Internet Players in Live events.

johnbaker · #1 10-25-04, 05:54 PM

you do realize that he'd been playing live cash games with friends for over 3 years, right?

Tuff Luck · #2 10-25-04, 06:42 PM

Granted, there is a difference, but you got a point.

TajaUk · #3 10-25-04, 06:47 PM

It is also amusing how he was practically skint (no bankroll) until he won the WSOP, I have heard many people from Star's tell me he had lost alot of money on there over a few years.

bothecorgi · #4 10-25-04, 07:22 PM

I have only played online and I am sure I will be very nervous when, if, I play at a B&M.

Jackass_man · #5 10-26-04, 04:19 PM

I wouldn't doubt it . He made some really bad calls and got very lucky on the river. Look at his success since, he's a one hit wonder and it will just be a matter of time till he's broke.

eddo31 · #6 10-26-04, 04:28 PM

i would suggest that coming in second in the Bay 101 WPT event qualifies him as not just a one hit wonder. im not among the people who think he is a spectacular player, but he has done ok since the 03 WSOP.

jimmytheg · #7 10-29-04, 12:54 AM

he also took 3rd in a pot limit tournament in august in tunica

johnbaker · #8 10-30-04, 03:26 AM

thats a negative... hes a pretty good tournament player, only because he mixes up his play so randomly that no one can put him on anything. After winning in 2003 his poker self-esteem went WAY up, and now he has the confidence to play great even against the top players in the world.

-jB

Tuff Luck · #9 10-30-04, 12:47 PM

Yea, just because he didn't do so hot at this years WSOP doesn't mean he's a one hit wonder.

johnbaker · #10 10-30-04, 06:05 PM

yeah look at how many great players got knocked out early... helmouth, ivey, chan... you dont think theyre one hit wonders too, do you?

johnbaker · #11 10-25-04, 08:27 PM

yeah there is, he probably had a lot of online experience in tournaments, so he could adapt to live tournaments pretty easily thanks to his experience in live cash games

-jB

eddo31 · #12 10-25-04, 09:13 PM

granted, moneymaker played very well, and he didnt get nearly as lucky as varkonyi did in 02, but he did get lucky a few very memorable times in the tourney. notice the hand where he pushed brenes all in, was a 4-1 dog, and turned his set. i know that you need luck to win tourneys, and moneymaker has proven that he is a good player since then, but dont forget the luck factor involved.