Following 35 knot winds, there were clear skies yet blustery conditions as Sydney recently played host to the fourth International tournament of Extreme Poker suspended over the cliffs of North Head, Manly opposite the Harbour Bridge.

Perched on a platform, six players faced a 90 metre vertical drop if they lost their chips. But it was only Hugo Asenjo from Sydney that was permitted to walk off the platform on to solid land as he took the title of Extreme Poker Champion.

Extreme Poker’s ‘Cliff Hanger’ was all about playing poker under extreme conditions, and that was hard for Mathew Horton who was first to loose all chips and to take the 90m plunge to the rocks and ocean below.

Soon to follow was Cameron Stewart from Melbourne and Matt ‘The Rat’ Delbridge whose family emigrated from Cornwall, England.

Donna Conlan, the only female in the game was holding on to her position but was soon literally dropped from the table leaving just Andrew Cha Cha and Hugo Asenjo.