nice tidbit of info tanner... makes you go 'hmmm' about those guys who play once a week yet claim to hit the 8 on the break twice a month.
Behind the scenes on Friday
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JAM said:
You might want to note that there are actually 3 more rounds at the time of your writing. There are six players in each group and they play 5 rounds each. A 3-2 record for someone with a high winning percentage might get them through but those with the lower winning percentages are going to have to go 4-1.
(The only way for someone to get through with 2 wins is if one player is 5-0 and the other five go 2-3, then the one with the highest winning percentage at 2-3 would go through.)
Wayne
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Wayne, you're right, of course. There are six players in each round, so the next three rounds give each one of them hope.
BTW, last night we were eating dinner at the Rio, where the poker tournament is happening. That place is packed with poker contenders. I struck up a conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me, and he said he was here in Vegas to play in the poker tournament. He's been playing poker professionally for 5 years. That's all he does, and he said if I watched the "travel channel," that I would have seen him on TV in the final rounds. His name was Tom Snyder (sp).
Keith joined in the conversation, and we were telling him about our pool tournament over at the Venetian. He said, "Yeah. I've been watching the pool on TV." Of course, I was waiting for him to talk about the lady pros, but I was pleasantly surprised when he said he was watching something called "The King of the Hill." Then Keith chimed in that he was in that event, and Tom Snyder then immediately recognized Keith.
Pool is on the map, folks, and it's getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. This is only the beginning. There are sponsors, media, and all kinds of industry members here. Reno is only a month away, and everyone is already making plans, much like Kelly Fisher and Liljon, to get in dead-punch stroke.
In case anybody hasn't said it...
THANK YOU, KEVIN TRUDEAU!
Kevin Trudeau's vision has become a reality! Pool is a legitimate sport, and the players are now recognized as professional athletes.
JAM
BTW, last night we were eating dinner at the Rio, where the poker tournament is happening. That place is packed with poker contenders. I struck up a conversation with the gentleman sitting next to me, and he said he was here in Vegas to play in the poker tournament. He's been playing poker professionally for 5 years. That's all he does, and he said if I watched the "travel channel," that I would have seen him on TV in the final rounds. His name was Tom Snyder (sp).
Keith joined in the conversation, and we were telling him about our pool tournament over at the Venetian. He said, "Yeah. I've been watching the pool on TV." Of course, I was waiting for him to talk about the lady pros, but I was pleasantly surprised when he said he was watching something called "The King of the Hill." Then Keith chimed in that he was in that event, and Tom Snyder then immediately recognized Keith.
Pool is on the map, folks, and it's getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. This is only the beginning. There are sponsors, media, and all kinds of industry members here. Reno is only a month away, and everyone is already making plans, much like Kelly Fisher and Liljon, to get in dead-punch stroke.
In case anybody hasn't said it...
THANK YOU, KEVIN TRUDEAU!
Kevin Trudeau's vision has become a reality! Pool is a legitimate sport, and the players are now recognized as professional athletes.
JAM
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JAM said:
Kevin Trudeau truley deserves a great big thankyou. He's put up a lot of his own money towards making pool a legitmate sport.It's is my hope that the sponsers get on board and the TV ratings climb so that Mr. Trudeau can make some money for his efforts or at least break even.
Either way I hope Mr. Trudeau is inducted into the Hall of Fame one day for what he is doing for pool and for unequalled generosity towards the players.
RJ
JAM said:
That was suggested here earlier in the week (by Craig I believe) after Ginky failed to show and I started a thread on Inside Pool.
I think it is a great idea.
In a 6 person group instead of the last 3 getting $5,000 each you can spread it out to 6-5-4 depending on their win percentage. Fail to show up and you automatically get the lowest amount.
It sure would make everyone play his best for every game.
Do you think perhaps the IPT staff picked that up from Craig's post?
Jake
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JAM said:
What? Hello!! Details! In what? Poker? Pool? A combination of both? Are they playing for the nickname?
Come on Jam don't let us down now.
John
Nevel loses to Hann 8-2
Well, the two Mouths are chattering away at the table. A quick glance at the Poker Mouth, he doesn't have much of a stroke. Now Sigel Mouth is requesting a game of poker with Poker Mouth. Sigel just pulled out a deck of cards and said he's ready to play. Poker Mouth and Pool Mouth are, well, just that, all mouth and no action at the time of this writing.
JAM
JAM
Results Update...Round 3....3.55pm
Gabe 6-3 Hohmann
Matlock 4-3 Souquet
Manalo 4-3 Chamat
Luat 8-3 Evgeny
Orcollo 5-3 Busta
Appleton 4-5 Efren
Peach 4-2 Alcano
Pagulayan 3-3 Diks
Hann lost...kind of wasn't there after 2 losses.
Not much tension or excitement here now...maybe will pick up as it gets to round 5.
Colin
Gabe 6-3 Hohmann
Matlock 4-3 Souquet
Manalo 4-3 Chamat
Luat 8-3 Evgeny
Orcollo 5-3 Busta
Appleton 4-5 Efren
Peach 4-2 Alcano
Pagulayan 3-3 Diks
Hann lost...kind of wasn't there after 2 losses.
Not much tension or excitement here now...maybe will pick up as it gets to round 5.
Colin
The two Mouths, with a capital "M," of course, are barking away at each other. Sigel tells Mike the Mouth the poker player that he's holding out on him, showing a little speed in one of his shots. They're playing a "friendly" game of pool now, having a good time.
As I'm back here in Cyber Cafe, I just heard a loud round of applause, wondering if it's an almighty win or just a good shot.
JAM
As I'm back here in Cyber Cafe, I just heard a loud round of applause, wondering if it's an almighty win or just a good shot.
JAM
The poker player is wearing a T-shirt that has a website printed on the back which is: http://www.mikethemouth.com
He's wearing a hat that says "Fulltiltpoker.net."
JAM
He's wearing a hat that says "Fulltiltpoker.net."
JAM
@ the Shuman post.Gabe beat Thorsten and Orcullo beat Busta.
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