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07-05-06, 07:11 AM
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I think that part of that reason is simply that whatever table they land at, EVERYONE is automatically gunning for them. Sure, the idea is to knock everyone out, but I bet that there are more people willing to take risks by pushing when someone like Raymer or Hellmuth (especially Hellmuth) makes a proper-sized raised. It really seems to limit the number of hands that the big names can actually play in. I think this is detrimental to people like Negreanu and Farha who play pretty much anything.
Sure, it would be great to make the money in any event, but think of the story you have (once you embellish it a bit) if you send Hellmuth to the rail and start him off on one his trademark tantrums. |
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07-05-06, 01:18 PM
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Maybe... but what about the flop side? There are people who are intimidated by the big name players and who will be more likely to lay down a pretty big hand against them. Not only that, but what you are suggesting means it's MORE likely that they will get paid off when they have the goods.
I'm confident that this goes both ways, and pretty much evens out in the end. |
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07-05-06, 02:55 PM
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It's like what Howard Lederer said last year at the WSOP, everyone would just jump all over him everytime he bet or raised...he was getting played back at so much he just tightened up and let everyone come over the top of him with monsters (AA, Trip 9's etc) and double up through them... it took some readjustment
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