Johnarhan Paul? Thanks much!

Johnathan Paul updates plaese...he is on table 26 w/ only about 5K so it will be sink or swim!!!!!! Thanks....

johnathan paull?   Thanks..great updates//// 

Any update on Johnathan Paul.....maybe the "legend" Warnick  all ready took care of him...thanks....

Any news on Johnathan Paul...I figure it wont be llong until he finds a way to get involved w/ Mick Warnick again...Thanks

Hi guys....can u please check on Johnathan Paul  table 31 seat 7....he is at Mickey Warnicks table today....he is a very good buddy of mine...he took about a year off poker and is now back and I fully expect him to have a great tournament...he is in for $200 as he won the only super/sat that he played on FullTilt....good luck to "JP".....

Thanks Much..........

Here are my pics to go deep....all these players are at the top of their game

David Pham -- 329,000
Julian Thew -- 270,000.........wow....he is just yoing up..up...up today.....
Josh Arieh -- 135,000
Anthony Cousineau -- 93,500

I think DC has a chance today.....1 double and he is back in the game...

Kevin Schaffel   45   2   74,650
James Chiddy   45   3   49,200
Joe Pharo   45   4   33,025
Isabelle Mercier   45   7   24,825
Nicolas Atlan   45   5   18,550
David Colclough   45   9   12,650
Shamil Danilov   45   1   25,675
Benjamin Sprengers   45   8   18,850

not a bad table to be a short stack at.....good luck to DC....

OK....so the basic feeling is I played this hand like a dork.....here is another hand from the $100 rebuy on stars the other night......what do u do w/ the  in this spot....the last 2 tables has been crazy...this is the 2nd hand of the final table.....1st prise $17K...9th is $1,200....I played the tightest tournament i had ever played .....I always had a hand at showdown....I was chipleader at the end of the rebuy w/ only $200 invested.....

I cant tell u much about the SB...we had just made the final table....I can tell u there was very aggressive play the last 30 minutes or so.....I have 59K in the BB...blinds 2K/4K  w/400

 PokerStars Game #14307902796: Tournament #71862573, $100+$9 Hold'em No Limit -
Level XVI (2000/4000) - 2008/01/04 - 00:14:43 (ET)
Table '71862573 13' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: TNplayer123 (158884 in chips)
Seat 2: jusgivithere (196927 in chips)
Seat 3: mman_status (42580 in chips)
Seat 4: MrCasino (141000 in chips)
Seat 5: Bjorg009 (215272 in chips)
Seat 6: vietcong01 (91869 in chips)
Seat 7: slimshaggy (181150 in chips)
Seat 8: flopit20 (59844 in chips)
Seat 9: TheMiltMan (95474 in chips)
TNplayer123: posts the ante 400
jusgivithere: posts the ante 400
mman_status: posts the ante 400
MrCasino: posts the ante 400
Bjorg009: posts the ante 400
vietcong01: posts the ante 400
slimshaggy: posts the ante 400
flopit20: posts the ante 400
TheMiltMan: posts the ante 400
slimshaggy: posts small blind 2000
flopit20: posts big blind 4000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to flopit20 [ ]
TheMiltMan: folds
TNplayer123: folds
jusgivithere: folds
mman_status: folds
MrCasino: folds
Bjorg009: folds
vietcong01: folds
slimshaggy: raises 176750 to 180750 and is all-in
flopit20: calls 55444 and is all-in

What do u do here....are u deep enough to fold all the time....is this a spot to get some chips so u have a chance to win the comp??

Any idea if DC plays today or tomorrow???

Since DC was kind enough to let me invest in him......do u know what table he is at...I am not playing...I wont get there till Monday....Good Luck to DC.....WE need a winner DC.......

Today I would bet on Illinois against USC....they might even win the game as a 14 point dog,,,,,,,u r talking football????right?

hey Brian, happy new year sir. How you see the NFL playoffs going?

Its been 10 years since the two confrence champs made it to the super bowl against each other....for value I have to go against New England....I like San Diego as a big value...the Cowboys look like total shit.....Green Bay would be the feel good story but they r way 2 young to win it all....and everyone seems to forget that Indy won it last year...I know New England looks good but they are beatable and they have shown that the last few weeks....I think u need to pick 1 team from each confrence w/ a good price any hope for the best!!!!

Today I would bet on Illinois against USC....they might even win the game as a 14 point dog,,,,,,,u r talking football????right?

[I dont...thats why I pushed....if I get reraised...and I call off my stack....not feeling so good about it]

God only knows I am an advocate of alternative thought, but on this occasion I am failing to see any positives in pushing. No matter how you dress-up the all-in it is always going to be a massive 43k bet. Whether the bb thinks you're at it or not is irrelevant when you push...because he wont be able to call. He might want to call with A-9 but he wont...like you say it's a lot of pressure. People are itching to stack it over the top of rasises in these sorts of situations, especially if they've lost a few pots. They do not want to call all-in with marginal hands.

I dont...thats why I pushed....if I get reraised...and I call off my stack....not feeling so good about it

Any hand that would call this bet will re-raise you pre-flop so the chips would go in anyway. Doing this takes all the play away from the bb and this doesn't take advantage of the situation or the strength of your hand.

 ...I have 2 say...i agree w/ this.....I guess I was trying to create a situation that was already created for me.........does that make sense???

thats a lot of pressure to put on the BB and I think he is likely to make a mistake given the last 30 minutes of play.....

I dont like this purely because you are restricting the liklihood of them making a mistake, and forcing them to make a mistake based on the cards they have been dealt... whereas if you make a non-allin raise, you let them make a mistake based on the dynamics of the hand (ie, they can ship it in with 9/10s thinkin you are stealing)

Removing peoples illusion of fold-equity removes a lot of hands that they will play in this spot, and you dont want to tighten their range up given the spot you are in at the mo, you want it as wide as possible.