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What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long)

Posted By: Phil Simborg
Date: Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 3:09 p.m.

In Response To: What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long) (Bob Koca)

Bob, yes. In my opinion, it is courageous because this all took place not in the back of someone's garage, it took place while being streamed and recorded for all to see, in the quarter finals of what might have been the toughest tournament in the history of the game in terms of competition, where there was considerable money and prestige on the line. It takes guts to throw away what you know to be the best technical moves in order to play what you think gives you the best chance to win given what you know about your opponent and about the time restrictions.

And what if you disagree and can prove, mathematically (as you probably can with your wonderful mathematical mind) that there was nothing that courageous about Mochy's play. Why not let me and others appreciate and honor and get excited about seeing the best player in the world make exciting and fun and interesting and highly debatable decisions and give him a pat on the back for doing so.

This game needs heros, and needs excitement, and games like this and people like Mochy are great for the game. And what about Ray's final Dual-Duel game against Mochy last year. Everyone, including Ray knows he had a snowball's chance in hell of winning the PR battle against the likes of Mochy and MCG and Petko, but he had the guts to compete and he got to the finals and he played an exciting and complicated game to fight for victory.

It takes guts to make THE BIG PLAY and to take chances to win in this game as opposed to simply trying to play for the lowest PR, and while many insist that playing for the lowest PR is the only way to play, right or wrong, it's fun and exciting to see these kinds of situations.

I am not going to let you or anyone else stop me from admiring when people like Mochy or Ray or others do courageous things and I will not simply boil everything down to mathematical odds.

So, while I respect you and your opinion, and I would never debate a mathematical or even logical point with you that entails math, let's agree to disagree about our emotions.

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• The most exciting game I've ever seen
  AdamStocks -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:02 a.m.
  • The most exciting game I've ever seen
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      Marv Porten -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:23 a.m.
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        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 1:20 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 4:22 p.m.
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            Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 5:06 p.m.
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              Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:47 p.m.
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                Mochy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 11:33 p.m.
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                  Timothy Chow -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 9:35 p.m.
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              Mochy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 11:35 p.m.
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              Martin -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 9:23 p.m.
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            Stick -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 5:20 p.m.
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              Michael Petch -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 5:23 p.m.
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                Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 5:54 p.m.
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                Stick -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 9:46 p.m.
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              Jason Lee -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 11:52 p.m.
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                Bob Koca -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 11:56 p.m.
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                garyo -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 8:05 a.m.
              • Victor was right
                Phil Simborg -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 8:38 p.m.
                • Victor was right
                  Bob Koca -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 10:02 p.m.
                  • Victor was right
                    AdamStocks -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 11:25 p.m.
                    • Victor was right
                      Martin -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 7:53 a.m.
                      • Victor was right
                        AdamStocks -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 9:15 a.m.
                • Victor was right
                  David Rennie -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 12:25 a.m.
                  • Victor was right
                    AdamStocks -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 1:24 a.m.
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            Christian Plenz -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 9:11 p.m.
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          Sean Garber -- Sunday, 8 February 2015, at 5:00 p.m.
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            Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 8 February 2015, at 6:26 p.m.
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              Sean Garber -- Sunday, 8 February 2015, at 10:29 p.m.
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                Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 8 February 2015, at 11:51 p.m.
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                Timothy Chow -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 11:01 p.m.
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            Maik Stiebler -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 7:20 p.m.
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              Sean Garber -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 9:29 p.m.
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                    Maik Stiebler -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 11:42 p.m.
          • 10-10/11, they started with 11 and 21 seconds clocktime, and played 30 minutes
            Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 3:39 a.m.
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    Jeremy Bagai -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:15 a.m.
    • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
      Paul Weaver -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:35 a.m.
      • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
        AdamStocks -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 7:04 a.m.
        • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
          Art Grater -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 7:22 a.m.
          • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
            AdamStocks -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 7:33 a.m.
            • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
              Martin -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 10:48 a.m.
      • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
        falafel -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 7:14 a.m.
      • Do people still think like that nowadays?
        Casper Van der Tak -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 7:17 a.m.
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        higonefive -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 9:15 a.m.
        • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
          Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:00 p.m.
      • Bad Sportsmanship To Complicate Game When Opponent Short On Time?
        Phil simborg -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 10:33 a.m.
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        Frank Berger -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 1:23 p.m.
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        Tom Keith -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 2:04 p.m.
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            Tom Keith -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 3:38 p.m.
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              Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 8:00 p.m.
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        neilkaz -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 3:34 p.m.
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        Barry Silliman -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 3:36 p.m.
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        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 3:58 p.m.
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          Tom Keith -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 4:33 p.m.
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        garyo -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 7:40 a.m.
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        Mochy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 11:47 p.m.
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  • clock rules
    Bob Koca -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 5:50 p.m.
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      Mike Clapsadle -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:37 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 6:41 p.m.
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        Mochy -- Sunday, 1 February 2015, at 10:28 p.m.
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        Martin -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 9:32 p.m.
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      Taper_Mike -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 5:48 a.m.
      • clock rules – Mochy & Loero did a pretty good job.
        Martin -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 9:36 p.m.
        • clock rules – Mochy & Loero did a pretty good job.
          Taper_Mike -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 12:11 a.m.
          • clock rules – Mochy & Loero did a pretty good job.
            Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 12:51 a.m.
    • clock rules
      garyo -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 7:45 a.m.
      • clock rules
        Taper_Mike -- Monday, 2 February 2015, at 10:47 a.m.
    • clock rules
      Robert Wachtel -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 10:25 p.m.
      • My apologies
        neilkaz -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 11:20 p.m.
        • Illegal moves & delay time
          Taper_Mike -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 11:43 p.m.
          • Illegal moves & delay time
            neilkaz -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 11:56 p.m.
          • Illegal moves & delay time
            Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 7:37 a.m.
        • My apologies
          Colin Owen -- Monday, 9 February 2015, at 11:43 p.m.
        • My apologies
          Robert Wachtel -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 2:59 a.m.
  • What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long)
    Mochy -- Tuesday, 3 February 2015, at 6:03 a.m.
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      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 12:14 a.m.
      • Wow, this is the best post of the year here!
        Casper Van der Tak -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 1:59 a.m.
        • Wow, this is the best post of the year here!
          mochy -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 9:02 a.m.
          • Wow, this is the best post of the year here!
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            • Wow, this is the best post of the year here!
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      Phil simborg -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 4:19 a.m.
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        Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 7:33 a.m.
        • What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long)
          Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 3:09 p.m.
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          Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 3:59 p.m.
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            vidvis -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 5:35 p.m.
            • What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long)
              Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 7:46 p.m.
              • What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long)
                vidvis -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 8:06 p.m.
    • What I thought over the board when I double slotted (long)
      Coolrey -- Tuesday, 10 February 2015, at 8:59 p.m.
  • The most exciting game I've ever seen- FYI
    gudgen -- Wednesday, 4 February 2015, at 8:10 p.m.
    • The most exciting game I've ever seen- FYI
      mochy -- Thursday, 5 February 2015, at 1:59 a.m.
    • The most exciting game I've ever seen- FYI
      Phil Simborg -- Sunday, 8 February 2015, at 9:24 a.m.