Tournament of Champions.

gobboboy · #1 11-07-2005, 11:43 AM

I was going to make a thread earlier but decided not to simply because it wasn't THAT exciting that Hellmuth and Matusow were up in front... until I realized that they almost had 2x of the stacks behind them. This is pretty incredible, and though Matusow, I know, had some lucky hands it is still a remarkable feat for both of them to be doing so well.

So why is it that Hellmuth has done well in both tournament of champions? Is he really just THAT GOOD in a field where people know what they're doing? Perhaps he was right, and in a field where people are not taking as many gambles to accumulate chips he truly is an amazing player. Today will tell, I guess.

Anyone want to guess the FT? Here are my picks:

Phil Hellmuth
Mike Matusow
Keith Sexton
Chad Brown
Mark Hanna
Michael Mizrachi
Steven Dannenmann
Doyle Brunson
Hoyt Corkins

trying2learn · #2 11-07-2005, 01:08 PM

I just hope Hellmuth and Matusow make it. Those two at the final table pretty much ensures a great couple hours of tv, period.

#3 11-07-2005, 01:10 PM

I bet Negreanu is even more pissed seeing Hellmuth and Chan way up there when they didn't qualify for the tourney.

#4 11-07-2005, 04:27 PM

I think phil is gonna make it. mike is a little too volitile but his chip stack will make up for it. whatever hands he loses will be overcome by blinds he stole.

However, i have a strong feeling they'll choke on final table. THey always seem to.

gobboboy · #5 11-07-2005, 04:50 PM

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I think phil is gonna make it. mike is a little too volitile but his chip stack will make up for it. whatever hands he loses will be overcome by blinds he stole.

However, i have a strong feeling they'll choke on final table. THey always seem to.

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I disagree. Phil seems to play well at final tables. The one we saw him at this year in the WSOP (PL Omaha), his bustout hand was completely impossible to get away from. I think he'll FT this and possibly win it. If he does, people are going to have to really respect his play a lot more than they are.

trying2learn · #6 11-07-2005, 05:14 PM

anyone who doesn't respect hellmuth's nl tournament play is a fool from the jump.

henrikrh · #7 11-07-2005, 05:19 PM

Phil wins a 3 way pot with QQ, good stuff. He's pretty much a 100% gonna be at the final table, sounds liek he's playing really solid.

trying2learn · #8 11-07-2005, 05:22 PM

he didn't win that three way pot - he won the side pot. the short stack made a straight on the river.

henrikrh · #9 11-07-2005, 05:32 PM

Sorry, my bad.

gobboboy · #10 11-07-2005, 06:20 PM

My picks are doing ridiculously well. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]