Stuart Fox folds his way to $450k

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FT line up for WSOP Event #22 ($5,000 No-Limit Hold'em)

Seat 1 - William McMahon - 524,000
Seat 2 - Tex Barch - 709,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 240,000
Seat 4 - Jan Sorensen - 349,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 718,000
Seat 6 - Maciek 'Michael' Gracz - 534,000
Seat 7 - Karga Holt - 1,211,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 1,074,000
Seat 9 - Nick Schulman - 1,045,000

And the prize money they are playing for:
1st - $730,740
2nd - $448,892
3rd - $295,245
4th - $194,319
5th - $140,091
6th - $108,457
7th - $81,343
8th - $60,254
9th - $43,684

The entire length of the final table (~3 hours) Stuart Fox successfully folded every single hand except one. The one hand he did play he saw a flop with AJ.

Sure, he secured himself a [censored] of money but he really doesn't have a shot at the bracelet now. Its pretty hilarious that this guy blew an amazing opportunity and just decided to fold every hand. Whatever floats you boat I guess, some will probably agree with his play because he made more $$$. Apparently he has been playing poker for 7 years and has been playing the WSOP for 3 years. Yeah, I know some will say this is definitly a great strategy but still ...

Anyways, heres the live video of the FT (Fox HU w/ Mackey)
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Trny Thread

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[Nielsio]

If he indeed finished 2nd then that's [censored] awesome. Who the [censored] cares about a bracelet? It doesn't mean anything. Didn't we read a couple days ago about some dumb [censored] who won a bracelet by rivering everyone every hand?

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Yeah but I am not only talking about the bracelet. He could have possibly played some hands and gained some chips. Then maybe he would be CL and win even more money 730k. I am really not just focusing on the bracelt. I agree that it is pretty sweet that he was able to fold all the way to second. Low variance FTW

[Dragonball]

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Didn't we read a couple days ago about some dumb [censored] who won a bracelet by rivering everyone every hand?

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that would probably be my opponent in Event #12. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

siiiggggh

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If he indeed finished 2nd then that's [censored] awesome. Who the [censored] cares about a bracelet? It doesn't mean anything.?

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my thoughts exactly...450k means just a little more than a bracelet...except winning the bracelet means more money. that's it. i'm a poker fan, and i understand the allure of winning a bracelet, but if i can fold my way from 60k to 450k, and in the process deny myself any chance from winning a bracelet, i do it 100 times out of 100.

[xd777]

NIT!

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If he indeed finished 2nd then that's [censored] awesome. Who the [censored] cares about a bracelet? It doesn't mean anything.?

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my thoughts exactly...450k means just a little more than a bracelet...except winning the bracelet means more money. that's it. i'm a poker fan, and i understand the allure of winning a bracelet, but if i can fold my way from 60k to 450k, and in the process deny myself any chance from winning a bracelet, i do it 100 times out of 100.

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Yes, you would fold every hand if you knew that it would work out. Even if you calculate everything out with the blind structures and everything, you still don't know. You have no idea how the long the actual trny will last. Sure you can figure out how many chips you will have at each level but you have no idea how long the trny will last. Everyone keeps saying hell yah I would do that if I was guaranteed 450k but you will never be guaranteed anything except atleast 9th place money. Also, what if you pick up aces or kings, are you just going to muck those? There are so many variables that you are not thinking of here

[coxquinn]

are you leveling?

[EvanJC]

i opened this thread b/c i thought it was about stuart scott.

[NoahL]

If I can muck my way to $448k, then y'all better watch out. I'm mucking!