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Heads up between Nik Airball and Solve For Why Matt Berkey & others (NA HU containment thread)

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119 35.95%

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03-27-2023 , 04:52 PM

#26

Koshko

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Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 901

If the game is heads up it’s basically a whale vs a fish maybe fish reg is Berkey can remember ranges which I assume he will.

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03-27-2023 , 06:05 PM

#27

DuckSauce

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 11,758

betting line honestly kinda feels coinflippy.

berkey seems too nitty and could be subject to getting bludgeoned by redline by nik.

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03-27-2023 , 06:15 PM

#28

Baracus

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Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 502

isnt berkey a calling station with the occasional spew bluff? sounds like the worst kind of opponent for airbeast

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03-27-2023 , 06:16 PM

#29

catangod

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Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 284

Why does anybody think Nik, an amateur who's probably a small winner in terribly soft games, will beat Berkey a seasoned pro who?

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03-27-2023 , 06:25 PM

#30

DuckSauce

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Originally Posted by Baracus

isnt berkey a calling station with the occasional spew bluff? sounds like the worst kind of opponent for airbeast

i dunno a lot of the times i watched berkey play in super big games he was extremely passive/nitty (thinking of the dwan/ivey hcl stream mainly).

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03-27-2023 , 07:09 PM

#31

DuckSauce

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+160 seems generous

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03-27-2023 , 07:40 PM

#32

Reggie Steer

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Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 1,939

Berkey must refuse livestream, especially if it is at the Hustler and more especially if it is at the Coinflex Lodge. Because even if he wins in those places, he would still be giving those operators a win, especially if he agrees to a match at Coinflex Lodge.

I hope it gets streamed at Live at the Bike. Neutral territory.

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03-27-2023 , 08:25 PM

#33

checkraisdraw

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Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 2,883

I would buy berkey stonks. I think his chances against nik a are going to be pretty good for the simple fact that nik a doesn’t study at all

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03-27-2023 , 08:32 PM

#34

ralphykid67

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Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 439

6.5hr HU per session is an absolute gauntlet of a format. To think a recreational isn’t a big underdog vs a veteran professional in such a format is laughably naive. Only one of these players is prone to going on mega monkey tilt and it’s not the professional.

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03-27-2023 , 08:33 PM

#35

Reggie Steer

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Originally Posted by checkraisdraw

simple fact that nik a doesn’t study at all

Nik Airball is trying to brainwash the public that he does not study. But in the interviews, he sometimes says terms like "bottom of range", "metagame", "solvers", "block bets", "vpip", and many other stuff that fundamentals knowledgeable players are familiar with. But he is very good at minimizing it and even replacing theory lingo with street/intuitive lingo.

Not a good person to underestimate because he is also capable of brilliant white magic stuff like he did with Art and Jungleman.

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03-27-2023 , 08:50 PM

#36

ejames209

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Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,698

Damn never thought I would be rooting for Nik Airball but here we are

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03-27-2023 , 08:53 PM

#37

ejames209

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Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,698

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Originally Posted by coordi

Airball isn't a "whale". Heads up isn't 6/8max. The narrative that Berkey should be salavating at a chance to play someone super aggro with a bigger bankroll than him is kinda weak. I don't think Berkey has ever played heads up. They couldn't even train Landon to beat Perkins at an astronomical rate.

There was a book written about this exact scenario and if anyone remembers it wasn't exactly the smoothest of sailing.

I don't think this is going to be filmed so we can look forward to a bunch of dumb tweets throughout.

Damn this was a good post

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03-27-2023 , 09:00 PM

#38

pimpin aint ezy

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Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 448

Shame they not showing at least 1 session of this,I assume berkey didn't want it streamed but was there a reason given why?

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03-27-2023 , 09:03 PM

#39

pimpin aint ezy

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 448

Won't be a great look for s4y, if there big dog quits this challenge against a rich rec,like the young pup did against perkins

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03-27-2023 , 09:25 PM

#40

catangod

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Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 284

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Originally Posted by Reggie Steer

Nik isn't totally clueless in 9 handed but wouldn't even know where to start studying or using solvers, much less implementing them correctly.

I think Berkey has the edge in experience and grit/psychology here even if the fundamentals are even, which I don't believe they are.

+160 doesn't seem totally unreasonable

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03-27-2023 , 09:49 PM

#41

pimpin aint ezy

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 448

Think berkey vs Doug would be way bigger,Berkey likely would never play Doug hu but what if they did a challenge with them playing half hu and the other half 6 max with them choosing couple plays each to fill the table.

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03-27-2023 , 10:04 PM

#42

All-inMcLovin

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Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 49,614

Airball will make Berkey feel maximum pain.

I can totally see Airball being up 500k within the first 3~ days.

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03-27-2023 , 10:23 PM

#43

RosaParks1

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Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 812

Are these odds listed at any actual books or is this just a pirate ship type p2p betting market?

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03-27-2023 , 10:58 PM

#44

Starks Pizzeria

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Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 675

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Originally Posted by Baracus

isnt berkey a calling station with the occasional spew bluff? sounds like the worst kind of opponent for airbeast

They are both garbage but let's bump this again after Berkey wins...

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03-27-2023 , 11:21 PM

#45

icmmonster

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Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 211

Airball will be busto long before this match takes place.

You can't just keep punting forever...

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03-27-2023 , 11:23 PM

#46

fadanoid

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Join Date: Jul 2022 Posts: 193

Lynne Ji has obtained value according to this HCL poll.

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03-27-2023 , 11:25 PM

#47

pimpin aint ezy

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Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 448

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Originally Posted by icmmonster

Airball will be busto long before this match takes place.

You can't just keep punting forever...

I doubt it,even tho he's not a pro and only been playing few years,he's still up big on the streamed games,even after that big losing session against rampage ,as well as winning in non streamed games.

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03-27-2023 , 11:25 PM

#48

fadanoid

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03-27-2023 , 11:41 PM

#49

SetTheLine

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Join Date: Aug 2022 Posts: 251

A 2-3day shroom bender would be better prep than studying outputs. For the record.

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03-28-2023 , 02:30 AM

#50

Reggie Steer

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Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 1,939

Is it possible that based on their newly consummated - post-bitch - friendship that Jungleman could be coaching Nik Airball in his Berkey heads up match?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHk2...nel=Airballaji

This could smell major trouble for Berkey.

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