Gabe Thaler = Class Act

[nolimitpro2005]

Don't see what the point of this thread even is.. plenty of poker players are decent, or at least just not assholes. Dunno what makes Gabe special.

Seems ok from what I saw on tv, but I read something on ESPN's site, I think, about him having a hissy fit over a WPT tournament having ten-handed tables instead of nine-handed. I'll see if I can find the link to that story, but I just can't believe those are the actions of a grown man. Doesn't sound like a classy move to me.

[CDSNUTSINYAMOUTH]

Hey Gabe,
gene roddenberry called...looks like you're their new man

[James Lang]

He looks like Christian Slater

[MrMon]

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He looks like Christian Slater

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Amazingly so.

[Duke]

When I was first learning how to play poker I put in a lot of hours playing 15-30 at Bay 101 with Gabe. This is a long time ago. He got me to stop playing KJo from EP. One of the only guys I can say knew how to play in those games, and he was super nice and helpful to me.

I'll say he's one of the nicer human beings around, near the same level as a Tommy Angelo.

~D

[Tommy Angelo]

"I'll say he's one of the nicer human beings around, near the same level as a Tommy Angelo."

Thank you for that very high compliment!

It so happens I've shared many hours with Gabe in his earlier years, at poker tables and beyond, and I like to think that maybe just maybe I'm somehow responsible for a little bit of his comportment.

Check this hand out, from only a year or two ago. $1000 buy-in NLHE game at Lucky Chances. Gabe had KK. I had QQ. I almost got off my hand before the flop. Gabe was by far the only guy I would have laid it down against at that table. But I didn't find it, and we got allin preflop for $1700 each. (I was the final big raiser.)

We turned our hands up. The flop was K-x-y. Turn: Q. River: Q.

Both Gabe and I did exactly what we would have done no matter who won the hand or why or how. Natta. Good man.

Tommy

[DyessMan89]

Its nice to see a "good" thread like this have so many posts. I guess not everyone on here is an a**hole.

[Smoothcall]

Great role model? Why because he acts like he supposed to? I guess this is a phenomenon. Don't get me wrong he seems to act like a gentleman. But i don't see why this is so hard to fathom for someone to act appropriately. Some of us this is 2nd nature to act this way.

[Philuva]

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Great role model? Why because he acts like he supposed to? I guess this is a phenomenon. Don't get me wrong he seems to act like a gentleman. But i don't see why this is so hard to fathom for someone to act appropriately. Some of us this is 2nd nature to act this way.

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I agree with you in every day situations or your every day cash game, but in tourneys it is much more difficult in situations to keep your composure when 100's of thousands of dollars are on the line.

[ilya]

Gabe is one of my favorite players to watch and I hope to one day have the pleasure of meeting him in person and playing against him.