Own a peice of me at the WSOP

dacman

well done nicky. hard luck in the end but GG

Wreck

Well done on cashing nicky, seems you played really well without ever getting the cards or the luck. It's only a matter of time before you take one of the big ones down imo.

YULETIRED

i'll take 2 % stars ok?

YULETIRED

doke wrote: »

Ul in the end Nicky but from my view of it on the rail it looked like one of the best tourney performances I've ever witnessed. Any monkey can win a tournament or get a result when running good but grinding out a result when you're not getting cards or running well is the hallmark of the great players imo.

very thinly vieled brag Doke

bannanababy14

very wp sir gg

Jayminator

Wp Nicky.

Jay

doke

YULETIRED wrote: »

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very thinly vieled brag Doke

I wish. Any ability I had in that area seems to have deserted me of late.

It's a bit early for me to claim credit for Nicky's immense achievement, but trust me, in months to come I will be putting it all down to the crash course I gave the Deise icon in bubble factors and cEv versus $ev in short stacks over a hastily ordered and instantly regretted Japanese steam pot in the Gold Coast that left us both bewildered and in dread of botulism.

Whyno

doke wrote: »

Ul in the end Nicky but from my view of it on the rail it looked like one of the best tourney performances I've ever witnessed. Any monkey can win a tournament or get a result when running good but grinding out a result when you're not getting cards or running well is the hallmark of the great players imo.

Nicky "THE ROCK" Power....Great achievment Nicky and can only be good for next year with this under your belt....

kakak1

Well done Nicky, great result. Now you know how I feel waiting for premium hands

Sorry I won't be able to watch you in November.

See you at the Waterford Masters

Flipper

I think I'd have exploded with excitment if you went really deep and was checking my phone like every 10 minutes for updates. See you when you get back. WD

bops

i was lookin' forward to vegas in november

AQ what a fish :pac:

smoothcall

great run nicky, wd

cardshark202

Hard luck on not getting further Nicky, great effort all the same

thenutpeddler

fair play Nicky and Mick

ul Albert

vwp all of you

DeadParrot

WP Nicky.
UL not to last longer

ocallagh

great result Nicky! ul not to go further

FeetMagic

Well done, great result. Good showing by the Irish so far imo.

Flushdraw

WP Nicky, great result. Few post match questions..

Before you played, you would have had an expectation from the tournament, did you exceed it or fall short?
Related to above, if you got a decent run of premium cards, would you have fancied yourself for a really deep finish?
How tough was it to stay focused for the duration?
Any preperation you would change for next time?
Who was the toughest opponent you faced?
Best hand played?
Worst hand played?
How much did Flippers bet with Hectorjelly spur you on?
Whats next on the list?

nicnicnic

Flushdraw wrote: »

WP Nicky, great result. Few post match questions..

Before you played, you would have had an expectation from the tournament, did you exceed it or fall short?

When I started playing I'd go into tournaments thinking to myself I'm gonna win this or whatever but I never have any expectations entering any tournament these days so i suppose cashing does exceed what I'd expect.


Related to above, if you got a decent run of premium cards, would you have fancied yourself for a really deep finish?

Well I don't know, I saw some relatively big stacks come and go over the four days so I guess that could of been me, my stack was relatively easy to play without any big decisions. I felt going back yesterday if I could hit a few hands I could get to the last 100 or even 50 and then take it from there. With the blinds so big at that stage a big stack is never far away. A double and treble up would of put me well over a million. I knew going into yesterday that I would have to go to and win at showdown something I was able to avoid the whole way through. If I could of had the AK in that hand and picked up a hand or two after I could of went deep. I think there was loads of people playing once they made the money more or less thought that was there job done and were quiet happy to go home. I wasnt one of them, I wanted it and was prepared for the deep run.


How tough was it to stay focused for the duration?

I really just played in the moment, its just so big that I just kept telling myself all I can control is playing my table and my hand. I think I had a better sence of achievement half way through day three when all the players were in one room for the first time then when the money was broke

Any preperation you would change for next time?

None I played the main event in 2007 and knew I got it all wrong preperation wise. This time I got it totally right "for me". I honestly dont think I could of sat down each day in better shape.

Who was the toughest opponent you faced?

A young swede who was 2nd in the masters classic last year was very impressive on day two when he had chips. He lost them to a guy that played a hand terribly against him and got lucky. Once he got shortish he wasn't a factor and rocked it but when he was flowing with chips he was very impressive. The table I was moved to at the end of day three looked very good but thankfully I was there for only 30 mins, during that time I saw Kenny Tran butcher a hand that cost him 400k, he may of lost the chips anyway but the way they went in was woeful.

Best hand played?

Hugely marginal re-re-steel on day three, 3-better had no F/E but I was confident all the planets were aliened. I have know doubt this hand was essential in me making the money.

Worst hand played?

The kd3d hand in level two of day one was the only hand I played badly but as Valor said it was a train wreck.

How much did Flippers bet with Hectorjelly spur you on?

I think Hector had slightly the best of it at 3/1 but only marginally, I'd say I was somewhere between 10/3 and 7/2 to cash. The table draw variance is something that cant be accounted for in such a bet and is a huge influence on the outcomes.


Whats next on the list?

Tramore Friday week

;

Flushdraw

Cheers for that Nicky..nice one

Flipper

Hectorjelly wrote: »

Cool - booked. I assume you don't want/need an escrow.

Gl nicky!

hey daragh, pm sent

baz2007

wp nicky good result fair play mate

digiman

WP Nicky, great result.

nicnicnic

Should have every one paid by the weekend, anyone shipped on stars, I will send Thursday.

nicnicnic

just sent $300 to these people on stars

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Digiman
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Grafter stars wont let me transfer to you ?

that's more or less everyone sorted or arrangements made, tks again

Grafter

nicnicnic wrote: »

Grafter stars wont let me transfer to you ?

Yep, they've pulled me for "age verification" and aren't accepting a drivers licence issued in Northern Ireland :mad:

nicnicnic

Grafter wrote: »

Yep, they've pulled me for "age verification" and aren't accepting a drivers licence issued in Northern Ireland :mad:

:-( will you have it sorted soon or would you rather another option

Grafter

nicnicnic wrote: »

:-( will you have it sorted soon or would you rather another option

Thanks Nicky,

can you give it another try Please?

I think they've accepted my out of date passport.

nicnicnic

Grafter wrote: »

Thanks Nicky,

can you give it another try Please?

I think they've accepted my out of date passport.

yep, sent

Grafter

nicnicnic wrote: »

yep, sent

and received. Thanks