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May 8, 2004
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Got a few questions in my comments section, and since I don’t have a proper forum thought I would answer them here.
I read those articles also and thought it sounded a little weak and passive, and altogether too simplified. I have thought about playing in the low buy in multi-tables at Party and was wondering how the competition is? I assume it's pretty soft, and any decent player coud make the money with decent cards and a good solid aggressive strategy.
The competition in Party tournaments ranges from very soft ($162 buy in and above) to holy shit I can’t believe anybody could play this badly ($22-$109 tournaments). Anybody with a basic understanding of tournaments could be a long term winner in them with great ease simply by playing tight and not risking their stack foolishly.
Did PokerSavvy send you a threatening email telling you to take back what you said? :)
Actually the publisher did send me an email saying my criticism was “sensible and well-considered” out. He did not threaten me (“I’ll find you at the WSOP and beat you up”) or ask for a retraction. He did however say he wasn’t going to change his domain name as I suggested and I can hardly blame him. He also said that he doesn’t always agree with what his writers write but respects them and their opinions, which sounds like a good publisher to me.
Because of his professional attitude I took another look at his website. I found most of the advice on there to be reasonable and based on sound theory, even when I don’t necessarily agree with it. In poker there are many different viewpoints each of which can have their own merits. There are however some that are just plain wrong and contrary to everything that is known about poker theory, and that is where the article about internet tournaments stands. The theory that you should play to hit top 3 (rather than just trying to make money) is much like the theory of evolution. It is not really something that can be proved, but it is so blatantly obvious to anyone informed that to not accept it is to not accept reality.
Also many of the writers on their site are professional writers, so the site is well written through and through. Much of it is humorous and the majority of it doesn’t even seem to deal in advice. There are many reviews of books, TV shows, and cardrooms. All in all I recommend taking a look at it. Or I will find you at the World Series and beat you up.
Posted by themaroon at May 8, 2004 5:03 AM
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