TBH , being a newby to this place, I'd never heard of you until this wsop malarchy.

First final table I've ever watched live, fair to say you deserved better.

I like to think I've seen the next English poker superstar.  I hope to see your ugly mug alongside Botham telling me to eat my Weetabix.

Enjoy it all.  You done everyone proud.

 

He simply got lucky with a few of his bad calls. Had he not, and some of the better players doubled up a few times, then they would have smeared his sorry ass all over that table with a decent stack.

This is something I've seen people say many times over several forums.

But is it realistic.

Yes he lost some hands with bad calls, but he was sooooo highly stacked up that it didn't affect his game plan.

You're then taking that plan, and carrying it forward, to if he lost another double up etc etc.

But who's to say that he would have carried on with that style if he'd suddenly found himself in 2nd spot.  He's already proved he can change up a gear.

Is it fair to say he couldn't change back down again, when he never needed to change back down again.

If it ain't broke, dont fix it, sort of idea.

Everytime someone got 10m off him, he just stuck a huge raise in next pot, and won 5m of it straight back again.

Has anyone set him up for an appearance with Jonathon Ross when he gets back ?

How about the jungle thing with Ant & Dec.?

An appearance on Corrie ?

Someone good should be able to earn him a fortune over the next few months.

Anyone got any better ideas ?

he was lucky he got his money in good so many times, he was putting his chips in anyway, just so happens the table gave him gift after gift.

That's what I thought while I was watching it.

But is it unfair to put it that way. 

He played well to knock Hilm out.

Then he got himself HU against Watkinson ( who I would imaging he saw as the best player on the table ), With 35million behind him I think that was a good call.

After that he rode his luck.  But he won hand after hand.  If he'd lost a couple in a row to put himself into second position, do you think he would have carried on the same game plan, or would he have tightened up and played for 2nd ?

We'll never know, so maybe we should give him the benefit.  He never changed his game plan, because he didn't need to, rather than because he was unable to.

 BTW I don't think we'll ever see him on a final table again either - this bloke is no Gold.  I don't think his ego wants to compete with the big boys.  He'll be content to earn a fortune this year and then sit back & retire

Forget the $8mill.  With good marketing he'll earn more than that this year through advertising.  Can you imaging what the God squad channels will pay him. 

[i think maybe excepting Kravchenko , he was the only one who played to win]

i think maybe excepting Kravchenko , he was the only one who played to win , he showed real balls when others were happy to play tight and take the money he was in the thick of the action all the time.

 

I was a little disappointed with Kravchenko.  He did great to get himself comfortable in 4th play.  But I think he got some kind of adrenalin surge once he saw AK.  I don't think he should have gone out with it.  At least, I don't think Hellmuth would have gone out with it .

[I would be surprised if he proves to be a winner at the top level]

i think maybe excepting Kravchenko , he was the only one who played to win , he showed real balls when others were happy to play tight and take the money he was in the thick of the action all the time.

 sometimes the guy who has the heart and is willing to risk more deserves the victory.

 also , Jerry Yang is a Psychology Graduate so maybe he had great reads and tells on his fello players after playing with them for days.

 he also moved to America from Laos where he said he couldnt afford a marble , he couldnt speak English.

 he also couldnt play poker 2 years ago.

 now the guy is a Doctor has a wife and 6 children and has beaten 6400 players to win the WSOP and $8 million plus change.

 i think a little credit where credit is due should be given , well done that man

Fair point and he seems like a geniune guy, i don't dislike him at all. The question though is about his poker ability and based on the limited evidence we have, I would be surprised if he proves to be a winner at the top level.

Ummm.....

Ahhhhhhh.......

would you like to rephrase that

Ok maybe Hellmuth in disguise is going too far.

But when I was watching it, I thought he was poor, it was just the others were worse ( with the obvious exception )

The more I think about it, though, the better I think he played in those circumstances, given his own opinion of his limitations in that company.

( Especially interested in peoples opinions of things like the A9o call etc )

[where's OUR eye candy]

How about a pic of Tantrum, Mad and Chili with Tikay - 'Tony's Angels'

Why would you have to spoil it?  Charlie's identity was always kept a secret.

the ladies need a bit of eye candy too

Spot on there Claw - where's OUR eye candy lol

Well, I would offer my services, but modesty forfends   

i dont remember many times he was ahead of any1 bar the old south african, seemed it was all races or he was behind

First 4 guys he took out

1) He had TPTK villain had an 8 high flush draw with one card to come

2) He had A9 ( I think ) villain had A7

3) He had nothing, but villain CALLED with KJ.  he deserved that one purely because he was the aggressor.

4) He had JJ villain had AQ on a K high flop, with virtually nothing extra to put in post flop. ( khan played this one REALLY badly - he should have pushed preflop.  He still would have lost, but.......)

He can't be faulted for that little lot

Yang done good.  He came out of the blocks running, and got that early double up, after taking down pretty much every one of the first dozen or so hands.

Getting some donk to bluff all his chips at you , for an early double up on the ft of the wsop main event.  Nice work if you can get it.

After that it was pretty much plain sailing.

I have to say I thought it was pretty poor charging into his fans everytime he knocked someone out, before shaking hands with the loser.  That put me right off him.

And all that ' God was on my side ' stuff.  Just don't let him plan any trips to the middle east.

And the fact that, with the exception of one REALLY good player, all the rest just bet into him, or called, for all their chips with non premium hands.  He didn't play brilliantly, but he did what had to be done.

Once the game got to 4 handed he started playing better, and ended up looking very comfortable by the HU.

Congrats to the 2nd best player there.

( I forget the name of the best player, but I think he's had a couple of  namechecks here abouts.  Now HIS push had plenty of FE and if only ..... )

Tell you something for nothing.  Of all the play I've seen on the final table, I rated Kravchenko beforehand because of what he's achieved, and I think his game will keep him in good stead.

Not particularly exciting personality tho'

BUT.

There was only one guy whose charisma came oozing through the ether.

Only one guy deserves to be taken up on a huge sponsorship deal.

Step up to the plate young Skalie

Am I halucinating

Did he put it down

Gotta say

He was a darned sight more relaxed about it over there than I was over here.

And he looked to be having a great time.

As has already been said - a great advert for poker this side of the pond.

I hope this is a stepping stone to the big time.

Next season of HSP maybe ??

 

in fact

 

Poo

http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/mediacenter/video.asp?v=jonkalmarInterview.wmv&m=7&d=17&y=2007

great interview, full of confidence, take it downnnnn

What  great guy.

Makes it even easier to support him.

I'm reckoning on 8pm

That's the time they started on Sunday, I think.