PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - March 18th 2011
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ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Hi all, welvome to mini-FTOPS 37. If you have any questions, maybe I have the answer. Good luck to all of you.
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: welcome, I should say
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Hi Foldmaster420, my strategy will be as a cashgame concerning the first couple of levels, I am playing 1 table because of the questions
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Hi all
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: I like the multi-entry events, I have ni idea how many red-pro's are playing
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: Rob, our questions are not showing, i think there's some technical problems
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: I got it tiger, th
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: Hi
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: hi
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: In a Multi Enrty tournament if one goes in for just one single entry, what are the disadvantages?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: No disadvantages your stack is still worth the same money.
QUESTION FROM ThreeCliks: i've been playing poker for only 1 year. I have great skill but I'm afraid I am too good for the stakes I play. Is this possible? I just recently learned BRM so that will help. I play 15-20 hrs a week and have not shown a profit.
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: A lot of players find themselves pretty good, for some it's true for some not. Go play higher to figure it out, Iwould say.
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: just a quick question, on a nine person table in 1st postion what hands to you think it is acceptable to play?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: AQo, AJs, 88+
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: what are your startegies in such a tounrney where the numbers of entries are more than 10k? please elaborate in stages
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Not really working with stages, just trying to make the best decisions all the time. Not thinking at all the number of competitors
QUESTION FROM the tramp 147: hi rob gl in event 37 i hope to meet u along the way
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Gl and see you later
QUESTION FROM haha82: Good Luck Rob!!
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: GL
QUESTION FROM NickNed: hi rob
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: HI
QUESTION FROM ThreeCliks: could u describe live BRM vs online BRM or should I just google it?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: BETTER GOOGLE IT, i DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER NOW, I AM AFRAID
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: What was ur biggest win in Online Poker?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Eh, in tourneys I think, just over 100k, in online cash I had a day over 400k
QUESTION FROM NickNed: rob you gonna play snowfest?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: No, I am playing Berlin and Madrid though
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: How do u deal with suck outs and How do u avoid going on tilt after a bad beat?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Don't know really, I have been playing games for 25 years, I am kind of immune now, I think
QUESTION FROM FoldMaster420: do you follow the NBA rob, if so who do you have in the finals
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: No, following european soccer and golf a bit
QUESTION FROM Sword-Bearer: What do u prefer cash or tournaments?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Actually both
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: where are you from sir?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: The Netherlands
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: what football (soccer) team do you follow?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: FC Twente
QUESTION FROM XXx_Shinobi_x09: Fc Twente is nice but Borussia Dortmund is better!
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Probably
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: Do you have WSOP bracelet?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: I have one, LH $10.000 BUY-IN 2008
QUESTION FROM NickNed: rob you bet a lot on sports?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: TOO MUCH
QUESTION FROM grinding365: Knock knock
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: HI
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: who is your favorite poker player?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Hard to say, I like; Phil Glafond, Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwam, Phil Ivey, David Benyamine and a lot others
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: who's the best?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Difficult, can't tell
QUESTION FROM grinding365: Rob, how long have you been playing & how much do you think you've won over the years?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Played seriously 10 years now, not really interested to say my winnings. Tournamentspayouts just over 3M, cash I don't know exactly
QUESTION FROM tball49: NL Hold em with a medium stack, what's the best way to play JJ from early and late position?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: raise, I guess
QUESTION FROM NickNed: rob what do you think of the chances of the dutch teams in the europa leugue?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Pretty bad, they are not so strong at the moment, psv had a reasonable draw, Twente had a bad draw
QUESTION FROM greenish21: Hello
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: hi
QUESTION FROM flopia: Hey Rob heb je nog leuke tournooien in vooruitzicht ?? Hi Rob, any good Tourneys to go to comming year??
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Hoi, Berlin, Madrid, WSOP, denk ik
QUESTION FROM elbocha1: hi who are you?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: nice question, google a bit
QUESTION FROM niggah92: wofür ist der scheiß chat ?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Fuehr die Leute die fragen haben und denken das ich eine antword habe
QUESTION FROM HansytheKing: nice 9999 stack Rob :)
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: lol
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: which is your favorite game in Poker?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: PLO
QUESTION FROM elbocha1: sorry rob my english is not perfect... I wanted write how are you?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: LOL, Okay, I am fine, how are you?
QUESTION FROM grinding365: Impressive on the winnings. What was the deciding factor that made you take the next step to playing profesionally?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Long story, got banned from casino'playing roulette, won a pokertourney, didn't want to get banned anymore, so started playing poker
QUESTION FROM Syncro_x: what should you do when you flop a mid pair before the flop?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: I guess, you mean "when you flop a midpair"? As a preflop agressor usually bet
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: why did you get banned
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: a bead the game
QUESTION FROM SpiritusSanto: you were cheating ? :D
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: NO, never cheated, but roulette is not what 99,9% of the world thinks what it is
QUESTION FROM elbocha1: i'm fine thanks...when will start the WSOP side events?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Around the 1 st of June , I guess
QUESTION FROM brammyy: hallo ben jij holander?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Jij belg?
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: what is it then lol?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: google a bit om wheel watching
QUESTION FROM Syncro_x: in a tourny... in the early stages what sort of hands will you go in with if you were in early or mid postion?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: 6 max, soemthing like ; pairs suited conn, AJ
QUESTION FROM brammyy: hoe ben jij pro geworden?ja ben turkse belg
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: BEDOEL JE FTP-PRO? Of gewoon pro pokerspeler?
QUESTION FROM BlueeEyess: hi
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: hi
QUESTION FROM tiger martin: that roulette wheel watching thing seems pretty interesting, can you tell us more about it?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Prefer not, kind of a big secret
QUESTION FROM XXx_Shinobi_x09: hi rob, weist du ob FT ein gegenprogramm für eventuele hacker hat?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Keine idee
QUESTION FROM SpiritusSanto: well guys ask something useful for you but don't ask questions about wsop and when did u decide to turn pro and stuff like that, everything's written in google Rob how do you think, for a beginner what is better to start with, playing SNG or cash
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Sit&Go's are more easy, but to become a better pokerplayer, it's better to face deep stack decisions, so cash I would say
QUESTION FROM brammyy: speel jij vaak online en waar en waneer?ftpro
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: 15 uur per week of zo, onregelmatige tijden
QUESTION FROM BlueeEyess: hi, under any peoplesavatar is a symbol "T" it means that this player is a real poker player, how to get this symbol?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: No idea, play a certain amount of hands maybe
QUESTION FROM damapicas: Hola
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: hola
QUESTION FROM XXx_Shinobi_x09: ich frage nur mal so, sorry aber warum befindet sich an jedem finaltisch ein russe?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: keine idee
QUESTION FROM Syncro_x: when did you start playing poker?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: 2001
QUESTION FROM brammyy: ik ben nu aan het leren door naar jou tekijken
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: stop maar met kijken straks, want ik ga het niet zolang volhouden, ik speel nu nog series vanwege de chat, maar heb morgenvroeg om 8;30 in afspraak en wil ook nog slapen
QUESTION FROM HansytheKing: Bluee Eyes, the T means youre a true pokerplayer. Click on the T symbol for more info
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: !!!
QUESTION FROM Syncro_x: what do you think the best stragey is to make a consistant profit online ?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Watch pokerinstruction video's , go over the session you just played, especially the big hands
QUESTION FROM brammyy: waar van holand ben je?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: groningen
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: have you every flopped a royal flush?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: don't know
QUESTION FROM brammyy: hoop dat je wint vandaag?veel geluk rob
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: gaat niet gebeuren, maar thanks
QUESTION FROM NickNed: what is you favorite tourney live and online?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: online none, the times they start is horrible for europeans. live the WSOP
QUESTION FROM Syncro_x: How did you learn to play and how did you get to the level you are at noww?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: I don't know, I just started playing and thinking about the way I plaued hands, observed how good players were playing etc..
QUESTION FROM NickNed: rob kan jij niet inbrengen dat er meer toernooin op europese tijd starte bij ftp?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Heb ik al vaak aangegeven, maar dfe online pokerwereld schijnt nog steeds om de US te draaien
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: under your agreement with fulltilt do you have to play so much online?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: No not really, I could play less
QUESTION FROM brammyy: moet zo niet denken denk posetief man zal winnen
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Lol, ik denk niet negatief, maar ik ga gewoon straks mijn fiches wegdonken. Want ik heb betere dingen te doen, sorry. Ik heb mijn kids 3 weken niet gezien en die komen zo weer bij mij, snap je
QUESTION FROM BlueeEyess: i´ve learn it by my friend, who works in a casino, on a poker table! i come at this level by my self, learning by doing
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: very good
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: also do they pay for your entry into tournaments?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: yes
QUESTION FROM Syncro_x: if you were to flop AA or KK and go all in, what is the likely hood of winning that hand??
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: AA= 82%, KK less
QUESTION FROM brammyy: ok jij moet het weten zal in jou plaats spelen
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Dan zal FTP niet blij met me zijn
QUESTION FROM AppeyUK1: if you cash do you have to give them a certain percentage?
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Normally I tip around 1 percent, used to tip 2%, but nowadays they take out a lot more out of the prizepool
QUESTION FROM brammyy: veel plezier met u kinderen dan tot nog eens hopelijk
ANSWER FROM Rob Hollink: Okay guys thanks for your questions, I am closing the chat now