rcgs59 15 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Must of been one bad beat. looks like he tilted big time poor guyTappan Zee jump survivor a poker pro from White PlainsPoker Pro Jumps from Bridge Link to post Share on other sites
looshle 6 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 just another live "pro" with a heightened ego due to a live hot streak crashing back down to earth. this honestly happens a lot and is really sad, minus the jumping into rivers. Link to post Share on other sites
rcgs59 15 Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 just another live "pro" with a heightened ego due to a live hot streak crashing back down to earth. this honestly happens a lot and is really sad, minus the jumping into rivers.so True, when I worked as a paramedic in the Falls, we would get a lot of jumpers after losing big time from the Casino's there. The stats are very sad. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,321 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 He had some very good live tourney results a few years ago.http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=42112 Link to post Share on other sites
Arsenic 0 Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Poor guy...... I bet he started playing outside of his bankroll... I've gone broke before but tryin to commit suicide over money... f**k that.... money can't bring you back to life.... Regardless, I hope he gets his life on track and realizes he's got a second chance to do right. Link to post Share on other sites
CodyDean 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 i wonder how he would respond to the police officer saying he is very lucky Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Must ofPoker Pro Jumps over Bridge 1. You can't be real.2. He jumped over the bridge? Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 so True, when I worked as a paramedic in the Falls, we would get a lot of jumpers after losing big time from the Casino's there. The stats are very sad.That is sad. Link to post Share on other sites
kobe2odom8 14 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 1. You can't be real.2. He jumped over the bridge?pretty critical error by Rose, I have no idea what she means!! Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,321 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Because so many people were jumping off it they put up a suicide barrier on a bridge in Toronto. Since it's gone up nobody has jumped off the bridge. Link to post Share on other sites
Stiles2004 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Talk about being saved by the riverorI've heard of running well, but falling? Cammm on Link to post Share on other sites
gatortom64 1 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 When he hit the water, was he all in???? Link to post Share on other sites
Shark527 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 ouch, you feel like such a failure at your profession you try to kill yourself and can't even do that.life variance Link to post Share on other sites
RakeMyBlind 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Some pretty lame jokes ITT.Hope dude gets his stuff together, nobody should feel that ending it is the best option available. Link to post Share on other sites
Arsenic 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 ^Yeah man. This kind of thing is no laughing matter. They glamorize poker way too much in the media, but this kind of thing is the reality of a life of heavy gambling. Link to post Share on other sites
tbrick412 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 ^Yeah man. This kind of thing is no laughing matter. They glamorize poker way too much in the media, but this kind of thing is the reality of a life of heavy gambling.preach it brother Link to post Share on other sites
kobe2odom8 14 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 ^Yeah man. This kind of thing is no laughing matter. They glamorize poker way too much in the media, but this kind of thing is the reality of a life of heavy gambling.you have to be a joke account, if not, just say you are. Link to post Share on other sites
babylondonks 5 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Didn't realise trueace13 was near the Hudson river Link to post Share on other sites
nutzbuster 7 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 yeah, I had some fish jokes ready to go, but this is a pretty horrible thing.Poker can and does for sure ruin lives.be careful out there folks Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Because so many people were jumping off it they put up a suicide barrier on a bridge in Toronto. Since it's gone up nobody has jumped off the bridge.And that's WITHOUT a casino in Toronto. (Man, does the viaduct ever look dire in the winter...) Link to post Share on other sites
Merby 3 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Because so many people were jumping off it they put up a suicide barrier on a bridge in Toronto. Since it's gone up nobody has jumped off the bridge.But has anyone jumped over the bridge since they put up the suicide barrier?Talk about being saved by the riverorI've heard of running well, but falling? Cammm onLOL WPI was going to make the first joke, but you beat me to it. Link to post Share on other sites
Men the Hellmuth 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Well, being from NY, i actually know this guy, played a couple of tournaments with him at foxwoods, AC .... played at the same table as him, right after a couple of his Big Scores.... Actually was pretty level headed and didnt have an ego.... nice guy and funny.... surprised he went down that road, but i guess everyone has a breaking point.... hopefully everything works out for him Link to post Share on other sites
antistuff 0 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 he is so close to all the beautiful bridges that connect manhattan to queens, brooklyn and new jersey and he goes and jumps off of this one? its hard to feel anything for somebody with such poor taste. Link to post Share on other sites
WordsOfTheProphet 0 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 he is so close to all the beautiful bridges that connect manhattan to queens, brooklyn and new jersey and he goes and jumps off of this one? its hard to feel anything for somebody with such poor taste.He probably felth this bridge gave him the best odds of surviving haha, that's a poker players mind right there. To be honest this is just like people threatening to kill themselves, if you wanna kill yourself there's nothing stopping you, if you wanna whine about it you wanna be stopped and helped. Link to post Share on other sites
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