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Badugi!! Are you.. a;dlkjgj;a!! what!! #*@#$%!!!! Did I just read they're making Badugi a bracelet event?? You cannot be serious. Badugi is in and 5 draw is not? What's next, give the Roshambo winner a bracelet? Make the main event 10K blind-man's bluff?I demand that the madness be stopped!! Throw this dog a bone, Daniel. Even if it's just me, you, and Crazy Mike Caro for the bracelet, we should have the chance to fight it out. We'll sit in the hallway of the Rio and play 5 draw until they sanction us. You're mine Caro, mine!! Bah... somebody get me a cocktail!!
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Hi Daniel,I know you're on the WSOP players committee and I know you usually read this forum. I know you're also dedicated to making the the WSOP the best it can possibly be.So here's my request/suggestion/question, whatever you want to call it:Why is there no Pot Limit 5 card draw tournament at the WSOP? Every single other type of poker known to man is pretty much represented. Even obscure games like 2-7 single draw, and triple draw are there. I know 5 Draw has kind of gone out of fashion, but it's a great game when it's played pot limit (preferrably 5 handed, but 6 is ok) and I'm sure that atleast as many people still play it as some of the other games that are in the Series. Was it not one of the more popular games out there at one time? And isn't it the first poker game that many of us were exposed to with our families around the kitchen table? I just can't believe that people would want to play a game like razz, or triple draw, but they wouldn't want to play 5 draw at the WSOP.People argue that there's not much skill in the game, but that's just a misconception and it's absolutely false. Of course 5 draw doesn't have the depth of strategy of the flop games, but poker is poker, and 5 draw has plenty of room for creative play. It's really a true "poker" game, since there's not really a lot of information to go on for each hand, and it's a real game of feel. Anyway, maybe you don't care or you don't like the game anyway, but I just thought I'd put it out there on the off chance you feel like throwing a little weight around and helping to get a "lost" game into the WSOP. It's really a shame that any form of poker should be left out of the world championship. Thanks for taking the time to read this.lind0
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Hey Daniel,I've been trying to convince my friends to adopt a head to head format for our hockey pool. I was just wondering if you could tell me how you guys work it. Do you go head to head against 1 person per week, or is it at a different interval? How long is a "fantasy game" is what I'm asking I guess.We've had a sick football pool going for years that is totally intense and in-depth, and I want to try to capture that for our hockey pool. It sounds like you already have that going with your pool, so if you don't mind me stealing ideas from your league, any info would be sweet.Thanks, lind0
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I'm coming down from Vancouver as well. I'll be there the 3rd-18th.I will be there... still working out a schedule though.... and will be staying at friends house so really I am just gonna go with the flow. Leaving end of June from Vancouver. -
Everyone trashes Hellmuth's book, but it's the best one out there for a pure beginner. No other book stresses the importance of folding as much it. I'd recommend it as your first book since it teaches you a style that is very effective in the low stakes games and will let you atleast break even or win a little as you learn. You won't become the next great player just by reading Hellmuth, but you'll be a solid and disciplined beginner in a very short period of time. He lays out a strategy for all the games that will win at the low limits. If you have a little natural poker skill and you do what he says, you'll be winning money right away.For a good and aspiring to be great player, the Harrington Series is the best poker literature out there. However, without a very solid foundation of poker knowledge and lots of playing experience to back it up, much of the content will just go right over your head. It's not that you won't be able to grasp it, you just won't be able to do it quickly. You'll need to do lots of re-reading and experimenting and playing, and then you'll need to re-read and experiment some more. You really have to put a lot into the HOH series to get a lot out of it. You can't expect to just read it and be a winning player right away, whereas with the Hellmuth book you basically can. With all that said, if you can only ever buy one poker book, buy three and get the HOH series. They are the best by far.
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I still don't see how it makes any difference in a tournament. Every skill and every decision an opponent uses to beat another opponent affects the tournament as a whole. Everything that happens affects everyone else. Why should this particular skill be banned? If an opponent uses his mathematical abilities to win a hand it's ok, if he uses his "reading abilities" ("lol, reading abilities" Shawn Sheikawn) it's ok, if he uses any other means to win the hand it's ok, so if he reveals a card or talks about his hand as a psychological ploy why is that not ok? Exposing a card or talking about your hand affect the outcome of a tournament no differently than any other event that happens.I agree with Matt. Cards should not be shown in a tournament. Players should also not state what cards they hold, while playing in a tournament. In a tournament, even if the hand is heads up, each player is still playing against the rest of the field.In a cash game, players can show cards when heads up because the money at stake will be won by one of the two players. The two are only playing against each other, at that point. In a multi-way cash game hand, it is against the rules to discuss hand possibilities and to show cards because doing so may act as collusion against one or more players in the multi-way cash game hand.Much of what Daniel says in his article below, regarding soft-playing a friend, actually contains arguments against his opinion for showing cards while in a tournament:http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/printDS/140189 -
Sort of an offshoot of the same topic, but Matt Savage also brought up Jamie Gold and his talking during hands at the Series last year. What Gold was doing is considered illegal as well, but I don't really understand that either. Why can't you talk about your hand? Why can't you say exactly what you have or don't have? It's up to your opponent to believe you or not, so how he/she uses (or doesn't use) what you say is up to him/her. Again, it just adds another element of "phsychological warfare" to the game. Look how effective it was for Gold last year.The two arguments Matt Savage makes against this stuff are the time factor, and collusion. As for taking extra time and allowing your table to play less hands, players have the option of calling "clock" on someone any time they are slowing the game down. Sometimes you're at a slow table, sometimes you're at a fast table. It's just how it goes. Some tables see more hands and some see less. It's not such a big deal that we'd ever consider going hand for hand the whole way right? That would be the most fair way, but all the waiting around just wouldn't be worth it. Everyone accepts the fact that not all tables will see the same number of hands, so if a player decides to go "hollywood" and takes a long time, so what, call clock if you're that worried about it. The other argument against this is collusion. I can understand this argument more than the time thing, but really, do you think two people who are working together would ever collude so obviously? Same goes for the card showing. I understand the collusion argument in theory, but in reality two people who are colluding would never be so open about it. It's pretty easy to distinguish between someone who is prying for information, and someone who is giving his opponent a free walk. And as for all this stuff somehow being different in a tournament, that's just silly. The same collusion or "soft playing" that could arise from card reavealing and coffehousing in a tournament, could easily happen in a cash game too. How is it any different? Anyway, that's my 2 cents. I say open up all this stuff for players to use. The arguments against it just don't hold up.
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Just wanted to let you know how much I (and probably everyone) enjoyed last years video blogs during the Series. I really hope you'll be able to do it again. I'm looking forward to it. lind0
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Come on Daniel, I am the best 5 draw tournament player on the planet right now. I want to prove it!!
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Stop laughing, I'm serious. Why is this game dead? I love it. I want a bracelet in it.
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This may seem like a fun and great idea now, but once the losers in your game start to realize they are losers and start to think about the amount of money they're donating to you, you might see it differently. Most people who lose at poker think they're actually breaking even or maybe winning a little. I don't think I've ever met anyone who admits they're a big loser. Once you start keeping track for everyone, they no longer have the option of living that fantasy and they may quit playing altogether. I'm not trying to rain on your parade, but it's something to think about. I've seen games ruined by this type of thing. Of course it's great to boost your ego by being recognized as the best player in your group, but it might not be in your best interests financially. You know your game better than I do, maybe you're a group of degenerates who just want to gamble, but just be aware of the reality check this might create for the losers.
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I would recommend a bankroll of atleast 50 buy-ins for tournaments to give yourself a fairly low probability of going broke. 100 buy-ins would be even better and would give you a very low chance of losing all your money. 200 buy-ins would give a good player virtually zero chance of busting.
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To be brutally honest, if you can't win with $50, then you probably can't win with any amount. I'm not saying you aren't capable of it, but maybe you need to improve your game to become a winning player. If you're playing better poker than your opponents, you will win money over time. It's that simple. If you excersise proper bankroll management while playing better poker than your opponents over time, you will not go broke. There are low enough stakes on the internet to accomodate a $50 bankroll, so either you are not playing well enough to win money, or you aren't managing your money properly. You're assuming that the amount of money you have is the problem. If that's the case, it's an easy fix. All you have to do is strictly enforce proper bankroll management. Stick to the micro stakes games and you'll be moving up in no time. I'm guessing it's more likely that you aren't playing well enough to win. Or you aren't playing consistently well enough to win. Put some time into getting better. If you keep trying to get better, eventually you'll start winning. Stick to the low stakes and grind your way up. If you do that, you'll never have to deposit again.
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Ditto on the Sahara. Good structure for a cheap tourney, not to mention they sometimes have free sandwiches.
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Hang in there buddy. Just wanted you to know the whole community has your back. I'm actually glad to hear that world class players make amateur mistakes and beat themselves up for it the same as I do. We're all only human. I hope you find your game and I hope you find happiness again. Anyway, maybe it doesn't mean much coming from a low limit grinder, but don't forget, you're freakin' Daniel Negreanu. You have won millions playing poker. It wasn't an accident. You'll be back on top in no time. Take care.lind0
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Are they offering 5 Card draw tournaments?
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I don't see why the banks would block those transactions. It's illegal to transfer money to gaming sites, but it's not illegal to transfer money to a company like Neteller. From the banks perspective, they don't know if you're using your money illegally after they transfer it for you and why should they care? It's the same as if they give you cash and you commit a crime. Do they care about that? You might use it for gambling or you might use it for saving children in Africa. As long as what they're doing is legal, what you do after that should be up to you, so I'm sure most banks will have a don't ask/don't tell policy.
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He might have inherited the poker instincts but he certainly didn't inherit the class. I think he usually comes across as an arrogant prick. I've seen him be rude to the dealers, I've heard him say he's the best player in the world and this and that, and he just generally rubs me the wrong way. I don't understand how his Dad is so classy and he's such a jackass.
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Thanks for the great updates throughtout the Series. I hope you'll keep the video blog going now the WSOP is over. I like the written blog too, but if I could only have one the video blog is the nuts.
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Isn't this just a poker forum? WTF does this have to do with anything?And why was one of the posts addressed to foxwoodspro? Is he going to jail? Cause that'd be pretty funny if he is since he's a complete asshat.
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I'd get fat and make a pokerstars commercial.
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I can just picture it now...Phil Hellmuth to the Macho Man, "You know Macho Man, that's what I like about you. You're spontaneous. I mean imagine... yesterday you're just a washed up wrestler with nothing to look forward to, and now today you're sipping Dom in a mansion with Phil Hellmuth."
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Ahh yes, but don't forget that there are people in the world who "know everything" already. Even Daniel Negreanu could't teach those people a thing. There are two types of dumb people, those who are smart enough to know that they're dumb, and those who are so dumb they think they're smart. Luckily, lots of these people play poker.
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I think anybody COULD become a winning player, it's just that some people would need to put in SOOO much effort that it would be nearly impossible for them to actually do it. Some people are hindered by just not being smart enough, but more people would just lack the discipline it takes. If I was either going to mentor and back a dumb guy, or an undisciplined, unpatient guy who can't control himself or his money, I'd take the dumb guy in heartbeat.
Daniel, A Request For The Wsop
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