Brunson ' quote about Sklansky

[George Rice]

Who cares?

[Al Schoonmaker]

If you go to cardplayer.com, "magazine," in the top left corner, writers, and my name, you'll find two articles about playing your own rush and defending against another person's rush.
Regards,
Al

[WarmonkEd]

ok, I don't believe in this clumping effect. That's like saying "because red has been hit 10 times in a roulette game, the next one will be red." I think we all know that's simply NOT true.

I DO believe in the psychological effect that you can inflict on people (who believe in rushes) by making them THINK you're on a rush.

And I DO have the book in front of me and he says nothing about "psych'ing" people out and making them fear him because he's on a rush. This is how he states it verbatim pg 451:

"If you don't play that way... you'll never have much of a rush. I know that scientists don't believe in rushes... but they make about fifteen hundred a month. I've played poker for almost 25 years now...and I've made millions at it. A big part of my winnings comes from playing my rushes.

There's only one world class poker player I know who doesn't believe in rushes.Well...he's wrong and so are all the other 'scientists', besides how many of them can play poker anyway?"

[WarmonkEd]

Hi Al,
I just read your articles on rushes, and if Brunson was going to write a section about rushes, that's how he should've done it.

[Al Mirpuri]

LAG = Loose Aggressive Games
LAP = Loose Passive Games
TAG = Tight Aggressive Games
TPG = Tight Passive Games

[twomarks]

I didn't know Mr. Sklansky had 3 WSOP bracelets. What are they for?

Thanks,

twomarks

[Still the Spank E]

Doyle Brunson is one of my heroes, as he should be to anyone who plays the game, but this is not the first time I've heard him say things I considered CLASSLESS. After busting out (first round!) of the 2003 WSOP, the Texas Dolly was asked what he thought of the chances of the defending 2002 champion's (Robert Varkony) repeating as winner. Instead of showing grace and the humility appropriate to a true champion (which, of course, he IS), he told the ESPN interviewer that he didn't give him much of a chance (no doubt accurate, particularly in retrospect), and that he (Doyle) couldn't imagine how he got through the field the year before in the first place. What's up with that? I mean, he is deservedly considered one of the top players to ever live, but that--and his remarks about DS--demonstrate a little something missing in the character department, don't you think?

[Andy B]

Since when is answering a question truthfully "classless"?

[bunky9590]

If he held them in so much contempt, why the heck were they asked (By Doyle personally) to write sections of his Super/System book?

Doyle's just blowing off. Probably got aces cracked by some whale holding 93o or something like 10 minutes prior.

[morgant]

i thought it was candid and great the way he responded to that question. should he have given the stereotypical pc response? btw varkoni irked the crap out of me, watching him act like the big cheese, with his coach and grandstanding etc.