#28 (3k NLHE) - Hellmuth + Norm MacDonald in final 26

[teddyFBI]

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I was happy b/c I'd rather be the shorty at a full table and get a few more hands in before i get gobbled up by the blinds so i can be a little more selective.

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Perhaps I was mistaken. I thought they usually combined tables when they got to ten players and then played until the next got busted to set the "final table" with nine players.

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oops, yep, you're right -- they were going to combine the final tables at 10 anyway...i guess I was mostly happy b/c i could email my friends at home and tell them i'd made televised "the final table", even if that distinction isn't typically proper until there are 9 left.

[kemystery]

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Mc,

"There are like 20 threads on 2+2 with geeky internet twerps saying Phil sucks."

Most of the threads that come to mind about Phil sucking have to do with the fact that he sucks bad in just about every cash game he plays.

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<3 the internet, where rumor becomes fact

care to cite any sources/threads, or possibly any ingame experiences?

[grdred944]

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Are we saying "Go Norm.", cause hes funny or cause it'd be good pub for poker? Either way-GO NORM!!

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Cuz he is DEATH!

[Maple Leafs]

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His SNL hosting monologue is one of my favorites:


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Classic Norm on SNL -- the Snakes vs Cobras sketch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgRgxfzI2M

"Hey, I like another song too. It's called, 'While you were singing, I got stabbed in the head by a Puerto Rican'."

[MJBuddy]

Norm is one of the most underrated comedians to date, mostly because he sucks at movie and tv deals. Death is an exception.

[Rushmore]

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His SNL hosting monologue is one of my favorites:

'When the people here asked me to do the show, I've got to say, I felt kind of weird. I don't know if you remember this, but I used to actually be on this show. I used to do the "Weekend Update" news routine, you remember that? That's where I did the make-believe news jokes. That was me, you know? So then, a year and a half ago, I had sort of a disagreement with the management at NBC. I wanted to keep my job. Right? And they felt the exact opposite. They fired me because they said that I wasn't funny. Now, with most jobs, I could have had a hell of a lawsuit on my hands for that, but see, this is a comedy show. So, they got me. But, now, this is the weird part, it's only a year and a half later, and now, they ask me to host the show. So I wondered, how did I go from being not funny enough to be even allowed in the building, to being so funny that I'm now hosting the show? How did I suddenly get so goddamn funny?! It was inexplicable to me, because, let's face it, a year and a half is not enough time for a dude to learn how to be funny! Then it occurred to me, I haven't gotten funnier, the show has gotten really bad! So, yeah, I'm funny compared to, you know, what you'll see later. Okay, so let's recap, the bad news is: I'm still not funny. The good news is: The show blows!'

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Right. The same management that kept Joe Piscopo on the show decided that the guy who said THIS isn't funny.

I have always thought Norm MacDonald was one of the funniest people who ever went through SNL.

[Rushmore]

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possible dumb question:
Why is this final table 10-handed when most are 9-handed?

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b/c Hellmuth was the shortstack and the floorpeople decided that they didn't want to risk him busting out and having a Phil-less final table. i've got no problem with that.

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I have a problem with it. It's blatant favouritism. The chip leader(s) have a big advantage on the bubble if they're playing right, and that has been removed. Would this decision have been made if Phil was chip leader and bullying the table ?

ESPN shouldn't be allowed to move the goalposts like this. And please note that this post has nothing to do with Phil's personality or skill as a player. It's more "You're Terrence Chan, not Johnny Chan" and it sucks.

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I seriously cannot believe that you needed to explain this to this board.

Sometimes I wonder if some of the people here really know much at all about poker.

Let's have a 15-person final table because I heard that Jennicide is in lingerie and Sam Grizzle wants to kick Hellmuth's ass again, and they're in 13th and 14th, respectively.

Or maybe it was Sam Grizzle in lingerie and Jennicide kicking Hellmuth's ass, I don't know.

Either way, wake up and pay attention 2+2! You're saying some painfully goofy sh*t.

[Maple Leafs]

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Right. The same management that kept Joe Piscopo on the show decided that the guy who said THIS isn't funny.

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Well, actually Lorne Michaels did think he was funny. It was an NBC VP who forced them to axe him, partly because he had reached the point where he was basically screwing around during his live segments for his own amusement.

Still, Norm kicks ass.

[burningyen]

GL, Teddy! Long-time reader here.

[Rennick]

(From the tournament updates)

28 minutes ago
Final Preparations
The chip bags are on the table, and some of the players are milling around the stage. There is no sign of Phil Hellmuth yet, but we wouldn't expect him to be on time, would we? Expect play to begin in approximately 15 minutes.

0 minutes ago
Further Delays
There are nine players filling the ten seats at the final table -- guess who's missing? It looks like we're still a good five minutes away from starting.