Sneaky strategies to intimidate other players and force them to fold their cards... even when they KNOW they have the better hand! Click Here!
Poker Goes To Extremes
Got your feet wet in the world of poker lately?
EXTREME POKER
I’ve had a handful of requests from the more adventurous among you as to whether there are any EXTREME POKER events for players to enter. The best I can think of was kicked off last year on the beautiful Caribbean Island of St. Kitts where a group of top-line poker talent decided to play a tournament under the sea!
Not kidding. Just a few months ago, the Deep Water series of Poker was initiated thirty feet down with all players in full aquatic kit. Imagine dealing with the likes of Phil “The Unabomber” Laak and Kenna “Cowboy” James while seated on the ocean floor using waterproof cards. Floating in some luxury above the action a host of celebrity players watched the surreal underwater game unfold as Juha Helppi overcame the potentially life-threatening attentions of a stingray to win the tournament. Phil Laak summed up the victory in his usual laconic style,
“I honestly thought when Juha’s face mask filled up with water we could take advantage of his necessary lapse in concentration. Wasn’t to be. Juha drew excellent hole cards and went on to bet wisely for a deserved victory!...and LIVED to enjoy it!” Always a plus. Jennifer Tilly, movie star and poker wunderkind, had observed the whole game while snorkelling and remarked with her usual keen eye for detail,
“The play was fast and furious, with players being eliminated if they ran out of chips…or ran out of air!”
Full marks to Interpoker.com for setting the bar so high in the extreme poker stakes. It was no mean achievement flying everyone to the Caribbean, lowering the table, chips, cards and players from a giant Catamaran to the bottom of the ocean without running out of bankroll. They obviously know their poker and plan to repeat the event later this year. (See slideshow.)
BIG IS BEST
As I seem incapable of being too serious today, I’ll finish off with some of the comments I’ve heard across poker tables this year so far to do with SIZE mattering. One loon told me he was sure having big hands was a great advantage in concealing his hole cards from prying eyes. Sensing his paranoia, I told him that the guy across the table from him with large ears was able to over-hear the slightest whisper from several feet away and that some of his buddies claimed he could actually hear your tactical thoughts.
The only really sensible argument I’ve picked up in favour of size followed a five-hour, late night Hold’em marathon where it was quite clear to me the guy with the biggest bladder took the night.
Poker Nutz Online Cash Course:
"There Are A Few Simple Secrets That All The
Online Poker Sharks Don't Want You To Know.
In fact, These Poker Pro's Will Pull Every String
Possible To Keep You From Cashing In On
Their Massively Hidden Income Streams.
Click here!". |
ALL THE ACES poker column:
Monday, March 20, 2006:
| 