KKF -- do you wanna be a star?

[Rococo]

Let me start off by saying that I do not wish KKF any ill will. If he continues to drum the 50-100 UB game, I will be happy for him. I'm sure that he is a better player than me.

All that being said, how many of you wonder whether his willingness to be the Board's current rock star (or at least his tacit acceptance of that status) is a bad idea in the long run?

[IHateCats]

While I'll freely admit that at times I find Kane's immaturity throughly annoying I think he's been a very valuable contributor and that his current high profile is actually a very good thing for those who understand the circumstances of his present success. What is especially valuable are his posts on short handed play at higher level NL games against skilled opponents which is a very under represented topic in posts and one that takes a great deal of skill to succeed at. A lot of the top posters who succeed at the 10/20 level and especially above slow down their rate of posting after achieving that success which Kane has not to our benefit.

That said, I hope that those who read his posts realize how different the metagame considerations are playing a 50/100 game HU vs trying to successfully be LAG in a 400NL 6 max game or trying to run over a rock garden 10/20 full table.

[HoldEmKillah]

bad idea for who? why? If it boosts his ego, helps him play better and with more confidence while at the same time entertaining (some) of the posters here, then whatever. Personally I find it all mildly entertaining.

[KaneKungFu123]

after i started playing 50/100 yeti offered me cyber sex.

(i declined)

[HoldEmKillah]

[ QUOTE ]
What is especially valuable are his posts on short handed play at higher level NL games against skilled opponents which is a very under represented topic in posts and one that takes a great deal of skill to succeed at.

[/ QUOTE ]

dear god so true. In that context, his threads are gold.

[theBruiser500]

when i was starting out, the more posts on the high stakes game made the better. everything about the high stakes game was fascinating.

[HoldEmKillah]

Yeti? That sick f**k.

[scdavis0]

Is anyone else besides me worried that KKF is going to personally bankrupt Spirit Rock?

[JihadOnTheRiver]

My first, and so far my only, thought when reading your post is simple: Who [censored] cares? Just enjoy the show and try to learn.

[Yeti]

[ QUOTE ]
after i started playing 50/100 yeti offered me cyber sex.

[/ QUOTE ]

WTF?

[Ulysses]

One thing's for sure, the man has cojones.

Hand #9173942-26258 at Bhipak (No Limit Hold'em)
Powered by UltimateBet
Started at 11/Nov/05 16:38:38

nojja is at seat 0 with $9850.
SheFaLLs is at seat 1 with $19343.50.
Captain Ahab is at seat 2 with $23106.
_Mithrandir_ is at seat 3 with $9950.
wanabe is at seat 4 with $16755.
ice breaker is at seat 5 with $14932.
dadgumit is at seat 6 with $14488.
pasbrandi is at seat 7 with $4261.
Mahatma is at seat 8 with $10597.
KaneKungFu123 is at seat 9 with $23721.50.
The button is at seat 4.

ice breaker posts the small blind of $50.
dadgumit posts the big blind of $100.

nojja: -- --
SheFaLLs: -- --
Captain Ahab: -- --
_Mithrandir_: -- --
wanabe: -- --
ice breaker: -- --
dadgumit: -- --
pasbrandi: -- --
Mahatma: -- --
KaneKungFu123: -- --

Pre-flop:

pasbrandi folds. Mahatma folds. KaneKungFu123
calls. nojja folds. SheFaLLs folds. Captain Ahab
raises to $450. _Mithrandir_ folds. wanabe folds.
ice breaker folds. dadgumit folds. KaneKungFu123
calls.

Flop (board: 7s Td 2c):

KaneKungFu123 checks. Captain Ahab bets $1050.
KaneKungFu123 raises to $4200. Captain Ahab calls.


Turn (board: 7s Td 2c 7c):

KaneKungFu123 goes all-in for $19071.50. Captain Ahab
goes all-in for $18456. KaneKungFu123 is returned
$615.50 (uncalled).

River (board: 7s Td 2c 7c Kc):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

KaneKungFu123 shows Ac 9c.
KaneKungFu123 has Ac 9c 2c 7c Kc: flush, ace high.
Captain Ahab shows Kd Ks.
Captain Ahab has Kd Ks 7s 7c Kc: full house, kings full of sevens.


Hand #9173942-26258 Summary:

$3 is raked from a pot of $46362.
Captain Ahab wins $46359 with full house, kings full of sevens.
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[BobboFitos]

[ QUOTE ]
after i started playing 50/100 yeti offered me cyber sex.

(i declined)

[/ QUOTE ]

why? I heard he gives great internet bjs

[Rococo]

I wasn't suggesting that it was a bad idea for me, or anyone else on the board. I enjoy the threads as well.

I can think of a lot of reasons why it could be bad for him. It leads to a tremendous amount of analysis of KKF's play. GiftofGab, for example, seems to actively avoid rock star status on this board for that reason.

It also could be harder from an ego/annoyance standpoint to step down from the pedestal if KKF decides to play lower (or much lower) for whatever reason (e.g., not running as well, not playing as well, doesn't want the stress, needs bankroll for other reasons, has another crisis of conscience /images/graemlins/grin.gif)

[lapoker17]

I heard he's hosting the Grammys this year.

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