aba caught bluffing against bobby baldwin in 1.8mil pot

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surely we'll have to see the hand before we can start passing judgement

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Aba limp raised 8 6 offsuit, you know the rest

[dDiabolical]

He bought a house and a car.. that's got to have set his bankroll back

[Whitewash]

Did Matusow teach aba nothing?

"Don't go bluffing off to the rich ones."

[davidlong14]

Past two days he lost about $ TWO MILLION...putting him down $500k+ this week.

[Valerio]

You must be kicking yourself for not walking out when you could. Bad judgement!

[PoppinFresh]

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surely we'll have to see the hand before we can start passing judgement

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bobby limp raised 8 6 offsuit, you know the rest

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[jman220]

I once lost 1.8 million in tournament chips. That was pretty rough. The Pokerstars Hubble Freeroll is a rollercoaster I tell ya.

[Micturition Man]

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i would have laughed my ass off, what a degenerate.

looks like brad booth will have company soon.

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There's nothing really more pathetic than you idiot aba haters.

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I think people predicting bustohood for aba are making a very bad read.

It's been pretty clear throughout his career that he has a healthy respect for money, for bankroll requirements, for the necessity of moving down at times, etc.

Remember when he made himself play 10k or whatever it was hands of 25/50 PLO after he ran bad at 200/400?

In bankroll terms Aba may be 'taking a shot' by playing 1k/2k, but there is every reason to believe he would drop down before endangering his bankroll. It's the same thing as a random 2+2er taking a shot at 10/20 with 20 buyins or whatever.

IMO Aba is really not a gambler, 200k coinflips notwithstanding. And I say that approvingly.


Also for the record I have no idea what his bankroll is... I'm just going with the premise that it is not adequate for 1k/2k.

[gaurangp]

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i would have laughed my ass off, what a degenerate.

looks like brad booth will have company soon.

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There's nothing really more pathetic than you idiot aba haters.

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or you helmuth haters

[NickyC]

One question about these nosebleed players I've always had is when do they decide enough is enough? I'm not talking about guys like Bobby or some of the other megamillion business types out there that play highstakes poker and have a career and income outside of poker, I'm talking about the guys like Aba who seemingly *only* play poker. If you win, say 5-6 million and you're in your 20's, why would you even want to play anymore? Take the money, buy a house, buy some cars, buy a business, and invest your money. I mean, we're not talking about $10k here. Aba just lost close to 2 million dollars in 2 days, which is more than probably 90% of the people in this country will make in their entire lives. Like Jamie Gold, the guy wins 12 million or whatever and he's just been donking it away in high stakes cash games.
It just seems to me that if you were a guy with basically no job skills, and we're making this enormous amount of money in such a short time, you'd have some realistic views on just how [censored] you'd feel if you lost all that money and had to hump it at a $30k job for the rest of your life.
I'm making a broad assumption here that these guys don't have job skills, but seriously, they aren't going to be making near the money in the real job world as they are right now in the poker world.
I've never played a big tournament, but I always thought that if I somehow donked my way to a big cash, that would be the end of my poker career. I'd use that big win to make me financially secure for life, and if I never saw two more hole cards in my life, I'd be as happy as can be.

Of course, maybe this thought process is why I suck and grind out low limit $10/20 limit games.

P.S., those who hate on Aba and relish in his losses are pathetic haters. Grow up.