Someone did the research. :) Yes, Doug is the fellow that I refer to
as being the one with the extremely strong poker skills in the
post. I don't think he's a bad guy at all, but it was always clear to me
that he was there to take our money, and he could be a little cruel when
he got in a mood to needle people. I learned a good amount playing
against Doug, but he's a shark and comes to games to shark them. Nothing
wrong in that per se, but he's also not someone I'm going to spend time
with away from the table, and at the table, I don't really want him there
because I know he can always outplay me.
As for Carlos, he's one of the many on the show that I've played with
and would probably be happy not to play with again. On one of his few
visits to River Street, he insisted on complaining about every last thing
of the accommodations, the host's dog, and everything else in the room.
And, this was the days when it was a self-dealt, non-raked game.
You're a guest in someone's home in that situation, and you should act
like it.
As for cheating at Carlos' game, I heard that rumor too. I seriously
doubt that part was true. I think that rumor is an embellished version of
another rumor that he made a ruling as would-be “floor person”
when he was still in a tournament and the decision would impact him, too.
Carlos isn't really a great guy, but I don't think he's a cheat.
BTW, lately, I rarely use real names of people on this journal, but I
ultimately decided to let the above comment go through (and reply to it
myself), since these two people have chosen to be on TV and put themselves
in the public eye.
I failed to mention in the post that I actually, in a moment of
stupidity, applied to be on New York vs. Boston Poker
Challenge and but then didn't show up when I got a call back. Once
I saw the show, I was very glad I came to my senses.
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Re: Doug's a good guy
Date: 2006-06-18 13:06 (UTC)Someone did the research. :) Yes, Doug is the fellow that I refer to as being the one with the in the post. I don't think he's a bad guy at all, but it was always clear to me that he was there to take our money, and he could be a little cruel when he got in a mood to needle people. I learned a good amount playing against Doug, but he's a shark and comes to games to shark them. Nothing wrong in that per se, but he's also not someone I'm going to spend time with away from the table, and at the table, I don't really want him there because I know he can always outplay me.
As for Carlos, he's one of the many on the show that I've played with and would probably be happy not to play with again. On one of his few visits to River Street, he insisted on complaining about every last thing of the accommodations, the host's dog, and everything else in the room. And, this was the days when it was a self-dealt, non-raked game. You're a guest in someone's home in that situation, and you should act like it.
As for cheating at Carlos' game, I heard that rumor too. I seriously doubt that part was true. I think that rumor is an embellished version of another rumor that he made a ruling as would-be “floor person” when he was still in a tournament and the decision would impact him, too. Carlos isn't really a great guy, but I don't think he's a cheat.
BTW, lately, I rarely use real names of people on this journal, but I ultimately decided to let the above comment go through (and reply to it myself), since these two people have chosen to be on TV and put themselves in the public eye.
I failed to mention in the post that I actually, in a moment of stupidity, applied to be on New York vs. Boston Poker Challenge and but then didn't show up when I got a call back. Once I saw the show, I was very glad I came to my senses.