does anyone think this is a good prop

I agree (even though I believe Vanzack is right), but think about Moon right now.  He's some hillbilly who has to wait four months to get back to the tourney.  He left as the overwhelming chip  leader, on a super-hot run, and now he's the overwhelming favorite.  The pressure is going to kill this guy.  You saw Dennis Phillips last year, right?  He ended up in third, but he let people run all over him (Demidov AQ) because he was so nervous/tight.  I can see Moon getting chopped down and disappointing. 

He's in the final nine.

I know this.

i would not touch that prop...

 Phil Ivey makes a final table at the WSOP, albeit lowest in chips, and people think he is awesome?  What makes him so damn special as a poker player compared to past guys that have accomplished the same feat?

Croatian, I'll be looking forward to your future posts on why Darvin Moon is the greatest poker player ever to walk this earth. 

 

This is sarcasm, right? 

No, the idolatry of poker players never ceases to amaze me.  Most of them are broke losers that brag about how they dropped out of school to realize their calling in life.  Just listening to them opine on TV about how smart they are just makes me laugh. Instead of staying in school, a lot of otherwise intelligent college kids try to emulate these bums.  Breaking even in the long run gambling on anything is a great feat IMO, but TV makes most poker players look like they are rich and have money to burn. 

 

How philosophically brilliant...... 

 Thank you.  Now for your equally brilliant counterpoint.  I'm all ears.

wizardofoz, you don't pay much attention to the financial specifics of poker do you?


For one thing, estimates are that Phil Ivey is worth more then $50M.   He has a huge stake in Full Tilt.. somewhere around 5%, as he was one of the original founders of the company.   Has nothing to do with endorsements, but actual OWNERSHIP of a company thats probably worth hundreds of millions of dollars.....

If thats not enough, he is the winningest player on Full Tilt since 2007.   He's up 7 mil in all games.... you can check sites like highstakesdb.com as they track all games.

He's made more on prop bets this WSOP then any other person won in dollars....

EVERYONE says hes the best poker player in the world...  stop saying shit just to say shit.

He won a WPT tourney last year... won 2 bracelets this yer....  how is this not lighting it up? wtf?

  Phil Laak plays cash games well within his means and that he has a very +ev adv. He is a very disciplined cash game player.The guys who go broke are playing way above their bankroll and skill level. I agree that there are very few tourtment players that will stay in money long term. But there is TONS of leather ass cash game players that stay within in their means have good a advantage in the cash games they play in, and make 100k to 200k a year.

And to not see how Phil Ivey success will last you need a very strong percription for your glasses. He can beat any cash game on the plant regularly. He owns 5% of the bigget online poker room in the world. And if all that fails, which it won't he can easly slum it and beat any 5-10 nl game in world for 10k a week. Not a bad living.

And I strongly believe Ted Forrest is a millionaire again.

I'm sure you hear the latest news on these guys, being that you live out in Nevada.  Thanks for sharing.  And I could not be happier for Ted Forrest, as he seems like a very classy guy.