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The Czar

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  1. Come on. A lot of people think Harrington's back-2-back final table accomplishment is the greatest ever. If Raymer wins it all again, it's one of the greatest accomplishments ever-not just in poker. It's almost statistically impossible given the luck factor. I can't understand why people dog this guy. He is a gentleman player with A LOT of skill. Andrew Feldman stated yesterday he is the best big stack player in the game today. Yes, even better than the Golden Boy, Ivey. I am miffed by the fact that people rag on Raymer, but will defend Dutch Boyd and Matusow at all costs. Makes no sense.

  2. I thought we already established as a fact Dutch Boyd lied? That's not really even defendable. I don't really care enough about Dutch Boyd to continue this argument, however. Let him spin his chips all tournament. I hope he wins and keeps all the money, or better yet, open an online poker site with his winnings.

  3. The fact is when you attach your name to a business, it becomes your responsibility. Period. Every businessman knows that. I would expect a "genius" to know that as well. The solution isn't pay back either. If I stole $500 from you today and 10 weeks later I win the lotto and send you your $500 back, am I a nice guy now?

  4. I agree. I have had issue with one of his past posts, but when I tried to criticize it in a nice way, it became a bash Daniel thread. My opinion is that a lot of people post things just to see their names and this goes from the outragously a$$ kissing to the stupid critisisms. (For example: Daniel only tipped the valet $5?) That's just a stupid criticism. Anyway, I wish him the best in the ME.

  5. Couple of quick comments. First off, I can't understand how the officials running the WSOP (The biggest, most watched poker event in the world) do not have the proper blind structure figured out for their tourneys. It's a little disappointing that they didn't confer with some of the pros BEFORE the tournament started.That being said however, I have noticed everyone commending Daniel on his poise and demeanor. I like his blog because he is honest, but honesty usually brings critisism, so here it goes: A couple of posts ago he said he was going to take some time off and only play when he wanted to, but he has played in most tournaments since then and even admitted to being worried which Daniel may show up at times. I recognize the fact that he has suffered some extremely bad beats, but complaining about blind structure, table placement, etc. isn't going to turn things around. Clearly he has experienced some frustration and is venting it, but wouldn't we all give eachother the same advice here if we posted a story like Daniel? Wouldn't we advise eachother to take time off until we get things right?Daniel is a successful pro and doesn't need advice from some low limit online player such as myself, but sometimes tough love works. My suggestion would be to go out and have a few beers the next couple of nights. Relax, it seems the pressure may be getting to him a little. Then come back recharged with a new attitude and start playing the way he can. I would even suggest watching on tape some of his winning moments to get that mindset back. Anyways, I wish Daniel the best of luck in upcoming events.

  6. Seems to me that when the majority of the pros are asked who is the best all around player, they all point to Ivey. I'd like to see him do well in the Main Event, though. Lately poker players are becoming more and more like other pro "athletes" by complaining about the celebrity and buy in/prize structure. Just Play The Game.

  7. A while back there was the push to make poker an olympic sport. With the right structure and game mixture, this could be exciting, but I'm sure the IOC would screw that up. It's not a terrible idea, considering some of the sports currently in the olympics. (speed walking, trampolines, etc.)More to the point, though, if you can drink a beer while playing, it's a game-poker qualifies-golf is on the fringe because you can drink between shots, but not while actually playing. You can't dink in football, baseball, basketball, etc making those sports.

  8. I am faced with a similar situation. I play a lot of low stakes sng tourneys and seem to find myself taking home second place more often than I'd like. I'm not sure if I lose focus after surviving so long or I need more experience head to head. I seem to be all in more than necessary. If anyone has any general NL advice for heads up, I'd love to hear it. I struggle even with a chip lead and usually there is a significant disparity between 1st and 2nd place cash.

  9. I gotta tell you, I think Ice has it right on the head. The tournament should only be entered by those who qualify through satellietes. This reduces the number of rich people with no skill, although they can enter satellites as often as they want, and I think this would cretae some competition among the pros as well. Can you imagine someone like Hellmuth losing 5 or 6 satellites and starting to sweat over not qualifying? That makes good tv.I realize this will never happen because of Binion tradition, but I think it would raise the level of play in the main event.

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