Re: Phil Ivey vs. Andy Beal
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buy a book called The Professor, the banker, and the suicide king and you'll be all caught up.
[/ QUOTE ]Anyone who has not read the book should not be posting in this thread.
Basically, Andy got the pros into a game so rich the pros were pretty much taking a shot. The pros got a little greedy, knowingly violated rules of bankroll management, and Beal nearly broke them.
Sure, Ivey is great but a bigger bankroll can overcome skill. If Ivey has enough money behind him (like 10's of millions) then he can take Beal for a huge amount but if Beal keeps raising the stakes to the point that it changes Ivey's game, Beal has a shot to win even though Ivey is clearly the better player.
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the problem with this line of thought is that the money does not come from Ivey or anyone else in particular, it's a combination of pros risking probably less then they would playing eachother for 4k-8k.
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