Quote Originally Posted by ApocalypseLater:
see, this is exactly why i think this was an interesting topic... that's a great question!
first off, i would have to ask... how do you determine the "top 100 poker players in the world"? is it based on tournament winnings? all earnings? consistent top finishes? public opinion?
beyond that, i think there are two ways to look at it...
1) obviously guys like Phil Ivey and Doyle Brunson would be among the favorites... first, because they are popular public personalities, and second because they are at the highest skill level...
2) a smart oddsmaker would not skew the field very much from top to bottom... allow the public to load up on the favorites, because, when it comes down to it, everyone would have a fairly equal chance of winning the whole thing... not truly equal, but also not as skewed as most people would like to believe...
just my opinion... remember, you are going to have guys like Daniel Negreanu, Tom Dwan, Mike Matusow, Eric Seidel, Chris Hansen, Jesus Ferguson, Eric Lindgren, Johnny Chan, Patrick Antonius, Men the Master, etc.... it is a pretty deep field... there is very little separating the top 20-50 players... so it would come down to who gets the cards at the right time...
the only reason to skew the top few players is because of name recognition and public foolishness...
let's compare the typing. These are three different posts that you made. You don't ever use Captial letters in your sentences BESDIES when naming people. You always use short paragraphs and always seem to press the enter button. Another thing is you always end your sentencce is .....
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for those interested in basketball analysis (i know... what site do i think i am on, right?)...
tonight's officials are 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS favoring the home team in the playoffs... same crew that was assigned to Bos-Orl game 6 (leading Donaghy to suggest Orlando should get their golf clubs ready)... and also game 1 of this series (where Ray Allen and Tony Allen were hit with 5 fouls in the first 10 minutes of the game, leaving nobody to defend Kobe for the rest of the game)... both Pierce and Allen spent most of the game in foul trouble...
these refs have one job in the NBA... get the home team a win...
Cs are the better team, and i never bet ON the refs, and i rarely bet ON the inferior team... but i do stay away from any big bets when i know i am against them...
fair warning...
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i never said this series was over... YOU said the series was over after game 3, and that anyone who had money on Boston should buy out of their bet laying (-300) on the Lakers...
anybody who followed your advice had a gun to their head after game 5... whereas, anyone who followed my advice was able to cash out their bet at (-110) instead of (-300)... guaranteed profit...
since i was already up 13 units, i decided to ride my bets...
but unlike you, i have never said the series was over...
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Mods... pure and simple... i'm giving you 12 hours...
ultimatum time... get your shit together or i'm outta here... and while i know that is exactly what you want... some of your most respected cappers do not want me to leave, and are going to be really fucking pissed when they find out that i left because you guys failed to ban someone who obviously should have been banned about 10 death threats ago...
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