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> From: suhleafs@hotmail.com [mailto:suhleafs@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 5:32 PM
> To: theprofessor@fulltiltpoker.com
> Subject: Ask Question
>
> From: suhleafs@hotmail.com
> Question:
> Hi Howard,
>
> I\'m not just saying this to \"brown-nose\" or to \"suck-up\" to you, but
> you are definitely my favourite poker player on TV to learn from. You have
> great analyzing skills and your overall knowledge of the game is
> admirable.
>
> What I would like to ask you is this. I qualified online for a seat in the
> WSOP Main Event this year. First, maybe I should tell you a little bit
> about my background. My name is James Suh, from Vancouver, Canada, I am a
> 24 year-old financial planner and I\'ve been playing poker for close to 5
> years now. I have read about a dozen books on poker, watched close to
> every single poker show that\'s been televised in Canada, I own both WPT
> Season\'s 1 and 2 DVD sets and among my friends (not my opinion) they all
> think I am the best because of my knowledge and also, my ability to
> analyze players and hands at the poker table.
>
> Now that you know a little bit about me, I would like to try and get your
> general ideas on how to play a 7-day long tournament as the WSOP will be.
> I read differing views on how to play such big tournaments. You have the
> older schools of thought, like the TJ Cloutiers and Johnny Chans, who
> would probably prefer to play tight at the beginning of the tournament
> then open up their game as the field gets smaller. Then, you have the
> opposite spectrum of thinking with players like Phil Ivey and Daniel
> Negreanu that see it as \"Well, there is so much dead money at the start
> of a tournament, I may as well try and get it!\"
>
> What kind of strategy do you adapt when thinking towards such a big
> tournament? My general style of play is more of the old school thought, in
> that since in my mind, I am better than the \"Internet Generation\" of
> poker players, that I want to wait for an opportunity to make a big stand
> when I have near the best of it, a 3-1 favourite rather than pushing those
> marginal edges and living dangerously. Now I realize that these 3-1
> opportunities won\'t always come up as often as the 55-45 situations, so
> what do you look to capitalize on the most?
>
> I really do value your opinion and I hope to see you this year in person
> and of course, on more TV tables. Thanks again and best of luck.
>
> James Suh
I try to keep an open mind. I am always adapting to my table. But, in
general if a table will let me do it, I will play very tight early and wait
for a really good situation. With the blinds small, you can afford to wait
for an easy double up. Once the antes kick in, I like to take advantage of
my tight image and pick up my play. Given that this year should feature a
weak field the likes of which has never been seen, I anticipate that I will
use the wait for a big mistake strategy. Best of luck,
Howard LedererStatistics: Posted by Suhleafs — Fri Jun 03, 2005 3:07 pm
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