2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table thread Nov. 6 and 8 (tl;dr, Spoilers will get you banned!)
11-08-2011
, 03:41 PM
my brief analysis of final table play imo
Three people who played the best
1. Heinz: Played a great game and was not as psycho as advertised really, I would describe his play as solid and aggresive but not lagtarded/sick. Picked his spots well and had the best hand in every big pot
2. O' dea: played very well and was involved in what I consider the hand of the final table- the one where he double barreled heinz with aq and almost got a fold for 20 million. methinks if he wins that hand he had excellent winning chances. also made a good call against Lamb with his A9
3.Lamb: very solid performance ; took a lot of standard lines and adjusted his three betting range very well against heinz
Three people who played the worst
1. Belize: this table was very sick and plays a lot like a final table in the 200 rebuy on stars. He was simply outclassed and his demeanor, his bet sizing , and his cigar take me back to the players of 2003-2005. His a5 shove is a perfect example of why you don't fold down to 5 bbs.
2. Phil collins: It's hard to pick a second worst player since there are no other bad players at the table. You cant really count makeyevskii or holden because they busted on standard shoves like 20 hands in. his strategy of limping and his qj shove seem suspect to mebut not neccessarily bad. while I wouldnt describe his play as "c-" like norman chad I also wouldn't describe it as A+. Luckily 2 million is a nice nest egg if his music career falls out.
3. stascko: The fact that stascko could even be considered for the worst three players at the final table indicates how strong this table really was. He is playing very well and is clearly a very good player, but he is an expert in a field of masters. the hand where he reraises ben lambs in an air on air battle stood out like a sore thumb- in the old days that wouldve been a strong play but at this level it screamed weakness and even I knew he was bluffing before i saw the cards and ben lamb easily 4 bet him.
who will win: my moneys gotta be on stascko yOu know because of the odds and all.... gl to all the final three they deserve to be here.
11-08-2011
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11-08-2011
, 03:59 PM
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yeah, if you took a regular 1/2 nl live player who is breakeven in his game and gave him staskco's stack his chances of winning are still better than 10%
my brief analysis of final table play imo
Three people who played the best
1. Heinz: Played a great game and was not as psycho as advertised really, I would describe his play as solid and aggresive but not lagtarded/sick. Picked his spots well and had the best hand in every big pot
2. O' dea: played very well and was involved in what I consider the hand of the final table- the one where he double barreled heinz with aq and almost got a fold for 20 million. methinks if he wins that hand he had excellent winning chances. also made a good call against Lamb with his A9
3.Lamb: very solid performance ; took a lot of standard lines and adjusted his three betting range very well against heinz
Three people who played the worst
1. Belize: this table was very sick and plays a lot like a final table in the 200 rebuy on stars. He was simply outclassed and his demeanor, his bet sizing , and his cigar take me back to the players of 2003-2005. His a5 shove is a perfect example of why you don't fold down to 5 bbs.
2. Phil collins: It's hard to pick a second worst player since there are no other bad players at the table. You cant really count makeyevskii or holden because they busted on standard shoves like 20 hands in. his strategy of limping and his qj shove seem suspect to mebut not neccessarily bad. while I wouldnt describe his play as "c-" like norman chad I also wouldn't describe it as A+. Luckily 2 million is a nice nest egg if his music career falls out.
3. stascko: The fact that stascko could even be considered for the worst three players at the final table indicates how strong this table really was. He is playing very well and is clearly a very good player, but he is an expert in a field of masters. the hand where he reraises ben lambs in an air on air battle stood out like a sore thumb- in the old days that wouldve been a strong play but at this level it screamed weakness and even I knew he was bluffing before i saw the cards and ben lamb easily 4 bet him.
who will win: my moneys gotta be on stascko yOu know because of the odds and all.... gl to all the final three they deserve to be here.
my brief analysis of final table play imo
Three people who played the best
1. Heinz: Played a great game and was not as psycho as advertised really, I would describe his play as solid and aggresive but not lagtarded/sick. Picked his spots well and had the best hand in every big pot
2. O' dea: played very well and was involved in what I consider the hand of the final table- the one where he double barreled heinz with aq and almost got a fold for 20 million. methinks if he wins that hand he had excellent winning chances. also made a good call against Lamb with his A9
3.Lamb: very solid performance ; took a lot of standard lines and adjusted his three betting range very well against heinz
Three people who played the worst
1. Belize: this table was very sick and plays a lot like a final table in the 200 rebuy on stars. He was simply outclassed and his demeanor, his bet sizing , and his cigar take me back to the players of 2003-2005. His a5 shove is a perfect example of why you don't fold down to 5 bbs.
2. Phil collins: It's hard to pick a second worst player since there are no other bad players at the table. You cant really count makeyevskii or holden because they busted on standard shoves like 20 hands in. his strategy of limping and his qj shove seem suspect to mebut not neccessarily bad. while I wouldnt describe his play as "c-" like norman chad I also wouldn't describe it as A+. Luckily 2 million is a nice nest egg if his music career falls out.
3. stascko: The fact that stascko could even be considered for the worst three players at the final table indicates how strong this table really was. He is playing very well and is clearly a very good player, but he is an expert in a field of masters. the hand where he reraises ben lambs in an air on air battle stood out like a sore thumb- in the old days that wouldve been a strong play but at this level it screamed weakness and even I knew he was bluffing before i saw the cards and ben lamb easily 4 bet him.
who will win: my moneys gotta be on stascko yOu know because of the odds and all.... gl to all the final three they deserve to be here.
11-08-2011
, 04:05 PM
Quote:
yeah, if you took a regular 1/2 nl live player who is breakeven in his game and gave him staskco's stack his chances of winning are still better than 10%
my brief analysis of final table play imo
Three people who played the best
1. Heinz: Played a great game and was not as psycho as advertised really, I would describe his play as solid and aggresive but not lagtarded/sick. Picked his spots well and had the best hand in every big pot
2. O' dea: played very well and was involved in what I consider the hand of the final table- the one where he double barreled heinz with aq and almost got a fold for 20 million. methinks if he wins that hand he had excellent winning chances. also made a good call against Lamb with his A9
3.Lamb: very solid performance ; took a lot of standard lines and adjusted his three betting range very well against heinz
Three people who played the worst
1. Belize: this table was very sick and plays a lot like a final table in the 200 rebuy on stars. He was simply outclassed and his demeanor, his bet sizing , and his cigar take me back to the players of 2003-2005. His a5 shove is a perfect example of why you don't fold down to 5 bbs.
2. Phil collins: It's hard to pick a second worst player since there are no other bad players at the table. You cant really count makeyevskii or holden because they busted on standard shoves like 20 hands in. his strategy of limping and his qj shove seem suspect to mebut not neccessarily bad. while I wouldnt describe his play as "c-" like norman chad I also wouldn't describe it as A+. Luckily 2 million is a nice nest egg if his music career falls out.
3. stascko: The fact that stascko could even be considered for the worst three players at the final table indicates how strong this table really was. He is playing very well and is clearly a very good player, but he is an expert in a field of masters. the hand where he reraises ben lambs in an air on air battle stood out like a sore thumb- in the old days that wouldve been a strong play but at this level it screamed weakness and even I knew he was bluffing before i saw the cards and ben lamb easily 4 bet him.
who will win: my moneys gotta be on stascko yOu know because of the odds and all.... gl to all the final three they deserve to be here.
my brief analysis of final table play imo
Three people who played the best
1. Heinz: Played a great game and was not as psycho as advertised really, I would describe his play as solid and aggresive but not lagtarded/sick. Picked his spots well and had the best hand in every big pot
2. O' dea: played very well and was involved in what I consider the hand of the final table- the one where he double barreled heinz with aq and almost got a fold for 20 million. methinks if he wins that hand he had excellent winning chances. also made a good call against Lamb with his A9
3.Lamb: very solid performance ; took a lot of standard lines and adjusted his three betting range very well against heinz
Three people who played the worst
1. Belize: this table was very sick and plays a lot like a final table in the 200 rebuy on stars. He was simply outclassed and his demeanor, his bet sizing , and his cigar take me back to the players of 2003-2005. His a5 shove is a perfect example of why you don't fold down to 5 bbs.
2. Phil collins: It's hard to pick a second worst player since there are no other bad players at the table. You cant really count makeyevskii or holden because they busted on standard shoves like 20 hands in. his strategy of limping and his qj shove seem suspect to mebut not neccessarily bad. while I wouldnt describe his play as "c-" like norman chad I also wouldn't describe it as A+. Luckily 2 million is a nice nest egg if his music career falls out.
3. stascko: The fact that stascko could even be considered for the worst three players at the final table indicates how strong this table really was. He is playing very well and is clearly a very good player, but he is an expert in a field of masters. the hand where he reraises ben lambs in an air on air battle stood out like a sore thumb- in the old days that wouldve been a strong play but at this level it screamed weakness and even I knew he was bluffing before i saw the cards and ben lamb easily 4 bet him.
who will win: my moneys gotta be on stascko yOu know because of the odds and all.... gl to all the final three they deserve to be here.
Stasko reshoved 67o, 3Bet A7s, K5s etc. , doublebarreled KJ (where he rivered str8) etc. and was (considered) the nit at the table - couple years ago he would have been on the active side with that style.
Anyway would be very interesting to see VPIP/PFR, 3Bet for the players - is this available somewhere?
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