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01-06-2017 , 03:42 PM

#76

BartHanson

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Originally Posted by xosubucknutsx

Here's a podcast from 2014 where he is interviewed by Limon about his staking house.

http://www.crushlivepoker.com/podcasts/a-staking-house

I uploaded the whole episode here as to listen to that past 5 minutes you need a subscription..

https://youtu.be/sMlwjIRgh7A

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01-06-2017 , 04:49 PM

#77

SrslySirius

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Originally Posted by blitzT4M4Y0theGOAT

Super douche. Always posting in fb group "RealGrinders"

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WTF is that group? Allen Kessler of all people added me to it yesterday.

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01-06-2017 , 06:05 PM

#78

xosubucknutsx

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Originally Posted by BartHanson

I uploaded the whole episode here as to listen to that past 5 minutes you need a subscription..

https://youtu.be/sMlwjIRgh7A

Thanks

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01-06-2017 , 06:14 PM

#79

miamicheats

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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher

LoL, that it didn't. I guess I've met 5 of his horses in total. All seem like good guys with pretty good poker aptitude/potential. One of them called my shove with A2 preflop. That's certainly forgivable but never forgettable.

I recall Brian Hastings had 25% of Chad for the Main. Chad was selling at 1.5. Brian finished in the top 50 that year as well so nice score for him.

I'd estimate that Chad Power is one of the top 10 live cash game players in the state of Maryland. I've never played with him or met him or even been in the state of Maryland much less played at a casino there. I seriously doubt he is top 5 but how could he not be in the top 10...he's gotta be...probably like 8th.

He is absolutely not the top 10 in terms of skill but he is probably 10 ten winners

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01-06-2017 , 06:25 PM

#80

Avaritia

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Originally Posted by miamicheats

He is absolutely not the top 10 in terms of skill

Really? That I actually find somewhat interesting

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01-06-2017 , 08:50 PM

#81

VolumeKing

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Originally Posted by LiveActionPro

If he really is making 400k to 800k I doubt he cares about your opinions of him

So he makes $400k+ a year?

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Originally Posted by pk_nuts

Didnt read the article but i know Chad and he was a loser in the 10 25 at live...the regs love to see him in the game! Most of his stable are 2-5 chad power fan boys that he cons into living at his place so he can live basically rent free. They are barely winning players that he keeps afloat with his bankroll. Anyone that can play is not going to give half there winnings for to long.

Hes no champion but he knows that and only plays in games that he knows he is a favorite in. That really limits his high stakes play these days because the games are pretty tough at that level.

he loses at 10/25 and above?

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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher

he is the top ten best players?

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Originally Posted by miamicheats

He is absolutely not the top 10 in terms of skill but he is probably 10 ten winners

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not in top ten players but top ten winners?

lol why hasnt he just responded himself?

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01-06-2017 , 08:55 PM

#82

Dream Crusher

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Originally Posted by miamicheats

He is absolutely not the top 10 in terms of skill but he is probably 10 ten winners

I agree 100% based on what I've seen of him on the 2015 WSOP coverage. At the end of the day, when I'm judging a cash game player, all that matters to me is earnings. Having sick skills and great reads and good patience is all fine and dandy but if you don't know how to run good then everything else is pointless.

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01-06-2017 , 09:01 PM

#83

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Originally Posted by SrslySirius

WTF is that group? Allen Kessler of all people added me to it yesterday.

There is only one solution to this problem

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01-06-2017 , 10:37 PM

#84

xosubucknutsx

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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher

What does a few picked hands of tournament play tell you about how a guy does in live cash games

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01-06-2017 , 11:08 PM

#85

NoQuarter

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Why do I know this name KyddDynamite?

This the same cat from Suffern NY w the pizza place er somethin that was involved in that loan/renig fiasco w moneymaker awhile ago??

Forgive me if Im not remembering correctly but Im a dumb

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01-07-2017 , 12:01 AM

#86

xosubucknutsx

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Originally Posted by NoQuarter

No wrong person

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01-07-2017 , 01:16 PM

#87

Wizard-50

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Just finished playing with Chad. I asked him about the article. He said "It's whatever" and when asked what feedback he's gotten, "positive feedback from all my friends [something about haters in the comments section]"

Kappa

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01-08-2017 , 01:31 AM

#88

VolumeKing

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What game were you playing? Can you even buy into 10/25 with $500? I think this article was a troll attempt

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01-08-2017 , 03:26 AM

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All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by VolumeKing

What game were you playing? Can you even buy into 10/25 with $500? I think this article was a troll attempt

He's got a new elite shortstacking strategy.

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01-08-2017 , 03:40 AM

#90

Tuma

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Originally Posted by All-inMcLovin

He's got a new elite shortstacking strategy.

Opening night at MGM prolly only had 2/5 going

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01-08-2017 , 04:22 AM

#91

The Apex

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1/3 NL($500 max) and 4/8 LHE

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01-08-2017 , 04:23 AM

#92

All-inMcLovin

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Originally Posted by Tuma

Opening night at MGM prolly only had 2/5 going

How kind of it was for Mr. Power to grace the 2/5 n00bz with his presence!

It's not every day that you get to play poker with a celebrity.

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01-08-2017 , 06:04 AM

#93

Wizard-50

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Originally Posted by Tuma

Opening night at MGM prolly only had 2/5 going

Up to 10/25nl was running opening night.

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01-08-2017 , 06:57 AM

#94

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Mr. Power is a pretty big deal, and rightfully so. He's one of the 1% of the 1% of the 1% of poker players that actually figure out how to get rich off poker. He's in that upper tier of poker earners with 3 Phil's (Ivey, Hellmuth, Galfond), Dan Bilzerian, Daniel Negreanu, and not many other players that clear $800k/yr after expenses. Of course there will be lots of jealousy for him. That is human nature.

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01-08-2017 , 10:54 AM

#95

W0X0F

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Got up this morning and happened to glance at the Washington Post Metro section. There on the front page is the Chad Power article, "A Shark Swims with the Whales." It is a word-for-word reprint of the article being discussed itt.

I don't know if this is common practice in the newspaper biz, but it seems extraordinarily lazy.

EDIT:

I just went back and looked at the article in the link at the beginning of this thread and they've actually updated the date on that on-line article to January 7. That link was posted on December 30. Time travelers itt.

I don't know why this bothers me so much, but if newspapers throw out integrity, what do they have left?

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01-08-2017 , 12:24 PM

#96

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Originally Posted by VolumeKing

What game were you playing? Can you even buy into 10/25 with $500? I think this article was a troll attempt

I saw 50/100 NL on bravo saturday

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01-08-2017 , 12:40 PM

#97

jonchillmatic

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Bart Hanson what is your opinion of the article?

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01-08-2017 , 02:31 PM

#98

Jigsaw

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Originally Posted by W0X0F

Got up this morning and happened to glance at the Washington Post Metro section. There on the front page is the Chad Power article, "A Shark Swims with the Whales." It is a word-for-word reprint of the article being discussed itt.

I don't know if this is common practice in the newspaper biz, but it seems extraordinarily lazy.

EDIT:

I just went back and looked at the article in the link at the beginning of this thread and they've actually updated the date on that on-line article to January 7. That link was posted on December 30. Time travelers itt.

I don't know why this bothers me so much, but if newspapers throw out integrity, what do they have left?

I believe that this is called "syndication."

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01-08-2017 , 05:28 PM

#99

BartHanson

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Originally Posted by jonchillmatic

Bart Hanson what is your opinion of the article?

I don't have much of an opinion tbh. I just posted it because I thought it was NVG worthy. It is interesting to me, however, that the same author wrote a very similar piece a few years ago with regards to Power and Maryland Live. I'm not saying that this is an advertising piece but you would be amazed nowadays how many magazine covers are paid sponsorship content made to look like actual news. The recycling of the type of news/dates is also questionable, from such a respected source such as the Washington Post. Does anyone know if the article came out in print last week or is today the first time it is appearing in the hard form of the newspaper?

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01-08-2017 , 05:42 PM

#100

W0X0F

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Bart,

I saw the article in print in the Washington Post both times. When I saw it in this morning's Metro section, I did a double take. I thought to myself "Wow, these newspaper guys are really enamoured of Chad." As I started to read it, the words sounded very familiar to me, so I went back and found the original article from over a week ago. Word for word identical.

I've never heard of a major newspaper doing this, ever.

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