Alan Goerhing

[Ed Miller]

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It seems most people in this forum simply discount or degrade any poker style that doesn't mirror a Sklansky,Malmuth,Zee,or Miller writing.

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Not to be antagonistic... just trying to avoid having words put into my mouth: Where did any of us (2+2 authors) say Alan Goehring's style is bad?

[THEOSU]

TStone,

Alan Goehring plays tournaments almost exclusively because he enjoys them. He plays poker for enjoyment and thus sticks with what he finds most +Entertainment EV, so he sticks with major tournaments with deep structures.

I believe he would do well in a deep cash game, but I have nothing to go by on this other than extrapolation. I think he would have to certainly adjust, however. I would imagine his style of play would not work online for obvious reasons.

[FrankStallone]

alot is two words. A lot.
A lot of people have opinions, even people that know less than you.
A lot of the internet pro's are cheats, and it's like steroids where you have to prove otherwise that cheating is not part of your game. Otherwise go play live and clean up like you do with your friends playing a video game where you have the cheat codes.

[NicksDad1970]

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It seems most people in this forum simply discount or degrade any poker style that doesn't mirror a Sklansky,Malmuth,Zee,or Miller writing.

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Not to be antagonistic... just trying to avoid having words put into my mouth: Where did any of us (2+2 authors) say Alan Goehring's style is bad?

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I don't know you're style of play but my assumption was he's saying you play differently than Alan. Therefore people around here will say it isn't the right way to play.

In a round about way I'd take it as a compliment.

Quite the opposet of what I should think when people point at me and say "He looks like he could eat the whole shrimp store".

or

"The ocean called and it want's it's shrimp back".

[Ed Miller]

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It seems most people in this forum simply discount or degrade any poker style that doesn't mirror a Sklansky,Malmuth,Zee,or Miller writing.

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Not to be antagonistic... just trying to avoid having words put into my mouth: Where did any of us (2+2 authors) say Alan Goehring's style is bad?

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I don't know you're style of play but my assumption was he's saying you play differently than Alan. Therefore people around here will say it isn't the right way to play.

In a round about way I'd take it as a compliment.

Quite the opposet of what I should think when people point at me and say "He looks like he could eat the whole shrimp store".

or

"The ocean called and it want's it's shrimp back".

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Perhaps, but I wanted to make it clear that nowhere, never have I criticized Alan Goehring or his play.

[Number27]

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A lot of the internet pro's are cheats, and it's like steroids where you have to prove otherwise that cheating is not part of your game.

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So if you're an internet player you are presumed to be a cheater? That's like saying any baseball player on the west coast is on steroids until they play for a team outside of California. Brilliant.

[55Darryl]

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My take is that Alan Goerhing is the "Jim Furyk" of the poker world. If that analogy doesn't make sense to you, Jim Furyk is a very successful golfer with a highly unortodox swing who is close but not quite at the Tiger Woods/Phil Mickelson level. Just as almost no golf pro would teach you the "Jim Furyk" swing, almost no poker book or poker coach will try to teach you the "Alan Goerhing" style of tournament poker, as most of us would fail miserably trying to emulate it.

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Nice post and accurate anology, Tom.

I watched the Wed broadcast headup action again just now. I had forgotten how beside himself Sexton was trying to figure out and explain to Vince (and the viewers) how Alan could have played that K8o for $6 million in chips.

[irish79]

Ed,

Not putting words in your mouth at all!

Actually the post was not intended to speak for any of the 2+2 authors. My apologizes if it came across that way.

It was simply a statement refering to how, it seems to me , that most of the posters on this site will put down a stlye that doesn't fall in line with one of yours, Mason's or David's writings.

I think that is a fair comment. Sorry for the confusion.

[irish79]

TStone,

Wasn't saying that AG's style is correct or incorrect. I'm simply challenging the idea that there are other styles then S,M,M,& Z's and people should not be degraded if they don't follow those styles.

Hopefully one soon day I will have 4 digit posts and therefore will be worthy of stating my opinion on this forum.

[FrankStallone]

Yes just like baseball. Call me Jose