Pro Chat Archive - Pro Chat Transcript

PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - March 13th 2010

• ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: Hi!

• QUESTION FROM kidgolfer: are u a winning player online?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: Think so yes! :-)

• QUESTION FROM da boalbrecha: hy

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hi

• QUESTION FROM n1tforlife: how long is latereg for this event?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sry i do not know, but I guess about 30 min

• QUESTION FROM da boalbrecha: du warst ja schon öfters in haibach(ooe) wie wurdest du eigentlich pro btw wie wurdest du entdeckt von FT?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: nach der ersten MEC in Deutschland wurden ein deutsches, ein österreichisches und ein schweizer Team gesucht, und da wurde ich gefragt

• QUESTION FROM Catweazle888: What is the most tough thing for you in a poker tournament?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i would say the times when you do not get playable hands, and have to stay disciplinated

• QUESTION FROM pokergirlal: hi stefan how much did you start playing with and at what stakes thank you

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: I started about 10 years ago with limit holdem 30/60 in Austrian Schilling (about 3/6 in USD)

• QUESTION FROM da boalbrecha: also die chancen sind relativ gering bzw wo müsste man spielen um entdeckt zu werden

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ich würde sagen ein großes Turnier gewinnen, zB EPT od WSOP wäre schon hilfreich, es kommt aber auch auf eine Kontinuität in deinem (erfolgreichen)Cash Game Spiel an und dein Auftreten in der Öffentlichkeit

• QUESTION FROM Hitman0240: Hey Stefan, what tournaments have you had your success in so far?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: I won one CAPT event (about 120k $) in Austria, became 3rd two times in European Championships, won european ranking in 7-card Stud 2007

• QUESTION FROM pokergirlal: do you prefer cash or tourney and i wish i was younger u r such a cutie lol

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: :-) Thx! I prrfere cash!

• QUESTION FROM rbs99: hi stefan, im letzten Jahr gab es ein Sit n Go Turnier mit dir und anderen full tilt pros dass du gewonnen hast. Wann Fliegst du nach Las Vegas um Poker After Dark zu drehen und zu spielen weißt du schon was darüber?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: Ich glaub entweder während der WSOP heuer od. erst im Okt.

• QUESTION FROM donme: WHTS UP RAPP

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i am fine thx

• QUESTION FROM Catweazle888: Are you doing some physical excercises to strenghten your mind in poker sessions live/or virtual?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i actually do some mental training, and of course i try to stay in shape physically also (used to play a lot table tennis, plyed 1st league in Austria)

• QUESTION FROM donme: HOW DID U BECOME PRO

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: FullTilt entered into the german spoken market about 3 years ago, so they also needed a team from Austria and that's why they asked me

• QUESTION FROM donme: Y DO THEY SPILT PAIRS SOMETIME & SOMETIME THEY DNT

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ??? what do you mean?

• QUESTION FROM pokergirlal: well thx and may your cards be live and your pots monsters

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx again and gl to you too!!!!

• QUESTION FROM King_lewis8: how long have you been in the poker business?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: about 10 years now

• QUESTION FROM Hitman0240: Any tips to do well in this Omaha tournament? I'm in your FTOPS :D

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: nice to year..:-) It is a relativly deep staked structure, so you have time to wait for your good hands...

• QUESTION FROM UVEBEENROLLED: HOW LONG HAVE YOU PLAYED FOR FULLTILT

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: 2 years and 2 months

• QUESTION FROM Bakerman2345: can i get an autograph?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: difficult, maybe during the WSOP in Vegas this year!

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: whats the stupidiest thing youve bought after a big win ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: tons of alcohol....

• QUESTION FROM ted8100: ow is the Americans style of playing poker different from the Europeans style?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i would say they are better in No Limit Holdem but they have their weaknesses in PLO

• QUESTION FROM UVEBEENROLLED: DID YOU EVER PLAY ON ANY OTHER SITES

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sure

• QUESTION FROM King_lewis8: whats the smartest thing youve bought after a big win?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hmm a car

• QUESTION FROM daunty101: How can someone become a full tilt pro?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: they asked me to became member of their team, because of my poker career (Cash Game, tournaments...)

• QUESTION FROM Bakerman2345: ty...I lost my full bankroll of $200 dollars...some bad beats... What should i do next to improve my game?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hard to answer with no more background information...Maybe try to read some poker books or watch some videos on the FT academy...

• QUESTION FROM donme: SOMETIME I HAVE AQ & SOMEBODY HAVE AJ THEN THE FLOP HIT A PAIR WE SPLIT THEN SOMETIMES WE DNT

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ok, always the 5 best cards including your (2 hidden) cards and the 5 cards in the middle count.

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: evens or rampage? machida or shogun?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sry did not understand what you mean??

• QUESTION FROM UVEBEENROLLED: FT academy where do i fund that at

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: go to the FT Lobby and to the button "Lobby" in the right up corner there is a link to the academy

• QUESTION FROM sosorrynow: stake me in this event and ill give u 60% of what i win :)

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no sry but gl anyway

• QUESTION FROM Canadian Kid222: Would you ever lay AK Down in a cash game..

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sure why not, always depends on the action and on the style of my opponents

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: for ufc! who do you want to win the fights?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i am not into this..sry

• QUESTION FROM UVEBEENROLLED: my boy sugarbritches10 has been coaching me his stats are sick have you ever played him stefan

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no i do not think so

• QUESTION FROM BoswerLK: hi. I got busted just outside the bubble of a texas holdem tourney. I had 10M, mid-pos, raised 3BB with AKs, and got pot reraised by the BB. it was 25% my stack to call, so I pushed. he had QQ. should I have folded instead?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no i think you played it well!

• QUESTION FROM Canadian Kid222: What would you rate your top 7 hands...?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: not sure what you exactly mean??

• QUESTION FROM Charlos1990: Are there any books which you recommend to improve my game

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i think Harrington on poker is a standard book which you should read

• QUESTION FROM donme: DO U PLAY SUPER TUBO

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: not too often but played a few of them

• QUESTION FROM Canadian Kid222: what would be your top 7 starting hands!!!?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: AA, KK, QQ, AKs, JJ, AKos, AQs

• QUESTION FROM imworsethanyou: if i followed you home, would you keep me?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ???

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: hey want to go heads ups for 1k!?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no thx

• QUESTION FROM donme: THTS MY FAVORITE

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: THX :-)

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: can you see any reason why anyone would ever want to play FTP standard MTTs (non-guarantees, the ones with 1500 starting stack and 15/30 starting blinds) with so many deeper, slower blinds games elsewhere?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: every tounament has a differnet structure, some like it faster, some like it slower, the important thing is to adapt your game to the structure is good as possible

• QUESTION FROM Charles Tillman: So do you like American Football? If so GO CHICAGO BEARS!!! JULIUS PEPPERS BABY!!!

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: yeaaaa!

• QUESTION FROM Canadian Kid222: Have you ever won at the Wolrd Series.. Cause I have never really heard of you.. Nad as a big poker player n fan you are a nobody to me...?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i am not really "famous in the US", but quite well known in Europe and esspecially in the German spoken market

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: when did u become pro!?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: about 2 years ago

• QUESTION FROM killbrew1: Have you ever been intemidated by another pro? if so...Who?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: waht means intemidated, sry english is not my mother tongue

• QUESTION FROM donme: WHT BOOK U THINK CAN IMPROVE MY GAME SUPER TURBO

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sry do not know a book specialized on super turbos

• QUESTION FROM Charles Tillman: So Whos your Favorite Team?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: in Soccer? Real Madrid

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: true, but anyone entering an MTT surely knows it's going to take multiple hors to win, why play a game with decreased skill factor and increased luck/gamble factor?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: maybe because they like to gamle a bit more than others

• QUESTION FROM Canadian Kid222: Oh Okay... Just wondering was not being rude.. Well G Luck in your career... :)

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: o problem Thx u 2

• QUESTION FROM Charles Tillman: Daniels is 10 7, Whats your favorite off hand

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: k 8

• QUESTION FROM Rentrer en Soi: scared of

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ??

• QUESTION FROM halo gods: have you won any big pots in the last week?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: biggest one was about 5k

• QUESTION FROM ILLhabit: do you play full tilt if so what was your first deposit

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: do not know anymore

• QUESTION FROM Murmelman: eingeschüchtert

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: intemidated = eingeschüchtert?

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: ok a more constructive question on the subject, would you have the same bankroll management for a given buy-in, if the structure is different (i.e. need more buy-ins if the structure is faster/more gamble-oriented)?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: the worse the structure the more swings you will have and the more bankroll do you need

• QUESTION FROM killbrew1: Who is your favorite player other thatn yourself?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: phil ivey

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: do u think online players are worse in live poker!?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: not in general but if somebody has no live poker experience he will face some problems in the beginning and also the other way around

• QUESTION FROM Rentrer en Soi: whats ur best advice for young new players?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: take it easy and a good education is more important than poker!

• QUESTION FROM Lucker91: How many hours play you poker ???

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: about 40 a week, in average

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i have not thought about that yet in depth

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: at donme: I think you should try forums for the answer to that, I'm sure there will be extensive discussions on super turbo theory out there (imo with the conclusion that they are hardly even poker, just glorified gambling)

• QUESTION FROM Rentrer en Soi: intimidate means scared of. u asked what it meant

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ok thx for transalation, concerning the question, no i am not afraid of any pokerplayer, but i have respect of many players

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: yes, but it's spelled: intimidated lol

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: :-) sry, so many questins and i also play two tournaments

• QUESTION FROM Murmelman: jupp

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx i got it

• QUESTION FROM ILLhabit: whats the best poker advice you could give

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sry too general question, maybe just as I said before take it easy

• QUESTION FROM ted8100: intemidated should be spelled intimidated = scared of

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx again

• QUESTION FROM Charlos1990: What is the worst bad beat you have ever had?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: lomg story, was not only one hand, rather a situation in a WSOP Limit Holdem Shoot Out Event. Last table before the finla table, 3 players left, I had 265k, one player had 20k the other had 15k, Blinds: 2,5/5k limit 5k/10k, and i became third...

• QUESTION FROM LuvtoGamble1: was deine deine beste platzierung in einem großem poker turnier

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: 1. Platz bei der CAPT Velden, 2 mal 3. Platz bei der Poker EM im Seven Card Stud bzw. NLH

• QUESTION FROM daunty101: Do you do any other work besides poker?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: finished a master study in business administration at university, since that i am a poker pro

• QUESTION FROM leonardosb1: o full tilt da suporte a jogadores iniciantes?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: mi espanol no es muy bien...en ingles o aleman pro favor

• QUESTION FROM LuvtoGamble1: spielst du weil es dein beruf ist oder weil es dir einfach nur spass macht

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: beides, ich konnte mein Hobby zum Beruf machen :-)

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: in the current economic environment, with thousands of graduates the world over now unable to get jobs because they're inexperienced and over-qualified for entry-level positions, do you really stick to your comment about education being more imp?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i do not think that we have too many overqualified people, it is rather the other way around, people with a good education will find good jobs

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: gl when i play u heads up =] u can choose ur fav game idc! =]

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx but not now

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: :P sorry, gl in your tourneys :)

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx no problem, i am here to chat, but as I said english is not my mother tongue

• QUESTION FROM nono050842: who is the best poker player

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i guess phil ivey

• QUESTION FROM Rentrer en Soi: do u have a german accent?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: rather an Austrian accent...

• QUESTION FROM edi6969: Hi Stefan ! Do you beileve that to become a professional player you need to be lucky at the right time in your life, or do you think that everybody who is good at this game can become a pro ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: you mean to become a sponsered poker pro? sure you should win the right thing at the right time... but to be a poker pro (make your living with playing poker) you just have to be a good player

• QUESTION FROM ALfredo Damensa: hello

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hi

• QUESTION FROM Rentrer en Soi: what did you do before poker?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: as i said, I studied business administration at university and played 1st league in table tennis in Austria

• QUESTION FROM ted8100: What is the next big live tournament you're going to play in the U. S.

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: WSOP, will be in Vegas from 30.5 - ???

• QUESTION FROM stijnx: when did you win your first big tournament and how much did you win with it?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: about 2,5 years ago, about 120k$

• QUESTION FROM ALfredo Damensa: is full tilt a a good poker site for live games

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ???

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: how many times did u go broke before u learned money managment

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: never

• QUESTION FROM ted8100: How do you feel about Rush Poker, what is your strategy for playing?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i think it is a very good idea, especially for players who do not have to much time but want to play some hands... I would play rush poker rather a bit tighter than "normal" tables

• QUESTION FROM Syko7: there are fewer jobs than there are graduates, that's my point. The only jobs available are the ones you don't need a degree to do. Personally I think uni was great for my "soul" but useless for my financial/work prospects, completely useless

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: as I said I have another opinion concerning this topic...

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: ok let me know then later today n gl wth ur career!

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx gl too

• QUESTION FROM edi6969: Denkst du dass jeder Spieler ein Professioneller Pokerspieler sein kann wenn er gut genug ist, oder muss der Spieler am richtigen Zeitpunkt Glück haben, um professioneller zu werden ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: um ein gesponserter pro zu werden, schadet es nicht "zum richtigen Zeitpunkt am richtigen Ort zu sein". um ein Poker Pro zu sein (sein Geld mit Poker zu verdienen) "reicht es ein guter Pokerspieler" zu sein

• QUESTION FROM DuBitas: what's your favorite poker game to play and when did you started playing poker? How old were you?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i am 29 years and started 10 years ago with Limit Holdem

• QUESTION FROM stijnx: When did u know it was your time to go pro?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hard to answer, it was not a special date... during my studies I recognized that i am doing well and so i decided to become pro, but I finished with a master degree before

• QUESTION FROM ALfredo Damensa: do you think super turbo games on Full tilt are more gambling luck?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i think it is a skill game like all poker games

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: why does everyone in the pro chat say that!

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: do not know, but in my case it is the truth

• QUESTION FROM jhoopes1: so u never took a shot at the bigger games or u got lucky when i did?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sry do not know your first question anymore

• QUESTION FROM DuBitas: would you say that poker is gambling?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no, i am a poker player not a gambler

• QUESTION FROM killbrew1: Do you think that the skill level is better on higher buy in games

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: sure

• QUESTION FROM Dolphinswin: hey

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hi

• QUESTION FROM ted8100: What was your first big break in poker? What happened that convinced you that you could make a career of poker?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: it was not one special day, in poker it is much more important to be a constant winner over years (in the long run), when I saw that I could beat the games I played for more than 5 years constantly, I thought about becoming a pro

• QUESTION FROM Villeehh1: hei vittu oikeesti mikä vittu siin kestää ku tunti sit deposin ja OON KOKO TUNNIN ISTUNU PERSE HOMEESSA JA OOTTANU MUN FYRKKIA

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: English, German?????

• QUESTION FROM ted8100: Thanks for talking to us Stefan, good luck in your poker career!

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no problem and GL to you too!!

• QUESTION FROM UVEBEENROLLED: WHATS THE BIGGEST GAME YOU HAVE PLAYED IN

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: 300/600 Limit Holdem, 50/100 PLO

• QUESTION FROM trezao: which expectations for the WSOP?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: of course i would like to win a bracelet, but i know how hard this will be...try to concentrate on all events but NL Holdem because there are the fields "too big"

• QUESTION FROM trezao: which the media of an ITM PRO?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: what is a ITM Pro

• QUESTION FROM UVEBEENROLLED: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A COACH FOR YOU POKER GAME

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i had a kind of mentor, in the meantime good friend

• QUESTION FROM republika SLO: hi

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hi

• QUESTION FROM josephilippe: ola ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: hola

• QUESTION FROM trezao: which the average in the money of a PROfrofissional?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: do not know

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: ok i had 8 stack at this current level(im trash omaha player btw) i raised from the cutoff with aa k8s flop came 235 with 2 spades on board there was a smooth caller on the button and sb.. sb bet 1.2k out of pos on the flop i bet pot(5.2k) and

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ...and?

• QUESTION FROM ateamcrew: for a 300 dollar bankroll what is the most appropriate cash game stakes to play?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: maybe .25/.50 or even one stage lower

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: the guy behind me reshoved 20k sb called insta i know im commited to call here but was my play proper? sb had a4qq with a4s and button was 4456 or somthing im very very very bad at omaha,sorry cut me off only one msg per 2 min lol

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: if i got u right u had a nut flush draw, i think your play was ok, though it was quite agressiv

• QUESTION FROM ateamcrew: thank you

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: yw gl

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: k8 draw sb had a4s lol i had aa k8s

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ok then you did not play it too well, omaha, especially in tournaments is a "nuts game" - so if you decide to go for a draw it shoul at least be a nuts draw

• QUESTION FROM oharch6695: Do you seem to be sucked out more online or at a casino.

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: same, online it sometimes seems to be worse but only because of the higher speed there

• QUESTION FROM trezao: which style do you think that now prevails at the poker table?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: agressive

• QUESTION FROM 999-triplenine: hi stefan, erst mal GL fürs turnier.....ist der spielstärkenunterschied bei fixed-limit-holdem 2/4 zu 5/10 sehr groß oder eher ausgeglichen?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: nicht so groß würd ich sagen, aber auch schwer zu beurteilen für mich da ich zumeist höher spiele

• QUESTION FROM iM ReMARkAbLE: ahh ya im trash at omaha;p i need to play it some more

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: gl there!

• QUESTION FROM newyork2: Stefan, Would become more aggresive or tight player if your 6 or 7 spots closer to the final table of tourney?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: more aggresive

• QUESTION FROM alan1330: What makes a Poker Player a Professional?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: when he is able to make a living with playing poker in the long run

• QUESTION FROM Kid Duke10: why do i get so unlucky on this site?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ry can't help you

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: how did u become sponsored at ft!?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: they aseked me when they started to build a team for the german spoken market about 2,5 years ago

• QUESTION FROM alan1330: thats what im thinking about doing which would mean be diciplined in a cash game and soon as i get to a certain amount i leave the table. If i do that at a local casino and not wor then would i be classed as a pro?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i would say you have to decide for yourself if you earn enough with playing poker or not

• QUESTION FROM Kid Duke10: i play proffesionally and i win everywhere except on here is it just variance or maybe im playing bad?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: could be both hard to answer this question with no more backgrounf info

• QUESTION FROM trezao: poker in Brazil is still considered gambling! is a Tendecies the world for that change?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i hope so

• QUESTION FROM alan1330: yeah i think im at that level now to give it a go without other work getting in the way. Would have to stick to live games cause i get too much bad luck online lol

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: all the best for your career then!

• QUESTION FROM eselchen: with a roll of 2k, what cashgame limits would you play at NLH and PLO?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: 0.5/1$ games

• QUESTION FROM Viouf: You prefer live or online poker ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: tournaments live, cash game online

• QUESTION FROM ft_hurricane: hey stefan na alles klar und gl bei den turnieren ... nun zu meiner frage ... um ein turnier zu gewinnen spielt man dann eher den tag oder lag style ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: i würde sagen das hängt immer vom typ mensch ab der man selber ist, man kann nicht einen stil gegen sein naturell spielen

• QUESTION FROM trezao: you threw a lot of time in Coradi casino, but I do not see a great history of players South Ammricanos, especially where these casinos operate! know why?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no sry

• QUESTION FROM bazstar: hows the ftops going this year?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: not too good for me, had just one cash in the 240$ bounty event

• QUESTION FROM bazstar: what do you recommend for a cash player looking to play more tourneys in 2010 should be looking to start out in? im a low stakes cash player at the moment and would like to get involved in some ftops action

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: so the mini FTOPS should be a nice start no? For the "normal" FTOPS try to qualify vis satelites

• QUESTION FROM max_em87: have you ever said "owned" after knocking someone out of a tournament?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no never, when you win a hand you always should keep in mind that somebody else lost one...take the pot be happy but no coment is nesseccary

• QUESTION FROM max_em87: what is your drug of choice?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: no drugs!!!

• QUESTION FROM TheMassacre11: hat did u consider was your first break in poker

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: as I said before it is not important to win a lot on one day, it is more important to win constantly over years

• QUESTION FROM petriz: have you ever gone broke?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: nope

• QUESTION FROM Shaka169: whats your play in tournaments early tight or you gone aggresive from first ?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: rather tight in the beginning

• QUESTION FROM colaleen: looks busy in here

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: yep

• QUESTION FROM fedeali: stefan but are you tight alway or in rebuy you became aggressive???

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: in rebuy more aggresive

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ok thanks for all the questions i will leave soon....last 5 min

• QUESTION FROM colaleen: How about this...What is a good strategy for playing donkies and inexperienced players.

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: try to isolate them, but do not overplay your hands and do not try to bluff them

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: hopefully ill play u live one day!!

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: would be nice gl

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: 3 more minutes

• QUESTION FROM The Iceman699: gl man see u on the tables online and live ltrz

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: thx u2!

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: last questions please

• QUESTION FROM max_em87: do u get recognized in public

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: not really :-) but i hope it will change soon..!

• QUESTION FROM GimmeABrewski: cash game or tournament?

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: cash

• QUESTION FROM fedeali: stefan if you have AK in UTG blind 15/30 what do you do??

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: raise to 90

  ANSWER FROM Stefan Rapp: ok thx again for all the questions gl too all of you, cu at the tables!