High Stakes Poker

[Gryff]

lol he really was tho after he got the call

He realised he'd misread Guy and made a terrible play but he certainly wasnt afraid to put $600k in the middle with a flushdraw vs the table station.

I don't think that can be defined as playing scared poker, or be made a reason for making it a $100k flipfest so people who enjoy WPT/WSOP can follow HSP.

[Hairydude]

I know I'm not sayin he played scared poker, but what I am sayin was he was bricking it after he received the call as he knew he was well behind-gabe kaplan even said it-he looked sick to the stomach!!!

I love this programme-best poker show

[LeKnave]

ya but isnt HSP GSN's most sucessful programe? surely it should get priority?

and is it going back to $100,000 or staying at $500,000

personally i hope it goes back to just $100K, much more action and the players will happily gamble their stacks at the stake. esp with the 72 game.

I really disagree, deeper stacks is much more interesting, if you want to watch smallstacks flips and races then just stick to tournament poker on TV.

The hands in the 100K buy in min are still easily deep enough to be interesting, look at the antonio/benyamine one J2 vs 34.  Everyone is just bricking them in the 500K show, eg Benyamine with the A8c and Antonio being a nit.

Everyone has much more gamble in the 100K min and they're willing to risk a buy in on a huge move, just look at the contrast between 100K antonio and 500K antonio.

[Gryff]

The hands in the 100K buy in min are still easily deep enough to be interesting, look at the antonio/benyamine one J2 vs 34.  Everyone is just bricking them in the 500K show, eg Benyamine with the A8c and Antonio being a nit.

Everyone has much more gamble in the 100K min and they're willing to risk a buy in on a huge move, just look at the contrast between 100K antonio and 500K antonio.

There are other issues that cause him to tighten up, he's done it before on previous seasons - namely when gus hansen and daniel negreaneu had position on him, he even joked about it on season 2 or 3.
This session in the 500k Sammy Farha, David Benyamina and Patrik Antonious were sat in that order behind him, and he had position on Barry and Doyle.
Even when Guy was at the table he still had to worry about the guys behind him threebetting him whenever he iso-raised guy.

Do you really think he felt that was a profitable spot to be in at all? He was nitting it up but staying there for TV exposure.

[LeKnave]

be made a reason for making it a $100k flipfest so people who enjoy WPT/WSOP can follow HSP.

LOL@ 100K buy in being a 'flipfest'.  Theres been 3.5 seasons of 100K min, and its hardly been all in preflop at all.

[boldie]

I am starting to come round to the idea that it's all rigged on HSP. Can't remember where I read the article about HSP being a marketing gimmick just to give the names more exposure and I reckon the guy had a point.

Back to 100k for me as it makes a better show.

[Hairydude]

I am starting to come round to the idea that it's all rigged on HSP. Can't remember where I read the article about HSP being a marketing gimmick just to give the names more exposure and I reckon the guy had a point.

Back to 100k for me as it makes a better show.

Not a chance is it rigged- it would come out if there was an there would be an absolute outcry such is the popularity of poker these days. Also, if it was rigged then even just in that last clip Benyamine must have studied drama at Rada as you can see he is clearly brickin it after Guy Lalibertes call

[boldie]

I am starting to come round to the idea that it's all rigged on HSP. Can't remember where I read the article about HSP being a marketing gimmick just to give the names more exposure and I reckon the guy had a point.

Back to 100k for me as it makes a better show.

Not a chance is it rigged- it would come out if there was an there would be an absolute outcry such is the popularity of poker these days. Also, if it was rigged then even just in that last clip Benyamine must have studied drama at Rada as you can see he is clearly brickin it after Guy Lalibertes call

not "rigged" rigged..my bad that..but i am coming round to the idea that noone will actually go bust on that show.

Do those guys really have the bankroll to play in that game? 500k$ sit down against the best players in the world where their edge (if any) is very small at best? I doubt it...it either isn't their own money or they're giving eachother money back...or..they are all idiots who have poor game selection

[Longy]

Lol Boldie HSP is one of the softest $300/600 games you will ever find. With people like Jamie Gold, Guy and other no mark rich guys who want to be on TV in the line up, there is tonnes of value in it for the top bracket players like Antoninus.

[boldie]

Lol Boldie HSP is one of the softest $300/600 games you will ever find. With people like Jamie Gold, Guy and other no mark rich guys who want to be on TV in the line up, there is tonnes of value in it for the top bracket players like Antoninus.

untill I see Kin sitting at that table I doubt it's a truly soft game ..but you raise a fair point.

[Royal Flush]

Boldie some of the players are deffo involved with each other, i am willing to be there are savers between Barry and Doyle for example, most of them will be spreading the risk in an attempt to skint the likes of Guy, Gold and Sammy.

[ariston]

I agree with flushy (shock horror). I would say a few of them are chopping after the show to cover losses/split wins. It is well publiced that a couple of the players on the show had "shareholders" or partners backing them. If you watch all the series you will notice a couple of the players dont tangle in pots- I aint saying they softplay but the money doesnt seem to get in the middle between certain players. 

I hope it goes back to 100k as there seemed to be more play in it imo and we saw some poker instead of waiting for big hand v big hand. They all seemed to rock up a lot more in the 500k buyin.

[tikay]

Boldie, Flushy & Ariston are all on the right lines, which I floated over a year ago. Anyone who thinks that what they see on HSP is what they get is just plain gullible. IMHO, of course, I hastily add.

But look at those wedges of cash on the table, as big as house-bricks, ooooohhhh. What big cocks they must all have.

[sledge13]

 

[mondatoo]

I enjoyed both 100k and 500k games and the 72 game was class. Look forward to the next series airirng its definitly best tv poker.