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poker news headline: Nick Petrangelo Claims Victory in Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Did Nick really "CLAIM" victory? The final two players Nick and Elio decided they didn't want to play out their big stacks, that the heads up game would take too long (in terms of hours due to stack depth). So... they raised pre-flop without looking at their cards (watch the replay, deciding how to raise blind was a comedy). This approach ended the tournament very quickly in what was essentially flipping for the bracelet (a deal had already been made on the prize $$).
IMHO Nick didn't "claim victory" he and Elio conceded that the bracelet and first place weren't important enough to battle. wsop should give the bracelet to the 3rd place finisher, Aymon Hata who was the last player out that truly wanted to "do what it takes" to win it.
At my job I am not able to quit a project before I finish; I often have to work long over-time hours over many days to complete with good quality. I am disappointed that these players quit during heads up because it was "too hard to deal with the hours required to play the tournament out." Are you disappointed too?
Did Nick really "CLAIM" victory? The final two players Nick and Elio decided they didn't want to play out their big stacks, that the heads up game would take too long (in terms of hours due to stack depth). So... they raised pre-flop without looking at their cards (watch the replay, deciding how to raise blind was a comedy). This approach ended the tournament very quickly in what was essentially flipping for the bracelet (a deal had already been made on the prize $$).
IMHO Nick didn't "claim victory" he and Elio conceded that the bracelet and first place weren't important enough to battle. wsop should give the bracelet to the 3rd place finisher, Aymon Hata who was the last player out that truly wanted to "do what it takes" to win it.
At my job I am not able to quit a project before I finish; I often have to work long over-time hours over many days to complete with good quality. I am disappointed that these players quit during heads up because it was "too hard to deal with the hours required to play the tournament out." Are you disappointed too?