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Why the hell would anyone play in a game where they might have to play with one or more of the Revenge of the Nerds characters? Of course they will have trouble with casting. I'm sure the recreational players that did play the game regretted it due to Poindexter. Especially the woman. She probably wished they had a way to blur out the nerd in real life.

This is the future of AR glasses/lenses. Women will be able to wear a filter to blur out everyone whos below 6ft or have an education in IT, or who has ever uttered the words "sklansky bucks" out loud (its in your NSA records). The future is bright.

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01-02-2021 , 09:19 PM

#677

apricotjello

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Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 852

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Originally Posted by Fore

I believe the point was that all time greatest of all time is redundant or at least hyperbolic.

Antonius is a mandatory inclusion in any list of who to invite to a TV cash game, considering all factors (skill, interest, intangibles, “good for the game” quality), etc.

That’s not even considering his online battles on FTP / Stars or the huge pots against Dwan.

Not to mention his hands alone make him a legend in HSP and one of the greatest of all time in terms of televised poker.

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01-02-2021 , 10:39 PM

#678

DiamondsOnMyNeck

adept

Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 1,028

People on these forums really still living in the past. The lack of awareness is astonishing and sad. Poker nerds are the only people still interested in watching televised poker. If you want to watch monkeys yelling and throwing around poker chips watch old poker boom content or LATB.

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01-02-2021 , 11:36 PM

#679

RoadtoPro

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Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 6,600

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Originally Posted by Rmbxr9

Some of you guys are pretending like these people have more than 15% of themselves

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Originally Posted by elendil200

People still believe this is real money?

I think it varies from person to person a ton.

Dwan said recently he’s had 90%+ of himself every/or almost every time he’s played on TV.

Seemed pretty genuine about it and obv has the winnings/career longevity to back it up.

I think it’s reasonable that guys like Doug and Bryn can afford the game as well.

Even for the pros that don’t have large pieces of themselves, it’s 400/800 with straddling ffs. Who cares?

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01-02-2021 , 11:45 PM

#680

SizzlerFTW

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,368

The relevance of the stakes is also that every bullet has more weight to it, which makes the game more interesting, regardless of which percentage a player has.

It's still a big(ger) deal either way, then if player X would have 100% of himself in a 40/80 game. Denying this is delusional.

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01-02-2021 , 11:59 PM

#681

Doorbread

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Friendly reminder that Bellande is backed by Robl, Phil Ivey can't afford to put himself into 50k tourneys without a backer and played Rail Heaven with funny money and that Phil Hellmuth sells pieces to people who don't know any better via brand recognition

This is how the poker world works

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01-03-2021 , 12:05 AM

#682

Scott7x

adept

Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,186

Does Robl back JRB when he’s not playing at the same table with him?
If so, why?

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01-03-2021 , 12:11 AM

#683

GreatBigRedOne

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 679

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Originally Posted by Doorbread

Your coming to unsupported conclusions based on bad logic and assumptions.

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01-03-2021 , 12:15 AM

#684

Doorbread

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Bellande and Ivey well documented. You could argue I’m being harsh with Phill Hellmuth

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01-03-2021 , 12:20 AM

#685

GreatBigRedOne

grinder

Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 679

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Originally Posted by Doorbread

Bellande and Ivey well documented. You could argue I’m being harsh with Phill Hellmuth

Bellande is well documented, you do not know the reason for Ivey. There is a better chance the alternate explanation is more legitimate than your own. Your statement regarding Hellmuth wasn't harsh, is was false.

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01-03-2021 , 12:25 AM

#686

Doorbread

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I know Ivey can’t afford this game. I won’t say more than that. Enjoy indulging in your fanboying

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01-03-2021 , 12:33 AM

#687

golfbum983

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,943

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Originally Posted by Doorbread

I know Ivey can’t afford this game. I won’t say more than that. Enjoy indulging in your fanboying

Ivey might of had some rough times recently, but only a few years ago he was one of few buying in the 1 drop with no backers.

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01-03-2021 , 01:03 AM

#688

RoadtoPro

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Yes, let’s ignore the fact that there are several poker pros that can afford to have the majority of their action at these and similar stakes to fit the narrative that everyone in poker is broke.

If guys like Robl and Trueteller can afford to back guys who are punting hundreds of thousands of dollars consistently like Bellande is- think about what stakes they can afford themselves.

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01-03-2021 , 01:27 AM

#689

Dick Tracy

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Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,793

I was watching a One Drop episode on PokerGo and the commentators roasted Rick Salomon for a good 4 min about his sex tape with Paris Hilton. I've known of Rick Salomon for several years and somehow never knew he was the Paris Hilton sex tape guy until now. lol

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01-03-2021 , 02:11 AM

#690

Mr Blonde

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Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3,749

Ah great, pages full of people trying to justify why their subjective is actually objective

Throw in a little Doorbread psycho babble and we’ve hit the jackpot

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01-03-2021 , 03:08 AM

#691

CodyBLAHHH

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 74

ITT: NVGTards doing NVGTard things. Never change guys.

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01-03-2021 , 03:21 AM

#692

ProRailbird

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Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,292

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Originally Posted by Scott7x

Does Robl back JRB when he’s not playing at the same table with him?
If so, why?

Robl is too ****ing good to have people lining up to play him and JRB is good at getting games put together and going regularly so Robl backs JRB to get games started and going and network with other players so that he can come into those games later and clean up. Also Robl probably finds the way JRB manages to punt off gigantic stacks in situations that he never should to be kind of funny and makes enough money to not care.

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01-03-2021 , 06:12 AM

#693

Scott7x

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Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 1,186

Yea I’ve heard that’s how Robl gets into juicy games.
But Robl hasn’t been playing in this season of HSP yet, so wasn’t sure what benefit Robl has staking JRB here.
Maybe he’s coming later, or Robl thinks JRB winning in that line up.

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01-03-2021 , 06:29 AM

#694

ProRailbird

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Originally Posted by Scott7x

The benefit is it keeps JRB on television as the fun player who drinks a lot and talks to everyone and usually loses money.

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01-03-2021 , 07:38 AM

#695

Scott7x

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Lol yea I guess that makes sense.

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01-03-2021 , 11:39 AM

#696

SuperSwag

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Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5,767

JRB probably gets ROBL into very juicy games for backing him. Lynn must have an absolutely sick trust fun I can''t even imagine.

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01-03-2021 , 04:20 PM

#697

Joe-exotic69

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 1,311

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Originally Posted by SuperSwag

JRB probably gets ROBL into very juicy games for backing him. Lynn must have an absolutely sick trust fun I can''t even imagine.

There’s probably a dozen rich guys in LA who’d stake Lynne just to get her attention.

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01-03-2021 , 04:28 PM

#698

Bighurt52235

I was born to eat hamburgers

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 24,218

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Originally Posted by Joe-exotic69

There’s probably a dozen rich guys in LA who’d stake Lynne just to get her attention.

She's not even particularly attracrive. Not unattractive, but if we're willing to dump 100s of thousands of dollars for female attention one could do much better.

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01-03-2021 , 05:00 PM

#699

alberthofmann

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 671

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Originally Posted by civ77

I agree nick isn’t that fun to watch. Nothing against him personally, I’ve learned a lot from his upswing MTT course. He’s not even playing well. One hand in particular where he panicked with KK in a 3200 straddle pot. Someone opened to 8k, another player called and he squeezed to 48k while only starting the hand with 177k. You see that from pros who are playing too big of a game. They get uncomfortable even with pocket kings and just want to take it down pre so they over bet it

Didn't see the hand but from what you wrote totally normal sizing lol.

BTW I tried finding a way of watching it without poker go, Is there any other way?