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Originally Posted by Hero Value
You don't consider flat calling?
A substantial part of our equity in this hand is on the high side, and will realize it easier if the pot is heads up. We will also get to control the pot size post, possibly getting to the river for a half bet if need be. Like I said though, I think fold is likely best here for ICM reasons.
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Lol, this sounds like a list of who was good 10 years ago, and doesn't really apply these days. Gus and Patrik at least are definitely not great these days, and cannot compete at the highest stakes in it. (See Gus' graph from Stars and FTP the last 3 or so years, a lot of which was HU O8, and he hasn't played on either in the last year or 2.)
Scott Clements I've played with like 3-4 times in O8 and PLO8, and I've seen him make some just terrible, glaring errors.
I never claimed to have my finger on the pulse of the game these days
I do think that poker players get way too caught up in the hierarchy, and that can hinder one's ability to think rationally about the game. I can attest to seeing each of the players I listed doing things I thought were particularly good, but that does not mean that they don't have leaks. EVERYONE plays bad sometimes.
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I don't know what you're referring to here, though it doesn't surprise me from Jared. Do you want to tell?
I think it was discussed in a 2p2 podcast and maybe a couple other places, but I'll try to give an abbreviated version:
We had exchanged words throughout the FT, butbhen we were down to 4 or 5-handed play, It folded to the SB (Jared), who asked me how many chips I had. I was the CL at this point, and we are playing FIXED LIMIT, so it made no sense to ask, especially if I cover. I said "I have enough bets to cap until tomorrow", and he proceeds to get out of seat and walk behind the dealer (he was in the 8) to stand beside me (I was in the 1 or 2) and look at my "chips". Now, you may recall earlier in the series there was a scandal in the HU tournament where one of the players was accused of marking cards. Having this in mind, I said that there was only one reason to walk over and that was to look at my cards. He ****ing lost it, and then lost it again when I asked for a setup change.
I played with the guy for 2 days, and the above doesn't come close to telling the whole story, but he's one of the worst people I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with.