Posted by Big Donkey | Filed under The Week at FTP
It’s been a big, big week for the pros and we think that’s great. Really, we do. Except that it gives us more work to do and makes it harder for us to be funny when we’re putting together this little recap. So – and I can’t believe I’m really saying this – screw the funny. Here’s the news….
Eight is Enough for Ivey
Team Full Tilt’s Phil Ivey finally nabbed the one title that’s eluded him for the past few years – a World Poker Tour title.
Sure, he doesn’t play a whole lot of tournament poker anymore and, with a cash game record like his, why would he? Still, when Ivey decides he wants to compete, there’s almost no one in the world who can stop him.
During the week, Phil didn’t play so much like a man possessed as much as he did a man in possession of all his faculties. He was aggressive, unrelenting, and well… he was Phil Frickin’ Ivey, damn it. We heard Hellmuth tried looking into Ivey’s soul and what he saw caused him to run from the table like a little girl. We don’t know for sure, but we’re hoping for confirmation soon.
What we do know is that after making a record eighth final table appearance at a WPT event, Phil finally walked away with a title and about $1.6 million in cold, hard cash that we’re sure will find its way back into the gambling economy sometime soon.
So, I had a conversation the other night where a friend was claiming that Chris Ferguson had to be the odds-on favorite heading into the final four of the National Heads-Up Championship. Chris has made the finals two of the past three years, my friend argued, and hell… he’s Jesus. You never bet against Jesus.
Now I’m a big fan of Chris. He’s a hell of a guy and a much better player than I’ll ever hope to be, but when you’re talking about him, Andy Bloch, Phil Ivey, and Huck Seed sitting down to play heads-up poker, how much of a favorite can he really be?
Yeah… I’m a moron.
Turns out, Chris is really that good and there’s a reason he’s made the final table so often. Apparently, there’s more than just luck to this game. In Chris’ case, there’s a shiny new title and $500K he can use to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, and buy a new Stetson.
Congratulations to Chris… I promise I’ll believe from now on.
We promised And More and damn it, we deliver. In true poker-shillery, we just want to make sure you, our loyal reader (there’s gotta be at least one of you, right?) knows about some of the cool new features available on Full Tilt Poker – the most awesome-est online poker site in the world.
So, the next time you log on for a game, be sure to check out things like:
- T$s
- Player notes in the main game and tournament lobbies
- Auto top-up in ring games
- The control your own “Doom Switch” setting*
That’s it from here…
*Postponed until future notice
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