PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - November 15th 2010
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ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: hello
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: any ???
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: not really
QUESTION FROM brandon1717: How do you play small pairs in limit holdm in cash and tournys?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: play them for cheap in tourneys
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: aggresive in cash games
QUESTION FROM jmac72: isn't the venetian one of the best place to poker i think it is just went to vegas for my first time this past spring
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: venetian is very nice
QUESTION FROM Woahhzz: how much $ would it take for you to eat some1 elses throw up?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: busy playing cash games
QUESTION FROM brandon1717: how do you handle the swings in cash games,cus i am really happy or really sad?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: the longer you do it the easier it bercomes'
QUESTION FROM C_MORTENSON: HELLO BIG FAN HERE MY BANKROLL IS 11 BUCKS HOW CAN I TURN IT INTO 1MILL OR 2 ?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: slowly
QUESTION FROM jmac72: I went to Vegas for 6 nights 5 days with only 800 for poker i knew i didnt bring enough when i sat down at 1-3nl at Ceasers at 3 people at the table had more chips then i had for the whole trip { i guess lesson learned} is the 1k wsop good to
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: 1k tourneys are very good value
QUESTION FROM Inzo87: Hi,sorry for my question,but where i can find the pot-limit hold'em cash game??I find only no limit hold'em >_>
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: i think there is a pot limit section'
QUESTION FROM Woahhzz: when you reached 1 million $ in profit from playing poker did u have any time of emotional break down (as in happy) crying anything???
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: lol no
QUESTION FROM jmac72: there are a lot of full ilt poker pro's how come in FTOPS you dont see more pro's play?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: not sure
QUESTION FROM ted8100: Hey David what is the next major live event you're going to play in?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: bellagio december
QUESTION FROM rockstopper: what aspect of the game do you think is the most important to focus on as a serious begginer
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: poker fundamentals
QUESTION FROM AADEEZAA: yo yo yo what up dawgenheimer
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: yo
QUESTION FROM rockstopper: do you know where i can find a list of fundamentals
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: poker books by davuiids sklansky
QUESTION FROM ted8100: I've seen you wear some bright colorful outfits on TV, is that part of your strategy to distract opponents or just your style?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: lol my style
QUESTION FROM AADEEZAA: what do you have to do to get your name in red
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: be a pro for a while
QUESTION FROM C_MORTENSON: in your opinion is it better to smallball a deepstack tourny or play tight /aggressive?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: umm i do both
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: lol well i dont think so soorry
QUESTION FROM Woahhzz: "Be a pro for a while"- i have been a pro for 3 years, i admit that i been losing all my life. u think i can get a deal to have my name apper in blue?
QUESTION FROM AADEEZAA: ok but what makes you a pro the stakes or how much money you have or if thats all you do as a job and who decides who is "pro"
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: a pro means you support yourself through poker income
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: value betting knowing the strength of your hands
QUESTION FROM rockstopper: I been switching from tight agressive Big Bet poker to small ball back and forth.. I seem to do better playing the big bet tight agressive. Any suggestion on what part of small ball to focus on in order to improve
QUESTION FROM ted8100: How do you compare Duhamel to some of the last former Main Event champs who have all but disappeared in obscurity?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: i dont
QUESTION FROM Woahhzz: If u had poket AA preflop and it cost you your life to make an all in call what do u do? (life as in you die if u lose)
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: fold
QUESTION FROM rockstopper: I been playing free rolls for about 6 months now and i win little money cause its little prize pools. do you think a $200. bankroll is good enough to start with in playing cash ring games and some better tourneys?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: sure
QUESTION FROM rockstopper: how may hours do you spend playing poker online and live per week? If a person wanted is serious and wanted to really give it a shot as making a living playing poker how much time per week should I be spending playng poker
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: 40 to 60
QUESTION FROM ted8100: What convinced you that you could make a living playing professional poker?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: just doing it
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: wow toough one
QUESTION FROM Woahhzz: this question means the most to me. Which movie in your opion is better The DARK KNIGHT or AVATAR?
ANSWER FROM David Oppenheim: equal