Journal Em Emalb's Journal: you don't know man, you weren't there... 10
So, I'm hooked on the World Poker tour stuff, especially the Main Event tournament, in which they are playing for over 5million. Not bad, for 3 days worth of work eh?
Anyway, they got these two announcer dudes who pretty much just constantly slag on "the new breed" of poker player. These kids (and I say kids cause most are younger than me) are using the internet to learn how to play and/or make a living. These two schmuck announcers think that if you didn't spend 15 years on the rookie circuit eating hand and cheese* sandwiches and playing in sleazy dives then they aren't "real" poker players. Whatever. Don't hate, innovate. Ya fucking bums. I also hate how they are all over the pros, like they are some sort of messiah. See, I have a theory here too. First, let me preface this: The "professional players" are dropping left and right, as amateur after amateur knocks them out. It's so funny to watch. Anyway, that out of the way, the reason I think the amateurs are doing so well it two-fold: first, the pros are used to playing with other pros, and they all have a similiar style. Secondly, these amateurs don't mind calling a $20,000 bet on the odds that a spade will pop up on the turn or river to make their flush. Guess what!? It does, quite often! It's called gambling, you fucking pathetic little apologist, not statistics. Chances are, if you play the statistics the whole time, you'll do ok. If you don't take any chances, you won't win. Sorry, that's the way it is.
Anyway, since these fuckchops are so used to playing with other pros, they expect play to go a certain way. However, it isn't. And they are WHINING about that something fierce. Oh, and for the record: Phil Hellmuth can go suck a fat cock. Fucking whiny baby. Good for you, and your 9 bracelets. Now shut the fuck up and play the game...oh wait, that's right, you got knocked out. Go home and whine to your mirror, you narcissistic cum stain on the sheets of life.
Anyway, as you can tell, I'm rooting for the little guys. Knock those big bastards off, fellas. That's what it's all about....GAMBLING.
*that'd be correct. Hand and Cheese. Aka Cheese on hand sandwich. A slice of cheese, ok people? Sheesh!
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I dunno. I guess so. I'm just let shit pour out of me man. Half the time I have to go back and read it to see what I wrote.
Weird.
I like it though. Not as cool as muthafuckin' goose tits though, IMO.
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I loved what he said after he got knocked out last night, "I was making plays out there that no one else in the world could make. But I still got knocked out, I just don't understand it."
And you're right about the commentators. The one guy especiall
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He's a cool dude, from what I can tell.
And yeah, the Celebrity poker thing is pretty cool.
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Yeah, I love how these guys act like they're pulling off some astonishing feat of skill, like they're outswimming Michael Phelps or striking out Barry Bonds. As if you or I couldn't draw a nine to fill an inside straight.
Their whole mystique is getting crushed -- it's like if Madden players could join the NFL and instantly jumped to parity with the pros.
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That being said, I would watch Poker.
That being said, despite the fact that I am, in all senses of the word, a "New Jack", when I'm a crusty olde guy I will STILL BITCH AND MOAN at how "Cheap" the new styles are. Until I master them. Then someone will come back and call be a hypocrite and I'll say "Fuck you, I'm winning now."
Sorry Em, for those that don't have skill, the "Been there, done that" perch to gripe from is pure gold. I realize that your
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Its the same way with video games. We used to play the street-fighter types in college with guys that do it in the pros. I kicked his ass. Cause I'm good? No, cause I didn't know half the moves, so I didn't have a strategy... just button mashed like hell.
Anywho, I'm quite hooked on world championship poker, myself, however my wife is a TV hog, so I don't get to see it as much as I'd like.
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We were playing a $10 buy-in no-limit game last night. I got dealt Siegfried and Roy on the opening hand and this guy that plays with us often (we caamm him DM for "Dead Money" even though his initials are DM, but he doesn't know that). I'm second to act in a 7 player table, I see the blind (20 cents) and raise to $2.50. This kid is sitting on the little blind (10 cents) and calls. The flop was Kh-10c-4d. He bets 50cents, i come ove