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07-09-2007, 06:48 PM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
I have run into browne at a tournament before, never played him, but he seemed like a huge prick.
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07-09-2007, 06:54 PM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
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I played against him at the Us Open as a kid. He was a HUGE douchebag. [/ QUOTE ] He's more of a nervous wreck than a douchebag. Plus he gets into massive time pressure all the time.
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07-09-2007, 07:29 PM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
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I have run into browne at a tournament before, never played him, but he seemed like a huge prick. [/ QUOTE ] Well, I think you may have come away with a false impression of Walter. He was very energetic....a ton of nervous energy....with a huge ego who didn't refrain from telling you exactly what he thought, or sugarcoat his words in any way. So I can understand how you could come away with a false impression. Walter was a good guy. I liked him.
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07-09-2007, 07:32 PM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
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[ QUOTE ] I played against him at the Us Open as a kid. He was a HUGE douchebag. [/ QUOTE ] He's more of a nervous wreck than a douchebag. Plus he gets into massive time pressure all the time. [/ QUOTE ] agreed. Definitely not a douch when I had limited interaction with him.
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07-09-2007, 09:40 PM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
I wonder what other top chess players are going the poker route??
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#28
07-09-2007, 09:51 PM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
several american grandmasters have turned to poker in recent years, as there's not enough money to support all of them in the usa's tournament chess scene/circuit.
that trend is worldwide though and not just in the usa (chess--->poker).
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#29
07-10-2007, 12:21 AM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
i played alot with him some years back. he is a diiferent kind of guy and is hard to understand at times but that comes with being a genius. he plays very well and plays to win the money not for show. overall he is a good guy.
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#30
07-10-2007, 02:26 AM
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Re: Walter Browne, chess grandmaster and poker player
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I wonder what other top chess players are going the poker route?? [/ QUOTE ] Bob Ciaffone and Bill Robertie and 'Action Dan' Harrington. How's that?
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