Steve Dannenman-3rd in chips after Day 1 at Borgata??

Brad F. · #1 09-20-2005, 06:15 PM

I can't be the only one semi-shocked by this....

Brad

Sykes · #2 09-20-2005, 06:24 PM

Why not? You think he was a total lucksack to battle through 5000+ people?

If you think you're better than him, go out there and do it.

Gabe DV · #3 09-20-2005, 06:33 PM

played with him in a 60 dollar super at the borgata (yes i said 60--he was waiting for a bigger one). Funny guy.

Buckshot · #4 09-20-2005, 06:40 PM

I met Steve and had a few brews with him this past weekend. He told me when the blinds were 3k-6k (this is at the WSOP) he had 200k or so in chips. He figured he wouldn't win anyway but was very happy to make the money so he ordered a drink....then another....then another. Soon he was super drunk AND with 4 million in chips. Go figure.

When we were in the 2nd to last super on Sunday (in which we both won a seat) I noticed that his play was somewhat irregular but I think he reads pretty well. He tended to make some weird preflop and river calls that most might think twice about.

~stephen

Dynasty · #5 09-20-2005, 07:10 PM

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That's exactly what a lot of posters here think. If they put their chips into the pot just a couple times with the worst of it and win, the get the luckbox label.

Hell, a guy could be the smallest stack at the WSOP final table, make an incredible comeback to win the thing, and people would still call him a luckbox if he played a few speculative hands.

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Well, I'm sure they've won a few Party SNGs. Isn't that enough?

Quicksilvre · #6 09-20-2005, 09:12 PM

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Not totally, but he said himself that he's about the fourth best player in his home game.

Adjective · #7 09-20-2005, 09:45 PM

Day 1? How about let's see if he makes the final table, then i'll be surprised.

ClaytonN · #8 09-20-2005, 09:48 PM

Dannenman's got what a lot of poker players don't: humility. He knew going into the late stages of the tournament he was going to be outmatched postflop, and adjusted his game accordingly.

istewart · #9 09-20-2005, 10:10 PM

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Why not? You think he was a total lucksack to battle through 5000+ people?

If you think you're better than him, go out there and do it.

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This is the gayest argument I've ever heard.