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No offense, and I know I'm new around these parts, but you (bdc30) just made two effectively identical posts inside of 60 seconds that point to your posting about 30/30/30. So, forgive me for saying this but you're spamming yourself across multiple threads in an effort to spread the word about a way to cut out the spam/crap/redundant posts.Anyone else see the problem with this?bb

This guy is the perfect example of why I hate stuff like ICQ and AIM (although I use YIM, actually, I know what I'm doing with it). Years ago when ICQ first hit the Net people never seemed to realize they could resize that tiny little ICQ window to chat with people, nor did they ever realize theydidn't have tohit Enter afterevery wordor twothey typed becausewordwrapwould take care of it. So we've got an entire generation nowadays of people that hit Enter after every second or third word. Get on IRC and you'll see what I'm talking about, mad scrolling idiots all over the place.It's a sad day wh

If Phil is one of the litigants, he might have been warned or simply instructed to not talk about the case because it's in process, who knows. Or he could be covering his own you-know-what.Pepsi owns Taco Bell, by the way. Seems like a damned good reason to not sell Coke products, right? :)bb

My point was that so many people (including you, hell, even me at times) thinks Ivey can do it, so I'm wondering why he doesn't? Is it lack of skill? Hell no, that's obvious the man can play just looking at his history.To the other poster:Bank account means jack squat to me - look at Hachem and his one big win which puts him over Ivey for reported winnings - Ivey being a frequent player at the Bellagio big games obviously takes down pots that you won't find listed on the Hendon Mob's All Time list.Does that mean Hachem is a better player? Of course not, so why bother even opening your mouth an

What gets me is how so many people keep saying "suing the people that made them rich and famous."Sorry, but the people that make poker players rich and famous are (drumroll please)...Other poker players that pony up buy-ins to tournaments that make up the prize pool, unless you're talking about some big damn freeroll that's sponsored by some corporate lackeys. It would be nice if people would give credit where the credit is due: poker players put money in other poker player's pockets, 'nuff said.I think I understand the gist of the lawsuit, and I'm not going to start rattling off at the mouth

Well, we're talking primarily about the ME, not just the WSOP and any of the other events in the WSOP, right? Has Ivey won the ME and I missed it?bb

Sorry, sorry, I was thinking about Tom McEvoy when I was typing that line about the ME winning; I have three of their books they co-wrote sitting here and couldn't get T.J.'s name outta my head.Sorry for that, fixed the posting but if anyone wonders what I said, I said that T.J. Cloutier had won a ME in the past (as quoted in the postings above) and that was, obviously, incorrect.bb

Compare Ivey to someone like say, T.J. Cloutier. He's been around longer, played more poker than Ivey could dream of, won more tournaments and has more respect (I believe) of and the chops to back it up.How come no one looks at that anymore?Ivey is the "Tiger Woods" of poker, but he's yet to prove himself as far as I'm concerned. I hate using that Tiger Woods line, really, but it's how Ivey is perceived. Sure, he's a mean lean poker machine, but he's got a long way to go, as long as he doesn't burn out before he gets there.I don't want this to turn into an Ivey bash-off or comparison, I'm just

They both still have their respective jobs from what I can tell. Hell, PokerStars loves spamming their images in magazines nowadays with Raymer in hit fat cat suit at a desk; Hachem in his doctor's white coat doing some work on a chiropractic patient; and of course, Moneymaker visiting his old job (I doubt that's really the people he worked with, however).The thing that really pisses me off is that they always show Hachem as a "member of the PokerStars team" as though he was playing for them when he won the ME in 2005. He was not affiliated with them in any way aside from being a regular Poker

And that is if you win it and you actually paid the buy-in out of your own pocket. Can you say "Online satellite" or "Corporate sponsorship"?bb

I gotta say I get sick of seeing comments related to "pros" winning, I really do. I mean, the whole idea of the WSOP has always been "Anyone can win..." so who gives a rat's petooty if a "pro" wins it?The entire history of it is laced with "pros" since in those days the only people that had $10,000 in cash laying around to play in a poker tournament in Las Vegas were... go figure... poker players. It gained notoriety over the years, sure, and absolutely exploded with Moneymaker's win in 2003 + coupled with the appearance of the WPT and hole card cams = "the poker boom" we're all experiencing.T

I read through the WPT waiver and, like others, I just can't stop laughing at that entire "...in perpetuity throughout the universe." part. That just floors me. Makes me imagine something like..."I'd play in the Universal Series of Poker, but that damned release form I signed back on the 9th level of Hell sticks to me like glue... crap."While I'm not a lawyer nor would I ever try to be one, in the long run I think anything "corporate poker" does that limits the rights of players is going to come back to bite itself in the ***.bb

Ok, my fault:Restated it would say "last very well known and regarded name player.":)Down to 33 from what I can tell, they're dropping fast. Supposed to stop at 27, right?bb

Brenes is out... oh well...Cunningham is the last name player... let's wish him good luck and see where the cards fallbb

The thing that always irks me about discussions of "what are the odds of winning <xxx> event" and "how can pros win with so many donkeys in the crowd" etc, etc, is that - no pun intended - it's a crapshoot.The slogan of the WSOP is:"Anyone can win..."and that's how you should look at it. I don't attribute any one particular person as being the best poker player on the planet because, primarily, no matter how good that person is, the cards are better than anyone and they will probably beat you down like a red-headed stepchild regardless of who you're playing.Sure, you can win with the wor