Jack Harris

You have to gamble in the beginning and there will be alot of maniacs in there with you. When you are up against a bully that's when you have to call, even if you don't have the nuts. Keep calling the bully and you will win eventually, because the bully's and maniacs are always playing too many hands. If you survive the crapshoot in the beginning you could be the chip leader. Play 80% of your hands on average. It's working for me, because all the donks have read the books and are playing to tight out of the gate.

I followed the link and I agree with you 100%. Good job.

Why don't you stay on-topic and stop the pathetic self promotion of your post. This post is about pros calling for a boycott of the 2007 WSOP. You guys weren't there in the 80s watching the WSOP. Even DN was 2 years old when the big guns were shooting it out at Binions kind of grubby hotel. When you went in there you felt the mob prescence and poker had a patina of danger to it, which the hot ladies liked. Looking at the WSOP today all we see is alot of geeks there on sat scholarships for $2 and heros made of Joe Hachem, Raymer and Moneymaker. Stu Unger could have demolished these spuds.

No, kkcountry, not just a trolling joke account. I have a writing style that stimulates debate. All of my posts have been about important topics. I am knowledgeable about poker.Take you, though--you actually write "did you know Jamie Gold is getting sued). Now here's what a troll would say to that...Don't you read this forum? Tell us something we don't know! Everybody here already knew that. Who are you to come in here and act high and mighty about poker or anything else, when you say something so stupid to everyone at FCP like "Did ya know Jamie Gold is getting sued." Everyone here KN

Awesome point, kkcountry. You are absolutely right. But the WSOP won't go for it, because they are all about the money, and the new owners of the WSOP are not great for poker.

Hope you don't mind, but I voted for myself.

Spademan. I enjoy playing online, and this board helps give me an edge, and takes the edge off my play. I've won $3800 this weekend alone. Banging heads with these witless wonders has gotten me over some bad beats. I used to steam. But I think they just don't like my avatar.

Thanks for the 411.

Your posts in this thread remind me of the story about the blind leading the blind, beans&icewater.Back to on-topic: The WSOP ME is not the best way to select a champion. Give the pros 5 seats at the final table and 5 more to the other 20,000 wannabees. And make this event a winner take all from now on.1 winner. 1 pot. 1 champion.

That's rich. The first two sentences in my post are the answer to the OP's question--DN is a target because he stuck his nose into the business of the 7 players and so of course they will throw it back at him. I've read all of Daniel's blogs and DN replied to my post about the lawsuit, which is the reason I came over to FCP--to get his reaction.Scary smart is right--and not the good kind--that's true. See you in any ring game.

DN has started a s###storm with his criticism of the 7 players suing the WPTE. They are taking shots at him because they can't understand why he feels the need to defend the WPTE like he does. For the two above who don't know Kessler why don't you google him instead of whining, so the OP's post doesn't get hijacked by "who is kessler" questions.Note to moderators of FCP: If you can't keep this board under control why don't you pass the baton?

I made my point. There isn't alot of talent at FCP. I'll just let this thread alone since I'm so controversial to the donks. Wouldn't want to upset them anymore--but it's good being right. My last word on the WSOP ME is that it isn't a world championship anymore, and its the online sat players that have turned it into a cattle call of inept poker wannabees. And this illustrious game uses this tourney to crown it's World Champion?

Not the world championship ME--that event is different. It has to be about crowning the world champion of poker. Let the pros play in a seperate sat and give them 5 seats at the final table, and then the 5 amateurs can have their shot. ESPN will get a good game, and poker will be better off having a legitimate world champion.My way, Jamie Gold would have been playing against DN, Ferguson, Ngyuen, Hachem and Hellmuth at the final table. That would be a championship worth something. And at the final table, divide the chips by 10 and let everyone start over with the same chips, so donks are no

If you make a living--any living--playing poker, then you are a professional poker player. Some here focus on cashing in tourneys. I know poker players who have never won a tourney but who have thrived in cash games for 30 years.My beef is with Harrah's WSOP ME, and the online sats that flood the ME, when the rest of us have to pay $10 large to play. It's not an even field. If next year there are 20,000 players in the ME, then forget it... ESPN's coverage will show it for what it is... a bunch of donks trying to live the poker dream while the real players will be in cash games or starting

Yes, the pros would, becuase the pros play in cash games. It was a small community and it was better. No need to shout--on a tilt? You guys steaming? Must be easy to take your money off or online.

So sad -- seeing how you've lost your argument. He's a pro. He's had 4 cashes--things aren't as you say. Back to your poker books now, online "poker" player.EVENT PLACE PRIZE DATE No Limit Hold'em TournamentNo Limit Hold'em 6th $4,015 Apr 22, 2006 2nd Annual Linda Johnson Celebrity ChallengeNo Limit Hold'em 1st $19,585 Jun 26, 2002 33rd Annual World Series of PokerWSOP World Championship - No Limit Hold'em 1st $2,000,000 May 24, 2002 U.S. Poker ChampionshipEvent #7 - No Limit Hold'em 10th $1,266 Dec 3, 2000Now that that's clear, I've forwarded this thread to the moderators and owners of FCP

Nice to see so many go on tilt. But I'm fine. Trolls and flames don't bother me a bit. I especially like how holdemsnowboarder posted Greenstien's record. But the fact remains, I heard both of these pros say they weren't playing next year because of the size of the field.Also, I'm right, and most agree. The WSOP main event final table should be a donk free zone. To make that happen in a field of 20,000, you have to have a separate sat for the pros, and give them 5 seats at the final table.Only fair, since online sats are flooding the WSOP with donks. DN shouldn't have to play against do

No, sir, you are finished. You don't know your poker.http://www.pokerpages.com/players/profiles...rt-varkonyi.htmU.S. Poker Championship Final Table 10th Place Robert VarkonyiEvent #7 - No Limit Hold'em 10th $1,266 Dec 3, 2000 Oh, and I was there, watching him play. Score one for Jack Harris.

You, sir, are a complete ***. Varkonyi is a pro.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_VarkonyiYou guys who didn't think Varkobyi is a pro really stepped in it! And now everyone will know that flyingdonkey and the other trolls and flamers at FCP are just loser donks. And that speel about equity in the pot being the reason pros play the ME--what a joke. I might have to leave FCP unless the mods start sending some of the folks here on a permanent vacation.Let's here from DN. Right--he plays because of the equity. Right. Plays because all the pros dream of the title. So give the pros 5 seats a

Robert Varkonyi and Huck Seed.Heard them myself say it, at different times, and others did, too.

BANAnyone who says that the WSOP ME is about equity is not a real poker player. Anyone like the above few who talk about Equity and that's why the pros will always play the WSOP ME is not a poker player of any weight or substance whatsoever. It was, before Harrah's, the World Championship, until online donks flooded it--like the donks posting flames in this thread.Donks have ruined the game. If the PGA allowed donks to play at the US Open then pro golf would be garbage. Keep the donks from winning by making them play 5 pros at the final table. Keep the game real. What a pathetic way to

EquityYour "rightful" share of a pot. If the pot contains $80, and you have a 50% chance of winning it, you have $40 equity in the pot. This term is somewhat fanciful since you will either win $80 or $0, but it gives you an idea of how much you can "expect" to win. If you buy a $1 lottery ticket and you have $1 equity in a lottery pool (pot) that equals 1 million, then you can expect to win 1million. Yes, I know what equity is, and my complaint about you is that you don't get it--the WSOP is not about equity to pros--it's about winning the world championship.

I'll ignore the flames and trolls and keep it on-topic.No, nobody deserves an equal chance to play at the final table for the World Championship of Poker who has an equal chance to get there as a pro. 5 pros should be chosen from a seperate satellite for pros only. 5 seats at the final table will insure that the level of play is a good representation of poker to the viewing public. The WSOP 2007 will be a joke! if 20,000 are allowed to enter. It will be a joke because ESPN bills it as the World Championship of Poker.It started out that way but from the responses here it is obvious that the

Your statement does lead to the fact that the WSOP is polluted with alot of donks and people who believe it's all about the money.Poker's glory days were along time ago and it looks to me like none of you were there. Welcome to the new world of poker--"its all about the money".Man, the pros care. You just don't.

I only overheard two top pros calling for a boycott. You can make up your own mind if you want. There has to be alot of pros at the final table to make the ME legitimate. The way to get the top pros a guaranteed spot at the final table is by having a satellite just for the top money earners of each year.As for those who call troll on the OP, I stand by the statement that if you are going to bring up equity in the ME then you might as well play the lottery for a buck because you will get several million to one. That's a crock. The ME is about selecting the champion.I can tell now that ther