Who do you respect?

[troutsmart 0]

We often discuss pro level players and disect their plays. For many of us, we watch a player like Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, or Phil Ivey and we recognize genius. However, for the vast majority of us, our basic understanding of name players is limited to the hands we see on tv, and following Mike Paulle's blog. Very few have significant or any time on the table (yes, I am jealous SuitedUp) with these players. We also do not see them play games other than holdem, except for the limited world series coverage of a few other games. We don't see John Juanda's reported dominance of 2-7 triple draw. Therefore, who do you respect? Not the name players. I'm referring to the men and women you regularly play with. Those you know online, in your home games, and on the felt at the local casino. Why do you respect them? Do other players respect them? What skill or attribute stands out? Where do you stand in relation to that player?I'll see what each of you come up with and will let you know about a few whom I admire shortly. Note: Forgive me for posting this in the general section, but I just couldn't figure a more appropriate place.

[iveyfan30 0]

i respect anybody that makes a living playing poker...wheter it be a "name" pro or a guy grinding it out 3 tabling on the internet....i tip my cap to anybody that makes a good living doing something they love to do...

[Incubus77546 0]

I really respect my cousin when he playes with me... He has a lot of confidence in his game and has gotten much better since the 1st time I saw him play. He really is a crazy player and loves to gamble on draws. He has the rush of a true poker gambler something I dont even have! Although I do much better than him in tournaments I respect his "unique" style of play and wish one day I could understand his plays a little more! I also respect my friend Josh who is actually the guy who introduced me to Hold 'Em about 2½ years ago. :-)

[dead money 1]

there is this one guy at the taj that i love to sit at a table with. his name is billy and anybody who plays at the taj on a regular basis knows who he is. he is in his mid to late 20s and plays mostly mid and high limit holdem. he also likes to sit down and slum it at the 1-2 and 2-5 nlhe games. he likes playing no limit more than limit and tends to be at these small nlhe games quite often. he his a very solid player with a lot of stories. it is a lot of fun to sit with him as he tells u how he got a guy to call his all in on the river with bottom pair. he likes to play with the players at the table, messing with their minds. he plays tighter than most but still gets plenty of action. its just the way he comes off. he acts a little arrogant and players try a little to hard to play in hands with him. if a player asks him what he had in a hand, he always says that he was bluffing or he was on a draw, when in reality he had the nuts or close to it. he never bluffs cause he never has to. he makes it seem like he is a loose player. there is one story he told me involving a very poor player. the poor player had a friend sitting next to him. they would occasionally talk to each other during hands. billy didnt really like this but he figured he could use it to his advantage. one hand billy flopped the nut straight against this guy and checked the flop. the guy bet out and billy flat called. the turn was a blank and they both checked. the river came a blank and billy immediately went all in. the guy is sitting there and he doesnt look too happy about the bet. the guys friend started whispering to him. billy then started to get upset and scream at the guy that he couldnt get help during the hand. he was yelling for the floor and saying that he should win the pot because the guy was cheating. the guy is a little flustered, but he sees this as extreme weakness on billys part. the guy says that he calls and billy shows him the nut straight. the guy then flips over bottom pair and buys in for 300 more.

[dEv~ 19]

there is this one guy at the taj that i love to sit at a table with. his name is billy and anybody who plays at the taj on a regular basis knows who he is. he is in his mid to late 20s and plays mostly mid and high limit holdem. he also likes to sit down and slum it at the 1-2 and 2-5 nlhe games. he likes playing no limit more than limit and tends to be at these small nlhe games quite often. he his a very solid player with a lot of stories. it is a lot of fun to sit with him as he tells u how he got a guy to call his all in on the river with bottom pair. he likes to play with the players at the table, messing with their minds. he plays tighter than most but still gets plenty of action. its just the way he comes off. he acts a little arrogant and players try a little to hard to play in hands with him. if a player asks him what he had in a hand, he always says that he was bluffing or he was on a draw, when in reality he had the nuts or close to it. he never bluffs cause he never has to. he makes it seem like he is a loose player. there is one story he told me involving a very poor player. the poor player had a friend sitting next to him. they would occasionally talk to each other during hands. billy didnt really like this but he figured he could use it to his advantage. one hand billy flopped the nut straight against this guy and checked the flop. the guy bet out and billy flat called. the turn was a blank and they both checked. the river came a blank and billy immediately went all in. the guy is sitting there and he doesnt look too happy about the bet. the guys friend started whispering to him. billy then started to get upset and scream at the guy that he couldnt get help during the hand. he was yelling for the floor and saying that he should win the pot because the guy was cheating. the guy is a little flustered, but he sees this as extreme weakness on billys part. the guy says that he calls and billy shows him the nut straight. the guy then flips over bottom pair and buys in for 300 more.

420 words1605 characters1 paragraph0 capital lettersplease take an writing class

[Meatwad 0]

I respect anyone who will pull themselves away from the game, winning or losing, to spend time with their family.

[troutsmart 0]

Good story dead money. Reminds me of my opponent headsup on the pot limit tables last night. He talked me into making several "bad" calls with his chatter.A few players I respect (in no particular order)1) Milt- A very impossing figure, who looks as if he should be the bodyguard to some celebrity, rather than running intramural at the local college. Though he has never read books on poker, doesn't watch it much on TV, and would never dream of going to a poker forum, he has a very innate card sense. His style coincides with his image, with a contant barrage of raises and reraises. He figured out very early in his playing the advantage of being the aggressor, and that he is. That isn't what seperates him from the other players though. This aggressive style, combined with the ability to lay down hands, makes him a tough opponent. In tournaments he is out early or heads up at the end of it, usually with a dominating chip stack. If I were to pick a horse to enter the main event, he would likely be it. Milt organizes most of our home games and understands how to make poker fun.2) Rob C.- The new guy. Slightly older than my 26 years, and 3 kids in his young family, Rob started playing in our home games recently. I've seen many new players take up the game, but none quite like Rob. In a few months, I don't feel I'm saying too much by saying he is in the top 6 to 8 players of the 100-120 I regularly play with. He recieves criticism well and asks questions frequently. He quickly picked up the standard books and made use of them. Above all, he has amazing control. This attribute is what makes him a force. While players with more braun toss their chips steaming, Rob takes the beats and keeps building his stack. A more aggressive game is in his future and I feel he'll be tough to handle.A couple online players-On the lowest pot limit tables at Absolute Poker, you'll find a favorite place of mine. Despite having built a bankroll beyond that level, I have a hard time leaving the game due to the enjoyment of it (it can be surprisingly profitable as well). I usually follow up my sessions at 1/2 limit with some time at the 10c pot limit tables. Understandably, there are many fish, but I've been surprised to find several quality players as well.EDPUNK frequents these games and controls them. Some of my most memorable hands have had me facing a large bet that would be more common in a 50c NL game vs. this tricky player. I count him as a friend and opponent. His greatest skill is his abililty to analyze his opponents. His greatest attribute is his desire to learn. He is open to criticism and wants to know his mistakes.P...... (EDPUNK is fine with me using his name, but I won't reveal an online players name with authorization) P..... is a "big stacker" as I call it. A "big stacker" is a player who buys-in with the maximum or close to. In a game filled with "little stackers", I pay attention to the "big stackers". More than any of those, P...... has shown the ability to increase his stack. Many buy in the max and lose it quickly, and turn around and do it again. Not P....., he holds onto it, and is one of the top earners in the game according to pokertracker. He usually has the goods in big pots. His greatest skill is control. He fumes with the best of them when he takes a beat, but rarely does it affect his play. Very few weaknesses.1/2 limit-S.....- A tight-aggressive player that can dominate the game. He is capable of playing inferior hands profitably, even shorthanded, due to his strong hand reading. When in a pot, he is in control. He does a bit of trash talking, but is usually cordial and respectful to those who respect him. I don't three bet S.... without a solid hand and can feel at times, like I have no clue how good the hand I'm holding is compared to his. Live play-On my way to Vegas, I'll stop in a small town and play a little poker. One player there amazes me with his ability to read hands. He also keeps the game light and entertaining with constant one liners. Everytime I see him, I find myself wondering how such a player isn't playing at the higher levels. His greatest skill is his demeanor at the table, combined with lethal card skills.790 words3,428 characters8 ParagraphsDang, I need to learn to be brief

[dead money 1]

dead money wrote:there is this one guy at the taj that i love to sit at a table with. his name is billy and anybody who plays at the taj on a regular basis knows who he is. he is in his mid to late 20s and plays mostly mid and high limit holdem. he also likes to sit down and slum it at the 1-2 and 2-5 nlhe games. he likes playing no limit more than limit and tends to be at these small nlhe games quite often. he his a very solid player with a lot of stories. it is a lot of fun to sit with him as he tells u how he got a guy to call his all in on the river with bottom pair. he likes to play with the players at the table, messing with their minds. he plays tighter than most but still gets plenty of action. its just the way he comes off. he acts a little arrogant and players try a little to hard to play in hands with him. if a player asks him what he had in a hand, he always says that he was bluffing or he was on a draw, when in reality he had the nuts or close to it. he never bluffs cause he never has to. he makes it seem like he is a loose player. there is one story he told me involving a very poor player. the poor player had a friend sitting next to him. they would occasionally talk to each other during hands. billy didnt really like this but he figured he could use it to his advantage. one hand billy flopped the nut straight against this guy and checked the flop. the guy bet out and billy flat called. the turn was a blank and they both checked. the river came a blank and billy immediately went all in. the guy is sitting there and he doesnt look too happy about the bet. the guys friend started whispering to him. billy then started to get upset and scream at the guy that he couldnt get help during the hand. he was yelling for the floor and saying that he should win the pot because the guy was cheating. the guy is a little flustered, but he sees this as extreme weakness on billys part. the guy says that he calls and billy shows him the nut straight. the guy then flips over bottom pair and buys in for 300 more.420 words1605 characters1 paragraph0 capital lettersplease take an writing class

i dont need a writing class. i did it on purpose.

[dEv~ 19]

dead money wrote:there is this ..........in for 300 more.420 words1605 characters1 paragraph0 capital lettersplease take an writing class

i dont need a writing class. i did it on purpose.

Well that would be pretty amazing if you wrote all that by accident. I type on my keyboard all that time and I really have to try to get words on the screen. If I don't try it comes out like this "weaionvearunaber;bnaerpubne rrearbjeoijbeb ae."

[Swift_Psycho 1]

i respect anybody that makes a living playing poker...wheter it be a "name" pro or a guy grinding it out 3 tabling on the internet....i tip my cap to anybody that makes a good living  doing something they love to do...

Agreed.

[711Buddha 0]

I have a lot of respect for my poker mentor - RHe has a very successful career, in fact he was just promoted to working with the most important customers of a multi-billion dollar company. He also is going back to the Nationals in Bridge this year. Last year he went in partners and did very well, this year he's going with a 4 person team. Nationals in 2 events in 2 years! Not too bad. He is also a regular in the bigger games here in MN, and he has consistently been patient, kind and helpful with me as I have tried to learn the game. I think that the balance of work/cards/poker/other stuff is a great example of how you can be interested in poker and do well without it being all consuming.

[dms26 3]

there is this one guy at the taj that i love to sit at a table with.  his name is billy and anybody who plays at the taj on a regular basis knows who he is.  he is in his mid to late 20s and plays mostly mid and high limit holdem.  he also likes to sit down and slum it at the 1-2 and 2-5 nlhe games.  he likes playing no limit more than limit and tends to be at these small nlhe games quite often.  he his a very solid player with a lot of stories.  it is a lot of fun to sit with him as he tells u how he got a guy to call his all in on the river with bottom pair.  he likes to play with the players at the table, messing with their minds.  he plays tighter than most but still gets plenty of action.  its just the way he comes off.  he acts a little arrogant and players try a little to hard to play in hands with him.  if a player asks him what he had in a hand, he always says that he was bluffing or he was on a draw, when in reality he had the nuts or close to it.  he never bluffs cause he never has to.  he makes it seem like he is a loose player.  there is one story he told me involving a very poor player.  the poor player had a friend sitting next to him.  they would occasionally talk to each other during hands.  billy didnt really like this but he figured he could use it to his advantage.  one hand billy flopped the nut straight against this guy and checked the flop.  the guy bet out and billy flat called.  the turn was a blank and they both checked.   the river came a blank and billy immediately went all in.  the guy is sitting there and he doesnt look too happy about the bet.  the guys friend started whispering to him.  billy then started to get upset and scream at the guy that he couldnt get help during the hand.  he was yelling for the floor and saying that he should win the pot because the guy was cheating.  the guy is a little flustered, but he sees this as extreme weakness on billys part.  the guy says that he calls and billy shows him the nut straight.  the guy then flips over bottom pair and buys in for 300 more.

420 words1605 characters1 paragraph0 capital lettersplease take an writing class

a writing class, an is used before a word starting with a vowel.

[dEv~ 19]

there is this one guy at the taj t....... buys in for 300 more.

420 words1605 characters1 paragraph0 capital lettersplease take an writing class

a writing class, an is used before a word starting with a vowel.

crap...nice catch

[JFarrell20 1]

I respect the players who have manners. All of these players are good. I'm not going to respect them because they're good. I'm going to respect them because they have manners.ie: Dewey Tomko, Harry Demetriou, Lederer, Ferguson, Jason Lester, etc.People that actually know how to take a bad beat, and don't act like clowns on TV.No respect: Matusow, Tony G, Amir Vahedi, Annie Duke

[SabaAba 0]

420 words1605 characters1 paragraph0 capital lettersplease take an writing class

You too :-) jk

[MDawg198 0]

a writing class, an is used before a word starting with a vowel.

Wow this is true, it does not have to be a vowel. It has to have the vowel sound not necessarily the actual vowel. For instance, you wouldn't say "a N," you'd say "an N."sounds like EN

[adidas freak 0]

a writing class' date=' an is used before a word starting with a vowel.[/quote']Wow this is true, it does not have to be a vowel. It has to have the vowel sound not necessarily the actual vowel. For instance, you wouldn't say "a N," you'd say "an N."sounds like EN

What does this have to do with poker???

[AceyDeucy 0]

I respect anyone who sits at the table with me with money in front of them. At all times.After all, I want them to keep doing it over and over, right?