Eric Froehlich calls Rolf Slotboom a donkey

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Slightly old news, but nothing came up in a search. This hand took place in the 2000 No Limit event (quoted from Eric Froehlich's blog).

I chipped back to 14,000, when I opened UTG+1 with AsKc to 1300. It folded around to the SB, who went into the tank, and I mean really went into the tank. Three minutes passed without him doing much of anything besides quietly move his mouth, apparently doing math. He had only played one hand in the 4 hours I’d be at the same table as him, when he open shoved his button for 50bbs with Kh7h, sucking out on AdQd. He whispered something to the dealer, who made him repeat himself twice. I asked the dealer what he had said, and he said “the player says he is allin.” We were within 1 BB of each other, and he reraised my 1300 bet to 13,500. I instacalled, and it took him 30 seconds to finally realize he had to turn over his 8d9d. He started screaming like Mattias Anderson of the 2005 WSOP final table, telling the dealer to concentrate on 8s and 9s. I asked the dealer to please not reward the moron just one time. That would not be the case as the donkey kong got there and I was out.


Efro's blog that sparked the controversy
http://pokerwire.com/article/763/Event-25:-$2000-Limit-Hold'em
Efro's response to Rolf
http://pokerwire.com/article/863/A-L...hing-Different

Rolf's response to Efro's initial blog (See June 19)
http://news.pokerpages.com/index.php?opt...mp;limitstart=6
Rolf's response to Efro's response (See June 23)
http://news.pokerpages.com/index.php?opt...mp;limitstart=4

In short, Eric called Rolf a brain dead donkey, Rolf responded, Eric then said that other pros agreed that Rolf was a brain dead donkey, and Rolf responded again. Rolf doesn't appear to deny doing his Mattias Anderson impression and his justification for the play (that Eric was only a 60/40 favorite) seems pretty weak, as I'd expect Eric only calls with AK and overpairs.

[Ignacio Munoz]

E-Fro is fat.

[creamfillin]

ZOMG

[The Camel]

It's really weird.

Away from the table Rolf is a really nice, laid back guy.

He was in the final with me in the Masterclassics of Poker in Amsterdam last November. Some of his play was mystifying and his behaviour was outrageous. He reraised shoved for about 80bbs wth a full table behind him 45 wth about 12 players left. And when he was called he almost screamed for his cards to hit. Stunning.

Yet in the final, when he lost with AK against AK he took the defeat like a gentleman despite it costing about $500k in Sklansky bucks.

All very strange.

EDIT: The masterclassics is HUGE in the Netherlands. And prior to the final I had three seperate Dutch guys who I had never met before come up to me and say something like "Camel, please don't let Slotboom win. That would be a disaster". Pretty weird when he was one of only two hometown players in the final.

[Victor]

in other news...

[Yeti]

i sat with rolf for a little while in one tournament, he seems like a pretty weird guy, but i have no idea if it's an act or not.

'efro' sounds like a whiny little bitch.

[The B]

Rolf....write an article worth a sh*t for cardplayer, why the Shulmans keep you around I'll never know

[maryfield48]

They should both STFU.

[klownage]

lol @ rolf's blog. he really is bad.

[krainec]

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They should both STFU.

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QFT

I guess I'm not the only person who is tired of pro's blogging about their bad beats and how horrendously someone else played. They feel the need to point out the mistakes someone made against them. Why? If you think someone plays poorly, why not keep your mouth shut and just let them continue to do so.