Phil Ivey on E:60

[bennymacca]

playing MTTs full time would suck balls, variance is huge.

[Glyn Parsons]

To play the Sunday majors, Aussie pros like Dong invest in excess of 10,000 in just entry fees, so it's a fair bit of investing but good roi for a big score

[krunchie]

that was a great read,

I love that sort of stuff, I know im never going to live it so to live it by reading it is great.


and AK i dont think you can winge about the length of the article mate especially after your trip report last week

[trishan]

playing MTTs full time would suck balls, variance is huge.

Every Monday just look up "delaney_kid" on Stars and you'll find variance is not that huge for these guys.

I have been following him these last few weeks (bit of a man crush) and I am not sure whether he is just in good form, but he manages to make top 5% in almost everything he plays bar the HUGE 7500+ runner games. He's just a machine.

[Garth Kay]

playing MTTs full time would suck balls, variance is huge.

Every Monday just look up "delaney_kid" on Stars and you'll find variance is not that huge for these guys.

I have been following him these last few weeks (bit of a man crush) and I am not sure whether he is just in good form, but he manages to make top 5% in almost everything he plays bar the HUGE 7500+ runner games. He's just a machine.

You do realise that the solution to the impact variance has is simply volume.

That's why the top online tournament pros are so successful, they just grind truck loads of tournaments. But yes in general, they are skillful and think on a higher level than most of us.

As to developing a crush on Delaney? There are better human beings out there. LOL. But he can be good for a laugh at times.

[AceLosesKing]

Bond18 > cnt_crusher.

Although he hasn't posted a new blog in months now

[MitchyMitch]

You do realise that the solution to the impact variance has is simply volume.

That's why the top online tournament pros are so successful, they just grind truck loads of tournaments. But yes in general, they are skillful and think on a higher level than most of us.

+1 Multitabling 5-20 MTTs is +ev for any half decent poker player worth there salt. Just need the BR

[bennymacca]

my point was, 10 tabling tourneys would be higher variance than 10 tabling cash games.

yes, volume does overcome that though

[Origami]

good point mike.

the life of a regular grinder wouldn't be that great.

IMO Poker routines are not much different to Golfing ...u start as a Hacker = Pub Poker weekly Fish....

and then u have the opportunity to progress thru to the Pros etc....

ie Phil Ivey equates to Tiger Woods

St Andrews = MACCAU ....

St Augustine = Las Vagas

US Open = WSOP.

& all points /Venues and Standards in between

Golf and your self development/ goals is very similar Poker learning/ targets etc etc...

you can participate to the degree and level of involvement and earning/expenditure you desire and/or are capable of. Your enjoyment and satisfaction obtained is a very personal challenge/issue.

[Chris Trudgeon]

I understand that a hole in one is also referred to as an "Ace"......
and it's possible to "get your chip in".......
one could also "hit a nice flop".....
and an "outside draw" is a hook....
you could also "get a nice check on the green".....


But do 5 golf clubs = a flush?