Gadget United States. Mar 14 2011 15:32. Posts 295
Other than the charity stuff he does, is he not the least likable guy ever. This entire season of HSP all he has done is tell everyone how awesome doyle brunson is.
"doyle beat cnacer when you didnt beat cancer"
"doyle could have been in the nba"
"you weren't getting doyle off that one vanessa"
I listened to a poker road interview by him a while ago and he kept repeating how smart he was and that he didn't have to try hard to do good in school, even though its obvious the guy was a huge nerd. He has probably adjusted to the fact that people know how to play poker now less than anyone else. Every HSP season its the exact same story. Play 6 hands over the course of 5 hours. Win 3 small pots with AA, get bluffed off AA for half his stack, 3 bet with 65s vs loose guy and win a small pot, and get AA in vs some kind of straight flush draw and coinflip because he refuses to run it twice.
KK and QQ are interchangeable with AA in the above example. Barry Greenstein is the only person on earth that could make vanessa selbst my 2nd to last favorite person at a poker table.
Also, my last blog got move off the first page in like 15 minutes last time because 9 people decided to post blogs at the same time as me so read that one too.
Barry G is the best pimp this game has ever had. Respect!
Lol at calling him a nerd. He is the definition of "cool"
Last edit: 14/03/2011 16:00
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terrybunny19240 United States. Mar 14 2011 15:59. Posts 13829
ya what are you talking about, greenstein is awesome and he plays really solid poker from what I've seen. he doesn't just sick nit it up
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Carthac United States. Mar 14 2011 16:02. Posts 1343
Doesn't look like you mentioned the 100k river bluff he put on one of the businessman this season.
He has a very dry sense of humor, as I have heard him speak many times on pokerroad. He really is a stand up guy and very cool as you begin to listen to him more.
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Jhyun88 United States. Mar 14 2011 16:04. Posts 1383
On March 14 2011 14:50 Arirang wrote:
You are really bad at English.
It's probably because he's from the U.S.
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Chewits United Kingdom. Mar 14 2011 16:16. Posts 2539
And if you read Ace on the river, you have even more respect for him.
I am a degen. Do not believe in any of my advice.
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the cleaner Germany. Mar 14 2011 16:52. Posts 3014
Somebody suggested to chop on a pokerstars final table and barry replied: "I only chop heads!" :D
I don't have much to base this on but from what I have seen of him on poker shows and interviews he does seem to come across as pretty elitist and kind of a douche. Gotta respect the charity work though. Also David Benyamine is way worse imo.
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[GiTM]-Ace United States. Mar 14 2011 17:13. Posts 1585
i've always been a fan of greenstein. the man is a monster
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matdon460 United States. Mar 14 2011 19:34. Posts 1089
agreed with everything else written here. ace of the river is really good and I love his sense of humor. true hero.
Of course it was a good shove, I won
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DvoBoardRider Afghanistan. Mar 14 2011 20:47. Posts 849
barry g. is one of the realest people in the poker community.
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NeillyJQ United States. Mar 14 2011 21:00. Posts 8947
barry is an innovator and has been a class act for like 30 years.
what u got on that
Just remember you need to be god damn sure about their tendencies. -Artanis11 http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/neillyaa/
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blackjacki2 United States. Mar 14 2011 21:10. Posts 2582
he has a tight range but he's not afraid to make a move. I've seen him make huge (100k+) bluffs with air multiple times.
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qwerty67890 New Zealand. Mar 14 2011 23:14. Posts 14026
what the fuck am i reading?
Barry G is a fucking boss.
not only does he like the company of beautiful ladies of the orient like myself, here are some things Barry G has done for poker:
Ace on the River - this book is awesome.
Life of Ivey and Tuesdays with Ivey
Insight into the high stakes world. Barry is one of the few people who has a genuine knowledge of what goes on in the high-stakes cash world.
Running it once with a milli in the pot is fuckin boss, no one wants to see people put their money in and chop it up.
An incredible ambassador. He always acts right at the table and on TV, hes genuinely involved with the poker community.
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Steal City United States. Mar 15 2011 00:43. Posts 2537
he's awesome dude but i hated Ace on the River
it's not a strategy book and thus shouldn't be sold in the games/strategy section. It's more of a lifestyle book idk where it'd be. Also his book is downright silly, it was written like it's for grade schoolers to read. And the chapter sex and poker?... lol it's just so stupid
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