warpedskydiver 0 #1 July 27, 2006 Jamie Glasser screams as the and his tandem master, Jim Dolan, fall out of an airplane in Jean, Nev Novice Poker Players Take 15,000-Ft. Risk Thursday, July 27, 2006 7:48 AM EDT The Associated Press JEAN, Nev. (AP) — In the skies over the desert outside Las Vegas, three amateur players and a would-be pro tried to keep their poker faces at 15,000 feet. The rules: whoever won didn't have to parachute out of a plane. The losers did. The Wednesday event was part of InterPoker.com's Extreme Poker series and was scheduled during the World Series of Poker tournament, which began June 25. In Extreme Poker, novice players battle in online tournaments for the right to play Texas Hold 'em in strange locations. The first was played underwater. The second was played on a polar ice cap in Finland. This time Patrick Neary, 23, from Prince Edward Island, Canada, Jamie Glasser, 24, from Chicago and Fraser Linkleter, 28, from London and Nick "Stoxtrader" Grudzien, 29, from New York, piled into a Short's Skivan plane to try their hand against Phil "the Unabomber" Laak. Grudzien was the lucky player who didn't have to hit the silk. But Grudzien wasn't about to fold 'em. No stranger to risk, he went back up for a free jump. Quote What assholes I say the winner is the only one that should get to jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites caspar 0 #2 July 27, 2006 "three amateur players and a would-be pro tried to keep their poker faces at 15,000 feet. " they played a whole game in the plane? thats pretty cool, i didnt think a jump held enough fuel to stay in the air for that long."When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites StreetScooby 5 #3 July 27, 2006 Quote i didnt think a jump held enough fuel to stay in the air for that long. I was thinking the same thing.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
caspar 0 #2 July 27, 2006 "three amateur players and a would-be pro tried to keep their poker faces at 15,000 feet. " they played a whole game in the plane? thats pretty cool, i didnt think a jump held enough fuel to stay in the air for that long."When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #3 July 27, 2006 Quote i didnt think a jump held enough fuel to stay in the air for that long. I was thinking the same thing.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
