PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham £1m Guaranteed: The Final

[competitive]

Of course Pub games aren't the same poker.  If you've invested over £700 and 4 days of your time to play in a tournament it is about the money. Period. Lose sight of that and you're not going to be as successful a player long term as you should be. It's your money that went in - not DTD or PS - it doesn't matter - you have to maximise your return at that point.

You can leave some money in the pot after the deal so there's still a winner and someone gets the glory of winning - but I'd rather have the cash thanks.

[BorntoBubble]

On the subject of payout structure it seems a hugh jump from 1>>2>3 to me 85K gap between 1st and 2nd and 30K gap in between 2nd and 3rd?

[tonytats]

Poker isn't about the glory - or how you stand up to pee - it's about the MONEY - and if you refuse the chance to take second place money with 6 left and pretty even stacks you're a fool who doesn't know how to play the odds - ask Nick if he'd rather have £55k more

I disagree Poker is not all about the money for a lot of people its about the winning also the prestige that goes with winning a tournement like this.

Obviously this is a lot of money i imagine for most of the players left in i know it would be for me.




Blatant I win down the pub brag
When i sit down in my local pub game for a fiver to win £25 is it about the money then or is it about the winning and bragging rights? If its about the money its defo not a +ev game to play as i always end up getting a round afterwords that costs more then £25!

[Leeds howard]

Barry McMahon shoves 1.4m UTG

Hasmukh Khodiyara calls all in button 1.2m

Iqbal Ahmed in the big blind contemplates and to a huge rail reaction throws the chips in to call

With 

Utter disbelief around the room. Quite a reaction

McMahon 

Khodiyara 

   

Ahmed knocks both out

Hasmukh Khodiyara out 5th winning £62,500

Barry McMahon out 4th winning £79,600

Just wow

[jakally]

Go on Iqbal. A man with balls like water melons

I like his style. Iqbal to win pls.

[the sicilian]

Barry McMahon shoves 1.4m UTG

Hasmukh Khodiyara calls all in button 1.2m

Iqbal Ahmed in the big blind contemplates and to a huge rail reaction throws the chips in to call

With 

Utter disbelief around the room. Quite a reaction

McMahon 

Khodiyara 

   

Ahmed knocks both out

Hasmukh Khodiyara out 5th winning £62,500

Barry McMahon out 4th winning £79,600

lolz skill game

Fantastic call.. 1.4 to win 2.6 + blinds and antes....

[TightEnd]

Ahmed 325,000 on the button

Pirie shove the small blind

CALL

Ahmed A-J

Pirie A-7

K-9-Q-2-A


Grant Pirie out 3rd winning £96,700

[BorntoBubble]

Poker isn't about the glory - or how you stand up to pee - it's about the MONEY - and if you refuse the chance to take second place money with 6 left and pretty even stacks you're a fool who doesn't know how to play the odds - ask Nick if he'd rather have £55k more

I disagree Poker is not all about the money for a lot of people its about the winning also the prestige that goes with winning a tournement like this.

Obviously this is a lot of money i imagine for most of the players left in i know it would be for me.




Blatant I win down the pub brag
When i sit down in my local pub game for a fiver to win £25 is it about the money then or is it about the winning and bragging rights? If its about the money its defo not a +ev game to play as i always end up getting a round afterwords that costs more then £25!

its the only game i can win tony

[BorntoBubble]

Ahmed 325,000 on the button

Pirie shove the small blind

CALL

Ahmed A-J

Pirie A-7

K-9-Q-2-A


Grant Pirie out 3rd winning £96,700

Good luck heads up guys! A torrent of knockouts!

[TightEnd]

Break before Heads Up

Ahmed 16m plays 8m and I would say a huge favourite to win this, given his aggression

[BangBang]

Poker isn't about the glory - or how you stand up to pee - it's about the MONEY - and if you refuse the chance to take second place money with 6 left and pretty even stacks you're a fool who doesn't know how to play the odds - ask Nick if he'd rather have £55k more

I'm obviously not on the final table but if I were I may think different.  But if we all thought about the odds when playing and didn't take a chance, you wouldn't have as many amateurs winning.

Plus poker isn't a team sport it's a game played the individual so glory does come into it.. I've read many interviews where players have said it's not just about the money it's proving they are the best.  Why wouldn't you want to be considered the best at a game that you play and take seriously.  

Also an overall winner will win more then the £210k they will more then like get some sort of sponsorship deal allowing them to either freeroll or gain some sort of benefit in other tournaments, it'll also open you up to a wider community of your peers by you garnering respect from them for your win..

I'm a gambling man, if you consider this foolish that is your opinion not mine..  

[OJ]

skill game obv

[Eirrabs]

Awesome effort young Granty! wpwpwpwp.

[TightEnd]

four exits in 30 minutes, I said it would be a crucial level

[JARHEED]

Brilliant Grant, well done mate.