Carl Pavano--Railbird?
This morning I outlasted 2,884 players in the Main Event 100 Seat Guarantee tournament at Full Tilt...and finished 454th. The top 139 won their way into the WSOP, so that left me 315 away from the $12,000 prize package. The only pro in the tournament to finish higher than me was Paul Wolfe. I sweated his table for a 1/2 hour or so after I busted out. Figured I might learn something.
What I figured out was this. There were a ton of railbirds present, and they were all asking him inane questions or sucking up to him. All I really saw him do was steal a few blinds, and fold alot. Now, this late in a tournament most hands aren't shown to the river, so it was fairly unlikely that I was going to learn much, unless I watched for a long time, but FUCK! The questions people asked this guy! Stuff mildly more enlightening than polls my Junior High Newspaper came out with (what's your favorite color? what's your favorite breakfast cereal? cartoon? etc.) but...not much.
Later I checked the final standings. Wolfe bubbled out at 142nd. At this point I'm wondering if he was distracted by all the jerk-offs bugging him along the way, or if he just got swallowed up by escalating blinds. I suppose he's got some kind of contract with FullTilt (you can find his page on their site) so I shouldn't feel bad for him. On the other hand, I suppose if you don't get results it doesn't benefit FullTilt to associate with you...I wonder if anyone with an endorsement deal with one of these sites has been dropped yet...
WHO IS THE CARL PAVANO OF PROFESSIONAL POKER?
These are the sort of things that keep me up at night.
That and Maxwell House Instant. And Shaboo. * Mmmmmmmmmmm, shaboo!**
*Shaboo is Filipino Crystal Meth.
**Yes I'm kidding. Instant coffee is for the hoi polloi.
What I figured out was this. There were a ton of railbirds present, and they were all asking him inane questions or sucking up to him. All I really saw him do was steal a few blinds, and fold alot. Now, this late in a tournament most hands aren't shown to the river, so it was fairly unlikely that I was going to learn much, unless I watched for a long time, but FUCK! The questions people asked this guy! Stuff mildly more enlightening than polls my Junior High Newspaper came out with (what's your favorite color? what's your favorite breakfast cereal? cartoon? etc.) but...not much.
Later I checked the final standings. Wolfe bubbled out at 142nd. At this point I'm wondering if he was distracted by all the jerk-offs bugging him along the way, or if he just got swallowed up by escalating blinds. I suppose he's got some kind of contract with FullTilt (you can find his page on their site) so I shouldn't feel bad for him. On the other hand, I suppose if you don't get results it doesn't benefit FullTilt to associate with you...I wonder if anyone with an endorsement deal with one of these sites has been dropped yet...
WHO IS THE CARL PAVANO OF PROFESSIONAL POKER?
These are the sort of things that keep me up at night.
That and Maxwell House Instant. And Shaboo. * Mmmmmmmmmmm, shaboo!**
*Shaboo is Filipino Crystal Meth.
**Yes I'm kidding. Instant coffee is for the hoi polloi.
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