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WHOSE HELP WOULD YOU SEEK IF YOU WERE AMONG THE NOVEMBER NINE?

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  1. JACK WELCH JACK WELCH is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 3:55pm)

    I was reading the blog of a top player who stated, "<SPAN>I am in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1221247990_4>Las Vegas</SPAN> this weekend spending time with Dennis Phillips...the chip leader at the World Series of Poker main event final table.... I am one of the team of people he has assembled to help prepare him for the big day." </SPAN>
    <SPAN><SPAN class=c1>So, I am wondering...if you were among the November Nine, if you were to assemble a team to help prepare you, who would be on that team and why?

    Let me begin by saying "a team" per se seems excessive and likely to be confusing, especially for a relatively inexperienced amateur. I am thinking a team of two for the November Nine might be optimal. Because I would hope to get heads-up, I would look to Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, who has advanced knowledge of game theory, is arguably the most successful HU competitor in recent years and is himself a former WSOP ME champion. My other choice is Daniel Negreanu. He could get me heads up and he'd be fun to study with.</SPAN></SPAN>
  2. SCTrojans SCTrojans is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 3:56pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    I love these threads.
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  3. threeven threeven is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 3:58pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    Yevgeniy Timoshenko

    edit: and /thread imo
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  4. EddieO EddieO is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 3:59pm) in reply to SCTrojans

    Why would you hide the "top pro" - isn't it Roy winston and his partner....binger??
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:02pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    Jerry Yang
  6. Mr Galt Mr Galt is offline sister-in-law's a ho

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:08pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    Whomever it was it would be highly confidential obv.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:09pm) in reply to Mr Galt

    scott freeman
     
  8. PJam PJam is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:09pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:10pm) in reply to tiltyjoker

    Scott Freeman or Justin Bonomo
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:19pm) in reply to PJam

     
    Originally Posted by PJam View Post

    Chuck Liddell

  11. Jedi Phil Ivey Jedi Phil Ivey is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:20pm) in reply to PJam

     
    Originally Posted by PJam View Post

    Chuck Liddell

    we shud petition for a televised HU match between liddell and hellmuth, and rig the cards so that Liddel constantly gets saved by rivered one outers. Not once or twice, but 11 of em, and after each one outer, Lidell gives his chips back to Hellmuth by calling three barells with 8-high, and the process starts all over again,.....

    until one hand where they start even in chips. Hellmuth has AhAd, Lidell 9h5h, Flop: AsAc6h, Hellmuth chechraise shoves flop, Lidell snaps(notice he has no flush draw). Turn 7h, River 8h. Mmmmmmmmm delicious. Liddell then gets up and proclaims he is a better player than Hellmuth because of his glorious victory.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:21pm) in reply to jmclean

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  13. TammiM68 TammiM68 is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:24pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    Andy Bloch for the math/game theory factor and Jerry Yang for the God/Jesus/prayer factor
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:27pm) in reply to TammiM68

    Simple

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:31pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    A Phan or a Tran or a few top on-line pros.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:32pm) in reply to Jedi Phil Ivey

     
    Originally Posted by Jedi Phil Ivey View Post

    Jerry Yang

    lol
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:32pm) in reply to Popperhead

    SCTrojans
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:49pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    Appearantly Dennis Phillips is paying a shit ton of money to Roy Winston. I swear I didn't make that up.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 4:56pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    A good tax attorney, CPA, and investment specialist. Changing your game right before the biggest FT of your life is a bad idea imo.
     
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 5:03pm) in reply to Squirrely1

    An image consultant so I could land a sweet endorsement deal with a poker site.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 5:04pm) in reply to jtown1010

    I'd pay Brian Townsend to get dressed up like me and play.....
  22. DoomSwitchHater DoomSwitchHater is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:16pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    Nobody. While I won't say the Main Event is a complete luckfest I will say that luck plays a MAJOR part in it. Nobody is "good enough" on skill alone to get there.

    I would think the final table will be a bit more about skill, but still. You are playing with limited knowledge against unpredictable opponents.

    The cards will decide it.
  23. grapsfan grapsfan is offline Head Curmudgeon

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:27pm) in reply to JACK WELCH

    I think it's amazing that nobody's laughed Roy Winston out of Vegas with his Oracle Consulting goofiness...and then Dennis Phillips goes along with it.

    First of all, I'd never have a "team." Too many cooks spoil the broth. It'd be so easy to fill your head with too much info. One player, maybe two max, someone who is better at switching gears and playing later streets than I am.

    Assuming anyone I would think of would be willing to spend the time, I would want to refine my game with Allen Cunningham and Daniel Negreanu.
     
  24. DaPretzel DaPretzel is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:33pm) in reply to Squirrely1

     
    Originally Posted by Squirrely1 View Post

    A good tax attorney, CPA, and investment specialist. Changing your game right before the biggest FT of your life is a bad idea imo.

    I agree that you shouldn't try to change your game/playing style right in the middle of a big tournament. It takes a looooong time to get comfortable with your own playing style, imo. Maybe you could plug a few leaks but nothing major.

    What I think would be the most beneficial, then, is to get someone who is an expert at reading people. Spotting tells and betting patterns is a skill that helps ALL poker players, no matter what the style, so you don't have to change anything about your own style to implement these new ideas.

    For this reason, I'd pick Negreanu and Ivey.
     
  25. jrrotonda59 jrrotonda59 is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:40pm) in reply to grapsfan

    i think would just hire someone to kill the other 8 people.
  26. DoomSwitchHater DoomSwitchHater is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:47pm) in reply to jrrotonda59

     
    Originally Posted by jrrotonda59 View Post

    i think would just hire someone to kill the other 8 people.

    Gentlemen shows the nuts!
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:49pm) in reply to DoomSwitchHater

    BrSavage and JACK WELCH
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  28. adam_mc adam_mc is offline

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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:51pm) in reply to Akat11

    I know this is from Roy Winston's blog.

    I would not select Roy Winston to teach me about poker.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:53pm) in reply to adam_mc

    whoever could teach how NOT to be aggressive.
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    Sep 12th, 2008 (9/12/2008 6:56pm) in reply to SCTrojans

     
    Originally Posted by SCTrojans View Post

    I love these threads.

    last paragraph is my favorite where OP quantifies a team lol ... lest anyone be confused.
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