I was at the Horseshoe watching on Saturday and there was a huge crowd of Spectators. This Poker Craze is unbelievable. Watch out guys and Gals as perhaps I am honing my skills to make a run at the really big time.... The mighty RX Tournament. Will there be TV Cameras ? Can We move the Poker tables out into the swimming pool area ? LOL
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by theswami:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dante:
moneymaker last year had a huge RUN OF LUCK that gave him the crown...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Dante-
1) You've only seen the hands played on TV right? There are many more hands where he outplayed the competition including a few on TV where he won without having the better hand. Additionally, there were hands where folks caught up to him and he had to suckout but they had to catch-up first.
2) Have you heard about the miracles pulled by some of the other champions in their runs toward the WSOP 10k bracelet? I've heard about all sorts of suckouts by Helmuth, Ferguson, and others during their runs.
Your statement that MM had a "huge" run of luck to win is accurate but like many, your post seems to imply that his run was unique. In fact ALL WSOP champs need a run of luck to win. Poker is certainly a game of skill but ON ANY GIVEN DAY a good poker player can lose not due to "luck" per se but due to the fact that they played a hand where the odds were not in their favor AND they didn't get lucky that time.
MM, unlike Varkyoni (sp?), has proven by his subsequent success that he is a VERY good player. I think anyone winning a WSOP is a good player and certainly someone placing in the money in other WSOP events AND finishing 2nd in a WPT event is an excellent player.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Swami...you are correct there im sure he bluffed some big hands to fold. ...I am refering to overall he was a lucky ass, IMO....but your point is well taken and I agree with it
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dante:
moneymaker last year had a huge RUN OF LUCK that gave him the crown...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Dante-
1) You've only seen the hands played on TV right? There are many more hands where he outplayed the competition including a few on TV where he won without having the better hand. Additionally, there were hands where folks caught up to him and he had to suckout but they had to catch-up first.
2) Have you heard about the miracles pulled by some of the other champions in their runs toward the WSOP 10k bracelet? I've heard about all sorts of suckouts by Helmuth, Ferguson, and others during their runs.
Your statement that MM had a "huge" run of luck to win is accurate but like many, your post seems to imply that his run was unique. In fact ALL WSOP champs need a run of luck to win. Poker is certainly a game of skill but ON ANY GIVEN DAY a good poker player can lose not due to "luck" per se but due to the fact that they played a hand where the odds were not in their favor AND they didn't get lucky that time.
MM, unlike Varkyoni (sp?), has proven by his subsequent success that he is a VERY good player. I think anyone winning a WSOP is a good player and certainly someone placing in the money in other WSOP events AND finishing 2nd in a WPT event is an excellent player.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Swami...you are correct there im sure he bluffed some big hands to fold. ...I am refering to overall he was a lucky ass, IMO....but your point is well taken and I agree with it
Wager Type: Future/Prop
Wager Status: Pending
Risk / To Win Amount: 325.00 / 250.00 (USD) Accepted 5/21/2004 11:58 PM
Line: World Series of Poker 2004 Head to Head Matchups
Sam Farha vs Chris Moneymaker
Sam Farha -130
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SO IS THIS AN EASY WINNER I HOPE THANKS GUYS
Wager Status: Pending
Risk / To Win Amount: 325.00 / 250.00 (USD) Accepted 5/21/2004 11:58 PM
Line: World Series of Poker 2004 Head to Head Matchups
Sam Farha vs Chris Moneymaker
Sam Farha -130
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SO IS THIS AN EASY WINNER I HOPE THANKS GUYS
as long as Farha doesnt bust out in the first few hours, you should be alright. The only thing I worry about is that Farha is a high limit cash player, he has been at the Bellagio all month playing in high cash games instead of playing WSOP events. With all the people in town, he may try to play fast or go home early so he can make some money somewhere else.
