Why aren't the FTP pros ever playing?

[adanthar]

some of them are really really bad at poker (sorry RB but this has to be said.) others play well/OK live but rely on physical tells/FR players and suck at LAGging up 6 max.

who cares, if people really want to railtard the reds there's usually some sort of 1K/2K game going on.

[pokerchap]

It just confused me. if they were THAT good, why weren't they playing. But now that its confirmred that a lot of them are terrible, HOW DID THEY GET FAMOUS/ PRO STATUS?

[Ron Burgundy]

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If they can't beat 5/10.... how the hell are they famous? Are you saying they got 2 lucky cashes?

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I think what he's saying is that they're famous for being live tournament specialists, not cash game players.

If I was running FT, or any poker site, I wouldn't waste my money paying B&M pros to wear my logo on TV. I would try to sign as many high stakes online cash players as possible who would actually want to play at the site on a regular basis. That's what would attract more online cash players and be the most efficient way to spend money on marketing.

Just look at what happens when a pro joins a low limit table on FT. All the recreational players want to play with the pro. I don't even know who the hell Paul Sexton is, but sometimes he plays $50NL, and the waiting list immediately has 30-40 people.

[Ron Burgundy]

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It just confused me. if they were THAT good, why weren't they playing. But now that its confirmred that a lot of them are terrible, HOW DID THEY GET FAMOUS/ PRO STATUS?

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Ever wonder where the term lol donkaments came from?

[bonds]

I stole a page out of a pro's calendar the other day, maybe this will help answer your question:

6:00 am: Sleep
7:00 am: " "
8:00 am: " "
9:00 am: " "
10:00 am: " "
11:00 am: " "
12:00 pm: " "
1:00 pm: " "
2:00 pm: Wake up, usual morning stuff
2:30 pm: Decide on breakfast - caviar on toast points and champagne FTW
3:00 pm: Turn on TV, laugh at Daniel N.
4:00 pm: Laugh at Daniel N. some more
5:00 pm: Fill tub with hundred dollar bills, take "bath"
6:00 pm: Leave for business meeting
7:30 pm: Have lunch, sign endorsement contract for large $, leave $3 tip for waitress
9:00 pm: Return to batcave
9:10 pm: Sign on to Full Tilt
9:15 pm: Win $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
9:16 pm: Sign off
9:30 pm: Wank
9:35 pm: Go to casino for live poker
9:45 pm: Get bored, play blackjack instead
12:30 am: Dinner time. Filet and lobster tail.
1:00 am: Back to poker room, win $$$$$$$$
5:00 am: Quick trip to strip club, make it rain

[flafishy]

Maybe they can't figure out a way to deposit?

[NU Star]

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I stole a page out of a pro's calendar the other day, maybe this will help answer your question:

6:00 am: Sleep
7:00 am: " "
8:00 am: " "
9:00 am: " "
10:00 am: " "
11:00 am: " "
12:00 pm: " "
1:00 pm: " "
2:00 pm: Wake up, usual morning stuff
2:30 pm: Decide on breakfast - caviar on toast points and champagne FTW
3:00 pm: Turn on TV, laugh at Daniel N.
4:00 pm: Laugh at Daniel N. some more
5:00 pm: Fill tub with hundred dollar bills, take "bath"
6:00 pm: Leave for business meeting
7:30 pm: Have lunch, sign endorsement contract for large $, leave $3 tip for waitress
9:00 pm: Return to batcave
9:10 pm: Sign on to Full Tilt
9:15 pm: Win $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
9:16 pm: Sign off
9:30 pm: Wank
9:35 pm: Go to casino for live poker
9:45 pm: Get bored, play blackjack instead
12:30 am: Dinner time. Fillet and lobster tail.
1:00 am: Back to poker room, win $$$$$$$$
5:00 am: Quick trip to strip club, make it rain

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That'd be a really good day.

[JJDylan]

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I agree/ for the amount of pros they have on the site there is only a few who play regularlly. Ferguson, Gordon, Lederer, bloch, are hardly seen at the tables.

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Ferguson plays freerolls and $1 tourneys all the time. I've seen gordon playing 50/100 LHE from time to time, but yeah...the other two dont play much.

[ekdikeo]

I'd imagine that if they are playing poker, they're probably usually in a casino. *shrug*

[Grey]

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Of the four you mentioned, Lederer owns a good chunk of the site and is probably busy on the business end, Ferguson also owns a chunk/is doing that $1 to 20K thing so I think he's hanging out in the microlimits, Gordon has 78034534898 things to do (but does play the big tourneys) and Bloch is in pretty much every big HORSE event ever.

[/ QUOTE ][censored] man if I owned a big chunk I'd make it so I could see other people's hole cards (or at least one of them) and play all the time. I'd even play near breakeven on purpose just for fun.