PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - August 11th 2010
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ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi guys , good night
QUESTION FROM Baba828: ive been working on freerolls for a while now and always seem to be about 50 places from the cash. any advice for late tournament play
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hola soy de chascomus , vivi mucho tiempo en la plata
QUESTION FROM Schnuffel1981: hi has there sometimes one asks alls per from fulltillt you must play there bistimmte tuniere or is to you exemptly or says fulltillt because of me now on zypern must you play?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi baba, plz, you keep me patience, my inglish is so so...........yes, but i will try............you must be more agresive in bubble, then you must be tight until you get close to final table.......there, again you must be more agressive......
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: all players want to reach the final table and you must take advantage of that
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: ola vueltin, es un poco dificil responderte eso.....calculo sera por mis logros, estuve 3 años como consolidado ganador en high stack en otro sitio, he tenido muy buenos resultados en torneos en vivo (acerca de 150k profit), y luego de ser pro creo que
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: tengo una buena estadistica en torneos aca
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hello sir
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: rigged?? i dont think that, sir
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: tell me sir
QUESTION FROM Vueltin: gracias damian por responderme, venis a rosario? si me lo respondiste antes fijate q no entro en la respuesta
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: no creo maestro fui papa por tercera vez y estoy un pococ complicado
QUESTION FROM Hanamichi23: damian si queres agregame al msn y te ayudo a traducir chaudan@hotmail.com
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: dale maestro te agradezco mucho
QUESTION FROM XxDOUBLERxX: So here is my real question- how long after you started playing poker did it take to win a decent amount?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: look, i had very luck, and i won about 250k in my first years
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: but, now, the poker is much more competitive
QUESTION FROM ILikeJenHarman: Do you consider openlimping into a pot in an MTT as a bad play in general or are there reason that justify it?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: I dont like limping in general but I may do it sometimes to plan a hand. I usually make it between 2.3 and 2.8bb.
QUESTION FROM XxDOUBLERxX: hat is your favorite game to play? and cash or tourny?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: are diferent think, i like both
QUESTION FROM SharkD1: how much hands you play like 10 hands per 100 in a mtt?? (yo know how much you fold and have patience to wait)
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: n first levels i play like 15 or 20 out of 100, then in later stages it depends on my stack, if its big ill continue playing more hands, if im on average or shorter stack i'll play more tight.
QUESTION FROM jhoopes1: how many times r u willing to rebuy?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: all necessary
QUESTION FROM kidgolfer: r u a winning player online??
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: yes sir
QUESTION FROM MFDoom666: hi?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi
QUESTION FROM 209kid: hello
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hello
QUESTION FROM mag0842: HI
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi mega
QUESTION FROM SharkD1: Hello Damian
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hello sir
QUESTION FROM Crafty23: Do u have a job or its just Poker?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: i was layer, before becoming a professional
QUESTION FROM 209kid: im having trouble with finishing tournments . im usually top 10 stack when tournment starks but i never make it to cash . its been going on for over 6months now
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: Variance in mtts is very high. Keep playing your game, review your hands to try to find mistakes and work on them to make the correct adjustments.
QUESTION FROM Crafty23: why are there so many bad players on FT?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: i dont think that sir
QUESTION FROM Steen1ie: Hiya damian salas :)
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi steen
QUESTION FROM DrZebra: at what level did you start and how did you move up in stakes?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: i started at nl100 and moved up when i had between 30-40 buy ins por the next level
QUESTION FROM faltaenvido: hola damian !
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hola como estas
QUESTION FROM BSILVZ311: Hi how would u go about building up a very low bankroll such as $15
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: Its very hard, cause its a small amount to start with; try playing the lowest cash levels and move up when you have 40 buy ins for the next one.
QUESTION FROM Steen1ie: from what age did you start playing Poker Damian, and if you could give anyone the best advice on skills and how to enhance there gaming abilities what would u say? Also, how do u see Poker a game of, Luck, Skill?? etc.... Thanks
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: You must have patience, discipline, emotional equilibrium, but at the same time never be afraid of losing and be daring enough. Also be strict with your bankroll, so you will be able to get through large stretchs of bad luck.
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: I started playing professionally at age 31
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: cual es tu equipo favorito ???
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hola santiago, river
QUESTION FROM ThaiGirl15Dolla: I was playing razz earlier and it seems like a game of luck. You could start with A23 then it pairs up or goes high and its there for all to see so you cant bluff if its showing KKQJ so i think it is about 70% luck. Would you agree? Thanks
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: I dont play other games, just hold'em, so I don't really know,
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: mh eres un familiar de marcelo "el matador" salas ?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: no santiago
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: que juego es el mejor juego para aumanetar el bankroll con un low bankroll.. ? sng's ..tournament..micro cash.. ?!
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: cash
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: no se si solo me pasa a mi pero casi simepre me toca un jugador que juega a 2-3 outs.. y le sale en el river..!!??
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: las malas rachas las tenemos todos, son normales de este juego, no hay que pensar que tenemos mala suerte, o que el mundo esta contra nuestro, son rachas y como tales pasan
QUESTION FROM Ustgagch: one colour small cards 54 34 67 78 etc why Fulltilt's pros raise these cards ?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: I think all professional players want to be unpredictable, and one way to do it is to use the same bet tendencies wether they have a premium hand or suited connectors. ahi ta
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: conoces a adrian salbuchi ?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: at es una carta para jugar con cuidado, en esa situacion yo haria reise standar de 2,3 bb y si me hacen re reise las foldearia, salvo que piensa que sea move, en ese caso con cualquier carta podes meter la 4ta apuesta
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: en caso de recibir un call y flopear el a , haria mucho control de pozo
QUESTION FROM headchefsupreme: do you think you can come back and win FTOPS 22?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: look, is dificult for me, but i have faith
QUESTION FROM denhen4: hello damian i am really interested in poker but i don't have a clue about bankroll management and positions and all the technicallitites i just play what i like can you give me some advice please
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: i recomend you The Theory of Poker de Sklansky
QUESTION FROM Santiago78: gracias por las respuetas ..mucha suerte y que tangas una buena noche !
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: gracias santiago, un saludo
QUESTION FROM denhen4: i like playing poker and love to be a pro one day. do you have to start really young or can any one choose to. how do you get sponsorship, because i am not rich.. lol.. and i think i want to improve my game.... but my husband won't give me a chan
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: To get a sponsorship, first you must have great results, and the way to get them is effort, dedication, discipline, patience, study, and observation. Poker is a game with simple rules but lots of details that make it very complex.
QUESTION FROM Johannxman: doesnt look like many chatters how are you tonight
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hello man, i m fine sir
QUESTION FROM Johannxman: patience is a big thing in poker what have you found helpful in remaining patient
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: You just have to propose it and maintain focus
QUESTION FROM BudSmknBen: when you are running bad do you ever feel like no matter what you do you cant win?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: No, i know the bad run will eventually end, i just try to play my best game everyday.
QUESTION FROM BudSmknBen: it seems like every time i cash out i go on a long bad run, have you ever noticed any odd things that make you mentally off?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: I dont think that, the bad runs are part of the game, and in general we just note it when we are running bad, but when someone runs bad, there is another player running well, so that's the game, sometimes we run good and sometimes we run bad, the importa
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: thing is to be balanced when we are running bad
QUESTION FROM sniperwood: Hey
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi sir
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi sir
QUESTION FROM samiyanano: hi
QUESTION FROM Ustgagch: its your tournament
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: ty sir, gl
QUESTION FROM fuzzylander: where is the best place to get advise on getting backers for live play
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: i dont know sir, im sorry
QUESTION FROM Stereo23: Hi Damian. Do u play mixed games? Gl
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: no sir
QUESTION FROM sinless575: hi
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi sir
QUESTION FROM king1corona1: sup?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: i sir, i m playing a tournaments
QUESTION FROM tanks319: hey dimand gl hope u win
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: ty sir,
QUESTION FROM hawkster316: I have heard that the wine in Argentina is awesome, is this true?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: yes man, is true, i like it so much
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: well , i played only three events.......and, i had 1 cash
QUESTION FROM hawkster316: Did you play in the WSOP in Vegas? If so, how did U do?
QUESTION FROM hawkster316: Must be though answering dumb questions while playing for many thousands of dollars. Thanks for the effort. One cash out of three ain't bad bro!
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: np, is a pleasure for me
QUESTION FROM Nealio20: What is the most you've won in 1 tournament?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: on internet 58k, live 90k
QUESTION FROM adonishui: i am a beginner in texas holdem and i would like to ask for advice about how to play middle pocket like 66,77,88,99
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: It depends a lot on the stage of the tourney, but usually I dont play it super aggressive, I try to make pot control preflop.
QUESTION FROM hawkster316: Must be your first chat, I can't find your bio on FT
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: s my first chat, yes
QUESTION FROM hawkster316: Forgive my ignorance, but are there any casinos in Buenos Aires or anywhere else in Argentina?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: yes sir, a lot
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: hi neal, so so, i have a good car and a good house
QUESTION FROM Nealio20: do you buy some fancy stuff with your winnings?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: nacho barbero
QUESTION FROM hawkster316: Other than you of course, who is the best poker player in Argentina?
ANSWER FROM Damian Salas: bye guy, ty for all........see you other day