Why Scotty? - Page 4

cbloom · #31 07-16-2007, 10:11 PM

This is a tragedy for the TV viewers [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

LocustHorde · #32 07-17-2007, 12:07 AM

I guess he gets to go home and play with his pet monkeys now

pineapple888 · #33 07-17-2007, 12:32 AM

A few thoughts:

1.) We knew more than Scotty did. The calling station tendencies of this field were overwhelmingly clear to anyone sweating the coverage. It's hard to believe he had the same sense of where his opponents were.

2.) It's much harder than most people think to play a big stack well. There's a fine line between pwnage and spewage.

3.) It's really really really hard to play top-notch poker all the way through to the end of a deep-stack MTT. You have to be able to play every style and shift gears at just the right time, and you need final table/STT skills when you get deep.

4.) Why, Scotty, why??? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Chump Change · #34 07-17-2007, 01:14 AM

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4.) Why, Scotty, why???

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This is the main reason I stopped watching and caring about sports. I hated that feeling of being emotionally invested in a stranger's success and watching them not succeed. The distraught that comes with is not severe, but it is real and very much unlike any other form of frustration.

suzzer99 · #35 07-17-2007, 02:13 AM

Yeah but then you get something like LeBron going nuts in the playoffs, or the Federer/Nadal Wimbledon final, and you remember why you watch sports.

shaniac · #36 07-17-2007, 02:59 AM

Scotty is easily in the top tier of tournament players, and I think he's known more for being able to play different gears rather than always being "dominant agressive." I've seen Scotty play VERY snug in late-tournament situations much less crucial than this.

So, Why Scotty Why? He's human, he made mistakes, and maybe he did have a couple too many drinks, maybe he got tired, didn't adjust to his newfound stack, or whatever. It was and a disappointing, probably avoidable demise, but good run, baby!

shaniac · #37 07-17-2007, 03:02 AM

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4.) Why, Scotty, why??? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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Scotty is easily in the top tier of tournament players, and I think he's known more for being able to play different gears rather than always being "dominant aggressive." I've seen Scotty play VERY snug in late-tournament situations much less crucial than this.

So, Why Scotty Why? He's human, he made mistakes, and maybe he did have a couple too many drinks, maybe he got tired, didn't adjust to his newfound stack, or whatever. It was a disappointing, probably avoidable demise, but good run, baby!

Exitonly · #38 07-17-2007, 03:07 AM

his exit interview made me like him aprox 100x more.

shame he busto'd. i'll be cheering in the future

#39 07-17-2007, 04:15 AM

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Scotty is easily in the top tier of tournament players, and I think he's known more for being able to play different gears rather than always being "dominant agressive." I've seen Scotty play VERY snug in late-tournament situations much less crucial than this.

So, Why Scotty Why? He's human, he made mistakes, and maybe he did have a couple too many drinks, maybe he got tired, didn't adjust to his newfound stack, or whatever. It was and a disappointing, probably avoidable demise, but good run, baby!

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You can say that again.

ApeAttack · #40 07-17-2007, 04:29 AM

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1.) We knew more than Scotty did. The calling station tendencies of this field were overwhelmingly clear to anyone sweating the coverage. It's hard to believe he had the same sense of where his opponents were.

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How did we know more? Wouldn't Scotty, who was actually there, know much more about the opponents tendencies than us?