Plaza will host the largest poker tournament of the year

[betgo]

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But the best part is the passion with which this argument raged for pages, at the end of which we learn that the tournament where Greg Raymer tragically disdained a chance to prove that he is the best actually attracted only 11 people. At least 3 of whom were family members. You can't make this stuff up.

Greg might not rethink his decision to avoid this tournament, but I bet he would like to take back his prediction that it would not be significantly +EV for him.


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Looks to me like it would have been EV+ for a lot of pros. When you said 3 members of the same family, I was wondering if Doyle Brunson or Howard Lederer had another poker playing relative.

[3rdEye]

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As usual David you make a sweeping generalisation. Which points are invalidated? My point that a rookie golf pro would prefer to play the masters? My point that Tiger would prefer to play the US Open than hustle a CEO? My point that a poker player may prefer to play a big cash game because it may be against the best players or my point that playing in tournaments may be more +EV than it used to be? Overall my point is this: it is ok to play poker for more than just money. Pride and competition should be a prime motivator.

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If money is the means by which the score is kept in poker, then it doesn't make sense to choose a negative EV situation simply out of "pride," or whatever.

[Dromar]

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I can't fathom people doing things solely for money.


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wow, of all the stuf that got quoted and made fun of this never got touched?!?!?! I though the WPT forum was better than that...

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Ah, I was just gonna do that. I don't talk much on forums, but that statement really surprised me. Where I live (Earth), so many things are done solely for money. For example, I have a job. I don't work because it's fun!