PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - February 9th 2011
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ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: hello
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: very sorry i'm late
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: i was at dinner and it ran late
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: how's it going zippy? where are you from
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: back. sorry . fourt tables is tough!
QUESTION FROM always_bluffin3: hey brandon! what have been some of the big games running in vegas??
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: big stuff lately is all over the country --- ny , dallas, la, vegas
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: bahamas ran some big games
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: london. much more spread out these days. some miami
QUESTION FROM Michael aka Moe: hi brandon! arent u afraid of beeing eleminated while answering the questions here, like eddy scharf 2 hours ago?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: ve got four tables!
QUESTION FROM _milwaukee phin: why aren't you playing?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: dinner and wine ran long. now going for a super aggro style before add on period
QUESTION FROM skatertee91: hey brandon do you teach any poker at harvard or no
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: i taught game theory
QUESTION FROM MADMEL1: i hope you can loan me $ 10 plz it be good if you can
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: you caught me on a good day. shipped
QUESTION FROM jwbatten: why dont you rebuy at the beginning of the tournament?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: do believe it is a good idea in this tourney. in general i favor starting with one buy-in in rebuy tournies. payoff function has a greater rate of change in this tourney as compared to typical rebuy with 100-300 entries.
QUESTION FROM cuznchase: will you be on high stakes poker?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: no but three weeks of PAD
QUESTION FROM always_bluffin3: Whats your biggest score the past few months?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: 90k. i've won 500k+ six times lifetime in sessions. slightly poorer and less stupid now
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: not nec
QUESTION FROM jwbatten: rush poker increases variance and lowers one's edge, right?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: ok but don't forget to pay back the loan!
QUESTION FROM MADMEL1: ty brandon for that you are a good player i hope play vs you one day
QUESTION FROM _milwaukee phin: what do you think the softest games at ftp are?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: 10game
QUESTION FROM dis ID taken: i need a beer
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: ok i'll send you five. i hope you're in a college town
QUESTION FROM famejustbegan: what hands do you stay away from late in tourneys but play early on
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: suited connectors --- good early when you have position, but bad late
QUESTION FROM Big_Rich_610: you graduated at 19 how the hell did you pull that off?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: i set a record for low attendance as well. i read very quickly and my retention is high. that's about the extent of it
QUESTION FROM MADMEL1: i will brandon if im low can i ask you for loan in the fautre
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: conditional on repayment
QUESTION FROM always_bluffin3: im at university of minnesota
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: you have an equity stake, i'll ship you 200 if i win the tourney
QUESTION FROM Big_Rich_610: What's your advice to young players building there bankroll off micro tournys
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: sh#t, you have to build in the micros>?? that will be tough. try the freerolls! can't lose. how can you beat that?
QUESTION FROM jwbatten: why do they cap most of the METs at 4 entries?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: six for the main event next Sunday
QUESTION FROM minniti17: yo brandon were u smart at a young age or did u have to work at?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: work hard.
QUESTION FROM _milwaukee phin: do pros like yourself bankrole players for periods of time or only in tournaments?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: i don't lend or stake
QUESTION FROM kazor: how did you finish higher then me in the plo ftops you convinced me to play? Variance?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: sit out at opportune times, then get lucky
QUESTION FROM _milwaukee phin: ha. tell the micro question person to stick to the daily dollar and the blt. and are you still selling shares of your buy-ins these days?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: yeah i usually sell shares at chipmeup
QUESTION FROM minniti17: if u started right now and dedicated your entire life to become the best in the world at poker in the end do u think u would acheive your goal?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: doubtful one can pursue that strategy and keep their shit together
QUESTION FROM Big_Rich_610: I placed 30th place in the Daily Dollar a few weeks back which was a nice 30$ prize but that took me SEVEN HOURS...no thanks
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: can finish half a season of Breaking Bad during that time
QUESTION FROM _milwaukee phin: Can you elaborate on why you don't lend or stake? Thank you for taking time to answer questions!
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: b/c most poker players have a business model that is drawing dead
QUESTION FROM Big_Rich_610: You been on both High Stakes Poker & Poker After Dark....which do you prefer?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: PAD
QUESTION FROM Big_Rich_610: Which poker pro do did you look up to the most growing up?
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: didn't really pay attention, i started playing over ten years ago
QUESTION FROM minniti17: thanks for answering you da man and GL on your prop bet against Antonius
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: ty for that bro! i need it
QUESTION FROM famejustbegan: do you prefer to slow play and trap or play aggresive
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: slowplaying is usually a bad idea. better to try to get it in when you're ahead
QUESTION FROM Big_Rich_610: What is your prop bet with Antonious
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: gotta beat him in tennis. he's laying 220k to 20k. may 30
ANSWER FROM Brandon Adams: good night boys. thank you. BA