Poker: Who would you most want to see at a 9-person table?

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Leonardo

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Mar 15, 2010 5:25 PM
If you could make a nine-person, tournament style final table, who would you pick? You can determine whatever the first place prize is for your happiness.

Mine (not necessarily their seat number):
1. Phil Ivey
2. Phil Hellmuth Jr.
3. Howard Lederer
4. Doyle Brunson
5. Daniel Negreanu
6. Mike Matusow
7. Johnny Chan
8. Chris Ferguson
9. Erik Siedel


Second table:
1. Allen Cunningham
2. Ted Forrest
3. Barry Greenstein
4. Scotty Nguyen
5. Jennifer Harman
6. Joe Hachem
7. Antonio Esfandiari
8. Dan Harrington
9. John Juanda


Third table:
1. Phil Laak
2. Annie Duke
3. Erick Lindgren
4. T.J. Cloutier
5. Juan Carlos Mortensen
6. Men Nguyen
7. Gus Hansen
8. Patrik Antonius
9. Sammy Farha


Fourth table:
1. Todd Brunson
2. Hoyt Corkins
3. Dewey Tomko
4. Layne Flack
5. Bertrand Grospelier
6. Huck Seed
7. Chau Giang
8. Freddy Deeb
9. Daniel Alaei


Others:
David Chiu
Mar 15, 2010 5:25pm
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End of Line

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Mar 15, 2010 5:28 PM
I'd throw Phil Laak on the first table.
Mar 15, 2010 5:28pm
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Leonardo

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Mar 15, 2010 5:28 PM
channelsurfing.net

About four channels down is a nothing but poker channel and they don't show the stuff you see on ESPN all the time. Right now is the Monte Carlo Millions from two years ago.

Here's the site from the channel (dunno if you can just type that in and it come up or not):
http://channelsurfing.net/watch-poker-channel.html
Mar 15, 2010 5:28pm
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karen lotz

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Mar 15, 2010 5:43 PM
sounds good as long as Shana Hiatt is involved somehow

Mar 15, 2010 5:43pm
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Timber

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Mar 15, 2010 5:47 PM
You did not leave room for yourself... only nine seats
Mar 15, 2010 5:47pm
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2kool4skool

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Mar 15, 2010 6:11 PM
This is based very little on who's the best, mostly based on what I think would be the most entertaining.

Ivey
Helmuth
Negreanu
Matusow
Durr
Brunson
Ferguson
Laak
Esfandiari
Mar 15, 2010 6:11pm
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hrspeedmerchant

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Mar 15, 2010 6:19 PM
I think you'd definitely have to include Dan Harrington.
Mar 15, 2010 6:19pm
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Cleveland Buck

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Mar 15, 2010 8:19 PM
I would like to sit at a table like that if someone was staking me, but if I'm putting my own money up I would rather play at a table with 9 idiots.
Mar 15, 2010 8:19pm
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detectivegibbles

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Mar 15, 2010 8:28 PM
Cleveland Buck wrote: I would like to sit at a table like that if someone was staking me, but if I'm putting my own money up I would rather play at a table with 9 idiots.
Usually I would agree with you, but when you are playing with 9 idiots that call every pre-flop raise with a 3-8 off suit, and then hit 3-8-8 on the flop vs your pocket rockets, what can ya do?

I would much rather play against people that know how to play, meaning correctly fold when you have a shitty hand, or at least attempt a real bluff.
Mar 15, 2010 8:28pm
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Mar 15, 2010 8:36 PM
detectivegibbles wrote:
Cleveland Buck wrote: I would like to sit at a table like that if someone was staking me, but if I'm putting my own money up I would rather play at a table with 9 idiots.
Usually I would agree with you, but when you are playing with 9 idiots that call every pre-flop raise with a 3-8 off suit, and then hit 3-8-8 on the flop vs your pocket rockets, what can ya do?

I would much rather play against people that know how to play, meaning correctly fold when you have a shitty hand, or at least attempt a real bluff.
Those people don't bother me anymore. And I never get AA anyway.
Mar 15, 2010 8:36pm
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homefield

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Mar 15, 2010 8:47 PM
2kool4skool wrote: This is based very little on who's the best, mostly based on what I think would be the most entertaining.

Ivey
Helmuth
Negreanu
Matusow
Durr
Brunson
Ferguson
Laak
Esfandiari
What about sammy farha?
Mar 15, 2010 8:47pm
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Mar 16, 2010 4:53 AM
Helen Keller
Stevie Wonder
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Steven Hawking
Ozzy Osbourne
Papa Smurf
Doug
Skeeter
Roger
Mar 16, 2010 4:53am
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4cards

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Mar 16, 2010 7:48 AM
...(9) person table?
ME, 7 blind people and the local village idiot!
Mar 16, 2010 7:48am
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UANyg

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Mar 16, 2010 9:15 AM
poker? i hardly know her
Mar 16, 2010 9:15am