Poker Pros
I have been playing Poker for the past 3 years. Tournaments and stuff like that. I have played at Foxwwods. It's fun...but boring. My wife does not understand my infatuation. Lately, I have been watching it on T.V., more than playing.
I admire people who have the balls to put ten grand on a line with a 1 in 5000 chance to win 7 million. I don't have the faith in myself as a human to do that. Do you know how many diapers I could buy? I'd have to seek therapy if I lost 10 grand. I've taken some bad beats in 50 dollar tournaments but I couldn't imagine losing so much money on the "river."
The worst beat I ever taken was in a thirty man 20 dollar tourney. First paid about 300 bucks. Not a lot of money, but I am competitive and wanted to win it. There were 8 people left, 6 places pay out.
I am dealt Ace of hearts, and 7 of hearts. I call the big blind with two other players. The flop comes 8 hearts, 6 hearts, 5 hearts. Yes, I flopped the Ace high flush. Unbelieveable. I check, the big blind bets, I come over the top. The other players fold and the big blind calls my raise. I put him on a heart draw which I already had (I also had the straigh flush draw). 2 of clubs on the turn. I check. The other guy bets, I smooth call. The river brings the 2 diamonds. I check. He goes all in. I call. He flips over the 8 clubs and 2 spades. Full house. I am livid. I am eliminated.
I, of course, couldn't sleep for a week after that hand. I couldn't stop thinking about it. That's when I thought, I will never play professionally. I mean that was 20 bucks. Could you imagine if it had been for 10000. I'd have to kill myself.
Anyways, I admire Poker Pros. I like watching certain players. Here is my list of Favorite Poker Pros.
1. Daniel Negranu- He is unbelievable. He lays down straights when someone has a flush. He slow plays Aces better than anyone in the world. The guy is also hysterical at the table. He pushes buttons not in a mean way but playfully. He plays flawlessly at final tables. WSOP Player of the Year in 2004. All time money winner on the World Poker Tour.
2. Phil Ivey- He shows no emotion when he wins. He shows no emotion when he loses. The guy is a statue. He tends to have bad luck at final tables but has balls to go all in with a crappy pair like 5's or 6's. There is a great story going around where he had to win a 500,000 dollar tournament to break even after losing 500,000 betting on which card would come out next. Balls!
3. Greg Raymer- A nice guy who defied the odds. Won the WSOP in 2004 against 2500. Then he placed 25th in 2005 against 5700. Unreal. That's like winning the lottery two years in a row. He gets lucky in coin flip situations, but has the gonads to call Ace-King with pocket 4's.
4. Mike Matusow-The Mouth is freaking entertaining. After getting eliminated in WSOP 2004. He started to cry. He cried on ESPN. He came in 76th place. He won 30,000 grand and started crying. He made an unbelievable run in 2005, placing 9th in the Main Event(paying him 1 million). He ultimately won the Tournament of Champions for 1 million. Not a bad year. 2 million bucks. I wouldn't want to be at a final table with him. He'd probably make fun of me.
5. Dutch Boyd-He's a weird dude. I like his poker profile on ESPN. He graduated from Princeton at the age of like 14. You can tell he is kind of crazy. I love the way he said, "I'm gonna have to make some desperation calls." He is also cool because he started a "Poker Gang". "The Crew!" So gay!!!
6. Dan Harrington- You don't see too much of him on TV. Only during the WSOP. He is just a solid player. People are afraid to play against him. If he bets on a hand, most people fold. He had a classic bluff with a 6-2 offsuit at the final table of the main event causing Raymer to fold his Ace-2 Suited. He is arguablly the best WSOP player ever, with a win, a 3rd and a 4th. (The latter two happening in consecutive years against the biggest field in World Series history.) He also wears an ugly green Red Sox hat.
7. Sam Farha- He is a pimp. 2nd in the Main event in 2003. He busted Goldie Hawn's son on the first hand of the Main Event in 2005. He dresses cool and doesn't smoke but always holds a cigarette. Ironic, Don't you think?
8. Mike McDermott- Alright, he is not real. The movie Rounders was awesome. He has a friend named Worm, and lost all his money to KGB. He then got his money back from KGB. He broke up with a hot chick and hustled tourists out of their money. That is one life lived, my friends.
9. Todd Brunson- Doyle's son. he won a bracelet this year and was 2nd to Chan in the Poker Superstars Invitational, but the thing I like most about him is his ponytail. I will repeat that...he has a ponytail. Yes, a ponytail.
10. Gus Hansen-He plays 7-2 offsuit like they were Aces. He plays almost every hand ever dealt to him. Nobody ever knows what he is playing. he mixes up his game nicely. He would move higher on this list if he had a ponytail.
It's fun watching the poker professionals play. They have guts man.
I admire people who have the balls to put ten grand on a line with a 1 in 5000 chance to win 7 million. I don't have the faith in myself as a human to do that. Do you know how many diapers I could buy? I'd have to seek therapy if I lost 10 grand. I've taken some bad beats in 50 dollar tournaments but I couldn't imagine losing so much money on the "river."
The worst beat I ever taken was in a thirty man 20 dollar tourney. First paid about 300 bucks. Not a lot of money, but I am competitive and wanted to win it. There were 8 people left, 6 places pay out.
I am dealt Ace of hearts, and 7 of hearts. I call the big blind with two other players. The flop comes 8 hearts, 6 hearts, 5 hearts. Yes, I flopped the Ace high flush. Unbelieveable. I check, the big blind bets, I come over the top. The other players fold and the big blind calls my raise. I put him on a heart draw which I already had (I also had the straigh flush draw). 2 of clubs on the turn. I check. The other guy bets, I smooth call. The river brings the 2 diamonds. I check. He goes all in. I call. He flips over the 8 clubs and 2 spades. Full house. I am livid. I am eliminated.
I, of course, couldn't sleep for a week after that hand. I couldn't stop thinking about it. That's when I thought, I will never play professionally. I mean that was 20 bucks. Could you imagine if it had been for 10000. I'd have to kill myself.
Anyways, I admire Poker Pros. I like watching certain players. Here is my list of Favorite Poker Pros.
1. Daniel Negranu- He is unbelievable. He lays down straights when someone has a flush. He slow plays Aces better than anyone in the world. The guy is also hysterical at the table. He pushes buttons not in a mean way but playfully. He plays flawlessly at final tables. WSOP Player of the Year in 2004. All time money winner on the World Poker Tour.
2. Phil Ivey- He shows no emotion when he wins. He shows no emotion when he loses. The guy is a statue. He tends to have bad luck at final tables but has balls to go all in with a crappy pair like 5's or 6's. There is a great story going around where he had to win a 500,000 dollar tournament to break even after losing 500,000 betting on which card would come out next. Balls!
3. Greg Raymer- A nice guy who defied the odds. Won the WSOP in 2004 against 2500. Then he placed 25th in 2005 against 5700. Unreal. That's like winning the lottery two years in a row. He gets lucky in coin flip situations, but has the gonads to call Ace-King with pocket 4's.
4. Mike Matusow-The Mouth is freaking entertaining. After getting eliminated in WSOP 2004. He started to cry. He cried on ESPN. He came in 76th place. He won 30,000 grand and started crying. He made an unbelievable run in 2005, placing 9th in the Main Event(paying him 1 million). He ultimately won the Tournament of Champions for 1 million. Not a bad year. 2 million bucks. I wouldn't want to be at a final table with him. He'd probably make fun of me.
5. Dutch Boyd-He's a weird dude. I like his poker profile on ESPN. He graduated from Princeton at the age of like 14. You can tell he is kind of crazy. I love the way he said, "I'm gonna have to make some desperation calls." He is also cool because he started a "Poker Gang". "The Crew!" So gay!!!
6. Dan Harrington- You don't see too much of him on TV. Only during the WSOP. He is just a solid player. People are afraid to play against him. If he bets on a hand, most people fold. He had a classic bluff with a 6-2 offsuit at the final table of the main event causing Raymer to fold his Ace-2 Suited. He is arguablly the best WSOP player ever, with a win, a 3rd and a 4th. (The latter two happening in consecutive years against the biggest field in World Series history.) He also wears an ugly green Red Sox hat.
7. Sam Farha- He is a pimp. 2nd in the Main event in 2003. He busted Goldie Hawn's son on the first hand of the Main Event in 2005. He dresses cool and doesn't smoke but always holds a cigarette. Ironic, Don't you think?
8. Mike McDermott- Alright, he is not real. The movie Rounders was awesome. He has a friend named Worm, and lost all his money to KGB. He then got his money back from KGB. He broke up with a hot chick and hustled tourists out of their money. That is one life lived, my friends.
9. Todd Brunson- Doyle's son. he won a bracelet this year and was 2nd to Chan in the Poker Superstars Invitational, but the thing I like most about him is his ponytail. I will repeat that...he has a ponytail. Yes, a ponytail.
10. Gus Hansen-He plays 7-2 offsuit like they were Aces. He plays almost every hand ever dealt to him. Nobody ever knows what he is playing. he mixes up his game nicely. He would move higher on this list if he had a ponytail.
It's fun watching the poker professionals play. They have guts man.
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