Which pro do you think you can beat heads up??
 

If you had a Moneymaker like run in the WSOP and got to choose a poker pro to be up against heads up, with about even chip stacks, who would it be??

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phil helmuth.

point 1, cos id go all in with most hands. i dont expect to outplay the guys so i will rely on luck. this means i could play anyone the same effectively.

point 2, i know id be loving doing it to helmuth. i dont really like him, so id love to see him squirm under the knowledge on every AK ive a 40% chance to win.

plus his blow up should the strategy work would be hillarious

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but hellmuth is the headsup champion:(

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Vince Lepore. It's not close.

-adam, who will probably be seeing *** You are ignoring this user *** sooner than he expects.

Re: Which pro do you think you can beat heads up??
 

I voted Gus in the hopes he would make some wacky call against me and I'd at least be able to get my money in as the favourite, which is less likely with the others on your list.

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but hellmuth is the headsup champion:(

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do you not think all the pros on the list are damn good heads up.

there is no strategy to use against you if all of your moves are either all in or fold. even if they wait till they get a monster, and assuming you dont have either a bigger hand or folded it, even then youve still got a fair % to win.

im certainly not willing to see flops against anyone on that list. not even with vince/smoothcall.

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I voted for "Other." I'd like to end up against Phil Laak. He can't count outs properly.

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I would pick Moneymaker

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Johnny Chan would beat me so bad I would beat him :eek3:

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not sure which question to answer. "which pro do you think you could beat heads up?" is different than, "who would it be if you got to choose a poker pro to be heads up against?"

it goes without saying that i'd have a better chance against the moneymakers of the world, but i wouldn't enjoy that nearly as much as i'd enjoy getting heads up with hellmuth- he's the heads up champion, but hell, it would be worth it just because of the stories i could always have.

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Chris Money Maker He is a donkey

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Hellmuth because you probably know where he is at better than any of the others on the list. Gus who knows what he is betting with. Howard can be tricky and Chan is Chan. At least with Phil you can have a good idea where you are at in the hand and if you win a few hands get under his skin.

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I don't know, but I'd like to watch a heads-up match between Mike Matusow and Tony G, with the winner to take on Phil Helmuth. Now that's entertainment!

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Gus Hansen would be the easiest in nl holdem. In limit holdem Phil H. maybe is the easiest.

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Vince Lepore. It's not close.


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Vince Lepore is not a "pro". He does not have much heads up playing experience. So beating him would not prove much.

Vince

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strange how the 'two' of you posted within a minute of each other.

Phill

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Wonder how he signed off and on so fast.

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Phil. Not because I think Phil is a weaker player than the others, just he cares so much about the WSOP title I think I could use that to my advantage.

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Sthief09

-Michael

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Wonder how he signed off and on so fast.

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"It's a Puzzlement!"

But don't try to educate the boy. He might hurt himslef pondering.

Vince

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Dutch Boyd

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Hoyt Corkins, just wait til I have a hand PF and he pushes 25+ BB with T3o preflop

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Yeah, he is way overrated. He would be so easy to trap.

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point 1, cos id go all in with most hands. i dont expect to outplay the guys so i will rely on luck. this means i could play anyone the same effectively.

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This is a terrible strategy heads up. You will steal a bunch of small pots but eventually you will get called by a big pair.

Re: Which pro do you think you can beat heads up??
 

your assuming small blinds.

also, like i said, i wont have weak hands all the time, and they need to wait till they have enough to take a stand.

perfect strategy, no. but im never going to outplay any of those pros heads up. my deficiancies need balancing out, and taking it to a level where 1 hand, and 1 mistake can make or break the player will be the best of the rest.

of the 'big name' pros who i think i could stand a chance outplaying, it'd prolly be phil laak. who has yet to show great skill beyond all the non-name good players.

id also like to take on dan harrington, itd be an honour to play against one of, if not the, greatest player of the last decade, but i would lose cos id want to play, instead of just push it.

as for vince, ive never had two accounts so i dont have first hand experience but i can think of several ways it can be done to have both accounts open at once.