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I apologize in advance for being a newbie and for my ignorance, but who is TLK?
TexasLimitKing, plays 1k/2k Hold em reguarly on Full Tilt..I saw Ivey leave with about 235k, did he come in with 40k?
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yes he did.But apparently erik1123 took ivey for a 250k pot in plo8.5's full of 4's beating 4's full of 5's.
Do you happen to have a hand history of that hand?
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Would you expand upon this thought? I'm not taking issue with you at all, just wondering why so many folks think he is so great. Thanks
I think Ivey is great because I've heard a lot of the top pros say that Ivey is great and I trust their ability to judge someone's poker ability more than my own.
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Would you expand upon this thought? I'm not taking issue with you at all, just wondering why so many folks think he is so great. Thanks
Hmm....Let's see...-Just about every pro says he is the best, or if not the best now ,he will become the best - Why would they lie about that?-He has 5 WSOP bracelets, and he is ony 30.-He won the Monte Carlo Millions in 2005, and got 3rd in 2004.-Barry Greenstein rates players, and Ivey is rated higher than any other player.-Not including Jamie Gold or Joe Hachem, he is 3rd in all time tourney winnings, only to Cunnigham and Negreanu.-He got 3rd in the $50,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E event-He took Andy Beal for nearly 17 million, heads up.And these are only a small handful of his accomplishments.But yeah, I just don't see why people think hes any good...
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Would you expand upon this thought? I'm not taking issue with you at all, just wondering why so many folks think he is so great. Thanks
besides his stats, you can't really explain it. I don't like him just becuase i think he is the best. I used to think Randy Johnson was the best pitcher but he wasn't my favorite. It is something you can't explain-like why my favorite food is pizza
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besides his stats, you can't really explain it. I don't like him just becuase i think he is the best. I used to think Randy Johnson was the best pitcher but he wasn't my favorite. It is something you can't explain-like why my favorite food is pizza
*Points up*Look up sir, I backed you up. Ivey=great.
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Full Tilt Poker Game #1125561912: Table Mirasol (6 max) - $1000/$2000 - Limit Hold'em - 17:37:45 ET - 2006/10/20Seat 2: Erik1223 ($80,963)Seat 5: TexasLimitKing ($125,749.50)Erik1223 posts the small blind of $500TexasLimitKing posts the big blind of $1,000The button is in seat #2*** HOLE CARDS ***Erik1223 raises to $2,000TexasLimitKing calls $1,000*** FLOP *** [6d 3h 2c]TexasLimitKing checksErik1223 bets $1,000TexasLimitKing raises to $2,000Erik1223 calls $1,000*** TURN *** [6d 3h 2c] [7h]TexasLimitKing bets $2,000Erik1223 calls $2,000*** RIVER *** [6d 3h 2c 7h] [Th]TexasLimitKing bets $2,000Erik1223 calls $2,000*** SHOW DOWN ***TexasLimitKing shows [8s As] (Ace Ten high)Erik1223 shows [3s Kc] (a pair of Threes)Erik1223 wins the pot ($15,999.50) with a pair of Threes*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $16,000 | Rake $0.50Board: [6d 3h 2c 7h Th]Seat 2: Erik1223 (small blind) showed [3s Kc] and won ($15,999.50) with a pair of ThreesSeat 5: TexasLimitKing (big blind) showed [8s As] and lost with Ace Ten high

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besides his stats, you can't really explain it. I don't like him just becuase i think he is the best. I used to think Randy Johnson was the best pitcher but he wasn't my favorite. It is something you can't explain-like why my favorite food is pizza
His resume is obviously very impressive, but again, that's his accomplishments, it really doesn't substantively describe why he's been able to accomplish those things or why he's so "great". In other words, great results, but how and why does he get those great results that other players do not.
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yes he did.But apparently erik1123 took ivey for a 250k pot in plo8.5's full of 4's beating 4's full of 5's.
Umm.. No.. the max buyin PLO8 on Full Tilt is $1000 right now 5/10 Pot Limit.
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i think ivey got off i dont see him and if TLK started with 100k he is up 44k how does he do it everytime i see him he is nearly unbeatable

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Would you expand upon this thought? I'm not taking issue with you at all, just wondering why so many folks think he is so great. Thanks
When I first read this, I didn't reply because I didn't want to affect anyone else's replies. Now that a handful of people have replied, here's mine:I feel that a lot of people (especially in the poker message boards) have heard so many pro's say that Ivey is the best and they're just jumping on the bandwagon. A couple of the replies before mine reinforce this feeling.Ivey's got a great record in a lot of games besides NLH (unlike Hellmuth) and he's fearless when he plays. Betting, raising, and reraising with nothing or with a draw can be tough to do, and he's great at it; until he gets caught like when Hachem reraised all in with the best hand. There's no comeback to an all in bet when you're bluffing - other than saying "nice hand."I'm not going to say that he's the best. I'm not going to say that anyone is the best. Ivey's in my top ten.
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i think ivey got off i dont see him and if TLK started with 100k he is up 44k how does he do it everytime i see him he is nearly unbeatable
Hanson is playing some 200/400 PL omaha
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Careful, guys. Great Dane might show up and post a GIF or link to other threads that have been made about high stakes games being played online.I can never tell which one it'll be! He's crafty.
funniest post ever.
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funniest post ever.
I'm still getting a good laugh out of it !!!"He's crafty." It reminds me of Gene Hackman's character describing the field goal kicker in the movie "The Replacements" when he says, "he's wirey."Oh yeah, Czech. And here's that important link that you were asking for: *****
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Ivey's got a great record in a lot of games besides NLH (unlike Hellmuth) and he's fearless when he plays. Betting, raising, and reraising with nothing or with a draw can be tough to do, and he's great at it; until he gets caught like when Hachem reraised all in with the best hand. There's no comeback to an all in bet when you're bluffing - other than saying "nice hand."I'm not going to say that he's the best. I'm not going to say that anyone is the best. Ivey's in my top ten.
Wow, top 10? Top 5 at least.
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