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05-16-2014 , 12:48 AM

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markksman

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Originally Posted by JamesD816

Isn't it common knowledge he a was a known decent but VERY tight player in a game of pretty weak high stakes recreational players? Some would say he was even nitty. I heard a bunch of times if he wasn't TM he wouldn't ever get invites.

Pretty sure none of the people playing would get in invites if they were not who they were.

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05-16-2014 , 01:04 AM

#52

markksman

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Originally Posted by I'mAFrenchDonkey

This argument is the truth but it's so ridiculous to use it.
He is just invited to these games because he is an actor/celebrity probably not because he behaves in a good/friendly manner.

I mean probably almost educated player on 2+2 could do the same, they wouldn't just get invited.
Game selection is quite ridiculous : yeah yeah it's not hard to "game select" when you're "friends" (because you can take their money) with rich whales that can't play ...

Apart from that, i have never seen him play so maybe he is (really) good.
But to be fair he probably hasn't done anything that people at MS/HS on these forums couldn't do ...

He worked his whole life to be successful in something which then gave him a huge advantage in game selection. If someone wants to excel at poker it is good advice for them to excel at something else. Being a movie star isn't the only way to influence and gain access.

It is certainly a better route than multi table grinding in your easy chair hoping for the world to give you a break.

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05-16-2014 , 05:01 AM

#53

David Lyons

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Originally Posted by I'mAFrenchDonkey

This argument is the truth but it's so ridiculous to use it. He is just invited to these games because he is an actor/celebrity probably not because he behaves in a good/friendly manner.

I mean probably almost educated player on 2+2 could do the same, they wouldn't just get invited. Game selection is quite ridiculous : yeah yeah it's not hard to "game select" when you're "friends" (because you can take their money) with rich whales that can't play ...

Being friends with whales is one thing - I work with plenty of whales day in / day out. Getting them to sit down more than once at a poker table is very difficult, even those that LIKE poker.

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Originally Posted by I'mAFrenchDonkey

Apart from that, i have never seen him play so maybe he is (really) good.
But to be fair he probably hasn't done anything that people at MS/HS on these forums couldn't do ...

Well that's pretty much self-evident. Before the boom, you didn't just show up at a game at your preferred stakes (online or offline) take a seat and away you go. Accessing the game was a huge part of the effort. You learned to play a variety of games and you learned to be nice.

In pure poker game terms Toby is probably nowhere near the top of the game, but that doesn't make his success any less admirable.

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05-16-2014 , 05:06 AM

#54

David Lyons

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Originally Posted by JamesD816

I heard a bunch of times if he wasn't TM he wouldn't ever get invites.

That reminds me of the Jimmy Carr joke.

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Carr

People always say to me "she's only going out with you because you are famous"...

Er.... but I am famous.

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05-17-2014 , 11:36 PM

#55

WuhOh

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Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 388

Where can I get a radio-active spider so that I can have Spidey-senses at the tables.

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06-22-2020 , 04:54 AM

#56

18000rpm

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Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,448

Resurrecting old thread since Houston Curtis wrote his version of the Hollywood poker game story:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085CN5HHX...ng=UTF8&btkr=1

In it he mentions multiple times how he cheats at poker games by setting up the deck!