Hometown hero wins PartyPoker in the Sky
Johannes Jorgensen flew higher than all his competitors at the PartyPoker in the Sky event this weekend.
The 24-year old journalist from Copenhagen beat out 21 players to grab a $13,000 package to the PartyPoker.com World Open V in London this October.
Jorgensen triumphed while being suspended 50 meters above the Copenhagen Town Hall.
“The fact that the game was high up in the sky certainly added a different element to my play,” said Jorgensen. “I’m not at all scared of heights and am a fan of bungee jumping so I targeted players who I thought were as keen to get down as quick as possible with aggressive play.
“In addition, I targeted those who I deduced had less experience. I think there were better players than me on the platform, but I kept out of their way as much as possible. The strategy worked.”
Jorgensen mentioned he was already looking forward to the World Open V, which takes place Oct. 11-15. Elite poker players like Mike Sexton and Tom “durrrr” Dwan are already scheduled to play.
“I’m delighted to have won the World Poker Open V package – if that event was held 50 meters up I still think I would have some serious problems with players like Mike Sexton and Tom Dwan,” said Jorgensen.
Last year Irishman Marty Smyth beat out Neil Channing to take down a first place prize of $250,000. PartyPoker.com is still running qualifiers for this year’s World Poker Open.
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