big games on full tilt

[waxie]

Am I crazy, or is the development of ultra high stakes online limits pretty interesting? I regularly log into Full Tilt and see games of 1000/2000 and 500/1000 fairly regularly. There are often big name pros playing the game, but there are also a fair number of people that I haven't heard of. What's the deal? How has this impacted the poker world? As far as I can tell, these are the largest stakes played online and in most casinos.

[Shaddux]

I don't know why every high stakes player should be known.

[PunchOut]

it will bust a few prideful pro's for sure. I cant see these games going for more then a year before natural selection has taken its course.

[Gary Stevenson]

texas limit king just reloaded to 1mil hu 1/2k vs jdags

[Exitonly]

NEUTRALITY ROCKS

[MrMorden]

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it will bust a few prideful pro's for sure. I cant see these games going for more then a year before Antonius has all their moniez.

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FYP

[MiltonFriedman]

1. Are there really ?

Does the Emperor have any clothes ? (I, for one would like to think these games are genuine, but I am curious about them.) (Are the games/amounts real ?)

2. Any concern about "house players" on FTP being favored ?

(I am not saying they are, but some of these guys presumably have direct ties to the company running the games. The stakes dwarf the rake, even for a company as large as FTP.)

[ QUOTE ]
1. Are there really ?

Does the Emperor have any clothes ? (I, for one would like to think these games are genuine, but I am curious about them.) (Are the games/amounts real ?)

2. Any concern about "house players" on FTP being favored ?

(I am not saying they are, but some of these guys presumably have direct ties to the company running the games. The stakes dwarf the rake, even for a company as large as FTP.)

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No need to worry. Since all the action really broke loose only three house players have actually been winning, Dags, Ivey and Gus... the rest have been losing pretty bad.
The stats can be found elsewhere here.

[PBAR]

After this hand, Dags sits out and says "hmm, that might be the hand that loses my action". He plays no more and leaves.

Full Tilt Poker Game #1038104712: Table Mirasol (6 max) - $1000/$2000 - Limit Hold'em - 19:35:50 ET - 2006/09/25
Seat 2: John DAgostino ($203,965)
Seat 3: stakklr ($40,000), is sitting out
Seat 4: TexasLimitKing ($1,008,998.50)
Seat 5: baronzeus ($40,000), is sitting out
TexasLimitKing posts the small blind of $500
John DAgostino posts the big blind of $1,000
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
TexasLimitKing raises to $2,000
John DAgostino raises to $3,000
TexasLimitKing calls $1,000
*** FLOP *** [5d 4s Qs]
John DAgostino bets $1,000
TexasLimitKing raises to $2,000
John DAgostino raises to $3,000
TexasLimitKing calls $1,000
*** TURN *** [5d 4s Qs] [Ts]
John DAgostino bets $2,000
TexasLimitKing calls $2,000
*** RIVER *** [5d 4s Qs Ts] [7s]
John DAgostino bets $2,000
TexasLimitKing calls $2,000
*** SHOW DOWN ***
John DAgostino shows [Jc Kc] (King Queen high)
TexasLimitKing shows [5h 3h] (a pair of Fives)
TexasLimitKing wins the pot ($19,999.50) with a pair of Fives
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $20,000 | Rake $0.50
Board: [5d 4s Qs Ts 7s]
Seat 2: John DAgostino (big blind) showed [Jc Kc] and lost with King Queen high
Seat 3: stakklr is sitting out
Seat 4: TexasLimitKing (small blind) showed [5h 3h] and won ($19,999.50) with a pair of Fives
Seat 5: baronzeus is sitting out

[Shaddux]

sick