Russ Hamilton on the big game-players!
 

here i go sklansky-style.

in the last issue of the swedish pokermag First Poker there is an interview with the former WSOPME-champion Russ Hamilton.

my translation from swedish to english on the question "do you play cashgames these days?":

"Every now and then i play 1000/2000$ in Bellagio. Everyone thinks the players in that game, and the 2000/4000$, are the best in the world, while i think they are the best at winning money from rich fellows. but when the high stakes players play bad they soon tilt and then they dont play very well."

discuss.

Re: Russ Hamilton on the big game-players!
 

no

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True.

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did he mention any players in particular?

(please start a new thread about this so this one isn't clogged up)

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Everyone thinks the players in that game, and the 2000/4000$, are the best in the world,

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no we don't

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I thought this was pretty much common knowledge amongst anyone who isn't just a nut hugger or an idiot.

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But with the antes their edge is so hudge!!!!

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no names mentioned.

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So...

A) The guys win a lot of money from rich folks
B) When they play bad, they tilt, and play bad.

OMG CONTROVERSY!!!

Re: Russ Hamilton on the big game-players!
 

Is he the dude that won his weight in silver?

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But with the antes their edge is so hudge!!!!

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QFT

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Is he the dude that won his weight in silver?

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Yep, Binion's got a bad deal on that one.

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Follow up question:

Q: Russ, you consider yourself a rich fellow?

A: Ja JAG er en rik karl , och JAG få tog på den Bellagio all tiden vid den verklig professionell spelarna.

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Hmmm. DUCY? I let other's elaborate.

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Isn't it possible that the big name pros were just at the right place at the right time when the poker boom started.

In other words, the Big Name Pros were better then most and won a ton of money from the newbies as they were learning. Now that the newbies studied, experimented, and played a bazillion hands on-line they are almost as good. And if the pros had to start out now, instead of then, they may not be anything special.

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Follow up question:

Q: Russ, you consider yourself a rich fellow?

A: Ja JAG er en rik karl , och JAG få tog på den Bellagio all tiden vid den verklig professionell spelarna.

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I hate you...

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Follow up question:

Q: Russ, you consider yourself a rich fellow?

A: Ja JAG er en rik karl , och JAG få tog på den Bellagio all tiden vid den verklig professionell spelarna.

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Goes in new thread bro.

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Isn't it possible that the big name pros were just at the right place at the right time when the poker boom started.

In other words, the Big Name Pros were better then most and won a ton of money from the newbies as they were learning. Now that the newbies studied, experimented, and played a bazillion hands on-line they are almost as good. And if the pros had to start out now, instead of then, they may not be anything special.

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well said, and i think that will be proved even more so in the next couple years, i think there may only be 15-20 big names that will continue to prosper greatly, and many of the other "greats" will see a huge decline in their ROI

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Is he the dude that won his weight in silver?

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It would have only been funnier if Jabba the Hutt won in '94.

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