure it's poker.

[TheMainEvent]

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this television show


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Haven't seen it, but it looks like a good show judging by this picture on the front page of the site:

[benkahuna]

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According to cardplayer, Juha Helppi will defend his extreme poker title in an ice castle vs. Robert Varkonyi and Pete Giordano.

All you need to know about the quality of the event is summed up here:

"In addition to battling the frigid temperatures, players will find new rules speially created for this tourney. For example, when a player takes a major hit in his or her chip stack, the player will have the option of buying back the chips in exchange for an article of clothing.

Players leave the competition when they run out of chips or nonessential clothing or are forced to leave after succumbing to the cold. Medical personnel will be present at all times to monitor the health of all participants."

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Almost as surreal as Visitor Q.

[jtomon]

what's that I smell?

[tcleberg]

Wait, Wait. This is strip poker with Robert Varkonyi. What genius thought that would be a hit.

[Jourdain]

Robert Varkonyi has won the latest Interpoker.com Extreme Poker event that had all the players literally shivvering in their boots. It was the second edition of the online poker site’s version of playing poker in extreme conditions.

Varkonyi, the 2002 World Series of Poker champion, joined Juha Helppi and four other players on an ice shelf on the Artic Sea in Helppi’s home-country of Finland. Helppi got to choose the location of the second Extreme Poker Tournament because he won the first one, which was held underwater off the coast of St. Kitts.

Despite temperatures that dropped to 10 below zero, Varkonyi was forced to play in only a T-shirt because he lost all his chips early to an Internet qualifier. The players had the option of exchanging clothing for chips, and Varkonyi removed his parka to stay at the table.

Varkonyi stayed warm by running laps around the table. The six-player tournament, which also included Peter Larsson of Sweden, Daniel Stein of England and Ulrik Jensen and Rene Christensen of Denmark, came down to Helppi and Varkonyi. Jensen and Stein qualified for the freezeout online.

Helppi not only had the advantage of being from Finland, but also stayed fully-dressed in a thick parka in the frigid temperatures. But Varkonyi was the one to win the tournament after he hit a full house against Helppi’s flush draw.

The next Extreme Poker tournament will take place in a plane 10,000 feet above the desert in Nevada in July. Whenever a player is eliminated, they have to take the “loser’s leap” and parachute to the ground.

Every player who qualifies for the WSOP at Interpoker.com will automatically be entered into a qualifying tournament for the chance to play Extreme Poker on the plane.

[MicroBob]

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Whenever a player is eliminated, they have to take the “loser’s leap” and parachute to the ground.

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This is an even bigger WTF?


I can't wait for them to have weightless poker in outer-space or something.

[mephisto]

OMG, that sounds hilarious. I want in!!!!!

[wisehandpoker]

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im wondering what clothing is defined as 'essential' =/

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How much of Varkonyi do you want to see?