EPTElky already won 2mil + another 400k in two huge tournaments wins. but i guess his record of being the most succesful sc-gosu-turned-poker-star has been broken.
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Former Top SC player wins 5 mil in poker
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TheFlashyOne
Canada450 Posts
Elky already won 2mil + another 400k in two huge tournaments wins. but i guess his record of being the most succesful sc-gosu-turned-poker-star has been broken. Link | ||
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Guybrush
Spain4744 Posts
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jello_biafra
United Kingdom6639 Posts
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ShAsTa
Belgium2841 Posts
On November 11 2008 20:54 TheFlashyOne wrote: old school gosu, (Orky)Soul ...teammate of Asmodey and also very good in War3 just won 5 mil in Vegas by placing 2nd at the World Series of Poker. Thats crazy. Elky already won 2mil + another 400k in two huge tournaments wins. but i guess his record of being the most succesful sc-gosu-turned-poker-star has been broken. Link Are you talking about the record of most winnings in one tournament? 'Cause I think Elky has made more than 5 million from poker so far. (I could be very wrong though  , besides doesn't Rekrul hold that title?) | ||
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Racenilatr
United States2756 Posts
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Amber[LighT]
United States5078 Posts
On November 11 2008 21:19 jello_biafra wrote: Holy shit, I need to start playing poker!  too much risk imo, but congrats | ||
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ToT)OjKa(
Korea (South)2437 Posts
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
uh... starting online with $10-$20 at small stakes and going up the ladder progressively is too much risk to you? well it's good that people think of it as a risky game, as long as they stay away from the goldmine it's fine by me | ||
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Tadzio
3340 Posts
On November 11 2008 22:13 Hollow wrote: uh... starting online with $10-$20 at small stakes and going up the ladder progressively is too much risk to you? well it's good that people think of it as a risky game, as long as they stay away from the goldmine it's fine by me what're you talking about? Poker thrives on new fish thinking they can win with beginner's luck... | ||
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L!MP
Australia2067 Posts
On November 11 2008 22:13 Hollow wrote: uh... starting online with $10-$20 at small stakes and going up the ladder progressively is too much risk to you? well it's good that people think of it as a risky game, as long as they stay away from the goldmine it's fine by me it's only a goldmine for certain people, and even those people have their down times when they go way into the minus. i think rekrul said it best that to truly stay in the game you need buddies who can bail you out and lend you cash because poker is full of ups and downs. | ||
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Racenilatr
United States2756 Posts
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
On November 11 2008 22:59 L!MP wrote: it's only a goldmine for certain people, and even those people have their down times when they go way into the minus. i think rekrul said it best that to truly stay in the game you need buddies who can bail you out and lend you cash because poker is full of ups and downs. anyone with a fucking brain and some discipline can win at poker. having friends who are good at it helps too. it's so ridiculously overrated how "hard" poker is. the only hard thing about it is the lifestyle, not the game in itself. there will always be retarded people playing poker, you don't need to be phil ivey to profit from fish. still, my point was that it isn't risky if you manage your money well. sure it's "risky" on the short-term but nobody gives a shit about that other than the fish. it's not because rekrul is a degenerate that everyone is the same, try to remember that. some people actually manage their money well and don't spend all that much, unlike rekrul did, and don't have all that many ups and downs like you say, other than the times where they are going through downswings which are simply a part of the game. poker isn't like you've seen it in rounders and the rekrul stories, not since the internet boom. for most pros, poker is a simple and repetitive grind. i know that makes it sound like it's easy but that's actually quite the opposite, it's not easy because it's not very enjoyable. it's very rewarding though. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
Does it sound logical to start at D on iccup and work your way to the OSL? If you're the type of person who thinks they can take up poker and place in wsop np you should never, ever take up poker. | ||
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
On November 11 2008 23:16 floor exercise wrote: yeah poker pretty much thrives on people seeing a person win big and say to themselves "why not me?" Does it sound logical to start at D on iccup and work your way to the OSL? If you're the type of person who thinks they can take up poker and place in wsop np you should never, ever take up poker. possibly the most retarded comparison I have read in a while. Anyone can enter the WSOP if they have the money, no matter the skill level. WSOP = crapshoot full of amateurs and pseudo-pros that in fact suck at the game. While making it to the OSL = implies that you have worked really, really hard and have a very high skill level. It doesn't matter if it thrives on it, it still is true. Retards can win the WSOP, it's been proven enough times already. Comparing this with the skill that it takes to win at Starcraft professionally is just incredibly ignorant and foolish. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On November 11 2008 23:20 Hollow wrote: possibly the most retarded comparison I have read in a while. Anyone can enter the WSOP if they have the money, no matter the skill level. WSOP = crapshoot full of amateurs and pseudo-pros that in fact suck at the game. While making it to the OSL = implies that you have worked really, really hard and have a very high skill level. It doesn't matter if it thrives on it, it still is true. Retards can win the WSOP, it's been proven enough times already. Comparing this with the skill that it takes to win at Starcraft professionally is just incredibly ignorant and foolish. lol | ||
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
you're not aware of it but it doesn't make you look very clever | ||
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niteReloaded
Croatia5282 Posts
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Hollow
Canada2180 Posts
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TheosEx
United States894 Posts
Besides, playing casinos, tournaments, and in your best friend's basement are all very different games. And heck, even playing online is different. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
You changed your entire argument to throwing down 10k and rolling the dice at WSOP which is equally retarded. If WSOP is such a crap shoot, statistically it's a complete waste of money and anyone with half a brain and a basic grasp of statistics can tell you that. If it requires skill, you don't have it and you're no different from any other retard who says "yeah I can do that, I just don't feel like it" You're either trolling or you believe your mom when she tells you you're capable of anything if you put your mind to it. lol | ||
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