Ram Vaswani speaks about that 'Golf Game'.

[Thrahl]

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blah blah blah I'm a Welcher blah blah blah blah

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[GTL]

the only thing that i don't understand is that on the second or third day, he agrees to double the stakes and take the action of mark when he decides to walk off. just seems like such poor judgement after phil has been crushing for a day or two.

[MikalSjekson]

INNNNNNNN,

i think they will settle this as friends the next time they meet face to face.

[otnemem]

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INNNNNNNN,

i think they will settle this as friends the next time they meet face to face.

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Are you leveling? They met face to face, with six arbitrators, and still couldn't settle it.

[otnemem]

I still can't understand why he continued to play and play and play. It doesn't make any sense. I don't play golf, but say I'm playing 9 ball and someone asks to be spotted the 7. If, after ten games, he's destroyed me each time, I'm not spotting him the 9 anymore or I'm leaving the game.

[RevAgain]

Judging by your responses it doesn't look like you actually read Ram's post otnemem.

I certainly wouldn't want to know anyone who considers Phil's behaviour acceptable, and I'm surprised he hasn't come out and said the whole matter is closed long ago because I certainly wouldn't want the fact that I lied to and cheated my friends for money to be a constant topic of discussion.

[Daddy Warbucks]

Why the hell is he even bringing up friendship? They're playing high stakes golf. Any competitve person will tell you that when you compete against somebody, you're not their friend for that time. You're trying to beat them. Did Barkley complain to MJ when he was handing it to the Suns in the playoffs? No, because its the nature of the game. They're both hustlers, Ram should understand this.

when will people understand that it's not cheating...

[otnemem]

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Judging by your responses it doesn't look like you actually read Ram's post otnemem.

I certainly wouldn't want to know anyone who considers Phil's behaviour acceptable, and I'm surprised he hasn't come out and said the whole matter is closed long ago because I certainly wouldn't want the fact that I lied to and cheated my friends for money to be a constant topic of discussion.

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Actually, I read the whole thing. Did I defend Phil Ivey at any point? You don't think Ram should have had the sense to back out at any point?

[Dignam]

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I still can't understand why he continued to play and play and play. It doesn't make any sense.

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He obv thought he was getting the best of it over time.