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Ben Yu used the final few levels of play to mount a climb up the leaderboard to end as the overwhelming chip leader heading into the Event #6: $15,000 8-Game final table at the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. Yu bagged 2,400,000 in chips to lead the final seven players that include Damjan Radanov, Bryan Micon, Jeremy Ausmus, Scott Seiver, Phil Hellmuth, and Tamon Nakmamura.
Not gonna lie the dude is in a virtual tie for 2nd with Radanov (40k in chips seperates the two). That would be a hell of a story if Micon takes down a USPO title.Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdog
Do you know who his backer is?
Don’t be an idiot Marley. It’s a joke.
I guess I should watch this on PokerGo. I only watch High Stakes Poker on it, usually.
Get some video on here somehow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dive_Bar_Dave
I miss micon.
YIKES DRUFF, this must sting, micon final TABLES AGAIN!
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Jeremy Ausmus blowing up huge lately. Guy just sits down and constantly wins.
It's funny, because he went back to Aria mid-stakes grinder status for years after his $1m 9th place WSOP Main finish, and now suddenly he's winning every tournament and regularly plays big events.
He's a very nice guy who nearly everyone likes.
Ausmus won the previous event, as well.
This one probably belongs to Magic player Ben Yu, though, who makes up in poker skill what he lacks in height.
This one only had 47 entrants (due to the $15k price tag), and they are only paying the final table.
With 7 left, they are paying $28k to 7th and $239k for 1st.
https://www.pgt.com/live-reporting/u...-game/payouts/
https://www.pgt.com/live-reporting/u...-15000-8-game/
Druff do you have any additional info on Yu?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Looking at his Hendon mob it looks like he plays quite a few 10-25k events. Is he backed? Did he strike it rich on crypto?
Looks like he makes out well but buyins add up in a hurry at those levels.
It looks like this may be streamed for free on YouTube?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkMC...hannel=PokerGO
Was about to post this as it came up in recommendations. 5 players left.
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TheXFactor: Some of these Billionaires that Phil plays with are delusional. They think that Phil is a respected poker pro and some type of poker god. He fooled them.
LOL. PHIL IS ONE OF THE GOATS. ITS NOT EVEN DEBATABLE FFS.
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Originally Posted by devidee
Ali and Maria are referring to Micon as "super-rich."
Micon;s NFT collection alone is worth 1 million.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dive_Bar_Dave
I'd feel very safe his networth is above 10 million at this point
Net worth should include the human being ratio. Very few maintain their position.Quote:
Originally Posted by BetCheckBetMicon;s NFT collection alone is worth 1 million.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dive_Bar_Dave
I'd feel very safe his networth is above 10 million at this point
I just know he's part of the Magic the Gathering crowd (Justin Bonomo, David Williams, Brock Parker, Gabriel Nassif, Eric Froehlich, etc). He's been around awhile, and is older than he looks (though I believe he's under 40).Quote:
Originally Posted by simpdogDruff do you have any additional info on Yu?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Looking at his Hendon mob it looks like he plays quite a few 10-25k events. Is he backed? Did he strike it rich on crypto?
Looks like he makes out well but buyins add up in a hurry at those levels.
I think he ran it up through poker. He also might have crypto money, but if he does, I don't know about it. I don't really follow the guy or know him well. Have played with him multiple times at WSOP (usually in limit events) and he's pleasant enough.
I was out earlier and couldn't watch. Just turned it on and I see Hellmuth went from 400k shortstack at the beginning to the chipleader with 3m!
Wow!
And this is 8-game, not NL holdem. The guy really is a savant regarding poker. Because of his clownish behavior, people tend to dismiss him as an overrated dinosaur from the past, but somehow he's kept up with the times and keeps winning. Keep in mind that he will be 60 in 3 years.
Also I know he's out now, but I thought for years that Scott Seiver was a huge douche, but I've gotten to like him a lot better in the past 2 years or so. Seems to take himself a lot less seriously now, and has removed the bad beat whining from his Twitter game.
Here goes Yu / Micon in PLO
AdKdKcJc Micon
Ah6h6d9d Yu
Micon in good shape pre
Wow, Yu flops a million outs and is a 2-1 favorite to win, and Micon somehow fades it and wins with KK unassisted, to double.
30k/60k blinds now. Nobody has more than 2.2m. Nobody has less than 640k.
Pertty much anyone's game here 5-handed. Basically a rungood contest, provided nobody makes a donk move.
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Originally Posted by limitlesNet worth should include the human being ratio. Very few maintain their position.Quote:
Originally Posted by BetCheckBet
Enjoyable to get to watch mixed games rather than the 99% NLHE you usually see.
Phil looks in decent shape health wise.
Heads-up with Micon would be pretty lol but I don’t see it happening
Seals was just brought up by Nejad (who I assume is the male announcer), and Maria Ho just replied, "I have a feeling that Micon held onto a lot of that bitcoin he raked there."
VERY LIKELY CORRECT MARIA
Micon out
Getting snapped off clean a decade ago only for Micon to become incredibly wealthy and embraced by the poker elite explains the Jewdonk-level envy here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
No envy. I know you like to say that to troll, but there isn't any. I was doing well then, and I'm still doing well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy JoeGetting snapped off clean a decade ago only for Micon to become incredibly wealthy and embraced by the poker elite explains the Jewdonk-level envy here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I was just giving my nod of approval to Maria's theory about his wealth, which while impossible to verify, is what I strongly believe as well.
micon is a billionaire though, gotta sting that his "cute little science project" made him a billionaire while you pinch pennies and argue with Drs about billsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffNo envy. I know you like to say that to troll, but there isn't any. I was doing well then, and I'm still doing well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy Joe
I was just giving my nod of approval to Maria's theory about his wealth, which while impossible to verify, is what I strongly believe as well.
:lolQuote:
Originally Posted by dwaimicon is a billionaire though, gotta sting that his "cute little science project" made him a billionaire while you pinch pennies and argue with Drs about billsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Billionaire?? Yeah no fucking way. Now an 8 figure life roll is easily believeable he’s sitting on in also gonna bet it’s diversified now and not just in BTC. He’s probably running his own ETH2 node and making 15-20% on his locked up ETH doing verification transactions alone. Anybody who can do it even as a part of a group owner of a node is smart easy passive income.Quote:
Originally Posted by dwaimicon is a billionaire though, gotta sting that his "cute little science project" made him a billionaire while you pinch pennies and argue with Drs about billsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Mixed games are the best; have found so much more enjoyment with poker later life just fucking around with as many games as possible playing casually versus grinding volume for profit.
Some people love mixed games, and I see the appeal, but they kind of make my head hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy Joe
I go to a home game sometimes, which is a mixture of typical recs and good recs. Some of the older ones have been playing since the 70s, decades before NL holdem was popular. It's low stakes, so it's just for fun.
Part of the reason I enjoy that home game is because I get practice at games like Stud and Stud8 where I still need work.
Still, I find it a bit stressful to constantly change gears and switch my mindset regarding the game. I like playing a variety of games, but more from the standpoint of switching it up day-to-day, not orbit-to-orbit.
However, I will say that it's nice to play different poker games besides holdem, and I wish more tournament series featured more games than just the usual NLHE and PLO.
I enjoy the mixed games, but I’m particularly poor at switching gears in the flow of the game also. I started out playing a lot of tournaments online around 2000 and did really well. Did very well in heads up sit-n-goes at the highest stakes back them, which were like $200 on UB, maybe $500 eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffSome people love mixed games, and I see the appeal, but they kind of make my head hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sloppy Joe
I go to a home game sometimes, which is a mixture of typical recs and good recs. Some of the older ones have been playing since the 70s, decades before NL holdem was popular. It's low stakes, so it's just for fun.
Part of the reason I enjoy that home game is because I get practice at games like Stud and Stud8 where I still need work.
Still, I find it a bit stressful to constantly change gears and switch my mindset regarding the game. I like playing a variety of games, but more from the standpoint of switching it up day-to-day, not orbit-to-orbit.
However, I will say that it's nice to play different poker games besides holdem, and I wish more tournament series featured more games than just the usual NLHE and PLO.
Won their nightly bigger tournaments and Aruba packages more times than I can count. Most were in that 250 range of players fields, so basically a higher stakes version of the Stars 180 with 200 truly bad players in 2000-2005.
I would get into limit and played countless sessions with reggiman back then on UB also. Probably you also, but like me, you had different names on each site.
Reggiman always stuck in my head as I was sick at the time and the best description of my condition was stuck at home sick in Pittsburgh. So stuckinpgh was a name that immediately popped jumped off the screen. I’d play 30/60 regularly. Less so higher, and you played really high back then, so it’s possible we didn’t play much.
I got into NL ring games later, mostly 6 max. I could log in and do well in any of those disciplines, but for whatever reason, if I’d bounce between them during a single session, I struggled to adapt.
Once I got well, I played much less, so I never knew if it was a product of not having the mental energy or caring about the money when I was sick enough to stay disciplined? I don’t think so though. I’m kind of a hyper focus on one task person rather than multi-tasker and don’t think I’d do well at it. I noticed as multi-tabling became a thing, I wasn’t nearly as good at it.
I would never play 8 game for anything more than fun $, but I’d play a full session at most of the games and feel confident.
I like watching it, but it’s not like a NL tourney or game where I view it and think I’d fare well against the field. Watching it, I think I’d struggle and be dead money in this event. That Micon does well at it isn’t completely shocking. The kid always had very demonstrable ADD imo. Hard to keep him focused. Not saying he’s a great 8 game player. I wouldn’t be the one to judge that, but it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s a better 8 game player than any single game given his attention issues. He was a likable dude, but that aspect of his personality drove me crazy a little on the forums, but big time on the radio. That was peak radio back then. Party atmosphere and everyone was young. You and Drexel and even Adam occasionally would be killing a subject matter and he’d lose all interest and get distracted and want to end it all.
As someone who likes deep dives into interesting subjects, that quirk irritated the fuck out of me, as he also had the show is over when I’m done attitude back then as he wanted some of the hosts to continue the party off air with him.
So he’s probably a little better at switching games than he was at mastering any game in particular.
It seems Micon’s charmed existence continues. Good for him. Not a bad guy at all, just kind of young back then. Whenever I hear him talk now, he’s still arrogant, but much more relaxed and interesting. Wish he had that temperament back then. Doubt it would have ever ended as it did.
is there any way possible someone can post the old vids of Micon in his car from the NWP days?
Are the Seals “breakfast with the chairman” videos gone?
Civilization has taken a huge step back.