Poker in an Ice castle

[Kyo Souma II]

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."

[MicroBob]

this sounds truly stupid.

However, I believe I can withstand the cold pretty well and it might actually +EV for me.


Can I just wrap 9,000 scarfs around my neck and remove one for each re-buy?

[ESKiMO-SiCKNE5S]

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

[Reef]

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this sounds truly stupid.


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like reality-tv mixed in with poker.

[gobboboy]

One of the players should be a woman with an extremely skimpy t-shirt.

[SossMan]

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this sounds truly stupid.

However, I believe I can withstand the cold pretty well and it might actually +EV for me.


Can I just wrap 9,000 scarfs around my neck and remove one for each re-buy?

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you must not have seen their last EXTREEEEEEMMEEE (like from Harold and Kumar) poker competition.

two words:

underwater poker.

[nath]

Hehe.
I can see myself playing this and being like "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS ESSENTIAL?! I CAN PLAY NAKED GODDAMMIT!!"

[MicroBob]

I did actually.

I even saw the e-mail for this ice-castle poker promo before somebody posted about it.

But the fact that I thought underwater poker was ALSO stupid doesn't mean I'm not going to think the same thing about poker in an igloo.

[dankhank]

juha helppi is one extreme dude

[Skittles]

sounds like fun!