AlexPedsPaps
Enthusiast
Silver Level
Hi guys,
Just finished watching this stream https://youtu.be/iOJMS11OJaI (first hand starts at 55 minutes, Dwan doesn’t start playing until 30 mins later or so, Jungleman even later).
This was a €1,000,000 buy in cash game in Montenegro that happened the other night with (for me) a lot of fresh faces mixed in with some of the guys who I’ve missed seeing play so much over time!
The hands were sick, with one pot reaching over €2,000,000! If anyone hasn’t watched (at least the highlights) already I would strongly recommend. The commentary from Dwan, and then later nananoko is also great.
Watching Ivey, Dwan (after he finishes commentating) and Antonius back at the table was such an amazing feeling. However it was far from an easy ride for any of them. For me, this was quite surprising to see as I’m not too familiar with what’s going on with poker in Asia and other areas and so perhaps naïvely assumed a lower-skill level of the unfamiliar names.
Overall, it was a great watch. On the other hand I found it odd how such a good venue with such an amazing line-up of characters didn’t get that much exposure?
So, for my question: what is NLH like in Asia now and what do you guys think the future holds for poker there? Also, what is the skill level in different parts of Asia, and potentially other parts of the world (I get that it may end up generalising player styles too far but I just want a rough understanding).
Just finished watching this stream https://youtu.be/iOJMS11OJaI (first hand starts at 55 minutes, Dwan doesn’t start playing until 30 mins later or so, Jungleman even later).
This was a €1,000,000 buy in cash game in Montenegro that happened the other night with (for me) a lot of fresh faces mixed in with some of the guys who I’ve missed seeing play so much over time!
The hands were sick, with one pot reaching over €2,000,000! If anyone hasn’t watched (at least the highlights) already I would strongly recommend. The commentary from Dwan, and then later nananoko is also great.
Watching Ivey, Dwan (after he finishes commentating) and Antonius back at the table was such an amazing feeling. However it was far from an easy ride for any of them. For me, this was quite surprising to see as I’m not too familiar with what’s going on with poker in Asia and other areas and so perhaps naïvely assumed a lower-skill level of the unfamiliar names.
Overall, it was a great watch. On the other hand I found it odd how such a good venue with such an amazing line-up of characters didn’t get that much exposure?
So, for my question: what is NLH like in Asia now and what do you guys think the future holds for poker there? Also, what is the skill level in different parts of Asia, and potentially other parts of the world (I get that it may end up generalising player styles too far but I just want a rough understanding).