Elky will also play in HSP.

cool...

awesome

Not sure how his tournament skills transfer in cash game, but hey, it's good tv and I'm sure he'll give a lot of action. Very good news imo

...um, okay...and?

I guess it would be nice to see how Elky play in cash game.

I think DP is placed in the show for many reasons

1. A likeable guy and has definatly followers / fans / viewers
2. Made good runs in the ME
3. For the most of us its a mistery how he plays in cashgames, so why not give him the chance first on this show before tearing him apart?

Besides, seeing every time the same lineup in every show is also not fun anymore.
Wich brings me to : new players : more stuff for us to debate.
Everyone knows how Ivey, PA, Durrr etc plays, but a few know how DP plays in HS cashgames. He might burn himself, or he might surprise us, we dunno untill we actually see HSP SE6.

I wait before commenting or breaking down players untill i saw the show.
Why prejudge?

Someone needs to alert Elky that this isn't a SNG!

TV poker watchers wanna see all-ins. Or at least they want to see who is ahead and what the other guys need to win. A show where someone bets preflop big with a big hand, then the odds get all switched around on the flop, and then get all switched around again on the turn, is just going to confuse j6p. Joe is going to say "But the guy had 3 aces in his hand! How did he lose??" and just quit watching.

You can't be serious. Is he crushing the biggest NL games where you are? 10/20 or 25/50 or whatever you guys have there? If not, he will be absolute dogmeat in the HSP game unless he runs like he did in the WSOPs. Even if he is crushing them, he's likely never seen anything like what he's stepping into, except for what's been shown on tv.

I wouldn't. I mean, I'm not too bright, but I'm not THAT stupid as to just give away a hundred grand to a handful of degenerate gamblers.

Phil Ivey, Allen Cunningham, Prahlad Friedman, Humberto Brenes?

isn't there a difference between being properly rolled to play a particular game regularly versus playing a game once? People always argue how nobody is properly rolled for the game but it's not like they play the game every night. they play once and go home back to their regular limits. I don't think the roll has any relevance to participating on this show. they're taking a shot or investing in their own media time. whatever.

Lodden thinks is stupid regardless of whether he's actually on the show or not.

It's the internet and it's 2+2. people don't actually have to post with anything other than an opinion. no actual thought or research into how factual the statements really are must be made.

probably 10 or more years. He's not Patrick or Dwan so there are just no man crushes from the 2+2 crowd for Phillips.

From Wikipedia :

2 Year Record, Not overall just over 2 Years.

HSP should go to two 6-max tables

I can't vouch for Dennis Phillips' cash game prowess, but he is a 5/10 live regular in St. Louis. Obviously 5/10 live is a lot different than 100/200+, but I think there is a decent possibility that he knows the difference b/t cash and tournament strategy.

I also think Phillips' TAG style may work against the hyper-aggressiveness of a Durrr if he can find the right spot to trap.

Elky is a weak cash game player. it should be interesting to see how he does.

lol

Dennis Philips not a cash game donk!?!?!?!?

So I guess "FOLD EQUITY" is not an important concept that should be fundamental knowledge to anyone playing cash games then, lol.

haha. this reminded me of the PAD cash game where Hellmuth went on that rant about trying to trap Durrrr for 4 hours.

And Lederers TAG style really worked well against him last season.

hahahha

In televised hands between Hellmuth and Durrr, Hellmuth has so far been by far the winner and has outplayed Durrr.