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06-28-2012 , 10:58 PM

#4926

SngNit

banned

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 480

Quote:

Originally Posted by spaceman Bryce

what an amazing win for the grinder. this win a second win in the 50k ppc puts him into conversations for all time greats.

All time greatest luckboxes maybe! I've not watched him play a single hand with holecards and agreed with a single line he's ever took.

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06-28-2012 , 10:58 PM

#4927

ThaHero

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,791

Mizrachi just did that. WOW.

Wasn't he broke a few years ago?

Is he awesome or just running good for all of life?

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06-28-2012 , 11:00 PM

#4928

Pleasure

banned

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 118

wow a mizrchi. holy ****

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06-28-2012 , 11:00 PM

#4929

R_Webb18

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,762

Quote:

Originally Posted by DogFace

50K has a small field. Great accomplishment all the same, but with ~100 runners the odds of winning are much higher than in some of the massive field events.

I think Greg Raymer's back-to-back runs in the ME are up there for most impressive tourney feat, although it was only one variant of poker and the fields were obviously much softer than the 50K.

i mean the guy talking during the event acted like he was bad. yea 100 or so people but there's still a lot of play and seems hard to luck out twice in this event.

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06-28-2012 , 11:03 PM

#4930

ben wb

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,622

Quote:

Originally Posted by moki

Grinder's accomplishment is pretty amazing. But man did he run incredibly well the last few days of this tourney.

For once I agree with you, it's just like I said, no matter who won they would have to run incredibly hot.

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06-28-2012 , 11:37 PM

#4931

moki

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,051

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben wb

For once I agree with you, it's just like I said, no matter who won they would have to run incredibly hot.

...and be proficient in all of the games being played. NLHE/PLO specialists will just never take down this tourney. If you think otherwise, you clearly don't play mixed games.

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06-28-2012 , 11:42 PM

#4932

stackinsideways

adept

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 856

Quote:

Originally Posted by DogFace

this is also up there pretty damn high. kinda shocked I forgot about it. re-evaluating my little list now. Matt Affleck also deserves some recognition in this conversation imo for his Main event runs.

maybe 8th or 9th im most impressive

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06-28-2012 , 11:52 PM

#4933

ben wb

veteran

Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,622

Quote:

Originally Posted by moki

...and be proficient in all of the games being played. NLHE/PLO specialists will just never take down this tourney. If you think otherwise, you clearly don't play mixed games.

Well I'm 100% sure any of the players who cashed would have won if they had had Mizrachi's run of cards over the last couple of days.

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06-28-2012 , 11:57 PM

#4934

aiminglow

grinder

Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 502

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben wb

For once I agree with you, it's just like I said, no matter who won they would have to run incredibly hot.

What was amazing was (and correct me if I'm wrong) I only counted one hand that Mizrachi went to showdown with and lost (lower flush to Bloch in PLO).

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06-29-2012 , 12:23 AM

#4935

spacegod

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 371

He's a pretty big fish at LHE by most accounts, so I'd be surprised if he was that great at the other games. People trip out on variance like it's LSD in this forum.

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06-29-2012 , 12:54 AM

#4936

TimTimSalabim

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,522

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacegod

He's a pretty big fish at LHE by most accounts, so I'd be surprised if he was that great at the other games. People trip out on variance like it's LSD in this forum.

yeah, hearing something third hand is way more reliable

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06-29-2012 , 01:17 AM

#4937

spacegod

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 371

Fwiw I've played with him on Stars, but I'm not gonna act like it was enough hands to say much about his play. Other highly-respected posters have though and thought he was the mark in mid/high LHE and LO8, so whatevs.

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06-29-2012 , 01:57 AM

#4938

DogFace

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Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,446

Apparently Peter Eastgate is playing in the $5k NLHE.

Is this news? I thought he had retired from poker or something.

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06-29-2012 , 01:58 AM

#4939

AKingdom

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,520

Quote:

Originally Posted by spacegod

I don't think what you're pointing out is worth much tbh. You're talking on-line vs live, cash vs. tourneys and only 2 games out of 8.

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06-29-2012 , 02:20 AM

#4940

Bolsta

journeyman

Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 310

Did anyone notice on the stream a couple of minutes after the win when Grinder was on the phone that the dealer who was replaced only a few hands before he won, came up to him and they had a few words and then Grinder pulled out what looked like a credit card sized object (Maybe it was cash) and gave it to the dealer?
WTF was that?

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06-29-2012 , 02:26 AM

#4941

AKingdom

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,520

I'm curious why there was a man in a blue cop-like uniform there when the event ended. Was it a police officer or a security guard of some kind?

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06-29-2012 , 02:37 AM

#4942

shpanko

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Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 13,924

Quote:

Originally Posted by SngNit

All time greatest luckboxes maybe! I've not watched him play a single hand with holecards and agreed with a single line he's ever took.

That explains how much more success than him youve had...oh wait

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06-29-2012 , 02:54 AM

#4943

molinn9

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,632

I have had a feeling Grinder has become more gambling kind of player then he was when he was taking down WPT titles. Seems very spewy and reads boards often very badly at least imo. But he has to have something speciall i mean what he has done win the 50k 2 times in 3 years is phenominal. He did though both time run incredible well like 2 years ago he was totally outplayed by that russian but got very lucky beating him. This time he was crusiall 50/50 vs Ivey close to the money bubble and the final table was ofcourse the biggest joke i ever seen he just almost won every singel hand

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06-29-2012 , 03:10 AM

#4944

There Is A Light

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 4,923

Lol at Mizrachi insta-regging for the one drop.

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06-29-2012 , 03:38 AM

#4945

GOONERCAM

Resident Rollbuster

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,994

lol line

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...hips.34353.htm

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06-29-2012 , 03:46 AM

#4946

AABandit

stranger

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hikertrash

What kind of watch is Dennis Phillips wearing? Looks like something from the Jetson's.

Reactor Watch, he and Albert Pujols got them for doing some charity work & supporting St. Louis

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06-29-2012 , 03:56 AM

#4947

AABandit

stranger

Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donk Lord

Phillips is playing so awful HU knew he was a nit but I thought he has a clue. How does he not fire virtually every flop vs this opponent?

Seriously DONK did you watch HU or any of the tournament? She has two moves Shove or Fold...Hoyt & Phillips actually tried to play poker! really is helpful to catch miricle cards 6x's ~ she should have been out against an all in with Bob!

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06-29-2012 , 04:01 AM

#4948

barradri

veteran

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,258

The grinder is proof that online poker is not rigged.

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06-29-2012 , 05:35 AM

#4949

hs3c

adept

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 760

Quote:

Originally Posted by barradri

The grinder is proof that online poker is not rigged.

but live is rigged? seems to be a strong possibility that this final table was rigged. noone runs that hot. surprised they think they can get away with it though.