Incepe Main Event '09

[obs]

Inafara de Ivey, lista e deprimanta. Daca WSOP nu reuseste sa produca legende la ME si lasa in urma "campioni" de talia lui Jerry Yang, si daca nu reuseste sa "aduca" la masa finala macar 2-3 pros pe an, turneul o sa piarda din aureola. Structura, buyinul, ceva nu e ok acolo. Varianta e mai mare decat m-as astepta.
20k fise e un artificiu atata timp cat blindurile incep cu 50/100, e ca si cum ai incepe cu 2k fise si blinduri 5/10, adica nu atat de deep pe cat s-ar parea la prima vedere.

[sever]

30k fise anul asta, 2 ore levels. Au fost destui jucatori pe timp de criza. E turneul unde nu prea lipsesc pros. Anul asta au fost citiva pt ca au vrut sa se inscrie prea tirziu si nu prea mai era loc in sala. Au ramas pe afara citeva sute, care au protestat. Nu vad cum ar cadea drastic, doar long term

[obs]

O, nu ma gandesc ca o sa cada, ci doar ca o sa inceteze sa mai lanseze "nume". Pana acum cativa ani, castigatorul intra automat intr-un hall of fame; acum parca deja cine il castiga nu prea mai conteaza. Din ultimii "campioni" parca Hatchem ce mai are un profil ulterior care sa-i sustina performanta aia.

[GKane]

Din cate stiu eu, primii 2 clasati la ME 2008 sunt jucatori profesionisti.

De acord in privinta lui Jerry Yang, cel mai antipatic jucator ever.

[cccipr]

O, nu ma gandesc ca o sa cada, ci doar ca o sa inceteze sa mai lanseze "nume". Pana acum cativa ani, castigatorul intra automat intr-un hall of fame; acum parca deja cine il castiga nu prea mai conteaza. Din ultimii "campioni" parca Hatchem ce mai are un profil ulterior care sa-i sustina performanta aia.

... pana acum cativa ani, cand castigatorul intra automat in Hall of Fame, jucau doar profesionistii intre ei. Era normal sa castige un profesionist.

De cand cu explozia pokerului pe internet si la TV era firesc sa apara un tsunami de amatori care sa mature profesionistii.

Cred totusi ca, in curand (poate chiar incepand cu acest ME), numarul profesionistilor il va depasi pe cel al amatorilor. Includ aici si profesionistii online, foarte, foarte multi si poate mai buni chiar decat cei de casino.

[sever]

Un esprit sain dans un corps sain

Care-i povestea chipleaderului ElKy?

Articole despre Elky in ultimul numar din Bluff Magazine dar si in Card Player Romania. Are o poveste interesanta.

Citeva idei din Bluff:

- 6 mil$ din turnee
- Prin 2000~ s-a mutat in South Korea pentru a juca Starcraft ca PRO
Avea parul lung roz si haine excentrice considerind ca asa atrage sponsorii

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXwlyrjJjPc]YouTube - Capital M6 2002 Jeux Video en corée Elky part 1/3[/ame]

Un prieten traia deja din asta, jucind in concursuri televizate. Si-a spus ca daca nu incearca si el o sa regrete toata viata. Niciodata nu a vrut o viata normala.

A invatat limba si a ajuns cunoscut acolo.
Koreenii sint f competitivi (in general) si se antrenau 12 ore pe zi. Totusi Starcraftul devenea repetitiv iar prietenii lui au inceput sa joace poker online (Hevad Khan, Ryan Daut).

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A fost primul jucator care a atins Supernova Elite pe Stars dar asta cu pretul unui grafic dezastru pe Sharkscope (a pierdut mult).
Dupa WSOP 2007 a fost aproape busto. Prietenii l-au imprumutat si s-a mai scos avind 10% actiune la cineva care a luat o bratara. Mai mult de atit s-a ingrasat si avea 95kg.
Avea nevoie sa fie motivat dar si de bani asa ca a pus un pariu va da jos 22kg in 3 luni. Asta pentru 75,000$. Daca pierdea, platea 150,000 asa ca nu avea voie sa piarda.

S-a imprietenit cu J. Zaicik, un antreprenor de 56 de ani din Paris care a devenit un fel de antrenor personal/impresar. L-a ajutat si cu slabitul.

La sfirsitul anului a cistigat pariul. L-am intilnit si eu la APPT Macau. La petrecerea de dinainte de turneu a baut doar apa plata si a stat putin, spre deosebire de Hachem care a plecat ametit pe la 5 dimineata.

Doua luni mai tirziu cistiga unul din cele mai grele turnee live: PCA Bahamas si 2mil$.

Antrenamentele fizice au devenit regulate, crezind ca asta il ajuta sa se concentreze mai bine la poker si sa aiba si moral bun. Face si kickbox cu Dewey Cooper.
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Prietenii nu prea il mai vad, calatoreste si foarte mult. Nu prea mai merge si la petreceri dar iese cu prietena lui Cathy.
In curind isi va lua o vacanta si va merge inapoi in Korea cu Hevad Khan si Dan Schreiber. Iar cind apare Starcraft 2 o sa faca pauza la poker o luna ca sa vada daca mai poate fi competitiv.

[Rondo]

au aparut pe pokertube primele 2 episoade de la ME

[sever]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q9kHDHhCl0]YouTube - WSOP 2009 E07 1/5 Main Event (Part 1 of 26) [HQ] World Series of Poker 2009[/ame]

click pe link pt restul

[Deliric1]

Lex Veldhuis ftw ;x

tipul de fish maniac de pe net de la mizele alea infime care iti da call cu K4 la AI si mai are si noroc pe deasupra

btw .. cand s`a apropiat ala de el si a zis "why you called me ?" credeam ca il si bate .. nu ca ar fi si putut

[Rondo]

yeah to be honest I thought he was peeling with AK. When he told me he folded QQ i was speechless. Oh well, about the K4. During this tournament I made some good calls with A hi and bottom pairs in big pots, so I was very confident in my reads. Every time I had a weird feeling about something or thought the spot was too perfect to bluff, I'd just say call. And had only been wrong a couple times in this tourney. Also seeing the amount of hands I play I will have made marginal decisions like this, otherwise everyone can just 4-bet shove me.

So when I squeezed utg and utg+1 I looked around to the action after me and I saw the kid in the sb and I thought, oh ****, perfect stacksize to ship it. Also eli told me he played with that kid and he was creative. The only thing I care about is being live in that hand, cause I almost get 2:1 which would practically be ok to have him show me JJ. Especially with dead monies in there. I thought I would be live most of the times and wasn't that surprised when I had the best hand even.

p.s. din cate stiu e jucator de cash la mize destul de mari

[Rondo]

au aparut si episoadele 9,10 (day 1c+1d) pe pokertube

[marca]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZrG-f6kGVM]YouTube - [HD] World Series Of Poker 2009 e05 Episode 5 - 1/5[/ame]

celebrity ante up for africa , damon afleck etc

barkley face show

[sever]

Secretul evolutiei lui Esfandiari:

"I wanted to win... but I wasn't hungry. I took a big gamble (or so I thought at the time) and hired a life coach (mindset coach) for six months. I figured if he could help me get that desire to win back it was worth a try. I had found my place in a spot I didn't want to bet. I'm a professional poker player and I didn't care about winning?!
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A lot of people could say it's a fluke but I can honestly tell you if not for my life coach I would have never made it so far in either event.
He implemented certain things that I would have to do while playing and as much as I'd like to share those with you I think they are too valuable to just throw out there. They WORKED. My hunger was back. My deisre to win was back. The taste of victory was right around the corner. This is only the beginning.
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I've got a busy six months coming up... not the usual going-out-having-a-great-time-doing-whatever-I-want-to-do six months. I'm under pretty strict guidelines from my coach. And if I don't do what he says I've pre-agreed to have to pay my friends a set amount of money as punishment. It would hurt me on so many levels if I had to give Phil Laak money for nothing...
I cannot wait for the next tournament. It's my time"


Bluff Magazine, august 09

Ceva interesant la Jeff Lisandro (3 bratari in 2009)

"Sponsors turned me down. They wanted younger players, Internet 'legends'. Guys like that. So I said to each one that passed, <<OK, that's fine. You guys are gonna regret it. You will. Because I am gonna do something special this year. Just watch me>>."