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Old 11-27-2007, 06:57 PM
pdjplano pdjplano is offline
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Default Re: High Stakes Poker thread (11/26 - 500k buyin pt 4 - Spoilers all o

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How is reducing variance stupid? Do you think PA, DB, etc. are stupid?

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it's not stupid for the players at all. but i think it reduces the entertainment value of the show. i'd rather see the hands played out once and the big pots shipped to a particular person than having multiple chances to see the money split. split pots are very anti-climatic and reduce the entertainment value.

it would have been much more entertaining to watch that KQs versus J9 hand played out once for 900k+ with the flush hitting the turn and the boat w/the river.
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