Bolton GPT: Final - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

snoops can we have a chip count plz. thankyou.  

come on Damon. A great guy who deserves this.

Jen back - chips are being counted during the current 10 MINUTE BREAK.

When they return, blinds will be 10k/20k ante 2k

[stewart]

i can understand the pass tikay,  strange exzample but how many times have we got rockets and we know were behind on the flop and stick it in  or got kings pre flop know someones got aces and stick it in,  it takes a true great to be able to pass a player who has been in the game as long as paul has has seen it all, he wouldnt of passed if he thought he was ahead and who are we to judge him he has relied on his reads for years

have to say i respect his pass personally i couldnt of done it but it takes like i said before a true great to pass thease hands

[RED-DOG]

Has he ever won a major event?

Paul Parker? He's probably had around 50 Fessie Cashes in the last 4 years, no Major wins, but he's predominantly a Cash Player. And a survivor.

The only reason I ask is because I know for a fact that you would need a gun in your hand to get Praz or Karl to pass a set there.

and Karl might still call

Agreed, many of us felt the same. I can't pass those Nines, for sure, & I'm Mr Rockity Rock.

But that misses the point completely.

a) He may have been  correct.

b) Neither Karl, Parz, or myself, have survived in Poker as long as Paul has. Paul has played & survived at a high level of Poker since before Karl & Parz were born. So we must be careful how we relative newbies judge the man.

I just wanted people to understand why snoops made the "Paul Parker Syndrome" comment, it makes no sense unless you know what was behind it, & the story had not gone beyond those present at Bolton.

Personaly, I would take all those years of survival over winning the odd major all day long.

[englishrose]

thanks jen.

[MoodyRiver]

i can understand the pass tikay,  strange exzample but how many times have we got rockets and we know were behind on the flop and stick it in  or got kings pre flop know someones got aces and stick it in,  it takes a true great to be able to pass a player who has been in the game as long as paul has has seen it all, he wouldnt of passed if he thought he was ahead and who are we to judge him he has relied on his reads for years

have to say i respect his pass personally i couldnt of done it but it takes like i said before a true great to pass thease hands

To say he wouldn't have passed if he thought he was ahead, is a given. But my point is can you really ever win one of these things with his mind set?

[tikay]

Has he ever won a major event?

Paul Parker? He's probably had around 50 Fessie Cashes in the last 4 years, no Major wins, but he's predominantly a Cash Player. And a survivor.

The only reason I ask is because I know for a fact that you would need a gun in your hand to get Praz or Karl to pass a set there.

and Karl might still call

Agreed, many of us felt the same. I can't pass those Nines, for sure, & I'm Mr Rockity Rock.

But that misses the point completely.

a) He may have been  correct.

b) Neither Karl, Parz, or myself, have survived in Poker as long as Paul has. Paul has played & survived at a high level of Poker since before Karl & Parz were born. So we must be careful how we relative newbies judge the man.

I just wanted people to understand why snoops made the "Paul Parker Syndrome" comment, it makes no sense unless you know what was behind it, & the story had not gone beyond those present at Bolton.

Personaly, I would take all those years of survival over winning the odd major all day long.

Me too. I adore Tournament Poker, and as long as I nick enough to be able to continue playing it, that'll do me nicely. Many take the same view, others burst on the scene, shine brightly for a few month or years, then disappear. Poker is littered with such examples, including Bracelet Winners.

Each to their own, I'm happy to hang in there, I've never had so much fun.

[stewart]

you can survive in thease comps playing like that of cause once u get into the final the mind set changes or as you approach the bubble etc,   there is 2 ways u can play 1 go for the chips early try be chip leader threwout  or sneak threw gradually buliding grinding the chips and makeing the final then moving,   i tend to think from what i have read only is that paul is the grinder type he may never win a massive comp but he will make a lot more finals and win more money in the long run, which is what this game is about in the long run makeing the finals getting the paydays

[tikay]

i can understand the pass tikay,  strange exzample but how many times have we got rockets and we know were behind on the flop and stick it in  or got kings pre flop know someones got aces and stick it in,  it takes a true great to be able to pass a player who has been in the game as long as paul has has seen it all, he wouldnt of passed if he thought he was ahead and who are we to judge him he has relied on his reads for years

have to say i respect his pass personally i couldnt of done it but it takes like i said before a true great to pass thease hands

To say he wouldn't have passed if he thought he was ahead, is a given. But my point is can you really ever win one of these things with his mind set?

I have no idea. Maybe he prefers to live to fight another day, to "survive" rather than win. Each to their own. See my previous Post.

[gasman]

 

But my point is can you really ever win one of these things with his mind set?

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He will win one soon, trust

[b4matt]

Paul Parker= Top fella, a true gent, vvv funny and fantastic to have at the table. I love the guy... i still don't pass

[shah]

Good luck damon, look after my 10%, just joking boys, don,t get excited! You deserve to win it mate as you,ve got a touch of class.

[tikay]

Paul Parker= Top fella, a true gent, vvv funny and fantastic to have at the table. I love the guy... i still don't pass

And so say most of us newbies.......

[MoodyRiver]

i can understand the pass tikay,  strange exzample but how many times have we got rockets and we know were behind on the flop and stick it in  or got kings pre flop know someones got aces and stick it in,  it takes a true great to be able to pass a player who has been in the game as long as paul has has seen it all, he wouldnt of passed if he thought he was ahead and who are we to judge him he has relied on his reads for years

have to say i respect his pass personally i couldnt of done it but it takes like i said before a true great to pass thease hands

To say he wouldn't have passed if he thought he was ahead, is a given. But my point is can you really ever win one of these things with his mind set?

I have no idea. Maybe he prefers to live to fight another day, to "survive" rather than win. Each to their own. See my previous Post.

But the point is, he didn't survive!

[snoopy1239]

So, revised counts:

Damon D'Cruz     222k
Karl Mahrenholz   714k
Ian Nelson         178k
Greg Howard      180k
Praz Bansi          531k
Alan Henson       207k

Greg Howard is a friendly guy - apparently he's not been playing forever like some of the finalists, but has had quite a bit of online success after deciding to take up the game...look him up if you want more.  Anyway, he bet on himself £20 each way at 125-1 so he's considering this a win-win situation, being on the final and all.

[RED-DOG]

i can understand the pass tikay,  strange exzample but how many times have we got rockets and we know were behind on the flop and stick it in  or got kings pre flop know someones got aces and stick it in,  it takes a true great to be able to pass a player who has been in the game as long as paul has has seen it all, he wouldnt of passed if he thought he was ahead and who are we to judge him he has relied on his reads for years

have to say i respect his pass personally i couldnt of done it but it takes like i said before a true great to pass thease hands

To say he wouldn't have passed if he thought he was ahead, is a given. But my point is can you really ever win one of these things with his mind set?

I have no idea. Maybe he prefers to live to fight another day, to "survive" rather than win. Each to their own. See my previous Post.

But the point is, he didn't survive!