I admire the attitude among the top European players. In US, so many players just think about surviving until the next day. European players come out to play and they attack. I see a younger me in some of the younger European players I met. They fear nobody and really have attitude. Some of them [...]
Categories: Poker Players
Tagged: Europe, fear, Nguyen
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- December 24, 2009
In poker, one must have courage: the courage to bet, to back one’s convictions, one’s intuitions, one’s understanding. There can be no victory without courage. The successful player must be willing to wager on likelihoods. Should he wait for absolutely risk-free certainty, he will win nothing, regardless of the cards he is dealt.
David Mamet – [...]
Categories: Poker in General
Tagged: decision, fear, Mamet, risk
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- December 23, 2009
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 [...]
Categories: Poker Players
Tagged: Cernuto, Europe, fear
- Published:
- December 5, 2009