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Ever...not once. Strange how he usually fails to mention how he finished.Not that it has anything to do with the topic at hand, but since you asked:85th out of 225, going out with the best hand pre-flop with Queens, against Ace, Ten off-suit with a guy making what I believe is a questionable call since my all in represented about 1/3rd his stack.Mind you I am not calling him a donkey or saying anything derogatory and I shook his and everyone else's hand at the table. Heck even Men "The Master" was surprised I had Queens, as he called my hand as Ace, Seven, which btw I wish I had since the fl

So because I have an opinion that you do not agree with I am an idiot?I should no longer post because you disagree with my opinion?The response you gave sir, is precisely why many people are intimidated and do not want to post.It is a pretty sad day when people have to resort to petty name calling when they don't agree.Even my nine year old knows better then that.I for one will not reciprocate by bashing you. You are entitled to your opinion even if you have to resort to name calling to make it.

Wow!Well let's see first off Larry, I won a satellite so I didn't waste any money and the $10k seat was non-negotiable so if I didn't play it, it would have been wasted. Furthermore you assume I was dead money, well maybe, but I played for 12 hours with 4 different pro's 3 of which made the final 18, and 2 of which made the final table and during that time none of them ever hurt my stack. I came in 85th out 225 out lasting many notable pros. I am NOT claiming this makes me better or even as good as them, however I went out with pocket queens against ace, ten suited and made an excellent sho

Why because I took the time to formulate a well thought out argument regardless of whether or not you or anyone else agrees?This makes me a moron?Well if my posts make me a moron, I will continue to be a moron.Go look at the thread about why people don't post.It is exactly because of folks like you, who call others a moron.Check my posts over the past several weeks and you will notice one recurring theme, I will no longer stoop to calling people names just because I disagree with them.I will treat every poster on this forum with respect, and all you you should do the same.I welcome discussion,

Well said. That is the biggest issue, it obliterates the dynamics of the game.One of the best things about Poker is that unlike almost every other game in a casino it is a thinking person's game and requires skill.If you reduce the game to not looking at your cards or just playing any two cards because you are rich, then the game becomes roulette and you may as well go and put $10k on black!Not good for the game in general in my opinion, yes it may be good for your wallet if you have the stakes, but it is NOT good for the game of poker.That was the biggest point I was trying to make, but it h

Why because I took the time to formulate a well thought out argument regardless of whether or not you or anyone else agrees?This makes me a moron?Well if my posts make me a moron, I will continue to be a moron.Go look at the thread about why people don't post.It is exactly because of folks like you, who call others a moron.Check my posts over the past several weeks and you will notice one recurring theme, I will no longer stoop to calling people names just because I disagree with them.I will treat every poster on this forum with respect, and all you you should do the same.I welcome discussion,

Very good post. I am sure though that Layne was not betting $10k when someone bet $10.00.You are right this may have been and probably was an isolated incident, and as I have said in several previous responses that I was not there and it certainly is possible that the people at that particular table saw nothing wrong with it and in fact enjoyed losing and not being in a position to win.I think if many of you were to unemotionally look at the situation and imagine sitting down at a $5 10 table where let's assume you are a good enough player to consistently win at, and then anybody regardless o

dead onSo why do we have a forum, if we cannot discuss?Should we all just be sheep then?Let me know what flavor Kool Aid you would like and where to send it!

Again just for clarification purposes, I like Daniel and in fact had been working on getting him for an appearance to promote Stacked until the game was recently delayed until December for Xbox, PS2 and PC and until January for the PSP.Had the game not been delayed, we were just finalizing the dates to have him appear and do a signing of the game, and who knows we may reschedule it after the game launches depending on his schedule.So suffice to say that I was making my comments respectfully and not to be nasty.If you read my original post as Sam Hard8 for example did, you will notice that I wa

Others have made this point, here is the problem with that philosophy.More than likely you will never be able to survive long enough against a player like DN to ever have him pay you off.That's the point.Try it some time and then let us know how it worked out for you.

I think you have a valid point but:In those situations people are buying into higher limits than they usually play for the thrill of playing against a 'name'. They make a conscious decision to do so, knowing the potential consequences.That's a little different than having someone who is clearly a superior player coming to your small stakes table with over 100k and just taking over. Again, I'm not particularly upset that he did this, but I do want to point out that difference...Exactly.If you sit down to play with Daniel, at a $2,000-4,000 table for example, then you deserve everything you get.

And how many times was Layne publicy bragging about it on a forum?Rounders is a movie!

This is by far the best response yet.You are correct and that was my point, and in all fairness to Daniel I was not there and don't know the reaction.My guess is that it was probably mixed. I for one would have been very irritated, obviously by this behavior but others may have loved it.I don't know.

You know I respect your opinion, and of course I know you are not a sheep and was not referring to you.I agree with most of what you said and I know he has no specific obligations.However I believe he does have one to The Wynn, and I don't agree that it is good for business and here is why:I believe that most people at that table after the initial wow factor of playing with Daniel has worn off and they realize that he will play the way he did, they will find another casino to play at.There are tons and tons of casino's to choose from in Vegas.All I am saying is that he could have played at tha

Soc, with all due respect I very well know that Poker is not a wholesome family game.The point is being entirely missed here. There is no comparison between him betting $75k at a $5 10 game and me betting $100 at a .25 .50 game. NONE.Plus again I am talking about who he is and the fact that he is not a regular guy that is anonymous that nobody knows. He has a different responsiblity than you or I, in my opinion.Remember he is paid by The Wynn to be their ambassador of Poker. Again in my opinion this is NOT what you want in your ambassador.Are you telling me that their were no higher limits

He does not have the time to respond, as I have sent him 2 pm's over th past 2 weeks, and have not had a response. I am not criticizing him here, I know he is a very, very busy man, so hold the flames on that one.

Give me a censored break!!This has nothing to do with his life and everything to do with Poker and the behavior of pro's and the overall image and good of the game.Nothing positive can come from what Daniel did. Now if there is somethign more or missing from the story then I would love to hear it.yes! This is bad for the game! He'll ruin Poker! Brilliant post. ffishhswAgain completely out of context as usual!Did I say or even imply he would ruin poker?Please don't get all melodramatic on me.He nor anyone cannot ruin poker.

If you have a strong hand, you should be calling these bets. If you're folding because someone's betting huge into you for no other reason than it's a huge amount of money that you don't want to lose, you shouldn't be at the table in the first place...why do you have more on the table than you're willing to lose?Did you forget the sw?So tell me, if you sit down at a $5-$10 NL table are you telling me that you fully expect that you will have $75k raises regularly?I don't think so.

Again with all due respect, I am not sure that some of you have read my entire original post in its full context.I have NO issue with him playing whereever he wants at what ever level he wants.He has a choice to play at $5-10 on up to the sky's the limit.The others DO NOT necessarily have that same choice. That is the point, that they may not be able to move easily.I can assure you that if I had the kind of money he has I would NOT go to a $5-10 table and start playing as he has.You cannot compare you, me or some other rich guy. He is a paid ambassador for The Wynn casino so he needs to act

Yeah this is great assuming that you last long enough to get the nuts when he happens to bet $75k and you have $5k in front of you so you make a quick $5k.What when you have or think you have the mortal nuts and he sucks out on you because you could never have enough money to push him out of calling with Queen, 3 of clubs?You are only seeing what a great benefit it would be to have such a benevolent benefactor at your table.It is not that simple, and I guarantee you that if you were to be sitting there under the circumstances described in his blog you would change your tune in a New York minut

Yeah they sure do.Have you played at a B&M casino lately?Try and leave a table and see how quickly you find another one.Did you even read Daniel's blog where he mentions how full the tables were?

People like me?What like American's that want to and have the right to voice their opinion like you?I guess I should just stop posting?This is why people don't want to post anymore. I fully expected that nobody else would see anything wrong with this, and like little fanboys would come to Daniel's defense.As I said I like Daniel but that does not mean I won't make a constructive criticisim if I don't agree.Many people in this forum are sheep, who will blindly defend and follow Daniel no matter what he says or does.Oooo Daniel might not blog anymore because of my comments!!!Please I give Danie

Give me a ****ing break!!This has nothing to do with his life and everything to do with Poker and the behavior of pro's and the overall image and good of the game.Nothing positive can come from what Daniel did. Now if there is somethign more or missing from the story then I would love to hear it.

Yes I get that, but they don't expect a wealthy pro to sit down at their table and do this, now do they? Tell me that, that is what the Wynn expects from their ambassador?I just think it is really poor and I am sure that most people on here will defend Daniel and crucify me and I am prepared for that.However I will stand very firm in my statements that this was very poor behavior and I would be willing to wager that no other pro would do this.Furthermore if any other pro would do this they wouldn't boast about it on a public forum.Just my opinion!

Okay I have a triple layer flame retardant suit on, as I fully expect about 4,000 degree flames coming my way.I of course like most of you have not met Daniel and would certainly like to at some point. I like his style most of the time and enjoy watching him play on TV.Having said all of that I really was not happy to read his entry today about his amusing antics at the $5.00-$10.00 table beating the hell out of the little guy.I think Daniel needs to reflect back to when he was a new and or less financially secure player and how he would have felt if a very wealthy pro sat down at his $5-10 t