Ya I guess a str8 would work. SO that gives him another 1% chance to win I guess.
As far as the WSOP and agression, out of the 2500 or whatever guys got in, there were far more aggressive guys watching that final table than agressive players sitting at it.
That dude from Mass that made the final table two years in a row (his name escpae me now) Is as tight as they come, and doesn't throw chips around willy nilly. But the ONE time he did try to bluff, he got his ass busted. Not sure if that is a coincidence or not.
Also a big difference being able to be agressive and having a huge chip lead, comounded by having a horse shoe up your ass and winning. And being agressive when you have no leverage.
I saw only one legit winner in all those final tables last year. other thanthat the guys that won got every suck out they needed, or won every race, or caught every flop in the world.
I haven't seen the best hand hold up on those final tables in a long time. Except for Moneymaker's final hand, but then again he caught everything he needed up to that point, so that is an issue. All I know is I have seen him play a lot since, and he hasn't done ****.
Not unlike Raimer. He has been on some of those "celebrity" shows, and the cards they play are baffling, and call they make are assinine. But over the long haul that luck runs out, and if you play cards enough you go broke doing it.
I play cards daily. Sometimes I get sucked out on, it happens. But sooner or later I break that guy later on in the day or later on in the week. Because they can't catch every suck out every time. The it gets worse for them, because once you bust them and they rebuy, their next suck out doesn't hurt you as much since they do not have the chips. But again sooner or later you get all that second batch of chips when they chase you around. if not you, someone else.
I was playing cards before it was cool. I have seen the transformation. I have seen the mentalitychange. I don't tell stories because everyone that plays regularly knows them as well. It is part of the game. But everyone thinks they are on TV when they play these days.
It doesn't baffle me a bit when I make a big bet and some guy calls himself all in with a K-7 off suit when the board is 2-5-6-10 rainbow. As long as they have an overcard they are calling. But those are the guys you want. You can't bluff them, but you know they will pay you off when you have amonster. Same as the guy with a 4 card royal on the table you got the ace, and he calls you anyways for all his chips. That has happened more than a few time with me, and other guys I see. And we aren't talking a 100-200 call, we're talking calling yourself all in about 1500-2500 with 2 pair against a 4 card royal on the board.
OK so there are a couple stories. But nothing makes me blink these days. Which is actually better for my game, because there is now no tilt factor, simply because it is so commonplace, that it is like nothing happened at all.
Queens of differing suits than his kings smartazz:finger: