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« Reply #45 on: May 23, 2006, 10:07:13 AM » |
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(basketball was going to be my proffesion when I left school many years ago- ok I was maybe 8 stone lighter then but I am hoping I still got an edge lol).
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« Reply #46 on: May 23, 2006, 02:03:04 PM » |
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Not much to tell really. From the age of 11 to 16 I played basketball for a minimum of 5 hours a day and had trials for Manchester United (the name adopted by Manchester Giants in a spin off) and was choosing between a full time contract or a scholarship to America but it all went when I snapped my right foot at a right angle to my leg in the semi final of the British School Championships. I was 6ft 4 and around 10 1/2 stone then and I am now nearer to the 18 1/2stone mark so I will probably not be as fast as I used to be but I can still shoot. After that I did field hockey for 8 years and stock car racing for about 5 years. Poker is now the only sport I do.
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« Reply #47 on: May 23, 2006, 03:10:10 PM » |
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lots of varied sports there. Stock car racing sounds good
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« Reply #48 on: May 23, 2006, 11:31:07 PM » |
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Man I love this programme-
Helmuth is absolutely steaming and betting with absolute crap-so funny when Greenstein bet with his set to put phil all in and negraneu and Esfandiari cant stop laughin at him
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« Reply #49 on: May 23, 2006, 11:35:17 PM » |
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Jerry Buss " He sounds like a rapper " lol  That has to be the funniest comment I have heard What was the episode number of tonights show? I would like to torrent that one ty |
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« Reply #50 on: May 23, 2006, 11:40:40 PM » |
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Esfandiari has gone up in my estimation, losing with class and dignity and made a terrific call with JJ for all his dough before the bad beat
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« Reply #51 on: May 23, 2006, 11:43:02 PM » |
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Esfandiari has gone up in my estimation, losing with class and dignity and made a terrific call with JJ for all his dough before the bad beat
Yea I agree. Watching Hellmuth acting like abit of a baby, then Esfariandi getting unlucky and still acting like a gent is great to see. I have lots of respect for his behaviour. |
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« Reply #52 on: May 23, 2006, 11:46:59 PM » |
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Agreed, Esfandiari was very impressive.
I remember reading about the JJ in DNs blog around the time it happened, was really interesting - his mistake was definately offering to show.
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« Reply #53 on: May 23, 2006, 11:49:16 PM » |
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Cracking entertainment. Love him or hate him Phil should have his own TV show.
I also agree with tighty about Anonio he has always been a player I have liked, and he made a crackingc all with the Janck horrendous for him that Daniel hit his King, but Daniel was also loosing out to some shockig beats earlier.
It was nice that Daniel even said to Antonio near the end something along the lines of "thats the difference you lost all your cash to a bad beat and laughed it off Phil makes a silly call and starts steaming"
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« Reply #54 on: May 23, 2006, 11:49:55 PM » |
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Absolutely Bongo, DN overdid the speech play and AE picked up on it well
Interesting hand, AE would have mucked if DN had kept schtum
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« Reply #55 on: May 23, 2006, 11:53:35 PM » |
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i think these shows prove that phil is way behind the big boys when it comes to playing cash!
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« Reply #56 on: May 23, 2006, 11:56:38 PM » |
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He plays them like he would play inexperienced amateurs, betting small on each pot and hoping to win there and then
Strangely they have picked up on this and raise him mercilessly...
Excellent television though
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« Reply #57 on: May 24, 2006, 12:00:39 AM » |
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I thought a top player like Hellmuth would be able to self analyse while playing. I mean adapt his play to what is happening in the game at that time. If he saw that betting small didn't work, I wonder if he will be able to change this approach or ego will stand in his way
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« Reply #58 on: May 24, 2006, 12:05:06 AM » |
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He has three key faults
a) Ego
b) He doesn't trust his instincts...so you hear him talking thorugh the hand perfectly, like Greenstein's 222 and then calls anyway for all his chips...he outthinks himself
c) Insecurity...doesn't like to be seen to be beaten up on.....so others can raise him and set him up for when they have a hand cos they know he won't be able to pass to reraises
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« Reply #59 on: May 24, 2006, 12:12:26 AM » |
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Someone sums in up perfectly when they say that Phil beats Phil or somesuch...
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