October 18, 2007
Too many green pacific poker players don't know what to do with the money they win. He once commented: "The guys out on the pro golf tour don't compete for the amount of money we bet on a single round." Brunson also bet huge sums in the sportsbooks. So, basically, I said, "You win nothing". Flynt alone has around $200,000 in front of him. It's a cash game, not a tournament. No, my passion for poker is from an administrator's perspective. I was missing control in that one area of my life, but now I have control of all areas. True, I meant 'best currently' (based on your pacificpoker tournament record).
For me, it comes down to being in a groove. He had those skills. Bounds, Titanic Thompson, all these ol' guys I used to know played there. A lot of people are trying to get them outlawed in certain areas. You know, I've played high-stakes poker longer than any poker net player ever has -- and I'm thankful I've made it this far. At that point I was quite one-dimensional; a ring game limit hold 'em player. The gangs recruit their members from the city's impoverished youth. Doyle Brunson is to poker what Babe Ruth was to baseball -- a larger-than-life giant of a man who not only helped to revolutionize and popularize the game he loved, but set the standard for achievement and excellence by which all other players are measured.
The ability for people to play and learn the game from the comfort of their home is the single biggest factor in addition to the World Poker Tour to the emergence of poker books. Obviously, being familiar with each of the limit games as well as no-limit hold'em was a great help during the TOC. I think so. I like to stay in the moment. They usually want to discuss alternative betting strategies. You think you're going to win it? I may play it and even re-raise once in awhile. 21 42-inch plasma television screens dot the room showing sporting events of every ilk and making full use of the computerized list management system. Strive to get better all the time. At the time, I thought I was going to be a teacher/coach.
How do you feel about that? It's the situations that arise. The entirety of proceeds garnered from the event will directly benefit the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA). Once you lose your reputation in this business, that's it. I also like music and enjoy movies. If I can't look him in the eye and take him at his word, then I don't want to deal with him." For readers seeing this interview, why is that concept so important -- which is to establish honor and trust among gamblers? Make every final table player a millionaire. One, only back a winner, don't back the unknown.