WPT $25,000 Final: Day 4 - Interactive

[dalzini]

Goodwin in a Spurs shirt .... he cant fail, Good luck Marc.

Is he going to wear the poo coloured European kit today? he has already donned the white and turquoise.

I wonder....

[snoopy1239]

Come on Hellmuth!! A real nice guy

So thats what a nice guy does??? I would love to know what snoops and Jen think of this guy?

Snoops, would you take the abuse from him if you were playing at a table and he went off on you?
Jen, what would you do it he called you a worthless piece of xxxx for the way you played a hand?

I don't know him well enough to make such a judgment, but what I can say is that from observing him at the table, he does come across as a right plum who everyone seems to take delight in laughing at. If I were on the receiving end of one of his abusive rants, I wouldn't be bothered in the slightest. In fact, I'd be rather entertained and somewhat pleased that I'd led him into such a blind fury. Then again, that's just me, I don't get too angry about things like that, just shrug my shoulders and focus on my game, as many of his opponents have done this week.

[Micko]

Come on Hellmuth!! A real nice guy

So thats what a nice guy does??? I would love to know what snoops and Jen think of this guy?

Snoops, would you take the abuse from him if you were playing at a table and he went off on you?
Jen, what would you do it he called you a worthless piece of xxxx for the way you played a hand?

I don't know him well enough to make such a judgment, but what I can say is that from observing him at the table, he does come across as a right plum who everyone seems to take delight in laughing at. If I were on the receiving end of one of his abusive rants, I wouldn't be bothered in the slightest. In fact, I'd be rather entertained and somewhat pleased that I'd led him into such a blind fury. Then again, that's just me, I don't get too angry about things like that, just shrug my shoulders and focus on my game, as many of his opponents have done this week.

Good post snoopy

[dalzini]

Hey Snoops, will they play down to 6 today?

[CrestOfaWave]

Praz ... hope you got some uninterupted sleep this time.

gl ... hope you make the FT

[snoopy1239]

Table 58:

(1) Bill Ferrand
(2) David Levi
(3) Fred David
(4) Ted Kearly
(5) Daniel Alaei
(6) Noah Jefferson
(7) Paul Lee
(8) David Oppenheim
(9) Phil Hellmuth

Table 59:

(1) Praz Bansi
(2) Kirk Morrison
(3) Tommy Vu
(4) Paul Wasicka
(5) Mikael Thuritz
(6) Jared Hamby
(7) Sorel Mizzi
(8) Grant Lang
(9) Can Hua

Table 60:

(1) Elia Ahmadian
(2) Loi Pham
(3) Roland de Wolfe
(4) Scott Fischman
(5) Ben Johnson
(6) Justin Young
(7) Tom Pniak
(8) Philip Tom
(9) Adeeb Harb

Table 61:

(1) Thomas Schreiber
(2)  Bill Gazes
(3)  Joseph Grebanier
(4)  Justin Bonomo
(5)  Thomas Wahlroos
(6)  Doron Malinasky
(7)  Tom Lee
(8)  Mark Gregorich
(9)  Eric Hershler

Table 62:

(1)  James Worth
(2)  Lyle Berman
(3)  Marc Goodwin
(4)  Richard Anthony
(5)  Thien Phan
(6)  Patrik Antonius
(7)  Antonio Salorio
(8)  Abraham Mosseri
(9)  Robert Wazelle

Table 63:

(1)  Carlos Mortensen
(2)  David Baker
(3)  Ian Poker
(4)  Guy Laliberte
(5)  Mike Wattel
(6)  Jake Minter
(7)  Jimmy Ngoc Tran
(8)  Raymond Davis
(9)  Timothy McCarthy

[snoopy1239]

Hey Snoops, will they play down to 6 today?

No, the final is in two days time on the 27th.

[Djinn]

Two of my picks from Day one are still in:

Praz
Roland
Plus Day Two pick Tim Phan...

So I'll stick with those ones. 

[snoopy1239]

Before we start, let's have a quick butchers at some of the Vegas sights...

[Djinn]

Come on Hellmuth!! A real nice guy

So thats what a nice guy does??? I would love to know what snoops and Jen think of this guy?

Snoops, would you take the abuse from him if you were playing at a table and he went off on you?
Jen, what would you do it he called you a worthless piece of xxxx for the way you played a hand?

I don't know him well enough to make such a judgment, but what I can say is that from observing him at the table, he does come across as a right plum who everyone seems to take delight in laughing at. If I were on the receiving end of one of his abusive rants, I wouldn't be bothered in the slightest. In fact, I'd be rather entertained and somewhat pleased that I'd led him into such a blind fury. Then again, that's just me, I don't get too angry about things like that, just shrug my shoulders and focus on my game, as many of his opponents have done this week.

I was talking to Snoopy about how I rate understated players who just get on with it and win from sheer talent without drawing a neon arrow over their heads more highly than their showoff counterparts.  He made a good point - from an audience/press point of view - who's more fun to watch for 8 hours a day?  When there's a lull in the action, you can trust players like Hellmuth to say something reportable, or get upset, showing a reaction you can write about. 

As far as the game purely, there's no doubt that behaving like a tit in order to tilt your opponents is not a classy way to play, but there is also no doubt that some of the players renowned for their rubdowns and general attention-seeking shoutiness are among the best around (see: Hellmuth, Tony G).  If I were on the receiving end of this, I wouldn't like it, but I wouldn't cry myself to sleep either. 

[Chili]

Good Afternoon Jen/Snoops

Looking forward to another late one courtesy of you two......

Goooooo PRAZ!!!!!

[Indestructable]

My picks are

Loi Pham
Kirk Morrison
Raymond Davis

Mainly as they have loads of chips. 

[Dry em]

My one pick is

Praz Bansi

[snoopy1239]

No exits as of yet, but we have seen signs of action, one hand seen Adeeb Harb to raise it up under the gun to 32k, Roland make it 90k more and Fischman to shove in around 250k.

Both players folded insantly, especially Roland who showed his Jacks face-up.

[snoopy1239]

Board =

Tim Pham checks, Abraham Mosseri bets 60k, Tim calls.

River =

Pham checks, Mosseri bets, Pham folds.

Cagey start.