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Day four at the 2010 Balloon Fiesta (Blair Shiff/KRQE)

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Slideshow: Tuesday at Balloon Fiesta

Day two of competitions

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - So far, the weather has held up and canceled very few events in the 2010 Balloon Fiesta.

On Tuesday, balloonists took to the sky again to try and win the Balloon Fiesta Hold 'em tournament. The Balloon Fiesta Hold 'em tournament is pretty simple. Essentially, balloon pilots get sandbags with colored streamers attached to them. They fly over the field and try to get close to targets (but in this case, they were giant playing cards) and drop the sandbags onto the cars. Whomever gets the best hand wins the competition.

If balloonists took part in the competition on Monday, they were not allowed to participate on Tuesday. The official winner will be announced on Saturday at the awards banquet.

Watch the video above to see how the pilot's fared at the game. Also, if you took video of the competition or of any part of Balloon Fiesta, feel free to share it on KRQE's Participate page.

Slideshow: Tuesday at Balloon Fiesta

Day two of competitions

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