why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

Maybe the question in the subject is better asked in Beginners of Internet....but the Stud forum seems to be it's own thing.

Right now I'm sitting next to David Chiu playing .25/.50.

Why on earth would a professional poker player be playing these limits?

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

I don't know for sure, but I would assume it's part of his contract with FT.

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Killing time?

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I don't know for sure, but I would assume it's part of his contract with FT.

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From what I gather there are no contracts that say they must play lower limits. They are supposed to play a certain amount of hours though.

I think a lot of the pros just enjoy playing low limits for the socializing and having a good time.

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

The pros at FT often play the low limits. I don't know whether it's part of their contract to do it in order to promote the site, or whether they just do it for fun. (Another more cynical reason I heard is because it's not them, but their wives/girlfriends using their account).

I played Phil Ivey a while ago at $0.5/1 7 Card Stud. The waiting list was about 40 deep when I logged on, but I managed to get a seat in about an hour. Alot of people on the list gave up waiting and never took their seats when they came up.

I've also seen Chris Ferguson multi-tabling play money tables as well.

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

My guess would be just to have fun, and maybe give the low stakes players a cool experience.

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I've been able to play and converse with people I respect and admire, who normally play in a game where the big bet is about equal to my bankroll. Imagine being able to play long toss with Ichiro or Vlad Guerrero.

It's a really cool feature of the site.

Hello,Captain! Why would U want to play with experienced seasoned
 

players if u are trying to make a little money?
U really should stay away from these players---UNLESS U ARE BEING PAID TO PLAY WITH THEM. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Because the object of playing poker is to make money(usually),U want as little competition as possible. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
SittingBull

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players if u are trying to make a little money?
U really should stay away from these players---UNLESS U ARE BEING PAID TO PLAY WITH THEM. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Because the object of playing poker is to make money(usually),U want as little competition as possible. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
SittingBull

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I've heard from people that play with them on FT that they almost all suck at cash games except the ones that play 200/400+.

Hello,Leader! I had proposed an hypothesis ..
 

that big money players can't beat small and micro limit games.
Well,RayZee and others strongly disagreed.
The reason why I believed this is that it would be too difficult for them to make the necessary adjustment(s) to beat these games.
SittingBull

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

last night gus hansen was playing $1,000/$2,000 o8, $200/$400plo, $1/$2 plo, and $1/$2 nlhe.

Re: Hello,Leader! I had proposed an hypothesis ..
 

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that big money players can't beat small and micro limit games.
Well,RayZee and others strongly disagreed.
The reason why I believed this is that it would be too difficult for them to make the necessary adjustment(s) to beat these games.
SittingBull

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I was referring to people who've playing them in mid stakes games.

Re: Hello,Leader! I had proposed an hypothesis ..
 

I got into a marathon $20 HORSE SnG run one day a couple of months ago, and Andy Bloch played in most of them. He said a few of them do it to give us common folk some chances to play against the pros. He also said some of them have found it's a nice way to chill out from a stressful day.

Re: Hello,Leader! I had proposed an hypothesis ..
 

I can't get away from Andy Bloch in my HORSE tournaments. He must play all of them (MTT at least). Hell of a nice guy, and he takes some horredous beats with complete class.

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

Speaking of David Chiu, he and I played 152 hands at the same $3/6 stud table yesterday. When I sat down, he had a little over $500 and when I left he had about $260, which was up from his low of about $220. His play was, IMO, very LAGish, seeing more 4th streets than just about anyone else at the table, and rarely limping-in. (As a matter of fact there were three times when I raised in front of him with split As or Ks and he re-raised behind me, twice with a Q door card and once with a J door card. All three times he immediately paired his door cards on 4th street! [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] Inasmuch as at least one of my As or Ks was already dead in each hand, I folded all three times. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img])

This was the first time I had played against him. Fortunately, I was sitting three seats to his left and will always try to sit to his left in the future, the closer the better. For others who have experience playing stud with him, is he always this loose and aggressive in stud cash games?

P.S. After a very slow start, I managed to grind-out an $80 profit. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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I saw David make one VERY strange play yesterday at $3/$6. After 3rd was 3-bet, he:

1)bet 4th
2)cold-called two bets when it got back to him
3)folded to a cap

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

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Speaking of David Chiu, he and I played 152 hands at the same $3/6 stud table yesterday. When I sat down, he had a little over $500 and when I left he had about $260, which was up from his low of about $220. His play was, IMO, very LAGish, seeing more 4th streets than just about anyone else at the table, and rarely limping-in. (As a matter of fact there were three times when I raised in front of him with split As or Ks and he re-raised behind me, twice with a Q door card and once with a J door card. All three times he immediately paired his door cards on 4th street! [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] Inasmuch as at least one of my As or Ks was already dead in each hand, I folded all three times. [img]/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img])

This was the first time I had played against him. Fortunately, I was sitting three seats to his left and will always try to sit to his left in the future, the closer the better. For others who have experience playing stud with him, is he always this loose and aggressive in stud cash games?

P.S. After a very slow start, I managed to grind-out an $80 profit. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Yeah, I've seen him play basically the same way Wahoo..aggressive up front & then folding if he doesn't improve.

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

I haven't seen him play too aggressive, loose yes, but not too aggressive.

Also, I really enjoy playing against Keith Sexton. He plays fairly standard, a bit more aggressive but in the right spots, and his hand reading for the most part is impeccable, which makes it fun because it requires you to mix it up against him.

Re: why would David Chiu be playing .25/.50 on FTP?
 

Keith sexton plays higher, 5-10 or 8-16 from what I've seen. I've played 5-10 with him, and he is a good, solid player imho.