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Originally Posted by BigTime845
not really, ive played plenty of big buyin tournaments and i understand the suspense and excitement but a huge part of poker is self control and boosted J along with like 95% of poker players dont have enough to restrain themselves from rubbing in their victory in the villains face.
Players at the WPT final table are encouraged to celebrate as long as its sportsmanlike, Justin's celebration was perfect for TV, its exactly what the WPT wants - a player running into the arms of his friends and family without being disrespectful against his opponents. That type of celebration after a huge rivered upset looks great on TV, anyone who doesnt see that just doesnt get it. As a player I can't stand celebrating when I win a normal every-day hand, but respectful celebration is totally understandable at a major televised final table as long as its not being disrespectful to your opponents, I can assure you that Justin's celebration was 100% respectful.
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Originally Posted by Boosted J
nvg is so funny, i play for millions of dollars in bobby's room on a routine basis.
Justin is the youngest regular in Bobby's Room, of the people at the final table he is the only one who wouldn't have a life changing moment if he won the 1.2 million first place prize, I hope that keeps things in perspective. Justin's celebration was because he was genuinely excited, its as real as real can get.
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Originally Posted by Boosted J
NVG has said I'm very unemotional and boring, yet then when i express my emotions and celebrate I get criticized by some, lol(not that I do anything at all to appease NVG's opinion of me, but that's just the way it has gone down).
Boosted is kind of unemotional when he plays poker, thats actually one of the things I really like about him, he is all business at the table. Last nights celebration was out of character for him in a cash game where pots can easily be bigger than the 1st prize was offering but totally in character considering the fact that its a WPT final table where this is encouraged. When you all see the episode on TV I am fairly sure that Justin is going to come out looking like a shining example, if I was in his position I dont know if I could continue playing, he was in a lot of pain!