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Old 04-22-2007, 08:34 PM
Mr.Fox Mr.Fox is offline
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Default Re: Beat: Pocket Fives Home Page Articles (poker articles in general)

I thought I had posted a long reply, but apparently it didn't work. The gist of it was -

1. Your sample sizes are ridiculously small when you look up my stats on a few places. The largest sample size, my sharkscope on Stars, has me as a winner.

2. I play cash games, and my reputation is as a fixed-limit specialist, though members of my site will tell you that my no-limit and SNG videos are also very good, and I have made a significant portion of my living at the no-limit tables.

3. I think questioning "name pros" is a good thing, many of them are not nearly as good as people believe. I know that there are players who have big names on 2p2 and/or are ranked on P5's who are not even winning players. I would however question respectfully, and refrain from attacking. Attacking just makes you look a petty jerk, especially when it turns out the guy whose tournament record you are attacking is in fact a cash game player.

As far as wondering how I make a living, my night last night was a $33 Rebuy on Full Tilt where I just missed the money, a satellite to the $400k today which I won a seat in, and a $50/$100 fixed-limit Omaha 8 table where I made around $4,500 dollars.

Not a bad night overall, though I think I could have been a little more patient in the rebuy, instead of coming over the top of a guy preflop who couldn't get away from AJ for all his chips.

Here are the first and last hands from my Omaha session, since I'm guessing a guy like the OP wants proof.

Full Tilt Poker Game #2259772308: Table Link (heads up) - $50/$100 - Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 20:38:07 ET - 2007/04/21
noparty has 5 seconds left to act
noparty posts the small blind of $25
VulpesVulpes posts the big blind of $50
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VulpesVulpes [9c 6d 7h 6s]
noparty calls $25
VulpesVulpes checks
*** FLOP *** [7c Ad 5h]
VulpesVulpes bets $50
noparty folds
Uncalled bet of $50 returned to VulpesVulpes
VulpesVulpes mucks
VulpesVulpes wins the pot ($99.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $100 | Rake $0.50
Board: [7c Ad 5h]
Seat 1: noparty (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: VulpesVulpes (big blind) collected ($99.50), mucked

Full Tilt Poker Game #2260142728: Table Link (heads up) - $50/$100 - Limit Omaha Hi/Lo - 21:32:29 ET - 2007/04/21
Seat 1: noparty ($1,107)
Seat 2: VulpesVulpes ($9,099)
VulpesVulpes posts the small blind of $25
noparty posts the big blind of $50
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to VulpesVulpes [Jh Kh 6c 4c]
VulpesVulpes raises to $100
noparty calls $50
*** FLOP *** [Jd Jc 9d]
noparty checks
VulpesVulpes: Tourneys on break, back in 5 minutes
VulpesVulpes bets $50
noparty raises to $100
VulpesVulpes calls $50
*** TURN *** [Jd Jc 9d] [9c]
noparty bets $100
VulpesVulpes calls $100
*** RIVER *** [Jd Jc 9d 9c] [Js]
noparty checks
VulpesVulpes bets $100
noparty: that is gross
noparty calls $100
*** SHOW DOWN ***
VulpesVulpes shows [Jh Kh 6c 4c] (four of a kind, Jacks)
noparty mucks
VulpesVulpes wins the pot ($799.50) with four of a kind, Jacks
No low hand qualified
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $800 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Jd Jc 9d 9c Js]
Seat 1: noparty (big blind) mucked [8s Qd 9s 7d] - HI: three of a kind, Jacks
Seat 2: VulpesVulpes (small blind) showed [Jh Kh 6c 4c] and won ($799.50) with HI: four of a kind, Jacks

I understand that you have seen no proof that I have had success, but why you would attack me and seem to express the belief that I am a charlatan rather than looking a little deeper, I do not know. I'm not hiding anywhere, it's easy to find me and find out about me by asking about me on forums where people know who I am.

And Ghidora is right, if you really want to prove that I am no good at what I do feel free to find me, the screen names he listed are correct. I play a lot of places, but 30/60 Hold Em on Bodog is the most likely place to find me.

As for your association with Cardrunners, I have always found Taylor Caby to be respectable and respectful. I don't know him well but he has always appeared to be a man of class to me, something you could learn from. There is more than enough business out there for us training sites to share and get along, and I have only felt a similar attitude from the other training sites I have been in contact with.

You don't represent the Cardrunners folks, nor can I imagine they would ever want you to represent them. I'm glad you are learning things there, they have some fine players and teachers working for them, but disparaging me and my site does nothing but get us mentioned on a forum where neither I nor my business partner ever post. Thanks for the press.
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