David Sklansky in the 2002 Big One

[clovenhoof]

That's a major accomplishment, period.

Plus everything that Stew said, too.

'hoof

[clovenhoof]

I suspect that as David gets older, his wrists simply can't bear the weight of yet another gold bracelet.

'hoof

[Wake up CALL]

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I’m not trying to disrespect Mr. Sklansky, but this post reminded me of an article I read at the time.

When Scott Gray filled the three seat in one of the six remaining tables yesterday, poker theorist David Sklansky was sitting in the one seat with more chips than Scott. He limped in a hand, so Scott raised it on up and Sklansky passed. That was the last hand David Sklansky played in three hours. During the next three hours he was an empty chair. He anted himself down from seventy thousand in chips to less than ten. He made the money. And when they pay him his twenty thousand they’ll say, “Sir, thank you very much for attending. Please come back next year.” But in the words of Yeller from The Cincinnati Kid, “Man, you better write yourself a new book.” Because the gold bracelet ain’t being awarded by a voice vote, nor to the guy who can do the fanciest fractions. The winner of the World Series is the guy with balls as big as Montana, and a heart to match.

Excerpt: World Series Of Poker 2002 Jesse May Reports (#6 Day Three)

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Does anyone else find it amusing that Jesse May was writing about the tournament and not playing in it? If David's play was so boring why did he spend over three hours watching his every hand? Oh, perhaps he missed a few! Ya think!!

I read this article when originally published and dismissed it it out of hand due to the probable bias, lack of likely foundation and pretty much a useless account of something that didn't happen (ie: not playing any hands) rather than focusing more on hands that were played.

[whiskeytown]

on the other hand....he started with less then $10000 - and I THINK the next highest people were up near the $40000 range, as I recall -

and he still outlasted 3 of them - I don't understand the motivation either, but I've had a couple NL tourneys where I got a big start, and then got creamed handwise, virtually getting blinded out - and I have a feeling at the WSOP, you don't see many unraised hands...

now if he had mucked AA somewhere, I'd be super critical, but I doubt he did that..

RB

[pokerlover]

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LOL @ Ray, let me see 42nd out of 839

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There were actually only 613 people in the big one in 2002. Still 52nd isn't too shabby.

[Stew]

I misread it or assumed (you know what happens when someone assumes) 2003. Thanks for pointing that out.