Friday, 2 December 2005
In perhaps the most bizarre poker event ever, Juha Helppi has won the first-ever InterPoker.com Extreme Poker Championship held underwater off the coast of St.
In perhaps the most bizarre poker event ever, Juha Helppi has won the first-ever InterPoker.com Extreme Poker Championship held underwater off the coast of St. Kitts. Helppi easily outplayed his opponents – including fellow poker professionals Phil Laaka and Kenna James, along with InterPoker.com spokesperson, Peter Marcus – at 30ft below sea level. “I’ve been present at some of the most electric moments in poker history, but this one tops them all,” said InterPoker spokesperson Peter Marcus. “After Juha’s amazing performance today, I challenge anyone to argue that poker is not a sport, and that Extreme Underwater Poker should not be admitted into the Olympic games,” he added with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The underwater event at the Caribbean Poker Classic took nearly three months to plan and organize. The poker table was submerged using weighted anchors attached to the table’s underside and traditional chips and waterproof cards were used during play. This tournament marks the first of many Extreme Poker events, which aim to test the limits of even the most seasoned tournament players, and will be held in other exotic locations such as mountaintops, desert plains and arctic wastelands. InterPoker.com is currently accepting suggestions from players and supporters for where and when the next Extreme Poker event should be held.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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