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I am going to try one last time, so please think this through.

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I suppose then the only people allowed to form opinions about top pros are those who have logged a certain number of hours playing with them personally?

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No, anyone is allowed to form opinions. But those of us who waste our time here can question the basis upon which one forms and then expresses those opinions. If we feel that there is no basis in fact, skill or knowledge for one to form and express those opinions, our right to question the foundation of your opinions is equal to your right to express them.

It has to make sense to you that I would be far more likely to assign any amount of credibility to your opinions if you were a pro player and had played with the pros (or maybe even sweated a few thousand hands of the pro). In this instance, you have made definitive statements about a pro's - Greg Raymer's - style, when you have never played with, never spoken to, nor even met the pro (I am assuming all these to be true has you have said your full basis for your opinion was TV).

So, opine all you want about things you know nothing about, and you will be rediculed endlessly here. For good reason.

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And I suppose that would be you?

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Not me. I met Greg last year at the WSOP and we spoke for about 2 minutes and he signed a chip for me (yeah, I was WSOP wannabee boy that day). I sweated his table for an hour. I have probably seen the same hands on TV you've seen. I wouldn't even think about coming on this forum and start making definitive statements about his playing style. All I can say is (1) he has proven that he is a good player, and (2) he is a heck of a nice guy based on my short personal interaction, as well as all the posts he made here that has helped many 2+2ers.

You are the one extrapolating all sorts of information from a couple dozen hands you've seen on TV, not me.

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And the rest of us who just watch ESPN are all clueless morAns?

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We almost agree. Most people who watch ESPN don't go around talking as if they actually think they have can definitively peg someone's style from a few hands. They know better. Those that do, like you, are clueless morans.

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