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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] This led me to wonder whether I'd be willing to risk 10% of my total liquid assets as a 55/45 favorite. Hard to say for sure when it's just theoretical, but I'm fairly certain that I'd take that bet. Maybe not for more than 30% though... [/ QUOTE ] I believe that Doyle Brunson said in SS1 that he'd bet everything he owned on a coin flip if he got 2-1 odds. [/ QUOTE ] I think it was 10-1 [/ QUOTE ] It was. [/ QUOTE ] Well hell, anybody would do that. [/ QUOTE ] The vast majority of people certainly would not. More than 60% of 2+2 posters also would not. |
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
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phil is a gambler, youre wrong about that. youre also wrong about his reasons for not taking daniels offer. i believe that phil knows daniel is the favorite. he also doesnt play this high for many reasons. i really doubt that phil is worth 5 mill. lets be realistic here. [/ QUOTE ] Care to elaborate on "Phil the gambler"? Also, the discussion on cardplayer went like this: Phil: " Assuming I'm a 55/45 favorite, I wouldn't play for 500k...", so it really isn't relevant whether he would actually be a favorite or not. |
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
Somebody might have posted this already.. But Hellmuth said in his book that for a while he was addicted to Craps.
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
Including me.
Its one thing for people to say it, but I highly doubt many of the people that say it would literally put -everything- they own on the line unless the chance of loss was miniscule. |
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Its one thing for people to say it, but I highly doubt many of the people that say it would literally put -everything- they own on the line unless the chance of loss was miniscule. [/ QUOTE ] It's easy to say when the chances of being taken up on it are virtually zero |
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Even if I had 30 million dollar bankroll I wouldn't play headsup for 500k. [/ QUOTE ] jk |
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
that's a rooster not a chicken.
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
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dude 1) taxes 2) 17 years 3) expenses 4) deduct buyins pls 5) he might have been bankrolled for some of the events and only took a portion (?) [/ QUOTE ] dude Interest appreciation of capital Assuming he invested at least a portion of it semi-wisely it should double in value theoretically every 7 years. If he was smart about the tech bubble it doubled a lot faster than that. It wouldn't surprise me if he's worth at least 5 mil as well but then again, I don't really care. |
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
May I remind everyone that Hellmuth won the National Head's Up Championship?
If anyone should consider themselves a favorite to play a head's up Hold Em game it should be Hellmuth. I really respect his decision not to "gamble". |
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Re: Phil Hellmuth - not a gambler
A rooster is a chicken. Female chickens are hens. Male chickens are roosters.
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