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mg_ wrote:Watching Poker on TV is about as much fun as scrubbing your balls with a cheese grater.

Sears wrote:

Swiss wrote:amazing story for those of you interested in poker.

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King

True story, which was made into a book, about Andy Beal (my old boss who is a banker), challenging what was called "The Corporation" = Ted Forrest, Jennifer Harman, Minh Ly, Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Howard Lederer, David Grey, Chip Reese, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Lyle Berman. (The title comes from Howard Lederer and Ted Forrest)

They formed this group because they had to pool their money together to play against Andy. He's a billionaire and the tournament had huge blinds. He plays a series of heads-up matches against different opponents over the period of 3 years.

There's a follow-up about the second match-up years afterwards. In this he plays over a series of days against Phil Ivey.

The Banker and the Iceman

It's a good read if anyone loves poker.

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Swiss wrote:amazing story for those of you interested in poker.

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King

True story, which was made into a book, about Andy Beal (my old boss who is a banker), challenging what was called "The Corporation" = Ted Forrest, Jennifer Harman, Minh Ly, Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Howard Lederer, David Grey, Chip Reese, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Lyle Berman. (The title comes from Howard Lederer and Ted Forrest)

They formed this group because they had to pool their money together to play against Andy. He's a billionaire and the tournament had huge blinds. He plays a series of heads-up matches against different opponents over the period of 3 years.

There's a follow-up about the second match-up years afterwards. In this he plays over a series of days against Phil Ivey.

The Banker and the Iceman

It's a good read if anyone loves poker.

Schmiggs wrote:Lamb was the best player of the final 3. He got cold decked aipf against pocket pairs twice to go out.

scorch- wrote:

Schmiggs wrote:It went back and forth a lot heads up. Was really pulling for Lamb 3 handed, after that was hoping the old guy would take it, bbut Heinz got the hands heads up and that's all it takes when someone is short stacked sometimes.

Were any of the players pros? I get so upset when I watch these guys folding like KTo 3handed or shoving like JTs. I didn't watch this year, but dear lord you see some atrocious lay downs and re-shoves at the main event.

Schmiggs wrote:It went back and forth a lot heads up. Was really pulling for Lamb 3 handed, after that was hoping the old guy would take it, bbut Heinz got the hands heads up and that's all it takes when someone is short stacked sometimes.

scorch- wrote:

british wrote:Was flicking between that and conan tonight

I don't know what it is but i think watching poker on tv was just a *phase* for me. Pretty much over it now

If you've actually played poker, it's pretty boring to watch bad players try to out-bad each other for millions of dollars.

Swiss wrote:amazing story for those of you interested in poker.

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King

True story, which was made into a book, about Andy Beal (my old boss who is a banker), challenging what was called "The Corporation" = Ted Forrest, Jennifer Harman, Minh Ly, Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Howard Lederer, David Grey, Chip Reese, Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Lyle Berman. (The title comes from Howard Lederer and Ted Forrest)

They formed this group because they had to pool their money together to play against Andy. He's a billionaire and the tournament had huge blinds. He plays a series of heads-up matches against different opponents over the period of 3 years.

There's a follow-up about the second match-up years afterwards. In this he plays over a series of days against Phil Ivey.

The Banker and the Iceman

It's a good read if anyone loves poker.

scorch- wrote:

british wrote:Was flicking between that and conan tonight

I don't know what it is but i think watching poker on tv was just a *phase* for me. Pretty much over it now

If you've actually played poker, it's pretty boring to watch bad players try to out-bad each other for millions of dollars.

british wrote:Was flicking between that and conan tonight

I don't know what it is but i think watching poker on tv was just a *phase* for me. Pretty much over it now