PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - February 11th 2011
QUESTION FROM Proass1pils: what was your best world series of poker main event result in Vegas?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: nd in a HORSE event
QUESTION FROM Raiser_Blade60: How are ya Gazes?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: cool thx , hoiw u Raiser?
QUESTION FROM expired by me: do you ever play in the low/micro stakes on full tilt like?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: not often, but the way i've been playing lately ..........
QUESTION FROM pokHer_aftrdark: hi bill gl in the tourney...just wondering whats a good rakeback site to use? do you use one yourself?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: i dont know much about that sorry
QUESTION FROM expired by me: why dont pros ever talk at the tables? i mean its fun to play them and see how they play but it'd be cooler to talk to them as they played..especially if they play at micro limits where it doesnt mean that much money
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: i do, and i am surprised more dont
QUESTION FROM MADMEL1: who is the best player you player vs
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: Ivey
QUESTION FROM MADMEL1: hi there bill
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: hery Mel, GL today
QUESTION FROM expired by me: how often do you wish that z in your name was a t?..lol
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: lol, i once dated a girl a long time ago who thought i was him before she met me
QUESTION FROM MADMEL1: have you win vs him?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: not often, with the worst hand when i have lol
QUESTION FROM 0n1y0n3: is it better to wait for a straight or a flush in a tournament? or none?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: rawing can get expensive, but of course sometimes u have to. but flush
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: managing money well is the key 2 success
QUESTION FROM RexxnFxx: is there a secret to playing poker on line?
QUESTION FROM Irish Loughran: When you very first started playing, did you start out winning, or did you lose quite a bit of money before winning constistantly?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: i was out of work at the time, so i had 2 win and did, tho i was playing very small stakes then
QUESTION FROM 0n1y0n3: early in a tournament, if you have a pair of Ace's, or a pair of K's and are called all in, do you risk the tournament and go all in.. or fold? or does it depend on your position.. ?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: def call, having a double stack is so important, and why not race with the best hand
QUESTION FROM Taciturno: have u ever fold KK preflop?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: i dont think so, not in my memory. u?
QUESTION FROM pokHer_aftrdark: will you be playin the wsop this year? been waiting for you to win that bracelet
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: ty ty. thisa i hope will be the year, and in the main event ;-)
QUESTION FROM 0n1y0n3: what is very small stakes then? when you first started?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: 3-6 limit holdem
QUESTION FROM Irish Loughran: Ok cool. Glad for you that you were able to. Thanks. One more question, what's your rule about Bankroll management, vs Buy in amount to determine your stakes
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: no set rule 4 me, but there is alot of info about that online
QUESTION FROM 0n1y0n3: Did someone train you, and explained the ins and out of poker, or did you read about it? how did u get as good as you are now?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: just books and observing closely at the tables
QUESTION FROM nedroe-y: hi-----how do you deal with what seems to be the never ending bombardment of bad beats---drive me to drink?!
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: i scream into a pillow
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: i dont anymore, but if you study hard and have the talent you will get there. GL
QUESTION FROM Sunpoint: Do you coach people? I am a pretty young player. I think that I have the talent to become one of the best. Would be cool to get an answer
QUESTION FROM termy555: what stakes did u start with? :)
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: matchsticks with Grandma
QUESTION FROM pokHer_aftrdark: i dont get how pros play so many tables at once 10 tables or so...do all pros have multiples screens?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: more the younger ones. i play one or two and take a break every 10 minutes,lol
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: only one in holdem , which is surprising. lots in omaha of course
QUESTION FROM Sunpoint: How many Royal Flushes did you ever have?
QUESTION FROM nedroe-y: and-just wundering what -if there is -the average of getting all -in with the best and being drawn out on? i figure i loose about 31/2 out of 5 times --maybe i just gots real bad luck?!!
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: ur either unlucky or going all-in 2 much
QUESTION FROM expired by me: whats ur favourite type of poker?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: all forms of omaha, especially hi-lo
QUESTION FROM echoing truth: dont u feel kind of unlucky having to play leoc00 and callmethenuts and crocofantos... strong table imo
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: yes you are right , they are very good players and very experienced at Superturbos as well
QUESTION FROM Sunpoint: Do you have kids? If yes, do you want them to play poker?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: not yet, but they will be barred lol
QUESTION FROM soc86: wot do you consider the best way to build ur bankroll?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: play well and not too big, and work hard, and dont lose 2 muvh any oine session
QUESTION FROM pokHer_aftrdark: how comes there isnt more than 1 razz event in the wsop...its not that underrated...what is your thoughts on the game?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: isnt there one too many already ,lol
QUESTION FROM dis ID taken: any good avatar tells?
ANSWER FROM Bill Gazes: lool, good question, i've never trusted the dog avatar actually