[EWS87]

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Barry,
can you tell us which players are on the rosters for this online vs pro crossbook?
also, who do u think would have an edge in the following -
live brick and mortar NL cash game:
townsend, durrr, antonius, 2 others [maybe galfond, urindanger, whoever the best 5 online are]

VS

any five people in the world you wanted to choose. including yourself, or ivey

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see this is where the people who are arguing pro-online hurt the case...why go after the top 5 people live...they are insignificant in the argument...it would not be smart for any combination of the top 5 live players to play the top five online players and visa-versa

the argument should be:

1. That someone who has had success on the 10K+ buyin tournament circuit will for the most part be an underdog when put into a cash game (either online or lvie) with players who consistently beat online games

and

2. These same successful live 10K+ buyin tournament players will be dogs at a tournament table (both live and online) against players who consistently beat online tournaments and have played far many hands and tournaments to show a great understanding of their skill over variance

these 2 points go towards the majority of players...not the elite tournament players who also beat live high stakes cash games

barry, I would be surprised if you honestly disagree with these 2 arguments