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Re:Freddy Deeb & "new" UB management involved in superuser scandal?
I quickly scanned this thread and I'm not as up to date on the UB/AP scandals as most but isn't Russ Hamilton (former Main Event Winner) known to be one of the founders and major shareholders of UB' I know he's friends with Helmuth and watched them play in a threesome on that high stakes golf show. Also.....obviously Hamilton and Deeb know each other very well as both are long time poker pros. Is it possible that the transfers to Deeb were a way for them to launder the Superuser money to make it look like it was earned by a legit high stakes pro' I'm speculating on the 2nd ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jul 9th, 2008
Re:Jermaine Oneal dealt to the Raptors
I just read an article and a raptors source was basically quoted as saying the NBA is a star driven league and even though O'Neal has plenty of faults he is a star. I think the success of the Celtics with their 3 Stars has proven just how true this statement is. Also keep in mind good point guards are a lot easier to come by in the NBA than 7 foot 20-10 centers.
Posted in: Off Topic 		pjferr
Jun 25th, 2008
Re:Jermaine Oneal dealt to the Raptors
I'm a Raptors fan and I think this is a good but risky trade for both teams. T.J. Ford has a ton of talent that hasn't been fully realized but he also has a spinal condition where any play could end up being his last in the league. O'Neal has a giant contract with a history of knee injuries. Both teams are rolling the dice, however the trade helps both teams improve and moves players to new teams that definitely will benefit from the change of scenery.
Posted in: Off Topic 		pjferr
Jun 25th, 2008
Re:advice from anyone turning a profit - a little help please.
You have to accept that you are making mistakes and take steps to correct them. All the winning players take tons of beats too and still make a profit. It sounds like you are a sit n go player. I would suggest reading forum threads about SNGPt and/or Sngwiz. These are software programs that calculate the optimal play in a Sitngo once you are down to less than 10 BB. Basically sit n gos have been mathematically solved and you can pretty much get to the point where you can make the most +EV play every time which will in turn make u money. This is how Jonathan Little made a fortune well before ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Apr 19th, 2008
Re:What was the first movie you ever saw on VHS?
Does anyone remember Betamax' LOL Back in the early 80s my mom rented a Betamax VCR and the movie "Alice In Wonderland". We hooked it up to the Tv with the 2 metal screws (before coaxial hookup). I think we did that rental thing for a year or so before my parents dropped around a grand on a new state of the art sony betamax VCR.
Posted in: Off Topic 		pjferr
Apr 19th, 2008
Re:HSL: Daniel Negreanu suite
I wonder how Joe Sebok feels about his girlfriend Amanda Leatherman being filmed naked in Daniels bed.....lol
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Apr 16th, 2008
Re(3): Party Poker Software Issue
Lol at the interesting replies so far. In case anyone else runs into this problem with Party I think (not 100% positive yet) that I know what the problem is. My router was dropping data packets which I guess Party's software didn't take too kindly too resulting in the short timer issues. Other symptoms of packet loss from what I've read are when videos don't stream properly on sites like youtube, cardplayer tv, movie trailers etc. I was having issues like that as well. Anyways I updated my router firmware and tweaked some settings and that seems to have done the trick. Wish I had figured it ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Mar 17th, 2008
Party Poker Software Issue
I'm hoping someone else has had the issues I'm dealing with and has some sort of solution to my problem. I figured its more likely I'd find the solution here that contacting Party support....lol Party's timer starts out giving me the regular amount of time but then after about 15 minutes i only have 15 seconds to act at each table. Another 5 minutes passes and I only have 12 seconds at each table.....then 8.....and so on. Obviously a major issue when trying to play 6+ tables of 6 max cashgames and brutal when you have only 6 seconds to decide whether to call, raise or fold on a scary board ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Mar 17th, 2008
Re(3): does the average player...
My 2 cents. I play primarily on Full Tilt and have improved my game significantly in recent months and my percentile is going up almost daily. One of the most important things that I could recommend that will definitely help you win more $$$ is analyzing your short stack strategy. These online tourneys aren't very deep stacked so you find yourself quite often playing with a stack of around 10 BB or less. I used to think I played the short stack pretty well just from trial and error experience. Turns out I was a lot farther off optimal shortstack strategy than I thought. One of the best ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jan 12th, 2008
Re(4): brad booth
he's doing this short video clip as a strategy tip for some website and he's talking about the importance of game selection....so of course he sits down HU against CTS of all people and donks off 5 grand in a couple of min....LOL
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jan 9th, 2008
Re(3): brad booth

Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jan 9th, 2008
Re(2): brad booth
LOL....there is a hilarious youtube video he did. Let me find it....you gotta see this
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jan 9th, 2008
Re(3): Live TV PCA coverage
I figured out how to open the stream in VLC player and its a hell of a lot nicer being able to resize the video and control the volume
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jan 9th, 2008
Re(3): Rate My Bluff from PCA
Wouldn't it be funny if "Older Euro Guy" turned out to be Vietcong. That would be priceless. My take is you shouldn't bluff early in a deep stacked tourney filled with calling station stars qualifiers. If you do try a move like this it should be after you've played with the guy for hours and have a much better idea of how he plays. Just too easy to accumulate anyways to take that risk.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Jan 5th, 2008
Re(2): if you had $500k, and you could choose any one player to represent you from all seasons of HSP...
DURRR Not that there's anything wrong with that!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Dec 19th, 2007
Re(2): Chip Reese RIP? :(
Very sad news! Everything I have heard, read and seen of him on T.V. indicates he was a great guy and well liked by his fellow pros. If anyone hasn't had a chance to listen to the 2 part cardplayer circuit interview he did last year, I highly recommend it. Its one of the best podcasts I've ever heard. Most of the members here are young kids and it can be easy to feel immortal at 19 years old. I recently turned 32 and the thought that I could have already lived more than half my life is a scary reality. Time flies and we are only here for a short time so do what you enjoy and live ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Dec 4th, 2007
Re(6): HSP Players -- Net Worth Ranking
Define online pro. I'd say Antonius because he plays the majority of the time online and makes more money than anyone. If your talking about the net worth of anyone who sometimes plays online poker then I'd have to say Bill Gates.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(6): HSP Players -- Net Worth Ranking
My Bad Barry. I thought for sure it was mentioned during one of those WCOOP Broadcasts that you were selling your awesome house that was featured on Cardplayer TV. I'm sure you are doing better than most out there. Good luck on the "donkament" trail....you are one of my fave players.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(2): HSP Players -- Net Worth Ranking
Although I'm sure Doyle is quite wealthy these days (splitting stocks and compound interest when you're like 100 years old is sweet) I did hear Chip Reese say that he and Doyle would have been better off sticking to just poker back in the day and they lost a ton of money on ill fated get rich quick business ventures. You do have to remember that playing stakes this high you have to be a gambler at heart and a bottom line guy 2nd. Most of the richest guys are guys that didn't have the gamble to play the highest stakes but did a great job investing. For example Dewey have more than ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(4): HSP Players -- Net Worth Ranking
The real question is how much is ActionJeff worth' =) I'm just guessing but I'll say 1.9 Million Am I close'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(3): HSP Players -- Net Worth Ranking
Again I love Barry but I remember reading/hearing that a couple years ago he owed Gus Hansen of all people $300K. He has also made comments on radio shows about the fact that he feels his skills have been in decline the past couple of years. Not enough obv to not be able to crush the tourney circuit, but he may not be a big game winner any more. Would love to hear BarryG come on to comment though.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(1): HSP Players -- Net Worth Ranking
1) Guy Laliberte ( close to billionaire) 2) Patrik Antonius (2nd by a mile, largest winner in poker period last 4 years) 3) Doyle - more from investments and Doyles rooms than poker lately 4) Gold and Esfandiari - a couple million - Esfandiari cause he's a winning live cash player, Gold cause thats what he's got left 5) Benyamine......losing money very fast on Tilt....was worth over 10 million now leaking millions in games other than PLO 6) Greenstein - I really like this guy and have a ton of respect for him and his game but he lost over 3 Million in the Big game 2 WSOPs ago and recently had ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(4): cardrunners vs pxf regarding tournaments
I love how Zimba didn't mention anything about the content of Mkind's tourney vids.....lmao. The last series he did was a joke.....he spent more time typing on AIM and having loud annoying music play randomly during the vid than he did offering much insight.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 22nd, 2007
Re(5): HU SNG question
I have played many of these recently and I find the play to be very tight. 3 betting is relatively rare for most opponents at this level without a real premium hand, so I would think you'd be dominated a lot of the time if you push here. I've had a lot of success looking for spots where its obvious the guy has top pair and I've got 2 pair or straight or flush. I find with a little patience its not hard to get the money in this way as a big fave most of the time rather than trying to flip against an inferior player
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 15th, 2007
Re(9): ted forrest
Everything I've heard or read about Ted Forrest indicates that his play is very unorthodox so the fact that he plays a style that is not considered optimal doesn't surprise me. When he is on his game though he does seem to have a Sixth Sense of what his opponents are holding. On TV I've heard several pros call him "Spooky". I think he is one of these guys though that has an A game that can compete with anyone.....but he also has a C, D, E, and Z game on certain days. Who knows maybe he got into the hookers and blow a little too heavily the day before he played with Annette....lol
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 14th, 2007
Where's Matusow lately?
I just realized I haven't seen "The Mouth" online at Full Tilt in quite a while. You'd think he'd be playing some of the FTOPs tourneys at least. Has he given up online poker for good or did he just throw his laptop in the pool again'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 12th, 2007
Re(5): what's up with Gus Hansen
Lederer is a millionaire from Full Tilt and hardly plays anymore.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 8th, 2007
Re(2): what's up with Gus Hansen
Hes a phenominal live NL tourney player. He's also pretty damn funny. If you guys haven't seen him on one of the latest Poker After Dark's.....watch it its hilarious. Cashgame wise who knows........he does have huge swings thats for sure. I doubt he'll ever be truly broke since he's buds with Howard Lederer who owns a big chunk of Full Tilt.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 8th, 2007
Re(4): what's up with Gus Hansen
Anyone got the yearly highstakes totals that usually get posted once in a while'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 8th, 2007
Re(4): History of the word DONKEY in poker
Mike Matusow's first word as a child was Donkey!
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		pjferr
Nov 7th, 2007