Gigabet vs Negreanu?

[viennagreen]

the statement "i doubt gigabet is worth several million" seemed to be not relevant to the open challenge, and i deducted (sensed weakness) that the poster had a lack of understanding regarding the challenge... sometimes i'm wrong, but right now i still feel that i was probably correct in my read.

and 10% of your bankroll is not very much.

to illustrate how little 10% of your bankroll is---- how many buy-ins for the 50+5s is in your bankroll nottom? a conservative player like me might have 100 buy-ins. And a 10 buy-in drop happens on a regular basis....

should the frequency of a 10% drop in my bankroll lead me to increase my roll to 200 buy-ins? or is 10% not THAT much to be concerned about?

and regardless--- i neither suggested or recommended that anyone risk 10% of their bankroll on even a 60:40 shot.

[1C5]

That point is true.

[bluesbassman]

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did you read Negreanu's open challenge before posting?

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Yes, what's your point?

Given that Gigabet recently posted a 100K win hand history from a Party Step Higher tourney, it seems feasible he could afford to take on Negreanu for that amount.

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Having 100K =/= being bankrolled for this.

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Of course I agree with you that it's not the same, but it's feasible. If Gigabet plays Negreanu for 100K and loses, then his remaining bankroll should be about the same (neglecting all other action) as if he had lost the Step Higher tourney he posted. Presumably, a loss in that tourney would not have crippled his bankroll. Also, playing for 100K one time is not equivalent to repeatedly risking those stakes.

I just want to see the battle. My money would be on Gigabet. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[UMTerp]

Does Giga even play cash games? I'd think he could find a better spot to invest $100K than this...

[bluesbassman]

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the statement "i doubt gigabet is worth several million" seemed to be not relevant to the open challenge, and i deducted (sensed weakness) that the poster had a lack of understanding regarding the challenge... sometimes i'm wrong, but right now i still feel that i was probably correct in my read.


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I'm not only a fish at poker, I'm dumb as a post. (I'm not kidding.) Please explain my misunderstanding of the open challenge.

[Ryendal]

Do you have an idea on how old Gigabet is ?

What is his real name ?

[bluesbassman]

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Does Giga even play cash games? I'd think he could find a better spot to invest $100K than this...

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Could the challenger request a heads-up tournament format? I see nothing specified in the open challenge description which forbids it.

Yes, Gigabet could find a better spot to risk 100K... but it might not be as much fun, especially for all the railbirds.

[Maulik]

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did you read Negreanu's open challenge before posting?

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Why would you htink he didn't?

Let's say Gigabet has $Million BR now. Do you think it would be a good idea to risk 10% of that on what is probably a coinflip at best?

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limit HE wouldn't be a coinflip, most of those games wouldn't be flipping coins

[Voltron87]

Does anyone know Gigabet's favorite ice cream flavor? How tall is he?

Come on, let's not turn this into the WPT forum.

[Bluff Daddy]

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Does anyone know Gigabet's favorite ice cream flavor? How tall is he?

Come on, let's not turn this into the WPT forum.

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strawberry, and he eats it while he plays helps him focus