It sure is a great opportunity not to be missed for Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey when they were invited to a super high-stakes game onboard a private jet with a recreational player, but the rec is no ordinary amateur as it turned out to be Tony G!
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What happened here? hahaha make them play in the jet is it serious? xD Well, it doesn't stop surprising me what these guys do every day hahahaha to see when they take me for a walk, at least like the one serving drinks on board or something
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Here is a game of poker between professional players, who have no retention fee from any casino and that has definitely been played jokingly. There are some laws, that do not allow these games to be played by anyone and everywhere. Is just for fun.
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you can imagine that situation,to be like them,to have fun and even to play poker in airplane and not to regret if you lose something!that is something that you can say,how they enjoy in life!after so many years of playing poker,they still love to do it and to have fun in same time!
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Just to think about how much money these guys must have, to be able to do something like this, is crazy. I mean, this would have cost more money then some people make in 10 years!
Anyway, I can't blame them! If I had the money I probably would be doing things like this as well. And good one from Tony G!
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I don't think they play real on the plane or elsewhere. My opinion is that: they try sometimes to attract people into this industry and organizes certain poker games, that are played in the joke, but for the public opinion is reported as a official game. They cannot do these things, because there is a law, related to the activity in the field of gambling and these players they have no license to play.
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Posted by CALICUL: I don't think they play real on the plane or elsewhere. My opinion is that: they try sometimes to attract people into this industry and organizes certain poker games, that are played in the joke, but for the public opinion is reported as a official game. They cannot do these things, because there is a law, related to the activity in the field of gambling and these players they have no license to play.
I think there are alot of "friendly" backroom deals. This is entertainment. And its gobbled up by the masses. There are also alot of these deals that go sour and when that happens to others its unfortunate, but that is also very real. They are playing real poker. If there is anything fake about it it just adds to the mystery imo.
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I know they are professional players but they are not licensed to play poker on a plane. At this thing i referred. I'm not interested in where they play but he must be an organizer and of course the commissions paid to him. There, i don't know if it was.
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Well the point is that they did not say many things, but in the end we do not know how everything happened or how everything was organized in the plane, only the details of the news are known some details nothing but good that is sometimes the rest that to imagination or to get each his idea
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If you are sick with the game, then you play anywhere and with any buy ins. And of course for these players the buy in wasnt a problem. Quite some time, to hear about tony g playing poker. It looks like being a politician doesnt permits him to gamble away
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When you have so much money and some friend have airplane,then why not to play for big money,when you fly?whats a difference to play in house,casino and airplane!this player just love poker and dont care where they will play!
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I sit and wonder: what the law says about it. It is possible that when you have crossed the country borders, to be allowed to play without any restrictions, or maybe not. I do not know these details, but they know better about the places where they can organize a poker game.
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I want to buy a ticket on that airplane I think it should be fun playing poker on the sky with neither taxes nor casino fees. Although I would not like to have pocket aces meanwhile a big turbulence is going on Also, I feel more confortable playing on microstakes, so economy class form me please.
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I remember the times where I watched poker on television, and when I heard names like Ivey or Dwan I immediately knew that they were high level players, among the best in the world, but today, they are just a shadow, poker has changed through of the years, and it is natural that the stars of only a few years ago are now only legends and memories, it is not surprising that these players left online games where they are considered recreational today compared to the Pro Hight Stakes. Poker is extremely competitive and, if you can't keep a pace of improvement in the end, poker takes you aside.
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