Oregon Man Nearly Trampled to Death by Bull During Poker Game
An Oregon man was hospitalized after being trampled by a bull during a game of poker. The New Year’s Eve game was appropriately named “Bull Poker”.
“It's not going to dampen my desire to be adventurous one bit,” said Austin Bottcher. “This is just an accident. Accidents happen.”
Bottcher participated in the game, which involved playing poker inside a bull ring, at the Linn County Fairgrounds on New Year's Eve.
The players wore protective vests and had to pull a joker’s card off the bull’s horns.
“I was kind of nervous at that point but he said ‘let's go,' and I was getting it,” said Bottcher. “So I ran right up to the bull and tried to grab that joker off there.”
The bull charged Bottcher, ultimately breaking a femur bone and he was unable to move, even as the bull came after him two more times. Doctors at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center estimate it will be two to three months before the forklift driver will be able to walk again.
Bottcher, who describes himself as a thrill-seeker, says he won't be playing bull poker again when his leg is healed.
Friends have set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for his medical bills.
- Nagesh Rath, Gambling911.com
