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  1. JoGentleman JoGentleman is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 2:47pm)

    what's up with the FTP tourney pro's.. It looks like they just pick those people out of the street and give them a red name...

    I see it over and over again, they play so so bad and make so many mistakes whereas they are so called 'pro's'..

    I know whe will profit from their mistakes... maybe there is the reason FTP makes them pro's.. :P

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  2. ApesAreFun ApesAreFun is offline Moderator/Euro Donk

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 3:03pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    Are you complaining about bad players? That cant be right?

    Well, who cares! A lot of red-(poker)players is +EV! Embrace them, and love them, whoever they may be!
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  3. JoGentleman JoGentleman is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 3:04pm) in reply to ApesAreFun

     
    Originally Posted by ApesAreFun View Post

    Are you complaining about bad players? That cant be right?

    Well, who cares! A lot of red-(poker)players is +EV! Embrace them, and love them, whoever they may be!

    can't argue with that.. that's for sure..
     
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  4. allin4flush allin4flush is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 3:05pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    Yeah, with $4 million in tournament winnings, and 67th place on the all-time-money list... Lee Watkinson really is a joke! And really, who defends their button raise against a SB reraiser? Losers like Lee Watkinson, that's who.
  5. coolhandkev coolhandkev is online now

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 3:07pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    It's like a different game for those players. Everyone is constantly after their bounty, they really have to adjust their play, in my opinion. I bet they get tons of frustrating shit coming their way at times.

    I knocked out Mandy B for $100 and the shirt last week! It's such an awesome perk to Full Tilt.
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 3:27pm) in reply to coolhandkev

    More red pros means more free t-shirts.
     
  7. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 3:38pm) in reply to ndahlhoff10

    They don't just add people who are good at poker dawg, they add people for marketing. That's why they have pros, and friends of ftp, but still in red. You think all pstars pros/friends are good at poker? Hell no. Only way they get poker going in the other places in the world to donate to Americans. Just wonder how they all get run good accts being out of the US.
  8. Frank1The1Tank Frank1The1Tank is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:03pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    I am prob better than 95% of the ftp and stars pros. This doesn't mean I think I deserve it over them. They don't choose people randomly, as others have said the people they choose are people they think are good for promoting their site. If someone sucks at poker but can bring new fish onto the site, then why should I complain? Most the pros are hella cool anyway. To make a thread calling them out though seems absurd. They help make this game more profitable by getting more people to play.
     
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:06pm) in reply to Frank1The1Tank

     
    Originally Posted by Frank1The1Tank View Post

    I am prob better than 95% of the ftp and stars pros. This doesn't mean I think I deserve it over them. They don't choose people randomly, as others have said the people they choose are people they think are good for promoting their site. If someone sucks at poker but can bring new fish onto the site, then why should I complain? Most the pros are hella cool anyway. To make a thread calling them out though seems absurd. They help make this game more profitable by getting more people to play.

    lol @ 95%
  10. Frank1The1Tank Frank1The1Tank is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:11pm) in reply to Charlamaigne

    I mean it was just a rough estimation. Obv there are some people on both sites that are better than me.
     
  11. ptownbrad ptownbrad is offline his mom sniffed his cock

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:23pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    I bet 95% is pretty close.
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:24pm) in reply to ptownbrad

     
    Originally Posted by ptownbrad View Post

    I bet 95% is pretty close.

    What I was thinkin.
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:26pm) in reply to ptownbrad

     
    Originally Posted by ptownbrad View Post

    I bet 95% is pretty close.

     
  14. lukaluka05 lukaluka05 is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:31pm) in reply to rivverkiller

    So how did 95% come about? Scientific research or straight out of the ass?
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 4:36pm) in reply to lukaluka05

    Confirmed.. 95% is correct.
  16. BudmansCom BudmansCom is offline

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 5:16pm) in reply to ptownbrad

    OK, make it easy. Just list the 5% that you think are indeed better than you, Frank.
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 7:18pm) in reply to BudmansCom

    according to my calculation it was more like 66.666 (recurring of course)
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 7:35pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    i crunched some numbers and it is actually 96% so you 95% ppl are out of your mind
  19. Lord Supremo Lord Supremo is online now actually a tuvalu lord (sigh)

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 7:39pm) in reply to random.chu

     
    Originally Posted by random.chu View Post

    according to my calculation it was more like 66.666 (repeating of course)

    Otherwise, solid reference
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 7:55pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    they're not even all poker players. ie Jonathon Wendel aka Fatal1ty is pro video gamer that obv got a deal because of who he is outside of poker and because he's well known in the demographic (young males) that likes online poker the most.

    and yes most of them suck. 95% sounds about right
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 8:25pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

     
    Originally Posted by Lord Supremo View Post


    Otherwise, solid reference

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 10:39pm) in reply to JoGentleman

    tshirt equity for the mfw!!!
     
  23. Hughes4 Hughes4 is online now

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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 10:46pm) in reply to time4badbeat

     
    Originally Posted by time4badbeat View Post

    tshirt equity for the mfw!!!

    this. it doesn't matter what the tournament is. $1, $100, rebuy, omaha, razz. If there's a red pro in it, I can win a t-shirt.... so yeah, you gotta be in it to win it
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    Nov 13th, 2009 (11/13/2009 11:05pm) in reply to Frank1The1Tank

     
    Originally Posted by Frank1The1Tank View Post

    I am prob better than 95% of the ftp and stars pros. This doesn't mean I think I deserve it over them. They don't choose people randomly, as others have said the people they choose are people they think are good for promoting their site. If someone sucks at poker but can bring new fish onto the site, then why should I complain? Most the pros are hella cool anyway. To make a thread calling them out though seems absurd. They help make this game more profitable by getting more people to play.

    LOL Run good much?
     
  25. norcaljeff norcaljeff is offline 2010 OT Thread Kill Leader

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    Nov 14th, 2009 (11/14/2009 2:06am) in reply to JoGentleman

    yeah who's that "durrrr" clown??!?
  26. StaySuckaFree StaySuckaFree is offline

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    Nov 14th, 2009 (11/14/2009 4:45am) in reply to lukaluka05

     
    Originally Posted by lukaluka05 View Post

    So how did 95% come about? Scientific research or straight out of the ass?

    ^^^ I think he's new

    Obv Frank OWNS
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    Nov 14th, 2009 (11/14/2009 10:30am) in reply to StaySuckaFree

    the number is prolly more like around 94.97326459% that frank is better than. just do the math
  28. SigmaBetaRho SigmaBetaRho is offline

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    Nov 14th, 2009 (11/14/2009 10:57am) in reply to racer

    talk about a hijacked thread
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    Nov 14th, 2009 (11/14/2009 11:18am) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    yeah who's that "durrrr" clown??!?

    Yeah, he's awful. Only runs good and gets lucky to the tune of $10M+ over the course of one year w/ online + live earnings. He must be terrible to consistently beat nosebleed cash against Antonius, Benyamine, Ivey, and the like.

    LoL, back to the original topic of the post though. I do agree that some pros are better for marketing, but all of them have made a significant impact on poker in one way or another.

    Of course, Greg Mueller did win his own event, which must be a sick brag to all other pros.
  30. benyyy benyyy is offline

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    Nov 14th, 2009 (11/14/2009 12:30pm) in reply to sgildea25

    Frank were you not hugged much as a kid?Every second post is about how great you are.
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