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Alfalfa
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada26 Posts
July 15 2011 23:28 GMT
#241
How do this guys have enough money to participate to this event?
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 15 2011 23:32 GMT
#242
He was a mid stakes grinder for 3+ years.

First of all, there are satellites online, where you enter for 10, 20, 50, 100 dollasr whatever, and if you win you get the 10k for the entry fee.

For a mid stakes online pro like Kiwikaki who's playing like 2/4 or 3/6 then 10k isn't as big as it sounds.
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-zZerg-
Profile Joined December 2010
United States22 Posts
July 15 2011 23:32 GMT
#243
free entry for 2012 for the bubble boy.. pretty good ^^
SolHeiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden1264 Posts
July 15 2011 23:33 GMT
#244
On July 16 2011 08:28 Alfalfa wrote:
How do this guys have enough money to participate to this event?


It is not that hard to save up $10,000 in a year if you work full-time and live in a one-room apartment on your own. Most people in the WSOP are professional poker players and/or celebrities/other random rich people who just do it for fun.

But as a regular mortal, $10,000 is not that an unreasonable amount of money to save up.
Sazchu
Profile Joined April 2007
Iceland489 Posts
July 15 2011 23:33 GMT
#245
@Alfalfa many of them make a living from poker and some just take part with money they have saved to experience the main event
Masada714
Profile Joined March 2011
United States89 Posts
July 15 2011 23:35 GMT
#246
Most players don't have the 10k to buy directly into the event. What most players do is qualify through a smaller tournament known as a Satellite. For those who don't know what a Satellite tournament is, for example 100 players pay 1k and for every 10k in the prize pool a Seat is awarded into the Bigger tournament, in this case the Main event.

There used to be promotional tournaments online where they would give away seats and there was a bunch of different ways you could get in but of course it is not possible for US players anymore since Online poker got shut down for us =(
Samp
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada783 Posts
July 15 2011 23:42 GMT
#247
oh shit, Vanessa Rousso just busted someone :O!
Banelings, "They're cute, they live in a nest". -Artosis
zacharyIRL
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada51 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-15 23:43:33
July 15 2011 23:42 GMT
#248
On July 16 2011 08:18 Zlasher wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 08:13 zacharyIRL wrote:
On July 16 2011 08:04 Lovedrop wrote:
V. Ruouso is 9th in chips overall...damn, she must've had a gooood day

Prob took it to kiwi cannot find him on the chip list.


I'm tempted to just pull out the number of times its been mentioned that the WSOP chip list doesn't include everyone...

relax captain obvious there is clearly more than 200 ppl left douche

On July 16 2011 08:28 Alfalfa wrote:
How do this guys have enough money to participate to this event?

kiwi satelited in last year 2010 wsop and this year I beleive he just straight bought in.

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Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 15 2011 23:43 GMT
#249
On July 16 2011 08:42 zacharyIRL wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 08:18 Zlasher wrote:
On July 16 2011 08:13 zacharyIRL wrote:
On July 16 2011 08:04 Lovedrop wrote:
V. Ruouso is 9th in chips overall...damn, she must've had a gooood day

Prob took it to kiwi cannot find him on the chip list.


I'm tempted to just pull out the number of times its been mentioned that the WSOP chip list doesn't include everyone...

relax captain obvious there is clearly more than 200 ppl left douche


If its so obvious then why'd you point it out.
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Alfalfa
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada26 Posts
July 15 2011 23:44 GMT
#250
On July 16 2011 08:33 SolHeiM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 08:28 Alfalfa wrote:
How do this guys have enough money to participate to this event?


It is not that hard to save up $10,000 in a year if you work full-time and live in a one-room apartment on your own. Most people in the WSOP are professional poker players and/or celebrities/other random rich people who just do it for fun.

But as a regular mortal, $10,000 is not that an unreasonable amount of money to save up.



Ok, but these guys are progamer, do they earn enough money with that to pay this tournement?
Ryler
Profile Joined March 2011
Slovenia370 Posts
July 15 2011 23:47 GMT
#251
What part of he used to be a professional poker player and has earned several hundred thousand dollars dont you understand?
"Use the force Harry." -Gandalf
ZidaneTribal
Profile Joined September 2007
United States2800 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-15 23:51:19
July 15 2011 23:50 GMT
#252
maybe alfalfa is 10 and doesnt understand how much money is a lot XD

or he just doesnt know how much poker players make
fuck lag
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 15 2011 23:50 GMT
#253
On July 16 2011 08:44 Alfalfa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 08:33 SolHeiM wrote:
On July 16 2011 08:28 Alfalfa wrote:
How do this guys have enough money to participate to this event?


It is not that hard to save up $10,000 in a year if you work full-time and live in a one-room apartment on your own. Most people in the WSOP are professional poker players and/or celebrities/other random rich people who just do it for fun.

But as a regular mortal, $10,000 is not that an unreasonable amount of money to save up.



Ok, but these guys are progamer, do they earn enough money with that to pay this tournement?


Once again, Kiwikaki was a mid stakes grinder for a few years, he's stated in interviews before that money isn't a big worry of his so 10k to spend a weekend in vegas isn't the biggest deal. His 10k comes from Poker, not from Starcraft 2.

Also, that was an awful call by deknijff with A4o against even a guy wtih just 16 bb left.
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DiaBoLuS
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany1638 Posts
July 15 2011 23:51 GMT
#254
kiwikaki still in?
prize money now...


btw:
http://www.pokertableratings.com/stars-player-search/kiwikaki

You can be sure he has enough money xD
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Denar
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
France1633 Posts
July 15 2011 23:52 GMT
#255
On July 16 2011 08:44 Alfalfa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2011 08:33 SolHeiM wrote:
On July 16 2011 08:28 Alfalfa wrote:
How do this guys have enough money to participate to this event?


It is not that hard to save up $10,000 in a year if you work full-time and live in a one-room apartment on your own. Most people in the WSOP are professional poker players and/or celebrities/other random rich people who just do it for fun.

But as a regular mortal, $10,000 is not that an unreasonable amount of money to save up.



Ok, but these guys are progamer, do they earn enough money with that to pay this tournement?


These guys play poker, which is a money game. The good online players can make a (very) nice living simply out of it
Alfalfa
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada26 Posts
July 15 2011 23:53 GMT
#256
Ok so every progamer was a poker pro before?
FMonk
Profile Joined November 2010
United States51 Posts
July 15 2011 23:53 GMT
#257
http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2011-world-series-of-poker/event-58-no-limit-hold-em-championship/payouts.htm

List of people who finished in the money but are now out. Kiwi's name isn't on there, so he either busted before the bubble or is still in it.
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 15 2011 23:53 GMT
#258
Poker table ratings isn't that great of a site for tracking lol, it misses out on a lot. Also, we don't know whats up with Kiwikaki. Vanessa Rousso who was in his table has quadrupled her stack since the beginning of the day, and we don't know how many of those chips came from Kiwikaki.

We probably won't get na update until Kiwikaki himself, or Fayth, posts on here.
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ZidaneTribal
Profile Joined September 2007
United States2800 Posts
July 15 2011 23:54 GMT
#259
On July 16 2011 08:53 Alfalfa wrote:
Ok so every progamer was a poker pro before?


no, where did u get that idea from? and what do u mean by progamer, sc2 pro?
fuck lag
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
July 15 2011 23:55 GMT
#260
On July 16 2011 08:53 Alfalfa wrote:
Ok so every progamer was a poker pro before?


I'm sorry but what the FUCK? Lol, where does this logic even come from?

Thanks for the link Fmonk, seems like they're finally keeping track of the 693 names left in it.
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