So that IS the same Seymour, huh? I thought so. Dude has an intimidating look across the table. Saw him lose a $1M on one hand last night. He looked kinda tired. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jerm:
Every year I start watching the WSOP I get the urge to get back into poker seriously...it's hitting me again, damn WSOP lol.
I just don't have the time or patience that I used to in college where I could sit for 8 hours and play.
I'll occasionally play in a local game here in town or something, but I usually get bored and go in at a disadvantage preflop with 2 7 unsuited lol. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Jewish Rabbi:
He was still talking about that hand he folded 10s like 2 hours after it happened. Couldn’t get out of his own head.
That the hand he tanked on? I didn't see it, just read about it here...what happened? [Reply]
Originally Posted by O.city:
I just don't have the time or patience that I used to in college where I could sit for 8 hours and play.
I'll occasionally play in a local game here in town or something, but I usually get bored and go in at a disadvantage preflop with 2 7 unsuited lol.
That is why you should play online. Poker SHOULDN'T be about patience as a reason someone is good or not, that should be the easy part. But it can become that when you play live, 9 or 10 handed tables. It's such a struggle to just sit there and wait in real life. But when you play online patience makes no difference, you see so many more hands an hour and can play more than one table. No dealer, no washing the cards, no counting chips. Everything is faster. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BWillie:
That is why you should play online. Poker SHOULDN'T be about patience as a reason someone is good or not, that should be the easy part. But it can become that when you play live, 9 or 10 handed tables. It's such a struggle to just sit there and wait in real life. But when you play online patience makes no difference, you see so many more hands an hour and can play more than one table. No dealer, no washing the cards, no counting chips. Everything is faster.
Yeah, I get that.
I just don't really have the will or want to grind away anymore. I just play for fun everyonce in a while.
If i'm gonna really gamble, i'll play blackjack. [Reply]
26 posts and nobody has mentioned the fact he was carrying a purse?
I’m sure it’s some fancy-named and high-priced man bag, but it looked like a purse to me. [Reply]
Ex-Patriots star makes an impressive and deep run at 2019 World Series of Poker, but is eliminated
Former Patriots star Richard Seymour might be better at poker than he is at football.
After winning three Super Bowl rings in New England, Seymour was on the verge of possibly adding another piece of coveted jewelry to his personal collection: A diamond bracelet, which goes to the winner of the Main Event at the 2019 World Series of Poker.
Although Seymour came close to collecting the bracelet, he won't be taking it home after being eliminated from the tournament on Wednesday during the fifth day of action. Seymour went into the day with 2.75 million chips, but ended up losing them all to finish in 131st place. Although that might not sound impressive, it was an incredible showing by Seymour, who outlasted more than 98 percent of the field. This year's main event featured 8,569 entrants, which means that Seymour lasted longer than 8,438 other players.
Seymour's impressive finish means that he'll be taking home some serious prize money. For finishing in 131st place, the former Patriots star will be leaving Las Vegas with $59,295. (The entry fee for the main event was $10,000, so Seymour will walk away with a profit of $49,295).
Despite the fact that he didn't win, Seymour still seemed happy with the way he played.
"As a competitor, you always want to still be in it," Seymour told Poker Central after being eliminated. "You just have to try and go out and make the best decisions possible and today I had a day where I had to fold a lot of hands. I was in some pretty sick spots, I'm happy with my decisions and that's all you can do in this game. You let the cards fall where they may and it just didn't go my way."
Although Seymour was happy with his decisions, he'll likely be regretting at least one of them. At one point on Wednesday, Seymour got dealt pocket 10s on a hand where he was going up against an opponent who had 6-5 offsuit. The percentages were in Seymour's favor, but he decided to fold after his opponent went all-in following the flop.
Seymour ended up getting eliminated on a hand that any poker pro could have lost on. The former Patriots player was dealt a K-4 off suit, which looked good when a king came up on a flop that went Kc-6h-2d. After a queen came up on the turn and another king on the river, Seymour figured he was a lock to win with three kings. However, one of his opponents had been dealt pocket queens, which means that opponent won the hand with a full house (Three queens, two kings).
If Seymour could have made it to the final table, not only would he have had a chance to take home a diamond bracelet, but he'd also have a shot at winning the $10 million in prize money that will be handed out to the winner of the main event.
Seymour pulled in a total of $89.5 million during his 12-year playing career, which included seven trips to the Pro Bowl. The 2001 first-round pick spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Patriots before signing with the Raiders and spending four years in Oakland (2009-12).
As for his poker career, Seymour is no slouch. Including the money he won at the main event, Seymour has now collected more than $600,000 in career winnings.
Originally Posted by Jerm:
That the hand he tanked on? I didn't see it, just read about it here...what happened?
He folded an overpair to a double gutshot semi bluff shove. I don't know their positions (chiefs guy was in position) but it seems like an easy call to me. Especially if I am as rich as Richard Seymour. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BDj23:
He folded an overpair to a double gutshot semi bluff shove. I don't know their positions (chiefs guy was in position) but it seems like an easy call to me. Especially if I am as rich as Richard Seymour.
It’s not about the money, it’s about the bracelet.
Also very easy for us to say he should have called knowing what he was up against. [Reply]
