Poker pro Johannes Strassmann missing - Page 4

On June 28 2014 14:50 HiyAfOu wrote: Show nested quote + On June 27 2014 15:08 HiyAfOu wrote: . maybe he was drunk or something and drowned? Sad story, I also remember Psier from BW days ;( Well, even if I thought it was a likely scenario, I will never understand how people drown, even under the influence of alcohol. Has he decided to swim? Did he lose his balance and fell into the river? It boggles my mind everytime I read about drowning.

+1... how the hell did he find himself inside the river?

ffs .......

Wow unreal....

RIP

I didn't know him but I do remember the nickname. So sad. It's likely we will never know what happened (how he got to the river, why, etc) I think..

So sad

RIP

RIP

RIP chad brown as well. lost long and hard fight with cancer

edit: well appears some people jumped the gun and chad is still alive

As a local I wanna shed some light on what might've happened based on my knowledge of the area and similar events in the past.

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First thing you must realize is that the river we are talking about is not really a river, it's more of a canal. For a drunk and/or drugged person who would fall in it could generally be very hard to find a way to get out.



Secondly he was last seen in the general area seen in a picture below. As you can see it is surrounded by the mentioned canal. I would also want you to note that as he disappeared into the small side alley, most alleys in this area will lead you directly to the riverside.



So my theory is that he was on a bender with friends, heavily drinking bear and/or experimenting with drugs. He disappeared from his friends to the alley to go pee. The alley lead him right to the canal. While peeing, in his intoxicated state he fell in, swallowed water/hit his head somewhere and his body sank under the water and was found a day or two later.

It wouldn't be the first or the last accident like this in that area.

Condolences to his family, may he rest in peace.

On June 28 2014 18:17 mrsaxobeat wrote: As a local I wanna shed some light on what might've happened based on my knowledge of the area and similar events in the past. + Show Spoiler + First thing you must realize is that the river we are talking about is not really a river, it's more of a canal. For a drunk and/or drugged person who would fall in it could generally be very hard to find a way to get out. Secondly he was last seen in the general area seen in a picture below. As you can see it is surrounded by the mentioned canal. I would also want you to note that as he disappeared into the small side alley, most alleys in this area will lead you directly to the riverside. So my theory is that he was on a bender with friends, heavily drinking bear and/or experimenting with drugs. He disappeared from his friends to the alley to go pee. The alley lead him right to the canal. While peeing, in his intoxicated state he fell in, swallowed water/hit his head somewhere and his body sank under the water and was found a day or two later. It wouldn't be the first or the last accident like this in that area. Condolences to his family, may he rest in peace.

good post, thanks for the info. was wondering how far the river/canal was, your theory makes a lot of sense

((((( rip friend

Sad to hear, he seemed like a genuinely nice guy. Reminds me of the death in Beneath the Wheel. Intoxication leading to falling in there was my first guess.

RIP

that river is a death trap theres like no way out wtf

there is a similar canal here, a lot of it is low wall and I believe anywhere with high walls there ladders/ropes to grab. I can't remember exactly how frequent they are but similarly close to bars/alleys, too. People drown in it frequently.

:'(

RIP : ( guy was absolutely hilarious

rip

have so many great johannes stories. a few of my favorites:
-hes on the final table of EPT london (with peachy actually, he would remember this story). johannes raises i think with AQo from early position, guy shoves something like 8bb, johannes folds and everyone asks him if he realized how short the guy was. and in perfect johannes fashion with his cute german english accent he goes "oh my god then i made a huge mistake!"

-was in san remo italy in 2008 at the EPT tournament. was trying really hard to hit on this super cute dealer while she was waiting to be assigned to a table. she was having none of it and i figured she had a boyfriend or something. but then mid me fumbling around i see her eyes light up and i wondered if it was something i did, nope, i turn and see johannes next to me. she was really excited to see him. what a fucking pimp.

-my buddy who was constantly in a struggle with himself over whether he should have a girlfriend or not was complaining about his relationship issues and johannes came in with some advice "MICHAEL, THIZ IZ A NORMAL PROBLEM, YOU ZEE, MEN ARE HUNTERZ!" just amazing

what a great person he was, always positive and happy. havent seen him in a while, and we only talked 1-3 times a year for past couple years, but i will miss him

Never met him, but sounds like he was an amazing guy. Why do these tragedies seem more likely to happen to the best people... Selective memory, perhaps?
RIP Johannes

On June 28 2014 14:50 HiyAfOu wrote: Show nested quote + On June 27 2014 15:08 HiyAfOu wrote: . maybe he was drunk or something and drowned? Sad story, I also remember Psier from BW days ;( Well, even if I thought it was a likely scenario, I will never understand how people drown, even under the influence of alcohol. Has he decided to swim? Did he lose his balance and fell into the river? It boggles my mind everytime I read about drowning.

what part is so hard to understand the drinking and losing balance part? and stumbling?

or the fact that he couldn't swim? and in your country everyone swims or something?