Poker Kings
i liked the show.
was interesting to see a peak at the lives outside of poker for some players.
i also thought it was interesting to note that, aside from helmuth perhaps, the most "successfull" player was the one who had the most balance in his life...poker, family, comittments...and support around him.
was interesting to see a peak at the lives outside of poker for some players.
i also thought it was interesting to note that, aside from helmuth perhaps, the most "successfull" player was the one who had the most balance in his life...poker, family, comittments...and support around him.
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Amen.
I guess this was a one-off, not a series, but oh well. Too bad it's not a series.
I thought this show was going to be a weekly thing, but I guess not. Just a 1 hour documentary combining 1 year of 5 ppls live all in one?
I've never really seen the behind the scenes, everyday lives of top pro players. It's interesting to see the contrast between their lifestyles. A couple of them on the tournament trail, barely breaking even... while others who have the luxury of picking which tournaments to play in (Phil & Varkonyi) and can afford to spend more time with their families.
hork.
i cant wait
go Mark Burnett go
ROFLMAO
Then, his girlfriend leaves the newborn at home and flies out to visit him. She gets off the plane, and the first thing she says is: "Are you playing tonight?" He says just for an hour or two while she sleeps, and she's clearly not impressed.
Personally, I don't need to be Hellmuth or Varkonyi with their $1 million-plus yearly tournament cashes. I'd take Carlo Citrone's kind of life. A cool $500,000 or $600,000 a year, on a fairly consistent basis. Beautiful home, beautiful cars, and all the time in the world to live life like he wants to.
He says he's lucky--very lucky--and he's very, very right. Obviously, the man has skills, but I think he hits a lot of flops, and I think he knows it.
Simon Trumper strikes me as being a very good player who's had some very bad luck.
Hellmuth is still a wanker.
Regards,
all_aces
one of the guys got sent to jail for smuggling cigarettes and his poker career on hold...
cant remember who though? :?:
hork.
Actually, I'm pretty sure that was Carlo Citrone. I forgot about that. Guess he's not so lucky after all...
all_aces
1st Gavin Griffin Darien, IL $270,420
2nd Gary Bush London, England $139,540
3rd Gabriel Thaler Cupertino, CA $69,780
4th Tom Lee Denver, CO $61,060
5th Ram Vaswani Hendon, England $52,320
6th Frank Sinopoli Hollywood, FL $43,600
7th Phil Hellmuth Jr. Palo Alto, CA $34,880
8th Phi Nguyen Hawaiian Gardens, CA $26,160
9th Jerry Reed San Jose, CA $17,440
10th Rob Hollink Groningen, Netherlands $10,460
Regards,
all_aces
wtg mate!
That's you? I thought you're from T.O., as your info. states.
LOL
he's talking about Gary Bush
all :!: :!: :!: underscore :!: :!: :!: aces is not Gary Bush
unless he likes to talk in the 3rd person :shock: :shock: :shock:
As an aside, Phil Hellmuth is making final tables again this year on a fairly consistent basis. He's still the same old Phil though. In a hand against 'the magician', the magician raised quite a bit preflop with AJo. Phil sensed a bit of weakness and came over the top with junk, which would set the magician in if he called.
The magician called, and Phil was very upset. He couldn't believe the magician made the call. Phil said something like "In a couple of years you'll learn not to make that call, kid." And then he muttered about some kid calling off all his chips with AJo for a while.
Lol.
Regards,
all_aces
I guess from Phil's point of view, it couldn't *possibly* have been that Esfandiari got a read on Hellmuth and made a good call.
It's true that Phil has taken quite a few beats this year when he has had the best of it (and a few significant hands where he was on the other side of the bad beat), but I think his constant belly-aching, whether or not it's an act, hurts his tournament game overall more than it helps.
Gary Bush
yeah...dont ya just hate it when that happens :evil:
LMFAO
The Saint
ROFL