Can anybody remember the 7 (i think 7?) points that Barry Greenstein attributed to Ivey as an explanation for why he crushes poker?
For example they were like 'mathematical knowledge', 'patience', etc...
I can't remember where I heard or read it now, but I have come across it a couple of times, so it must be out there somewhere!
Sorry Pilks7,
i was searching a bit what you are looking for but was unable to find anything :f_frown:. I hope somebody else can help you more than me.
Originally posted by Alan883
Sorry Pilks7,i was searching a bit what you are looking for but was unable to find anything :f_frown:. I hope somebody else can help you more than me.
Same here, can't find anything about this tbh.
i think that was on greensteins webpage where he gave his inputs on each of the players on his list. i read that also. just forgot about it
Yeah, thanks guys, I have done about 200 internet searches but no dice!
Now I think about it I'm sure I read it in Ace on the River, so that might explain why it's not online (haha, because nobody's read that book).
I'll have another look and update the thread if I find it
Originally posted by patszerdonk
maybe here? http://www.barry-greenstein.com/
by the way that's a fanboy site, not official (and a really bad one too...)
Originally posted by Pilks7
Originally posted by patszerdonk
maybe here? http://www.barry-greenstein.com/by the way that's a fanboy site, not official (and a really bad one too...)
+1
Originally posted by thazar
this maybe:
Cheers man, there was a tiny bit on Ivey (towards the hour mark, maybe just before) actually one or two quite interesting points about him (e.g. even when he eventually became a good player, he still struggled a lot to win in the big games for a while)
Still struggling to find these 7 points though! I know I've seen/heard them somewhere...maybe Norman Chad just mentioned it in passing at a WSOP, might explain why there's seemingly no written evidence anywhere.
Flicked through Ace on the River last night briefly but didn't spot anything
Haha, just did another google search and this page was the third hit. We're now leading the field on this topic!!
Oh crazy...I think I just found it scrawled on an old notepad.
Yep, just googled it and came up with this on a twoplustwo forum:
Norman Chad: I asked Barry Greestein why Phil is so good, and he says, 'he 's a 6 tool player: good focus, introspection, self control, recall, qualitative mathematical understanding of the games, and logical thinking in post hand analysis.
So it was Norman all along... I would post the link but not sure about the rules on that. just google that quote though if you want to see the original page.
Cheers for all the help everyone!!
