Poker after Dark week two: Discussion

punk1o1 · #1 (**permalink**) 01-08-2007, 06:06 PM

Heres the lineup for this weeks show:

Week of Jan. 8
Seat 1: Mike Matusow
Seat 2: Gabe Kaplan
Seat 3: David Grey
Seat 4: Doyle Brunson
Seat 5: Dr. Jerry Buss
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu

Whos your pick to win? Id really like to see Negreanu win this week.

jojobinks · #2 (**permalink**) 01-08-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by punk1o1

Heres the lineup for this weeks show:

Week of Jan. 8
Seat 1: Mike Matusow
Seat 2: Gabe Kaplan
Seat 3: David Grey
Seat 4: Doyle Brunson
Seat 5: Dr. Jerry Buss
Seat 6: Daniel Negreanu

Whos your pick to win? Id really like to see Negreanu win this week.

my comments:
at least two, and maybe three of the above players are out-classed and have no hope of winning, similar to sean sheikhan and zolotow last week.

too bad they can't do better at putting together 6 players that have a chance.

that being said, i'm irrationally excited. this might be the best poker show...

tmpa2001 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-08-2007, 06:22 PM

I am rooting for Matusow.

cnw400 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-08-2007, 06:26 PM

Jerry Buss has no chance with this crowd. He plays WAY too tight. In a cash game he might get lucky and win a big hand and go home winner, but in a tournament he doesn't have a prayer.

Gabe Kaplan will also probably play too tight just like he did when he made a WPT final table.

It depends which Mike Matusow shows up, the one that blows up or the one that plays great poker. Negreanu basically owns Mike, so he'll probably get Mike to blow up and self destruct.

I think the favorites are Negreanu, Brunson, and Grey in that order.

But then again, anything can happen at a poker table .....

punk1o1 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 01:15 AM

Negreanu loose and aggressive early, seems to be working.

BrettButter · #6 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 01:40 AM

Anyone else notice that they sometimes put the turn card down on the bottom of the screen before it's actually flipped over in the game? The hand with Kaplan's KJ vs. Grey's 55 did that, showing the turn as a 10c before Grey had checked.

punk1o1 · #7 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 01:42 AM

Ya I did notice that, only on that hand though.

Also what is Negreanu eating?

BrettButter · #8 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by punk1o1

Ya I did notice that, only on that hand though.

Also what is Negreanu eating?

They did it on an episode sometime last week too, but I just chalked it up as being a one-time mistake.

I still can't tell what he's eating, but I'm not paying very close attention to it.

cnw400 · #9 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BrettButter

They did it on an episode sometime last week too, but I just chalked it up as being a one-time mistake.

I still can't tell what he's eating, but I'm not paying very close attention to it.

No doubt it's something his mom packed for him.

TheMightyJim2k · #10 (**permalink**) 01-09-2007, 10:12 AM

I'm really liking this format and the setting for the show. It is like a final table that doesn't suck!

I would put my money on Negreanu to win this week, but obviously noone is too huge of a favorite. Surprisingly I would pick Matusow as my second horse. I saw the way he played in similar structure on the Poker Superstars, and when he is focused and playing well I think he can be a very dangerous and tough tournament player. I still think he probably a huge cash game donkey though.