People have been bugging me to start a thread where I answer questions on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to, my feuds with various tds, poker tournament schedules and structures, my personal ratings of players, my background in mixed games, playing with ivey and other superstars in atlantic city in the 90s, various tournament rulings and decisions, poker gossip, event field size predictions, petty disputes among players, video poker, slots, casino freebies, my association with doyles room, suggestions to improve tournament poker, and a variety of other topics.

So here it is ask away, and mods delete anything inappropriate. .....

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Please can we have a complete list of people who have been "bugging you" to start this thread.

Turnupthesun, tiltyjoker, several others.

Can you list a couple newb mistakes in video poker? I feel like I play it well, but I got rocked all summer. What are some of the basic concepts? I feel like I'm missing something.

Any cool Ivey stories?

Is "several" >1?

in before first shannon elizabeth reference

fyp

Favorite book and favorite movie?

doubt chainsaw kisses and tells

best story u got about playing in the 90s in Atlantic City w/ ivey and others

how many 10k+ events would you estimate you have played in your life?

lol way to throw me into the bugging camp.... haha

hey what was matt savage's joke with the wpt ft structures?

i asked once, but who cares. i think if people behave, this could be a great well with awesome stories/info/opinions.

how did you get into poker? who has been the biggest influence in your "career"?

Background story on yourself?

Holding royal cards vs high pairs. Breaking 2 pair usually wrong unless aces pay a lot and two pair even money. Holding 3hi cards including an ace just hold the lower 2 hi cards. Playing machines less than 9-6 jacks or better. Playing any variation of double double bonus.

Complete strategies and paybacks for most games at www.wizardofodds.com

We played from 30-60 to 100-200 omaha 8 and stud 8 until the late 90s.

He really did ask me for backing around 2000 or so wsop.

He has called or texted me a few times for video poker advice when he was playing $25 10 play $1250 a hand 9-6.

Favorite poker book gus hansen every hand revealed, favorite movie house of games.

What changes would you have made if you were running the WSOP ME this year?

Trying to figure out how to word this without seeming like a douche - it's not my intent.

You've created a very large number of threads pointing out how absurd things are - usually tourney structure related, but there are a number of topics that qualify. So many threads like this, as you know, you've become the brunt of many jokes - complainsaw, etc.

My personal view is that you've turned into Poker's version of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

The question is this:

Do you post these threads with tongue firmly planted in cheek? Or are you attempting to make a serious thread / complaint every time? If the answer is the latter, do you not realize how it looks from the outside looking in?

OT

About 100. 75 wpt. 15 or so at wsop. 10 wsop circuits when they were 10k.

Try and pick something that isn't related to gambling