Today's most hated Net player

[Baulucky]

No, he wasn't. This is an special situation in which 3rd place is the BEST prize. I would have DEMANDED more.

[MS Sunshine]

I'm sure that he will get Bar-B-Qed for his attempted extortion, but I only see one thing wrong. He should have countered the decline of his offer with "I'll take $600 off third and you each get $5000." I think the deal gets done at that price. Who wants to gamble on one of the next two set of blinds for $5000?

It was fun to watch the chat on this. The new Prince of Darkness in the internet poker world is named Miros.

MS Sunshine

[Mike Haven]

"I'll take $600 off third and you each get $5000." I think the deal gets done at that price.

wasn't he saying "I'll take $1500 off third and you each get $4550"?

Who wants to gamble on one of the next two set of blinds for $5000?

they wanted to gamble on one of the next two set of blinds for $4550

having said that, Miros had about a 10% chance of not coming first or second, so there should have been a bit of pressure on him to just take the likely first or second prize there and then without further risk

[MS Sunshine]

3rd is almost the same prize and personally the one I would want. If he plans to play zero hands then he has very little risk playing out, but the other three players all have alot of risk and him agreeing to a deal lets him have a chance at a premium. I don't pay a $750 one, but I would pay the $300, but I would ask the guy with 27K to chip in too, so the two of us don't eat the whole cost.

Yeah, they are getting held-up, but what are you going to do? Would you take a dead-even bet getting $5300 to your $5000? If you will not take that bet then you should pay $300 to lose the risk on this bet. IMO

MS Sunshine

p.s. Round numbers in deals seals more of them.

[beernutz]

MS did the other players try to put together a counter to his counter (something less than the $1500) or was the rejection of his offer the end of negotiations? I think if I was in the 3rd or 4th place position here, given their stack sizes relative to his (what were the blind levels, btw?) I'd have been very inclined to continue negotiating.

[MS Sunshine]

No, the offer was made, turned down, with no counter offer and no further reoffer. There was alot of chat from the rail after he made the offer. All against him.

MS Sunshine

[Baulucky]

IF I had been on Miros place I'd have proposed I get all the cash and all the seats and all the other players can eat s*** and die. I'm sure that's what they would deserve after trying to beat me in a poker game.

[Jimbo]

Unless you ask for it nobody is likely to offer it to you. The small stacks should have jumped at the offer. ABC200 actually should encourage them to take it as well. The position and amount of the blinds could be important as well and might change my opinion if they are relevant.

[rusty JEDI]

Wow. I guess that is his choice but maybe karma will bite him in the ass. Perhaps he breaks his ankle tripping on a curb crossing the street and smacks his head unconscious on his walk over to the WSOP and has to be rushed to hospital completely missing the whole thing.

But its not like i have a voodoo miros or anything.

[Acesover8s]

It's people like Miros who make poker an unfair game. I mean to take advantage of a situation like this. Thats as bad as those jerks who actually checkraise you. One time I saw a player expose his pocket aces when making an allin raise and the other player had the nerve to not call with his pocket kings. I mean come on, taking advantage of situations and weak players is NOT what poker is about.

So let's here it guys next pokerstars tourney lets just chop up the prize pool after the first hand, I don't want to be unfair and let superior play ruin anyones day.

Truly,

The only egalitarian poker player,