Phil Gordon Celebrity Poker analysis

[TightIsRight]

Getting 260-1 against Meatloaf, I'd call with hands all the way down to about 5-high here

[Kyo Souma II]

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OK, hand goes like this.

Dwarf dude from Station Agent has a ten. Meatloaf has KJ.

Flop is TTQ w/ two spades.

Dwarf bets 2k, Meat calls. 5k or so in pot I think.

Turn is TTQx.

Dwarf bets 1k, Meat calls. 7k in pot.

River is a small spade.

Dwarf checks trip tens. Meatloaf bets 3k. Dwarf checkraises all-in for 3200. Meatloaf folds for the last 200.

Phil Gordon said Meatloaf's fold was insanely bad. I thought it was pretty straightforward, even for 200.

Thoughts?

Why was I watching Celebrity Poker, perhaps the stupidest show ever made? Chick.

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This is very similar to your excellent 3-high penny fold on the end at nl25. Fold, not close.

-kyo

[Shibby]

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GREAT check on the river by the Dwarf to induce the-aggressive Meatbluff.

Fold for $200 more?? 'No I won't do that!'....

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LOL, nh.

[Jordan Olsommer]

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GREAT check on the river by the Dwarf to induce the-aggressive Meatbluff.

Fold for $200 more?? 'No I won't do that!'....

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Tourney Director: "It's $200 to you, Meatloaf."

Midget: "Stop right there! I gotta know right now, before we go any further...will you call me? Will you call on the river?"

Meatloaf:"Let me sleep on it! Midget, midget, let me sleep on it!
Let me sleep on it! I'll call on the river in the morning!"

Midget: "I gotta know right now!"

[PTjvs]

This post came very close to getting me fired for hysterical laughter.
jvs

dude, calling a dwarf a 'midget' is a HUGE dis... I would apologize right now.

[Jordan Olsommer]

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dude, calling a dwarf a 'midget' is a HUGE dis... I would apologize right now.

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It was strictly for aesthetic purposes (two syllables).

Phil Gordon is pretty lame in that show. He's always so stiff. Dave Foley has a couple good lines per episode though.

[ChrisAJ]

Funny thing about that. I played in a DC charity tournament hosted by Phil. In addition to running around the room encouraging people to re-buy for charity, he spent a LOT of time talking about how bad the "celebs" are.

[schwza]

first, i would call here. against totally amateurs, you have to assume they will do something really stupid every once in a while, including thinking they have a straight with J9.

more importantly, this is a lot of hate on celebrity poker. phil gordon is the best regular announcer by far - the things he say make sense and are not really annoying. he also is willing to say "that was a really play" which i find refreshing (but i guess i'd find it really annoying if most announcers said it).

i can't stand to watch it anymore b/c the poker is so bad, but i think it would actually be a reasonable way for a novice to improve.