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Thats it there needs to be a meeting of minds somewhere and we all need to get togather on one site and hold a play money tourney and see who wins.... that would be so much fun.

Who's with me?
 
Gee we need to get a poll up on the different poker softwares people use, so we can all get on one and play.

So far all I know of are

Titan Poker
Paradise Poker
Party Poker
Poker Stars
ultimate Bet
absolute poker

If anyone else knows of anymore feel free to add them... But I do request this be turned into a poll just so maybe we could get a good online game going once a month or something dumb... I mean just imagine the bragging rights...
 
Buck Cherry said:
Gee we need to get a poll up on the different poker softwares people use, so we can all get on one and play.

So far all I know of are

Titan Poker
Paradise Poker
Party Poker
Poker Stars
ultimate Bet
absolute poker

If anyone else knows of anymore feel free to add them... But I do request this be turned into a poll just so maybe we could get a good online game going once a month or something dumb... I mean just imagine the bragging rights...
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There are some sites that will set up private tourneys for you. I can't think of which sites do this, I'll check and then post back here. The only downside is that the site still takes a fee, but it's a convenienct way to have a game with a group of people in different geographical locations. In any event, if you ask support at most sites, they should be willing to set you up.
 
Abraxus said:
There are some sites that will set up private tourneys for you. I can't think of which sites do this, I'll check and then post back here. The only downside is that the site still takes a fee, but it's a convenienct way to have a game with a group of people in different geographical locations. In any event, if you ask support at most sites, they should be willing to set you up.
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Pimpin.
 
^ they have yet to prove to me that poker is indeed a true gamble. Simple mathematics, and logical thinking should make most hands no gamble at all.


Otherwise how in the fuck do the same people always end up in the top 10 of nearly every tournament worth mentioning?
 
i know the wsop main event is long over but i'm catching up on the reruns on espn just now.

the one thing that struck me - and perhaps it's inevitable with the huge field these days - is how many players have shitty attitudes these days. the calm professionalism of players like brunson, cunningham, etc. has been replaced withbrash shit-talking by guys like molina.

you might argue that molina's antics are part of a carefully designedoker strategy to get under the skin of opponents and help him win. perhaps. that doesn't mean he's not a total dick. his behaviour was just ridiculous.

i had a problem with the eventual winner - jamie gold - too. on many occasions he was talking about his hand while there was still action behind him in the hand. that's just not done and i wish somebody had a quiet word with him.

oh well.

alasdair
 
^ yeah, talking about your hand while there is still action should be an illegal move. It may give all players the same knoweledge... but it shouldn't be knowledge to anyone. UNTIL after that hand.

And shit talking is annoying sometimes, but it is definately fun to watch too.

My more favorite players are hoyt corkins, and Gus Hanson. I like the maniacs... They drive tables crazy.
 
Jamie Gold was being the biggest dick ever.

he kept going over to Johny Chan, who was apparently his coach, and saying "i trapped him johny".

blah blah blah.

he's a poor winner with a big mouth.

he was getting super lucky, imo.
 
i agree. there's only one thing i hate more in poker than a sore loser and that's a bad winner. on gold's cards, you're right. obviously, i'm only watching highlights but he really seemed to be getting great cards. combine that with a big stack and anybody can win an no-limit.

how many people are going to be playing in the main event next year? 15,000? at that point, it really is a lottery.

alasdair
 
^ I think the WSOP is due for a change, It should be broken down, and points need to be given for other pre-WSOP poker tourneys, then allow only so many into the actual No-limit WSOP game. Not only that but you should have to have so many points in one other form of poker to be accepted in as well... or something. Because as much of a skill game this is, what little luck is involved can be a TREMENDOUS edge when you don't ever have to play the player.
 
Rusty Cage said:
^ yeah, talking about your hand while there is still action should be an illegal move. It may give all players the same knoweledge... but it shouldn't be knowledge to anyone. UNTIL after that hand.
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It is an illegal move. Why the WSOP did not say anything to him surprised me.



Alasdairm said:
i agree. there's only one thing i hate more in poker than a sore loser and that's a bad winner. on gold's cards, you're right. obviously, i'm only watching highlights but he really seemed to be getting great cards. combine that with a big stack and anybody can win an no-limit.

how many people are going to be playing in the main event next year? 15,000? at that point, it really is a lottery.
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Gold is not a very good poker player (take that into prespective though, I am sure he is much better than me).

What really caught me off guard was on one of the showings it seemed as if Gold was pleading with the table for someone to tell him hes a good player. He had just won a pot that he was way behind in and it left the table shaking their heads. He then commented on how he had been hitting a lot of monster flops but then asked the table I am a good player right? I think Johny Chan could have picked a much better understudy, I guess he saw something in the guy.

With the amazing amount of people competeing in the WSOP no matter how good you are you will have to overcome a huge amount of coinflip situations to win the whole event. Changing the format as Rusty mentioned will never happen just becasue of the vast amounts of profit that the WSOP is making. I think the public also likes the thought that anyone has a chance to win the whole thing ( look at Chris Moneymaker, the guy wasn't ever in a consistent home game!).

If you are looking for good action among a lot of pros you have to watch smaller tournaments. The WSOP tour usually attracts a good amount of pros. What I really would like to see is the WSOP live, so you can watch the VPIP%s, raises compared to pot size and such. If you guys ever get on a private game shoot me a PM I will be more than happy to join.
 
I am down. I have accounts on party poker and paradise as of right now but I do not care where it is. It will probalby give me an excuse to pick up another deposit bonus. If we can not get enough people that actually want to put money on it lets do play money. If someone starts moving all in every hand though I will be pissed.
 
I'm at absolute, I play there because they gave 10 free bucks, and I turned it into 100... For some damned reason I've not been able to break past that 100 though.... *shrug*
 
^ good luck. i mean, how did it go? :)

i'm almost at the end of catching up with the 2006 wsop main event, now down to 3 players.

the entire complexion of the event has really changed and i think it's changed for the worse. jamie gold's attitude just gets shittier and he has to learn to stop talking while he still has action behind him - i can't believe the dealers or tournament organisers haven't had a word.

the spat between prahlad friedman and jeff lisandro was just ridiculous. the reply showed that lisandro did, indeed, ante and it's just beyond me why friedman would not let it go.

don't get me wrong, talk is cheap in poker and the only thing that really talks is chips - jamie gold had the chip lead and held onto it for 3 days before winnign outright which is impressive by anybody's reckoning. he was certainly able to make winngin hands pay out and that's also huge in poker. but, without the cards, i saw him outplayed time and time again by the likes of alan cunningham only to catch cards and then brag. his whole "i trapped him..." schtick was tiresome and juvenile.

i'm on a rant now. i wish to hell players would learn to stay at the table and get on with the game - i know you're playign for millions but all this running to the crowd for hugs and high fives is just lame...

alasdair
 
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