It’s no coincidence that Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey and a lot these really, really top players are in excellent physical condition. They’re in great shape, they eat healthily and I’m sure many of them have mental coaches, sparring partners of some kind. [..] I think in the next three to four years the players that [...]
Categories: Poker Players
Tagged: Antonius, good players, Hougaard, Ivey, sport
My game is way too deep for anyone to figure out. The minute that I start thinking that they are figuring me out I’ve got so many different gears and so many different plays in my no-limit heads-up book that they are going to have to play like a million hands against me. They’re never [...]
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Tagged: ego, good players, heads-up, Schwartz
The player I fear the most doesn’t have a name. He is the type of player that you see especially in Europe. They are not afraid to lose. They don’t value their chips, they don’t value their money. They f*** don’t care. When I’m in a pot, I care. I worry about risks. But they [...]
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As far as being a female poker player, it just complicates dating a little more. I have a really hectic schedule. I don’t have a typical 9 to 5 where I can meet a guy in a more normal setting. Most of the guys I meet are indirectly involved with poker somehow or some piece [...]
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On June 11, I won my record breaking eleventh WSOP (World Series of Poker) bracelet, which was promised — last year — to my sister Molly, who was born 11/11/71. I have given all eleven of my bracelets away to family members (my parents, my wife, my sons, etc.), except the main event bracelet from [...]
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Tagged: Hellmuth, tournament, WSOP
Is there really a best poker player in the world? I don’t think so. It is much like saying, ‘Is there a best artist in the world?’. Poker is too much art to have a best player. A list of great players could be written, but the word ‘best’ shouldn’t be used. No offense to [...]
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Tagged: art, good players, Ivey, Schneider
In Europe, there are more very good players, but also a lot of bad players. In the United States, there are a lot more average and good players. I think there are more great players in Europe than America.
Antonio Esfandiari – 02/2009 – In Poker News Daily
Categories: Poker Players
Tagged: bad players, Esfandiari, Europe, good players, U.S