Colorado: Phrma

Wed, 08/27/2008 - 19:49

Drug industry 1, Perlmutter 0 in high-stakes poker

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Golden) held his own in high-stakes poker Tuesday night - for a while, anyway.

Perlmutter headed to Coors Field for a round of poker with, among others, actor Ben Affleck, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and Perlmutter's daughter.

The poker tournament, which required a $500 buy-in, raised money for Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Perlmutter won some hands early on. But an hour and a half in, his luck run out when he went up against a woman from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.