Thursday, November 15, 2007
If I'm tired or out of focus, I'll just breathe. A lot of people have asked me if I've played partypoker stars all my life and I answer, "Not yet." What did you play during the rodeos? You've got to learn how to manage your money, whether you're playing blackjack or whether you're playing poker. Before the last hand of the 2005 World Series of Poker main event, Joe was virtually unknown in the world of professional poker.
A funny thing happened to me once up in Weiser, Idaho. The main event in Las Vegas is the main event. Joe says it gave him him a sturdy foundation to build upon, formed the basis for honing his skills. It means nothing. Then I talked to Lisa Wheeler. When I was a teenager, I really became active in sports. Occasionally, we would get together on a Friday night or Saturday afternoon for a nickel-dime-quarter game. I won $3,500. "For instance, what hands are they playing from what position?" I'll be there." PokerSchoolOnline actually donated $10,000 to sponsor this event. I remember feeling a little guilty, poised in anticipation behind a throng of Dutch's supporters, since as a journalist I'm supposed to be impartial.
How did that affect your play? I recall something Tom McEvoy once told me, "In hold'em, you must continuously define your hand. Hold 'Em is like playing Baccarat. Of course, Ty had a different name for every card in the deck. They had played in the game at the California Club for a while, but when they first started they'd take two fours and it didn't make any difference what came on the flop, they'd call you. Men has been pictured in the winner's circle more than 80 times (including two Hall of Fame tourneys and four WSOP eventstud, stud/8, limit hold'em, and Omaha/8). Dutch Boyd"I remember when I was about 15 or 16 I made a list of about 100 things I wanted to accomplish in life. But they will never hear me say, 'I just lost hundreds on the craps table!' It will just never happen. You raise it, and you bet.
