My ESPN Debut

[titaniumbean]

Yeah well it showed your chips go from like 400,000 then next time we saw was at end of day 3 where you were 3rd in chips with 700.00. As a guy who is into gambling, if you win that race v praz, what would you say your correct odds would of been to win the bracelet?

It's interesting you say Mercier doesn't come across well, I listened to his Pokerroad podcast last night and he just refused to answer any strategy questions at all and kinda came across as a nob.

I'm pretty sure I was watching one of the ept live streams and he came in and commentated for a bit and was v interesting, didn't give away massive secrets but he did discuss the hands well and give much better analysis than you would usually get.

[NigDawG]

how much value was there in this tourney keith? all the comments i've heard are that its the "hardest tournament of the year" etc etc.

how would you compare it to the aussie millions for example (we played later part of day 1 and i thought that was one of the toughest tables i'd ever played, in my albeit limited experience)

the majority of the wsope footage shown on tv so far has been lol bad with exception of mercier and charder. but yh i understand that these 4hrs of edited tv shouldn't be my sole basis for conclusion lol

oh and mr keys' view, but he had a ridic table draw and somehow luckboxed his way to cashing the first two times... so must be f soft amirite ay ay

[The Camel]

how much value was there in this tourney keith? all the comments i've heard are that its the "hardest tournament of the year" etc etc.

how would you compare it to the aussie millions for example (we played later part of day 1 and i thought that was one of the toughest tables i'd ever played, in my albeit limited experience)

the majority of the wsope footage shown on tv so far has been lol bad with exception of mercier and charder. but yh i understand that these 4hrs of edited tv shouldn't be my sole basis for conclusion lol

oh and mr keys' view, but he had a ridic table draw and somehow luckboxed his way to cashing the first two times... so must be f soft amirite ay ay

Someone offered to put me in this tournament, there is no way I would play this on my own coin.

I was really really lucky with my table draw. On day 1 I had Howard Lederer on my left who was like an empty seat. I played alot with Steve Zolotow, Tony Cosineau, Devilfish, Men the Master  and Ross Boatman. All of whom are certainly no mugs, but I would 10 times rather play with them than the assortment of scandis we had to face in Australia.

I did face some good players. Charder, Tabbatabi, Negreanu, Akenhead and Bansi, but I had position on all of them so it wasn't a problem.

I suppose I was due a bad draw on the last two tables, and Mercier on my immediate left was the worst. He decimated my stack (none of the hands shown on tv lol).

I think we were very unlucky in Australia, probably the hardest table in the room.

I will definitely play the Aussie Millions again, but only play the wsope again if I win a seat or I find another mug to put me in

[pokerfan]

how much value was there in this tourney keith? all the comments i've heard are that its the "hardest tournament of the year" etc etc.

how would you compare it to the aussie millions for example (we played later part of day 1 and i thought that was one of the toughest tables i'd ever played, in my albeit limited experience)

the majority of the wsope footage shown on tv so far has been lol bad with exception of mercier and charder. but yh i understand that these 4hrs of edited tv shouldn't be my sole basis for conclusion lol

oh and mr keys' view, but he had a ridic table draw and somehow luckboxed his way to cashing the first two times... so must be f soft amirite ay ay

What`s peeps thoughts on this ? WSOPE or PCA ?

[The Camel]

how much value was there in this tourney keith? all the comments i've heard are that its the "hardest tournament of the year" etc etc.

how would you compare it to the aussie millions for example (we played later part of day 1 and i thought that was one of the toughest tables i'd ever played, in my albeit limited experience)

the majority of the wsope footage shown on tv so far has been lol bad with exception of mercier and charder. but yh i understand that these 4hrs of edited tv shouldn't be my sole basis for conclusion lol

oh and mr keys' view, but he had a ridic table draw and somehow luckboxed his way to cashing the first two times... so must be f soft amirite ay ay

What`s peeps thoughts on this ? WSOPE or PCA ?

PCA is a mini WSOP. One the best value tournaments of the year imo.

[MC]

It's a shame TV execs prefer all-in showdowns to more interesting hands that you mention they could have whacked in...

[Dry em]

Just on Mercier, I played quite a bit with him in this and he seemed like a nice guy chatting a bit on the table and in the break. Wasn't talking strategy tho I guess, so can't comment on that bit too much. The other boys seemed to think he was ok too and can play a bit...

[redarmi]

Slight side note but I am not sure that the table draw for the Aussie Millions is totally random.  When I arrived the Friday before I was given my seat draw.  I was one of eight sat winners form Microgaming and lo and behold on my table were three other Microgaming qualifiers and everyone else on the table barring one had won a sat online.  This actually made for a relatively soft table but when I looked aroundn the room the big name pros seemed to be bunched together.....Ivey, Dwan and Billy the croc all on one table with a couple of other iirc.  Based on this I think that your tables might not have been totally representative of the standard in the Aussie Millions.

[MC]

Slight side note but I am not sure that the table draw for the Aussie Millions is totally random.  When I arrived the Friday before I was given my seat draw.  I was one of eight sat winners form Microgaming and lo and behold on my table were three other Microgaming qualifiers and everyone else on the table barring one had won a sat online.  This actually made for a relatively soft table but when I looked aroundn the room the big name pros seemed to be bunched together.....Ivey, Dwan and Billy the croc all on one table with a couple of other iirc.  Based on this I think that your tables might not have been totally representative of the standard in the Aussie Millions.

I don't the Billy the croc really counts as a "big name pro"

[StuartHopkin]

Slight side note but I am not sure that the table draw for the Aussie Millions is totally random.  When I arrived the Friday before I was given my seat draw.  I was one of eight sat winners form Microgaming and lo and behold on my table were three other Microgaming qualifiers and everyone else on the table barring one had won a sat online.  This actually made for a relatively soft table but when I looked aroundn the room the big name pros seemed to be bunched together.....Ivey, Dwan and Billy the croc all on one table with a couple of other iirc.  Based on this I think that your tables might not have been totally representative of the standard in the Aussie Millions.

Live pokerz is rigged?