Supa/Sent/Helmuth, heads up |
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Posted Tue May 13, 2008 2:23 pm GMT by Dave B
The talk about the online pro challenging Phil H to play for $100k heads up got me thinking......why do people (typically online) who think they are better than you challenge you to play heads up?
Does that really determine who is a better overall player?
I find this especially amusing when you are already playing 5-6 handed. Since we are clashing already every other hand, what the hell difference does it make if we play heads up or not? Here is my money, I am not leaving, come get it.
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Posted Tue May 13, 2008 2:26 pm GMT by Jernej Zorec
hu only determines who is better hu player providing that its played long enough
Posted Tue May 13, 2008 2:30 pm GMT by supafrey
most of the super high stakes players that try to challenge people to hu couldn't get the person to sit at their 6 max table either.
You don't see someone like hellmuth grinding 20k hands at 200/400 across 6 tables. the wait list gets huge.
Posted Tue May 13, 2008 2:39 pm GMT by Dave B
I even saw some kid call this old man a donk and challenge him to play heads up for $2k at the casino on Saturday. He busted the kid out of a $300NL tournament.
I chuckled inside because the old "donk" has played 30/60 there forever and does quite well.
I doubt that kid would last 2 hours in that game.
I also see it a lot in SNGs. Someone bust out of a $20-30 SNG and challenges someone to play heads up for some obscene amount (relative to the SNG stake) heads up. I find it both curious and amusing.
Posted Tue May 13, 2008 2:41 pm GMT by supafrey
when it works the payoff is pretty huge, sometimes.
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