Benyamine Sucks?

[Jimmy Afternoon]

I read an interview with Benyamine a year ago and he talked about how he never read a poker book and how he was just really lucky. Is it possible that he is one of the super luckboxes that Malmuth talks about running good for up to 2 years without really being any good? What is the deal with this guy? Some of his hand histories are pathetic. Is he just a steamer or playing around or does he just really really suck?

Seems to be a winner in everything, albeit with huge swings, except when it comes to no limit holdem.

[Humble Pie]

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I read an interview with Benyamine a year ago and he talked about how he never read a poker book and how he was just really lucky

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Do you have a link to this, sounds interesting.

[wheels25]

I know one thing: Benyamine seems to be at a table at fulltilt every time! That guy is in a game 24 hours a day (ok, everybody sleeps at least once a week). Honestly, it`s unreal how much Benyamine plays online.

[Jimmy Afternoon]

I read it in a magazine, not Cardplayer, but maybe Bluff or All In, or one of the others. It might not have been quite a year ago either.

maybe this one?

http://www.insidepokermag.co.uk/poke...oker_star.html

[arcticfox]

He runs good, and sometimes forgets if he is playing NL or LHE.....

Full Tilt Poker Game #2814565520: Table Canfield (6 max) - $200/$400 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:00:32 ET - 2007/06/30
Seat 2: PAKD650 ($20,241)
Seat 3: David Benyamine ($24,096)
Seat 4: tkdcrew ($40,000)
Seat 5: durrrr ($42,540)
Seat 6: LarsLuzak ($84,182)
David Benyamine posts the small blind of $200
tkdcrew posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
durrrr folds
LarsLuzak folds
PAKD650 calls $400
David Benyamine calls $200
tkdcrew has 15 seconds left to act
tkdcrew raises to $2,000
PAKD650 calls $1,600
David Benyamine calls $1,600
*** FLOP *** [Qd Ah 2c]
David Benyamine checks
tkdcrew bets $3,600
PAKD650 raises to $7,200
David Benyamine has 15 seconds left to act
David Benyamine raises to $10,800
tkdcrew has 15 seconds left to act
tkdcrew has requested TIME
tkdcrew raises to $14,400
PAKD650 folds
David Benyamine has 15 seconds left to act
David Benyamine raises to $22,096, and is all in
tkdcrew calls $7,696
David Benyamine shows [Ad 7d]
tkdcrew shows [Kh Ac]
*** TURN *** [Qd Ah 2c] [9d]
*** RIVER *** [Qd Ah 2c 9d] [6d]
David Benyamine shows a flush, Ace high
tkdcrew shows a pair of Aces
David Benyamine wins the pot ($57,389) with a flush, Ace high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $57,392 | Rake $3
Board: [Qd Ah 2c 9d 6d]
Seat 2: PAKD650 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: David Benyamine (small blind) showed [Ad 7d] and won ($57,389) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 4: tkdcrew (big blind) showed [Kh Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 5: durrrr didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: LarsLuzak didn't bet (folded)

[ciki57]

Running good for 2 years? This is ridiculus. No way he could move to this levels if he sucked.

I'm suprised that even on 2+2 people think luck is such a big factor if poker. If you can't win its because YOU suck, not Benyamine.

Well he may suck compared to Aba, but i'm sure he could beat 99% of the people on 2+2

[Cornell Fiji]

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Running good for 2 years? This is completely normal that in the set of all poker players, one player will be very lucky for a two year span. This is explained by an entry level understanding of statistics. In fact, it would be strange if there was NOT a person who DERBed it up over a two year span

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FYP.

I am not saying Benyamine is DERB. I am just saying that due to the high number of poker players someone will have unreal luck for extended periods of time and that is completely normal.

[sh58]

also malmuth is probably talking about live. it is incredibly difficult to run like god for 2 years online (400,000 hands....) but alot easier to run like god B&M (50,000 hands...)