Live play vs. Online & why the Top ten players in the world will always be live players - Page 29 - Poker News

Wow, I don't even know what to say but props for being honest.
It takes a lot of nerve to openly come out and say you're an 80% favorite against literally the three best online NLHU players in the world (you did say in a live setting, to be fair...).

Quote

08-02-2011 , 10:30 PM

#702

Cafe Noir

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 286

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDtown

Yes

A bold statement, to be sure.

It seems to me that the most +EV life decision you could do right would be to issue the Costner Challenge (in much the same spirit of the Durrrr Challenge), offering 2:1 or 3:1 and taking on any online pro in a live HU match for $40k a pop.

Last edited by Cafe Noir; 08-02-2011 at 10:36 PM.

Quote

08-02-2011 , 10:49 PM

#703

Land Of The Free?

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,695

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cafe Noir

No no you don't get it. OP has a family and cant gamble as a 4 to 1 favorite, so he trades instead. Makes sense, I heard most traders have a 95% edge on the market.

Quote

08-02-2011 , 11:01 PM

#704

Mr Beer

banned

Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5,965

Quote:

Originally Posted by Land Of The Free?

No no you don't get it. OP has a family and cant gamble as a 4 to 1 favorite, so he trades instead. Makes sense, I heard most traders have a 95% edge on the market.

Must make for a tricky decision when he gets dealt AA and his opponent jams pre.

Quote

08-02-2011 , 11:11 PM

#705

ucantcme63

adept

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 741

seriously, troll posts detract from epic thread.

also seriously:

EDD,

I understand you cannot afford to risk much more than 40k in a HU match right now. However, if you believe you are anywhere near 80% to win and can get +120, you should ask some of your friends (who are the best live players per capita, and thus assumedly make bank) to back you some funds. Think about the equity you'd be passing up if you didn't.

Quote

08-02-2011 , 11:31 PM

#706

ucantcme63

adept

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 741

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Beer

Must make for a tricky decision when he gets dealt AA and his opponent jams pre.

hahahahahahahhahahahaah well played

and...BOOM, ROASTED

Quote

08-03-2011 , 12:21 AM

#707

ggyy

newbie

Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDtown

Yes

this is one of the dumbest statements i have ever read. please put up your money against them

Quote

08-03-2011 , 12:30 AM

#708

timesnewboston

grinder

Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 403

Phil Laak > Jungleman

/thread

Quote

08-03-2011 , 12:48 AM

#709

FreeShot

grinder

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 658

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDtown

Yes

Delusion is a hell of a drug.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 01:47 AM

#710

0bullmarket0

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 332

Leggo + everyone else geting leveld hard the first few pages.

Is it really not that obv?

Quote

08-03-2011 , 01:50 AM

#711

0bullmarket0

journeyman

Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 332

Quote:

Originally Posted by sqwerty12

This is certainly one of the more well constructed levels I've read in recent times.....and with good continuity from OP...... Hats off to you sir.

this

Quote

08-03-2011 , 02:00 AM

#712

Daliman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,911

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0bullmarket0

Leggo + everyone else geting leveld hard the first few pages.

Is it really not that obv?

I assure you, it seems that way, but it's not. I'd feel the way you do had I not sat next to him for 2 hours and heard much of what you see in this thread.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 02:06 AM

#713

Ziplok

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 521

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daliman

I assure you, it seems that way, but it's not. I'd feel the way you do had I not sat next to him for 2 hours and heard much of what you see in this thread.

you sure can beat a dead horse, I think by this point everyone in the thread is well aware of how you feel on the issue to the point of it being annoying and pathetic.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 02:09 AM

#714

Daliman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,911

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziplok

you sure can beat a dead horse, I think by this point everyone in the thread is well aware of how you feel on the issue to the point of it being annoying and pathetic.

Obv EVERYONE isn't, but you gotta admire my consistency.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 05:08 AM

#715

loveinvain

veteran

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,143

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daliman

No, he won't, because he is Gabe "All Talk" Costner.

OK I think you can lay off now. As of right now it looks like this match will actually happen, and he should get props for putting his money where his mouth is.

If he backs out, then fire away.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 08:15 AM

#716

KlaSuu

banned

Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,254

Quote:

Originally Posted by loveinvain

OK I think you can lay off now. As of right now it looks like this match will actually happen, and he should get props for putting his money where his mouth is.

If he backs out, then fire away.

Well to be fair It's been almost a week since the match was agreed on, yet it seems there hasn't been a time or place even mentioned.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 08:34 AM

#717

vamooose

old hand

Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,309

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlaSuu

Well to be fair It's been almost a week since the match was agreed on, yet it seems there hasn't been a time or place even mentioned.

Eddtown must be working on getting consent from Claudia

Quote

08-03-2011 , 08:47 AM

#718

samoleus

old hand

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,590

EDDtown, just to be clear, we have agreed on the parameters of the match and are now just waiting for you to come up with the venue and logistics. Please let me know when you do so.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 09:01 AM

#719

Nicholasp27

27th level thinker

Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 78,815

So to summarize, you are saying:

Take top players at activity A
Take top players at activity B

Have them all play activity A

And you argue that top activity A players are better at activity A than top activity B players

Quote

08-03-2011 , 11:34 AM

#720

ucantcme63

adept

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 741

Considering no one has wanted to bet on EDD yet at -120, and samo is throwing down 125k at this price so I won't be able to get any. and i want action on this if it goes down. i'll throw up to 1k on samo at -130

Quote

08-03-2011 , 11:38 AM

#721

JesusCantSaveMe

centurion

Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 124

Bit of an old and pointless thread.Most online players become live players and most live players have played online.But with the BF situation i guess all US players are live players only now.Does it really mean anything.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 12:23 PM

#722

LiveNow

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,152

i love when someone grunches a 700 post thread like this.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 12:25 PM

#723

ucantcme63

adept

Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 741

Quote:

Originally Posted by JesusCantSaveMe

thanks for joining the thread! did you read any of the 50 posts that you just paraphrased?

Quote

08-03-2011 , 02:13 PM

#724

Daliman

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 14,911

Quote:

Originally Posted by loveinvain

OK I think you can lay off now. As of right now it looks like this match will actually happen, and he should get props for putting his money where his mouth is.

If he backs out, then fire away.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlaSuu

Well to be fair It's been almost a week since the match was agreed on, yet it seems there hasn't been a time or place even mentioned.

This. As well as the fact that even if he does play, and beat Samo, the endless inanity of much of what he has said in this thread still lives on. I personally still think this match is a 4/1 dog to happen.

Quote

08-03-2011 , 03:26 PM

#725

_irock

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,887

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDDtown

Casey, That is mostly true

I will tell you that I have a background in online poker, I played when planet poker was the 1st site going, paradise etc. I used to keep the tables going at night on full tilt in 2004 . Players like The donator, merovingian, professor plum, raze it, crapstain, paul wolfe, layne flack, matasow,. We used to keep the games going. The biggest back then was 25 50NL, not nosebleed like now.

I can tell you, there is a ton more skill & much bigger edge live for the players willing to learn.

I played in these games every day. What was your name in them?

Quote

Page 29 of 80

First

9 19 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 49 79

Last

Post Reply Subscribe

...

Page 29 of 80

First

9 19 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 39 49 79

Last