Why doesn't Paul Phillips play anymore?

[suzzer99]

Za should have been spelled 'zza'. They dropped the ball on that one.

[judgesmails]

The new Monster promotion at Party pissed him off.

[Butso]

Because he realised that being a live tournie donk is negative EV

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Because he realised that being a live tournie donk is negative EV

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come on dude, that makes no sense b/c there is no f-ing way that he is in the red as far a tourney results. so him playing live in tournaments is most definately +EV, whether he needs the money or not

[DesertCat]

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However, you guys are like star struck teenage girls... you keep up with PP the way my sister use to idolize New Kids On the Block.

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Did New Kids on The Block also write some of the most reasoned and intelligent tournament theory posts on 2+2? Then count me in, I'm a NKOTB groupie! When is NKOTB going to win a WPT event or final table at the WSOP so I can railbird?

Or maybe you don't play tournament poker very well, and don't study to improve your game, and just like to donk away all your money. I can understand why you think reading Paul's blog is a waste of time. After all, you could use that time to instead drop another 30 BBs at 3-6!

[Butso]

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Because he realised that being a live tournie donk is negative EV

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come on dude, that makes no sense b/c there is no f-ing way that he is in the red as far a tourney results. In fact in recent years he has won nearly as much as Danny Nguyen, Tuan Lee and John " Young Gun" Gale , so him playing live in tournaments is most definately +EV, whether he needs the money or not

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FYP

Superb argument BTW, I withdraw my point completely

[mosch]

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I enjoy reading his scrabble blogs. I started dabbling into the Scrabble world after reading his blogs. The game is funner than I thought, and there is more strategy to it than I'd realized before reading his blog.

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I'd like to challenge.

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Your challenge is invalid. Funner is a valid English word.

[mosch]

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HOWEVER... I've seen this guy get upset playin in the 60-120 mix game at the Bellagio in a way that no "millionare" ever would. I would think he could handle a $10,000 swing with a little more dignity if he was in fact a Mulit-millionare.

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There's a well known, well corroborated story about Paul Phillips having AA cracked twice in a row during the WSOP ME, and taking it all with great aplomb.

For some reason I believe this thoroughly corroborated story far more than I believe you.

Perhaps it's because the only thing I know for sure about you is that you're a petty and vindictive [censored].

[DesertCat]

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In fact in recent years he has won nearly as much as Danny Nguyen, Tuan Lee and John " Young Gun" Gale


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Career Tournament Earnings

Danny Nguyen $1,068,801
Tuan Lee $4,548,270
John Gale $2,189,273
Paul Phillips $ 2,313,974

I'm struggling to understand your point. Are you saying that Tuan Lee has spent more than $4.5M in tournament buyins and is a net loser at playing tournament poker? And thus Paul must be a loser as well because he's won less than Tuan?

If your point is that Paul has a negative expectation playing tournament poker, you are arrogantly mistaken. Do you really believe he's played the equivilent of 230 $10k buyin tournaments? You realize this would take over four years playing one a week without ever taking a break? My guess is that he's played fewer tournaments than anyone on this list, since even at the peak he was a part-time player. So it wouldn't surprise me if his expectation in any big $10k tournament is between 2 and 4 buyins, given his obvious skills.

Of course if you have evidence to the contrary (and by evidence I don't mean more self important blather from an anonymous new poster), let's hear it.

[Butso]

work out his logic before you attempt to criticise my post. ty/