Link to an interesting prop bet.

[Gigabet]

http://www.pocketfives.com/C375962D-4A5A-4582-9E8C-E11F0862E7CA.aspx

[bugstud]

interesting. very very interesting.

[brimstone1]

good luck /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[kevstreet]

I love this bet and the trash talking going on at pocket5s. How astute are the posters over there? Is their reputation as strong as twoplustwo?

[ryanvick]

Gig is the man, but in just 2 weeks, wow.... I'd take that bet against (hey but I'm also a sucker in sports betting),
and Gig... start a blog

[iMsoLucky0]

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I love this bet and the trash talking going on at pocket5s. How astute are the posters over there? Is their reputation as strong as twoplustwo?

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Their posters are an interesting mix of people. They have some of the best internet players in the world posting on their site, but they also have the fanboys who just found the site because of the rankings.

[Nicholasp27]

i like the confidence

linking over to something giving incentive for good players to try to beat you, costing you the bet

[reecelights]

Didn't you wtch TILT? He's gonna take another prop bet on the side against himself.


J/K

[Nicholasp27]

yeah...they gonna do a 2nd season?

[The Yugoslavian]

Good to see this is finally going down.

You will pwn, no doubt, just remember to take a few breaks for sleep.

Gl man, /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

Yugoslav

[MegaBet]

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yeah...they gonna do a 2nd season?

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I believe so.

[pokerlaw]

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yeah...they gonna do a 2nd season?

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I believe so.

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why? that show was worse than, well, it really sucked.

back to the main post - good luck gig. It seems from the way that the Stars Leaderboard works that you will need to get some luck and pwn the $200+15 Sunday Guaranteeds, no?

[lacky]

I played a wsop event with giga, taking breaks isn't a problem for him....

Steve

[viennagreen]

obviously if they do another season, it's because the ratings were good enough.... it's not like the ESPN execs are going to sit down and say "you know guys, screw the money this time... i think we really owe it to our 10 fans to tell the rest of the story"

though, if there ever is a meeting between broadcasting execs where something like that goes down, i hope they tape it... that's something that i would pay to see.

[valenzuela]

So using decimal odds..
Gigabet:1,5
Anyone else: 3,0
or is it the other way around, I dont get fractional odds very well. 2-1?? whos putting the 2?? whose putting the 1 ?? wtf.

[Gigabet]

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I played a wsop event with giga, taking breaks isn't a problem for him....

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Real funny.

[Gigabet]

I am putting up the 2, nip/tuck is putting up the 1.

[lacky]

so where do things stand for HU event, you comin?

Hope to see you there.

Steve

[Gigabet]

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so where do things stand for HU event, you comin?


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Yes, I am going.

[Roman]

Gigabet will win /images/graemlins/smile.gif I would def put 2:1 on him.

[johnny005]

How much is the bet?

[valenzuela]

do u mind him offering a reward for the winner? was that previosuly agreed between u2?

[Gigabet]

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do u mind him offering a reward for the winner? was that previosuly agreed between u2?

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I knew he was going to offer a reward when the money was escrowed.

[West]

I remember hearing from a friend about this bet being discussed, and my first reaction was thinking why would anyone, however good, honestly give 2-1 on a bet like that. If even only the person taking the bet makes it a point to play as much as possible, and is a good player, then you're already on shaky ground. If several good players were to make it a point to try and win the month, now you're really "challenged".

How many players do you expect to try and put in as much time as you to win the month?

[Gigabet]

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How many players do you expect to try and put in as much time as you to win the month?

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Doesn't matter, at stars, they take only the top 20 finishes.

[Apathy]

As I said in that thread, good luck with this bet. So you are coming to the HU challenge... are you playing? Who did you buy your seat from?

Have you seen the calcutta website yet?

[Gigabet]

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Have you seen the calcutta website yet?

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No, I haven't, what is the address?

[Apathy]

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Have you seen the calcutta website yet?

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No, I haven't, what is the address?

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http://nonninja.net/~bstanton/calcutta/index.php?page=messages

but you need a user name and password so...

"If you don't have an account and would like one, PM GrekeHaus on the 2+2 forums. " (from the site)

[West]

Ok, I'm vaguely familiar with the Stars point system since I know I've read info about it before, and since when I play tournies, they're usually on Stars. Obviously, if you expect to win the bet, then you expect your 20 points finishes to be better than anyone else's. I would still expect the key to this would be to play more than anyone else, or at least more than any other very good players. Unless you can just go win a few tournies anytime you want to.

Or unless you feel that you play in such a way that maximizes the points in your good finishes in a way that almost all other players who you expect could threaten you don't.

[bluefeet]

any chance you'd want to share your PS name? of course when you reach the top of the board, we'll know -- as a PS regular, i'd like to sit quietly on the rail sometime...

good luck 2u

(if it's common knowledge, maybe someone could share it with me)

[Shilly]

Best of luck, Gig.

[Jman28]

This seems like a great bet for Pokerstars.

A pretty good bet for Giga too.

[skipperbob]

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So you are coming to the HU challenge... are you playing? Who did you buy your seat from?

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Hey Peter: I told Irie that I wanted to sell my seat because I don't feel that I am matched with most of the participants...Irie said that Gig was "next" on the list & that Gig wants it; so, when I get paid - He's got it...Cleinen will "inherit" Gig in the Blind-Draw-Calcutta; I will be replaced by Gig in the Live-Auction-Calcutta and I will be the first bidder @ $100....Gig told me (a long time ago) that he was going to bid $1,000 for himself, so I'm sure I won't "own" him for long. /images/graemlins/frown.gif...Having Gigabet as a participant is a big-positive for the *STTF-HUC*

I'm still going to attend because I can have just as much fun as a "watcher" as a player and Craig will need help with organizational details and I'll be there in case of a "no show" /images/graemlins/smile.gif /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[se2schul]

Hey Gig,
Are you a P5er? If so, and you do win the leaderboard, you get to take down the extra $5K that Nip is offering to the winner...

Good luck man.

[wuwei]

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I told Irie that I wanted to sell my seat because I don't feel that I am matched with most of the participants

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This isn't stopping me from showing up!

I was playing some more HU PL on pokerstars yesterday, and I realized I've got a long ways to go in the next month.

At least I was smart enough to buyin at the $200 level /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[gank]

my response for why gigabet is not ranked on Pocketfives and the outlook for August's bet

Gigabet is not ranked because he is a 1 and 2 table tournament specialist. Maybe he is holding back, maybe this is what August is all about, for him to just enter the online Multi Table Tourney arena and take the throne.

Here is the bad news.

The reality is that I have been waiting for an oppurtunity to demonstrate my skills in the spotlight to the world. The reality is that I am the best online MTT player in the WORLD right now.

I suspect, that there are some more players out there who are gearing up to give August a run, and it would not surprise me if 5 or more other players ended the month higher then gigabet.

Oh, and as for me, you know where I'll be at the end of August, at the top, right where I have been all along.

gank

[citanul]

gank,

hope to see more of you.

citanul

[mmbt0ne]

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gank,

hope to see more of you.

citanul

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lol

2 posts in 18 months, it'd be hard not to.

[Femto]

his first post is nonexistant/deleted. mysterious.

[lacky]

http://archiveserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=&amp;Board=tourn&amp;Number=462140&amp;Forum= All_Forums&amp;Words=&amp;Searchpage=0&amp;Limit=25&amp;Main=45707 4&amp;Search=true&amp;where=bodysub&amp;Name=7165&amp;daterange=1&amp; newerval=&amp;newertype=w&amp;olderval=1&amp;oldertype=d&amp;bodyp rev=#Post462140

[Isura]

The URL code is your friend. This whole thread is jacked now.

[Nick B.]

And you quote the messed up link. VERY NICE WORK!

[Isura]

Edited. Burden off my shoulders now. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[lacky]

boy, help a guy out and catch crap, beats spending anymore time at 30/60 tonight, but not by alot.

Steve

[Degen]

wow

our friend Genk is a very good player...he's bud's w/ giga and cliff josephy and scott fischman etc...crew member if i'm not mistaken...

[ismisus]

Man all top players are so connected. Sheets backs the crew- Fishman, Dutch Boyd, Gank. Then somehow Gigabet lives in Fishman's house. Then Fishman is connected to Doyle through fishtank and doyle's room. Oh and lets not forget Sheets and JohnnyBax are neighbours.

[octaveshift]

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wow

our friend Genk is a very good player...he's bud's w/ giga and cliff josephy and scott fischman etc...crew member if i'm not mistaken...

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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb246619.htm

[Daliman]

I'd be interested in betting 3k straight up on gig to win, if you are interested, Gank. I know 3k is small potatoes to you, but it's yer call. PM or respond in this thread; Gig will vouch for me, and I assume you need no such vouching.