Hoss getting hammered...

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DD,

thank you very much. nice to have a good high stakes player share thoughts on such a match.

from all the times i've watched Hoss play, I have to agree with you that the most impressive thing about his game seems to be that even if he's tilting/winning/losing, it's sometimes hard to tell because of the whole aggression thing.

i think schneids said that he plays momentum better than just about anybody else in the world, but i think to expand on that fact, even when he's getting killed he doesn't let his opponent take his own momentum away.

again, i've never in my life played near this high of stakes, but i think this can be a very admirable quality in great players at any level, especially since it's sooooo hard to ascertain.

to be able to use your momentum that well when you are winning, but not give it up when you are getting crushed seems like something everyone should strive for, however hard it is. is that something more often found in math based players?

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Hoss plays an unexploitable style of HU so "playing momentum" is really a non-issue with his HU game. Regarless, because of Patrick's style "playing momentum" won't get you anywhere and is useless.

People keep mentioning Hoss' aggression. He's really not that aggressive HU. Patrick, on the other hand, is probably the most aggressive (good) high stakes player I've ever seen. Their styles are pretty much polar opposites in many respects which makes for a very intersting match.

While Patrick is a VERY tough opponent in HU limit, Hoss has a nice edge in that match and I'm sure he'll continue to happily play Patrick.