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No Age Gap for this Grandfather-Grandson Poker Tandem

Poker can certainly bring people together, generation gap notwithstanding. This is the case of the grandfather-grandson team of Jack Ury and Seth Harrold, respectively. The former is already 94 years old while the latter is only 1/3 at 30. The age factor however is set aside once the two relatives engage in their favorite past time which is poker. The two, who are residents of Terra Haute, Indiana, even participated in the recently concluded event in Las Vegas, which was the World Series of Poker.

The duo’s exposure that was eventually shown on national television placed poker in a new light among the millions of viewers. It was definitely delightful to see a man such as Ury’s age play in such a prestigious contest. They were eliminated at an early stage though but the interest in Ury continued. Blind on one eye, deaf on one ear and a faltering vision on the other eye, his enthusiasm is not dampened as playing poker remains on a high level.

When the tournament was broadcasted later on by ESPN, only Harrold was able to see them play on television. His grandfather failed to see his TV debut as he was busy doing what he loves doing the most, these past few years, that is playing poker and winning.

Source:
TribStar.com (August 30, 2007)
http://www.tribstar.com/news/local_story_242232540.html