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

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04-01-2023 , 11:13 PM

#201

MoViN.tArGeT

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Originally Posted by pimpin aint ezy

Seen some funny memes but what's the actual issue with Nik giving Balla a quick update or is it just a joke because he talking him in the bathroom.
I mean if he was talking Polk or an actual good player I could see it being something but wtf is a losing player like Balla going to help with.
Berkey apparently constantly on his phone wouldn't it seem more likely he's getting help in between hands

nope it really happened. probably need context tho doubt anyone will really care

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04-01-2023 , 11:14 PM

#202

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Originally Posted by pimpin aint ezy

It wasn't 700k apparently deeb said Nik won 500k pot

I saw that too but might be an actual april fools joke since its not even on deebs twitter

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04-01-2023 , 11:21 PM

#203

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Originally Posted by MoViN.tArGeT

I saw that too but might be an actual april fools joke since its not even on deebs twitter

True so much **** hard to work out what's real but Nik definitely won big hand riveting 7 high flush and it was somewhere between 400-500k

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04-01-2023 , 11:23 PM

#204

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epic meltdown salvaged. Would love to hear that hh he coulda been down almost a mil and 2000bb lol.
we might get some hand historys later

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04-01-2023 , 11:24 PM

#205

pimpin aint ezy

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Originally Posted by MoViN.tArGeT

nope it really happened. probably need context tho doubt anyone will really care

What benefit would a conversation with brownballa really have for him,so much trolling going on from each group and there followers it most likely would have been updating what's been happening or maybe he was just asking what he wanted for dinner lol

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04-01-2023 , 11:29 PM

#206

daxile

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I should be way more angry at Berkey for not wanting any of this to be streamed but because I want to see Airball lose so bad, I'm still rooting for Berkey.

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04-01-2023 , 11:31 PM

#207

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nothing but its sus at least. guys npt allowed to have his buddy. says hes going to the bathroom and calls a break. meets said buddy.

Any chance they both go even today and realize they are both ******ed for playing such a highvariance game with their life rolls and agree to back out? naa Berkey's probably got 10% of himself. I hope he heaters today and takes more of his action next session

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04-01-2023 , 11:50 PM

#208

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Originally Posted by MoViN.tArGeT

epic meltdown salvaged. Would love to hear that hh he coulda been down almost a mil and 2000bb lol.
we might get some hand historys later

Art just relayed the hand on Dankness twitter space. Berkey opens 5x to 2k, airball 3bs to 7 or 8k w 75s, berkey calls. Flop is like 9 low low(not sure but i think 9 was the hightest card), airball doesn't have a pair, but has a flush draw and flop goes bet call, turn is a Q i think, airball bets 15k, Berkey raises to 50k airball calls, completes the flush on river, donks 150k and berkey calls it off.

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04-01-2023 , 11:56 PM

#209

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5x opens ya that will do it. antes in headsup makes no ****ing sense. just raise the stakes

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04-02-2023 , 12:00 AM

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Are there any outcomes left where they both lose?

Maybe become friends and agree to invest in some crypto together but it ends up being a rug pull??

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04-02-2023 , 12:03 AM

#211

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sure Berkey goes on 2million heater while selling 80% . is feeling himself stops selling much action goes on 1.5million downswing. Both lose cry in the stall jerk each other off

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04-02-2023 , 12:33 AM

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does anyone want to bet on whether or not this match ends up on a stream at some point?

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04-02-2023 , 12:48 AM

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04-02-2023 , 01:17 AM

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04-02-2023 , 04:16 AM

#215

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Originally Posted by coordi

Doug is making the offer because he stands to make considerably more from the advertising. So no, I don't think it would be satisfying to give Dougs stream, cardroom, and upcoming tournament series that kind of advertising

Lots of rubes can't see the forest for the trees with this whole mess

This rube does understand that dynamic. However it is still 100k USD. If you are a favourite, which I assume Berkey thinks he is, then it should have been a slam dunk decision.
I did, however, miss the crucial detail that they only plan to play 7-8k hands which is obviously not good for the favourite. I just naturally assumed every HU match would be 20k hands minimum.

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04-02-2023 , 05:11 AM

#216

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Originally Posted by Skofisk

This rube does understand that dynamic. However it is still 100k USD. If you are a favourite, which I assume Berkey thinks he is, then it should have been a slam dunk decision.

I did, however, miss the crucial detail that they only plan to play 7-8k hands which is obviously not good for the favourite. I just naturally assumed every HU match would be 20k hands minimum.

It would take about 400 hours to do 20k hands live..... it was never going to be anything like that long

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04-02-2023 , 05:29 AM

#217

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This would have been so much cooler if they did it like an old school wrestling match. Airball could have been Dusty Rhodes and Berkey could have been Ric Flair

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04-02-2023 , 05:38 AM

#218

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Originally Posted by MoViN.tArGeT

5x opens ya that will do it. antes in headsup makes no ****ing sense. just raise the stakes

lol this, antes just make the game seem smaller for the non knowledgeable viewer. Whats the point?

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04-02-2023 , 08:14 AM

#219

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Originally Posted by pimpin aint ezy

I think no phones would be reasonable.

But I think the hilarious and ridiculous thing (if not an April fool's joke) is Airball had someone hiding in the bathroom to discuss hands with. If he had texted him it wouldn't be a big deal.

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04-02-2023 , 08:21 AM

#220

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Originally Posted by Skofisk

Yea slam dunk no.

They literally played a pot 5 times bigger than Doug's offer.

100k (to the winner) isn't moving the needle.

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04-02-2023 , 09:32 AM

#221

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Originally Posted by Kebabkungen

lol this, antes just make the game seem smaller for the non knowledgeable viewer. Whats the point?

airball is a fish and he thniks he has an edge with antes because thats how he plays on hustler!! meanwhile its not like berekey has much hu experience so hes just gonna look at solver preflops and its telling him to open 5x
Does anyone know airballs opening sizes and how often they are limping?

that khun guy probably knows but keeping it to himselef so he can make more moonies

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04-02-2023 , 09:57 AM

#222

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Originally Posted by borg23

Ya i dont get it, berkey’s probably txting landon non stop about hands, no one bats an eye. Airball has one convo with brownball and everyone loses their sht

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04-02-2023 , 10:10 AM

#223

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I dont think anyone cares they just think its funny. Its funny because they refuse to admit its for strategy reasons when it obviously is. If they just said it was for strategy meetups no one would flame them but they both went on twitter denying thats what this was. Obviously hes going to him and relaying berkeys 5x sizing and **** and if he did this by phone that would be fine but he literally tried to get this guy in the poker room to watch everyhand so now he has something to hide and its hilarious.

tldr just phone him bro (are phones allowed?)

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04-02-2023 , 10:26 AM

#224

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Originally Posted by Same_again

It would take about 400 hours to do 20k hands live..... it was never going to be anything like that long

This is another thing I don't understand. Why were they so adamant about playing live rather than online? Are they both in the "online poker is fake poker because I can't use my awesome live reads" camp?

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04-02-2023 , 10:30 AM

#225

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Originally Posted by Skofisk

True. They both know that online players underrate tells and psychology and persuasion and intimidation and influence, etc.

dNegs and COINFLEX DOUG should have a rematch purely live. Daniel would totally annihilate that bum.

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