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Post by sportznutt on Aug 13, 2006 20:35:21 GMT -5
Gus Hansen is one of mine for sure.
Can't forget about Doyle Brunson.
Daniel Negraneau for us Canucks.
Jennifer Harmon is sweet.
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Post by FPN on Aug 13, 2006 20:36:21 GMT -5
Goldy, Harmon & Doyle.
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Post by captainbolduke on Aug 14, 2006 11:06:00 GMT -5
Ivey - I think he is currently the best player in the world
Helmuth - great player and fun to watch
Chan - possible all-time greatest
Negranew - great Canadian player
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Post by YANKS on Aug 14, 2006 12:02:25 GMT -5
Guys I like:
Gus Hanson
Daniel Negreanu
Phil Hellmuth
Barry Greenstein
Johnny Chan
Scotty Nguyen
Men the Master
Chris Fergason
Howard Lederer
Doyle Brunson
John Juanda
Ted Forrest
Phil Laak
Jennifer Harmon
Clonie Gowen (did ya see her Maxim spread? heh)
Guys I hate:
Josh Arieh
Mike Matusaw
Sean Sheikhan
Paul Magrill (sp?) - that x22 guy
Chris Moneymaker
Phil Ivey
Hoyt Corkins
Antonio Esfandiari
Huck Seed
Layne Flack
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Post by captainbolduke on Aug 14, 2006 13:14:45 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity YANKS, why don't you like Ivey?
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Post by sportznutt on Aug 14, 2006 18:28:57 GMT -5
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Post by broadwayjoe2 on Aug 15, 2006 0:20:14 GMT -5
My top 5....
Ted Forrest
Sam Farha
Devilfish Ulliot
Dewey Tomko
Dutch Boyd (maybe a crook but a good player)
Most Annoying
Kathy Liebert (I despise her)
Tony G (Never shuts up)
Men Nguyen (He and his apprentices are cheaters)
Phil Ivey (smug)
Todd Brunson (stupid ponytail)
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Post by captainbolduke on Aug 15, 2006 8:15:32 GMT -5
Whats with all the hate for Ivey??
Too young to be this good?
Too quiet?
Whats the deal yo?
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Post by broadwayjoe2 on Aug 16, 2006 10:47:03 GMT -5
Never liked him.... he's just so smug.
And I don't think he's THAT good.
Phil Helmuth is a arrogant member and smug as hell... but he's 10 times the player Phil Ivey is.
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Post by sportznutt on Aug 16, 2006 12:20:34 GMT -5
I just bought Helmuth's first book......for $3......it's okay so far. Should have bought Mike Sexton's though.
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Post by nesince92 on Aug 16, 2006 12:26:38 GMT -5
Marcel Luske is my favorite player to watch.
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Post by pacino on Aug 16, 2006 16:27:44 GMT -5
I like:
Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, Scotty Ngyuen
as you can tell, I like confidence
why? I'm curious
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Post by RangerFan09 on Aug 16, 2006 16:57:16 GMT -5
Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke and Negraneau
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Post by broadwayjoe2 on Aug 16, 2006 17:10:13 GMT -5
I like: Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, Scotty Ngyuen as you can tell, I like confidence why? I'm curious Men Nguyen has this nice little system.... he's got a stable of young Vietnamese players who in return for tutoring them in poker, they must sign over a percentage of their future lifetime earnings to him. He kind of works like Don King.... Some of the people in his stables have been accused of dumping chips to either Nguyen or whoever out of the group of them playing in a tourney is losing. From an article at LA Weekly... “There are stories about Men’s people slipping their tournament chips off the table during bathroom breaks and dumping them to other players on the team; that’s cheating,” maintains a former World Series of Poker champion. “Some of Men’s tournament wins were tainted because people dumped to him. We’ve been unable to prove this, but it’s public knowledge in poker circles. There’s collusion in which he plays partners and has his guys squeeze players out of key hands. They work out signals and do all kinds of dishonest things.” furthermore.... "The most blatant accusation against Men centers around an incident that took place in Mashantucket, Connecticut, at Foxwoods Casino. Men was there with his guys for a poker tournament. As is their norm, they arrived with coolers full of steak, fish, rice and Coors. They shared a suite and set it up with hot plates, steamers and a fridge. After a team member overcooked dinner, the room filled with smoke and fire alarms went off. Hotel workers rushed inside and asked Men and his guys to leave while they dealt with the situation. The fire was put out, but rumors spread that tournament chips were found in the room. If true, that’s a terrible infraction of poker-tournament rules. It means that players on Men’s team had been pulling chips from the tournament as their likelihood of getting knocked out became more and more of a certainty, and they then provided those chips to the group’s winning players, who could surreptitiously supplement their chip stacks." |
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Post by YANKS on Aug 16, 2006 21:26:53 GMT -5
ohh did not know that about Men...pretty lame.
As for Ivey, I dunno, he ticked me off during one tourney I was watching (maybe the '03 main event). Just made a really snide comment and I've hated him ever since. I think smug is the perfect adjective...
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