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Originally posted by Lenny2
I disagree with you there.
The old school players are head and shoulders above the noobs in the tournaments. The newbs are mostly online players who don't have experience in picking up tells or being able to accurately put your opponent on a hand. (And those skills are at least HALF of the game)
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In fact, I'd say it's a lot more than half the game. More like 60%.
I agree on the online point though, and I think I covered this. What I meant is now online is there, plus so much stuff on the Net and TV it's easier to learn and get good info than ever before. Even 10 years ago, the only way to learn was to sit down and lose your money.
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Moneymaker and Raymer would go home broke if they sat in a cash game with the likes of Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Phil Hellmuth etc.
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Moneymaker is broke now (according to rumors). He played heads up against Sammy F on Stars last year in a rematch of the final table, and didn't stand a chance.
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Anybody can win ONE tournament if they get a good rush of cards and win most of their coin flip hands.
VERY FEW people can actually make a living playing in high stakes tournaments.
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Agreed.