Probably already mentioned but winning 3 flips in a row plus AA<AK AIPF usually works

I am starting to wonder at what point some of you guys would accept that whilst unconventional Frankenburger may just have a clue. I'm not saying he has or he hasn't, I'm just curious what it would take for him to overcome the initial impression he has formed.

For sure you can still mark him down as a luckbox but we seem to be rapidly reaching a point where "variance lol" will not really cut it.

This is beyond fairy tale - it's inconceivable.

lol wp

Same could be asked of Michael "the grinder" (does he even know what GRINDING is?!?!) Mizrachi.

The guy used to work as an Equity Derivatives trader, maybe he does have a clue lol.

Hi Anduri Frankenberger!

As a live pro he probably plays about 100 tournaments a year, at that rate its entirely conceivable that he could run like God his entire life. The "it's not variance" argument is invalid, it can always be variance. The guy obviously knows how to play, but he seems to do some pretty bad livepro stuff. Don't think I'd back him to beat online MTTs at a $100 ABI over 10,000 games.

EDIT: Also the way he's apparently been celebrating a lot, showing bluffs to Ivey etc probably means his ego's been a bit hurt by the criticism lately and he feels like winning one tourney will validate him. However much tilt you're on showing Ivey your bluffs is obviously really dumb.

+1

He definitely does

Lol, I'm no fan of his. I just love watching you guys flaming away and wonder how many titles he would have to win for the flaming to stop. More of a question about the crowd dynamics of 2+2 than Frankenberger I guess.

All I hear about this guy is him making dumbass plays and he almost made Luke vomit on TV

some sick heater I guess

this

I don't think its a question of titles, I think it's about the way he plays. Anyone with a modicum of poker experience knows titles don't equal ability, but pretty much every time he's on TV or in the public eye he just seems to make a bunch of mistakes. Not just non-standard plays, but obvious mistakes. If he made just one final table where he hung around playing unspectacular ABC poker for a while, it'd do his reputation a lot of good.

Jealousy ftw

He's just sick.. WSOP bracelet added!

Here's the latest 2012 WSOP player of the year standings. Would be sick if he does it!

1 Andrew Frankenberger 372.16
2 John Monnette 310.50
3 Brian Hastings 292.50
4 Phil Ivey 278.55
5 Ashkan Razavi 274.06
6 Aubin Cazals 251.00
7 Phil Hellmuth 240.00

The man with the hottest name in poker Frankenberger!

I understand what you're saying and kind of agree in part. However, I think part of his success has to be attributed to him being very hard to play against because he doesn't play ABC poker which confuses his opponents (HU against Ivey I think he got Ivey to make a couple of rare mistakes because he couldn't work out what line AF was taking - it could be argued that AF doesn't even know what line he's taking sometimes and maybe he doesn't).

I think his image probably helps him get paid off in spots early and that has helped get him deep in tourneys where he's no doubt run good also. Whether it's by design or just luck is arguable, but I think he's definitley smart enough to understand his image and how to use that to his advantage despite making some "technical" mistakes that we don't usually see from the pros.

Actually his second.

Pretty sick for a luckbox/run good/moron.

Well he silences me. He's doing something right. Congrats Andy.

Maybe he'll think that, and he'll bring his money to the cash game tables...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk8yURrEOhc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKEV9ShxASU

apparently a broken clock can be right four or five times a day. I still think he's ******ed tho

hi andy

hi andy

new nickname, the Forrest Gump of Poker?