Cream Of The Crop Rising For This One

[buck10957 0]

Don't know if anyone has been checking out cardplayer for the chip counts for the WPT Championship, but if you take a look there are only about five or six unknowns on the list. Hopefully we'll have a good final table. Out of who's left I'd like to see the final table be Deeb, Hellmuth, Chan, Josephy, D'Agostino, and Jett. Who would you like to see?

[SweetDaddyFreak 0]

I dont want to see JohnnyBax there.Ive already seen him enough as he crushes my dreams and invades my nightmares

[Fluffdog87 2]

Don't know if anyone has been checking out cardplayer for the chip counts for the WPT Championship, but if you take a look there are only about five or six unknowns on the list. Hopefully we'll have a good final table. Out of who's left I'd like to see the final table be Deeb, Hellmuth, Chan, Josephy, D'Agostino, and Jett. Who would you like to see?

Could it be because they don't list the unknown players?Yes it is.They almost always only list the pros until the top 45 or around that.

[gkunit20 1]

There's already a thread like this. LOCK!!!

[ksean9999 0]

Could it be because they don't list the unknown players?Yes it is.They almost always only list the pros until the top 45 or around that.

youre right about that in general but all the players are listed now and out of the top 10 players (chan is 11th) there are only 2 that i dont know. and if you consider these facts:1) of over 600 entrants, a large majority are unknown. 2) of the top 10 (or 11) 80% are pros (and the 2 i dont know could very well be pros) it is quite impressive and obviously a result of the superior structure that reduces the luck factor. hopefully more tournaments will start doing the same.

[deviper 0]

I would really like to see Hellmuth or Chan take this one down since they really have'nt done anything in tournaments for a long time. If im not mistaken hellmuth has never won a tourny where the first prize was a million +. This would be a very nice start.

[No_Neck 0]

I would really like to see Hellmuth or Chan take this one down since they really have'nt done anything in tournaments for a long time. If im not mistaken hellmuth has never won a tourny where the first prize was a million +. This would be a very nice start.

chan won a bracelet last year, what do you want from the guy?

[ksean9999 0]

chan won a bracelet last year, what do you want from the guy?

chan also won 2 bracelets in 2003 and if you consider the fact that he doesn't even play that many tournaments, 3 bracelets in 3 years is pretty damn impressive. had anybody else won more than 3 since then? and i'm not gonna mention poker superstars 2 because the structure is a joke and it's not open to all players. however, the competition is stacked and you DO have to work your way through multiple rounds including heads-up play. thus even though it's a bogus tournament in many regards, to win is a tough test and with a $400,000 first prize and a title coveted by many top pros, it should not be considered "nothing" although it is surely not the same as a wsop or wpt title.

[joelav128 0]

youre right about that in general but all the players are listed now and out of the top 10 players (chan is 11th) there are only 2 that i dont know. and if you consider these facts:1) of over 600 entrants, a large majority are unknown. 2) of the top 10 (or 11) 80% are pros (and the 2 i dont know could very well be pros) it is quite impressive and obviously a result of the superior structure that reduces the luck factor. hopefully more tournaments will start doing the same.

It might be fun to watch a final table with all the pros, but when an amateur wins it is great. That is what makes poker poker. If the amateurs had no chance of winning, would they keep coming back? I would rather see a random Joe win over 3 million instead of a well known pro. It is what keeps poker growing.

[deviper 0]

chan won a bracelet last year, what do you want from the guy?

I want nothing from him. I just said I would like to see him and hellmuth do well since they have not done well in tournaments lately. The tourny's im talking about are the big 10k buyins. And yes I know they don't play in those very often.

[FullMontyM1 0]

chan won a bracelet last year, what do you want from the guy?

He wants Chan to steak him.

[ksean9999 0]

It might be fun to watch a final table with all the pros, but when an amateur wins it is great. That is what makes poker poker. If the amateurs had no chance of winning, would they keep coming back? I would rather see a random Joe win over 3 million instead of a well known pro. It is what keeps poker growing.

you make a strong point. i guess what i would like to see is a table full of pros and maybe a couple of amateurs (which very well may happen).it's nice to see some random guy win 3 million and it promotes the game but i also think that final tables chalk-full of poker "stars" is good tv and ALSO promotes the game - and also further validates poker as a skill. here's the final table i would like to see:1) chan - i think some people have forgotten how scary-talented the guy is.2) helmuth - same reason as chan and he's also hilarious.3) doyle - because he's doyle 4) freddy deeb - seems like a cool little guy5) evelyn ng - because she's hot6) some random donk - because it's good for the game

[FullMontyM1 0]

you make a strong point. i guess what i would like to see is a table full of pros and maybe a couple of amateurs (which very well may happen).it's nice to see some random guy win 3 million and it promotes the game but i also think that final tables chalk-full of poker "stars" is good tv and ALSO promotes the game - and also further validates poker as a skill. here's the final table i would like to see:1) chan - i think some people have forgotten how scary-talented the guy is.2) helmuth - same reason as chan and he's also hilarious.3) doyle - because he's doyle 4) freddy deeb - seems like a cool little guy5) evelyn ng - because she's hot6) some random donk - because it's good for the game

I like your rationale. I think that would be a killer FT for TV.Monty