Seen that? – Robert Varkonyi wins Extreme Poker Challenge
Robert Varkonyi wins Extreme Poker Challenge Internet Poker
According to Card Player Magazine, Robert Varkonyi defeated defending champion Juha Helppi in Inter Poker's Extreme Poker Challenge. The event was played in a snow fortress in Finland where temperatures reached -10 degrees. Varkonyi, playing in just a t-shirt after sacrificing his jacket to rebuy chips, jogged around between hands to keep warm. The next Extreme Poker Challenge will take place in an airplane over the Las Vegas desert in [...] Read More
Robert Varkonyi on Joe Average Poker Show Internet Poker
2002 WSOP main event champion, Robert Varkonyi, will be a guest on the Joe Average poker Show. Robert will be discussing his great run in the 2002 series and how it has changed his life. In addition to playing poker, Robert also writes articles for card player magazine. The Joe Average Poker Show can be heard at 9PM EST on Sirius radio 122, selected sports-byline affiliate stations, and in live [...] Read More
World Poker Challenge Final Table Internet Poker
With Las Vegas' huge boom over the last decade, many people have forgotten about the Biggest Little City in the World. This week however the World Poker Tour has brought their production studio and the sexy Sebina Gadecki for the World Poker Challenge. 475 players anted up the five thousand dollar entry fee for a shot at a nearly seven hundred thousand dollar first prize. Attendance did slip a bit for [...] Read More
Poker Losers Jump 15,000 Feet The Gambling Weblog
15,000 feet up with 2 options – play the best poker of your life or jump. Four amateurs and one pro poker player gambled with their cards and took the leap. Interpoker.com ran this Extreme Poker event during the current World Series in Vegas. Extreme Poker take poker to a new strange level – offering underwater Texas Hold'em or playing on an ice cap. Phil Laak was the pro along [...] Read More
When Extreme Skiing is Not Extreme Enough The Outdoor Weblog
Is your ski scene a little too civilized? You could always strap on your skis and your parachute and jump from an airplane onto a jagged mountain top. eBaum's World has a first-person video of a skier and friend doing just that. The site itself is not meant for all ages (you know what I mean), but this run is incredible. A must-see. [...] Read More