WSOP Day 3: "Official" News, Results, and Discussion - Page 9

adanthar · #81 07-11-2005, 04:50 PM

So rather than push every hand into the short stacks at his table he's (I'm guessing half seriously but still) offering 50K to break the bubble up?

Well, I guess I know why my '3 hands' estimate was wrong.

ThisHo · #82 07-11-2005, 04:53 PM

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I find this amusing (Source = Cardplayer)

"Date / Time: 2005-07-11 13:40:00
Title: Howard Lederer Wants to Keep the Action Going
Log: At ESPN's Featured Table, Howard Lederer is bored by the slow-down in play. He wandered over to the media area, saying, "I'll put up the forty, and we can get back to playing." He was referring to $40,000, which would roughly be enough to get an extra four people in the money so this burtally boring hand-for-hand situation would be over.

It would actually cost Lederer $50,000 to sneak four more people in the money, but I don't think an extra ten grand would deter him. He's that bored. "

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my first reaction to this was "geez... have some patience" then I did a little math .. 8 hands in almost 2 hours??? Holy crap that is slow and boring. Maybe Howard's onto something.

my other first reaction:
I wish I had $50k sitting around that I could offer up because "I'm bored." My life must really suck more than I think it does.

ThisHo

autobet · #83 07-11-2005, 04:56 PM

who can blame him...

Toro · #84 07-11-2005, 04:57 PM

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Have we found out if this is our esteemed Toro? The last name is a bit off (Toro's name ends in a different vowel).

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Nope. It's not Toro. Got the word from the horse's mouth.

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No, unfortunately not. I'm stuck back here in Wormtowne like Dan. And I gave it such an effort this year to qualify. If only that one Double Shootout that I entered didn't get cancelled.

Now if this guy from New Jersey that stole my name wins it, I'm going to have to put up with the damned autograph hounds. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Wingnut · #85 07-11-2005, 04:58 PM

I think it'd only been 1 hour (cards went in the air at 12:40 PDT), but that's still excruciatingly slow.

cwsiggy · #86 07-11-2005, 04:58 PM

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my other first reaction:
I wish I had $50k sitting around that I could offer up because "I'm bored." My life must really suck more than I think it does.

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too funny. I don't know. Should he have called with pocket 7's????

Kevmath · #87 07-11-2005, 05:03 PM

561 left during hand #11.

Kevin...

Paxosmotic · #88 07-11-2005, 05:05 PM

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I find this amusing (Source = Cardplayer)

"Date / Time: 2005-07-11 13:40:00
Title: Howard Lederer Wants to Keep the Action Going
Log: At ESPN's Featured Table, Howard Lederer is bored by the slow-down in play. He wandered over to the media area, saying, "I'll put up the forty, and we can get back to playing." He was referring to $40,000, which would roughly be enough to get an extra four people in the money so this burtally boring hand-for-hand situation would be over.

It would actually cost Lederer $50,000 to sneak four more people in the money, but I don't think an extra ten grand would deter him. He's that bored. "

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Oh man do I wish I was that cool.

cwsiggy · #89 07-11-2005, 05:06 PM

nice.

CrazyEyez · #90 07-11-2005, 05:06 PM

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I think it'd only been 1 hour (cards went in the air at 12:40 PDT), but that's still excruciatingly slow.

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The only thing more mind-numbing than sitting there waiting that thing out must be sitting at work clicking 'refresh' while they're sitting there waiting that thing out.