Irish Open - Here's The Deal......

[M3boy]

lol TK (already gave myself a yellow card, but couldnt resist  )

[Royal Flush]

Your argument was that they shouldnt be playing cos their bankroll couldnt handle the buy in, so by your own argument, 2 of those last 3 shouldnt of been there anyway!!

I do not know the financial situation of any of the final table players.

However its a safe bet thats the case, hardly any of the players in these large field big buyin events are correctly bankrolled. In the EPT you could probably fit them all on 3 tables!

[LEEVAN]

Sorry TK it looked like a chip dump to me......... how do you call for all your chips with nothing?

[tikay]

Well, yes, I do agree there were some "eccentric" plays, but "chip-dumping", no, I don't think so.

Remember, not too many of us have been exposed to "Live TV - Every Hand" type situations. Hard to imagine what the guy was thinking, but if he'd been ahead, & his oppo on a pure bluff, he'd hve been called a wonderful player......

[Bongo]

I think he was thinking "I should have called last time" so called this time to make up for the mistake... 

[vinni]

as for tennis @ snooker not doing deals they dont need to ,

sponsors pay a lot of there way ,they dont have to buy in for tournys either

a poker player must pay his /her way unless your sponsored .

thats why there is more dealing done .

it costs an arm and legg to go on the circute ,so most of the time a deal will get you

into 4 or 5 more comps ,put your self in there situation 200k or 100k

i know were id be laying my hat

[RED-DOG]

No deals in snooker? You would be surprised

[tikay]

You miss one important point Axeman.

In poker - uniquely amongst the Events you compare it with - the PLAYERS put up the Prize Pool. (Although in this, rare, instance, the Sponsors, Paddy Power, put up €50,000).

And those who punt on it? Sorry, that's caveat emptor.

 None of the Punters money finds it's way to the players via a Levy, so why should the players be bothered one iota about what happens to punters. It ain't their problem.

As it happens, I have rarely, if ever, asked to do "business", but I have agreed to scores, maybe hundreds, of deals. Why should I not? It's my money, which I invest, and if a Deal is offered, I may well take it. Peeps seem to think a deal is like swearing in church. It ain't! Nobody, nobody ever, is FORCED to strike  deal. So if 3 peeps agree to a deal, it's fair to say that all 3 of them WANT to do a Deal. Which, & I'll defend this to the very end, is their absolute right. And if one player says "no", no it is. I don't see the problem.

And I belong to the flatter prize structure camp. You don't. That's OK, nothing wrong with a lttle divergence of opinion. Each side of the argument has the same rights.

Few of us have been in a position where "the deal" involves 6 figures, & I fancy many of us, placed in that position, may well elect to Deal. That does not make us bad peeps, "soft", or anything else. We are managing our Bankrolls.

[vinni]

well red you know the score ,

youve been there loads of times .

whats your oppinion would you do a deal like this .

[RED-DOG]

well red you know the score ,

youve been there loads of times .

whats your oppinion would you do a deal like this .

Like the Dublin one you mean? Yes, I think I would have to, I'd like to leave a little more to play for though

[vinni]

youve got to other wise its crazy ,one bad beat @ thats it

doesnt matter how many chips youve got .

btw dont you lot ever sleep

[RED-DOG]

btw dont you lot ever sleep

I am asleep

[vinni]

lol

[M3boy]

youve got to other wise its crazy ,one bad beat @ thats it

doesnt matter how many chips youve got .

btw dont you lot ever sleep

I Fail to see why you HAVE to deal!!

That quote is neally as bad as saying "no deals ever!!"  -  which as it happens is my point of view lol

[RED-DOG]

youve got to other wise its crazy ,one bad beat @ thats it

doesnt matter how many chips youve got .

btw dont you lot ever sleep

I Fail to see why ANYONE HAS to deal!!

Using that logic, you don't HAVE to breath, but its usualy a good idea