Last place team wins a pizza. At least they won't go home hungry after playing for 3 months daily just to qualify.
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BigDeem5
SBR Posting Legend
02-26-11
17191
#39
Deemer may play this one
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Cuse0323
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
12-09-09
30169
#40
Time to take this seriously and carry the USA to a title.
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wikkidinsane
SBR Posting Legend
05-30-10
13799
#41
Team USA got it this year
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GUMMO77
SBR Hall of Famer
08-23-10
9294
#42
Originally posted by wikkidinsane
Team USA got it this year
We got x2 the chances
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ShogunRua
SBR MVP
12-23-09
4668
#43
The prizes are a bit underwhelming, but the structure is surely better than it's been in the past. I'm happy they responded to the feedback.
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stuler
SBR MVP
02-24-12
1019
#44
Thanks for the changes to try and make everyone happy offering yet anotherFREE TOURNEY!
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smitch124
SBR Posting Legend
05-19-08
12566
#45
Originally posted by Footballtime
ill pass on winning what 125 bucks (5000) bet points................Thee are the months it starts to warm up, ill enjoy the warm weather and let the real poker guys fight among the elite for a shot at 125 for each team member.......enjoy guys ill be thinking of you at the beach or somewhere warm...
Actually if you play the dailies regularly, you will win much more than the grand prize in rolled over poker points.
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sinmiedo
SBR MVP
03-10-10
2698
#46
Originally posted by smitch124
Actually if you play the dailies regularly, you will win much more than the grand prize in rolled over poker points.
agreed
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Mitchell88
SBR MVP
12-16-12
4334
#47
Originally posted by Footballtime
ill pass on winning what 125 bucks (5000) bet points................Thee are the months it starts to warm up, ill enjoy the warm weather and let the real poker guys fight among the elite for a shot at 125 for each team member.......enjoy guys ill be thinking of you at the beach or somewhere warm...
your nuts, I am not going to sit on the beach fuk broads, drink all day this whole summer. Its SBR poker kiiiiiid
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shevabets
SBR Wise Guy
07-16-13
927
#48
Isn't 5000 bet points more like 350 bucks?
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Pareto
SBR MVP
04-10-07
1058
#49
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
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Mitchell88
SBR MVP
12-16-12
4334
#50
Originally posted by Pareto
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
or you could stop being jealous of the US and stop crossing are borders and claiming amnesty. fuk off
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#51
Originally posted by sinmiedo
txs
does this mean you're coming out of retirement, and not moving on from sbr? that would be cool..... I always enjoy playing with you.... a real challange!
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BIGDAY
SBR Aristocracy
02-17-10
48245
#52
You guys better hope I don't hit the tables!!
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#53
Originally posted by TheCentaur
Let it be known I am not Canadian
this is awesome for me..... I now have four chances to make each team and will get points and the accompanying badges for 1st and 2nd, 3rd and last since I have multiple id's in each of the three categories!!!!!
with love,
AD, billyloco, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc.
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Triple_D_Bet
SBR Hall of Famer
12-12-11
7626
#54
Originally posted by Pareto
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
The previous structure (and to a lesser extent the upcoming one) reward mediocrity, by letting underperforming world players go into a brief, high-variance format on equal footing with dominant US players. Not a single person on the world or European teams last year could have made it onto team USA, or most likely even in the confederates of this year. Canada had one person who would have made team USA and two others who probably would have landed on the confederates, but that's it.
That's not to say that US people are somehow better at poker than other nations, but for the people here representing their respective regions, it certainly holds true. And as was mentioned above, almost all players will make more in rolled over points from dailies than the prizes for the finals (with the exception of about 2/3rds of the world team from last year).
It will be beyond comical if team USA and the Confederates tie for last though
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sinmiedo
SBR MVP
03-10-10
2698
#55
Originally posted by Auto Donk
does this mean you're coming out of retirement, and not moving on from sbr? that would be cool..... I always enjoy playing with you.... a real challange!
dear friend, as i stated before, i ll play some high roller and sundays.
i love playing SBR competition, and I put 100% on every event, but now, i feel the need to step aside for a while, and focus on other where i need.
I proved to myself what i can do on the last competition, and i m glad with the results ( some others not so much) and past results, even when i was consider 1 time fortune hit by many players.
I posted txs to SBR since they put a big event day in and day out for free and despite the luck of updates, I still thankful for all that was offered in prizes to be earned.
Good luck to all
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#56
Originally posted by shevabets
Isn't 5000 bet points more like 350 bucks?
walmart exchange rate 3150=100 bucks.....
pizza exchange rate roughly 2125 or 2250 = 100 bucks (i can't remember off hand whether pizza's are 425 for 20 bucks or 450, and i'm too lazy to go check)
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#57
Originally posted by Mitchell88
your nuts, I am not going to sit on the beach fuk broads, drink all day this whole summer. Its SBR poker kiiiiiid
"I'll be fukkin' broads like I be fukkin bored, turn a dyke bitch out have her fukkin' boys.... Beast!" does have a nice ring to it!
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#58
Originally posted by Pareto
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
next time add "team donk".... me and all of my ghost id's, etc. will win the whole fukkin' thing!
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Winsalot
SBR High Roller
09-30-10
126
#59
Thanks SBR
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shevabets
SBR Wise Guy
07-16-13
927
#60
Originally posted by Pareto
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
If you are better than Americans go play WSOP. Go play Pokerstars. Don't be hiding at a tiny poker room getting freebies.
You can't be fukin serious.
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thetrinity
SBR Posting Legend
01-25-11
22430
#61
will try it maybe final prizes are kinda lame-o
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TheCentaur
SBR Hall of Famer
06-28-11
8108
#62
Originally posted by Pareto
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
I see what you did there
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downsouth
SBR Posting Legend
01-13-11
11580
#63
Originally posted by Pareto
So SBR is rewarding mediocrity now.
Well in these Obama times I guess its the political correct thing to do. We cant have all these non-americans winning all those points just because they are better than US players. Thats not fair. We need to redistribute the wealth. Give the US more teams, so that even when they finish 3rd and 4th they will end up with a bigger piece of the pie.
And if you keep adding US teams then at some point you might even win 2nd place.
Pretty sure team world had a guy sign up for SBR about two weeks before World Cup final and still make the team with maybe 3-4 cashes.
The final is fine, its a shoot out that has a lot of variance and US has lost badly (ive been on a few US teams) . But to think they are rewarding mediocrity is a pretty poor assessment. 80% of the pool playing for the spots of one team while the remaining 20% spread over 3 teams, Im sure that makes sense somewhere Im just not seeing where
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theballsflop
SBR MVP
06-22-13
1483
#64
I am the player that made the world team w 4 cashes.
Can i get odds on me making the world team this time round?
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#65
Tijuana Blewwwwww has scheduled Big Papi to give a rousing "This is our Fukkin Country" speech on opening day of this promo to motivate the U.S. players!!!!
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Mitchell88
SBR MVP
12-16-12
4334
#66
Thanks for the contest SBR.
Just an idea to make things simpler. The US should have a team from every state. World should go by country. UK by provinces or whatever they have across the pond. this would make everything less confusing
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Optional
Administrator
06-10-10
61356
#67
Originally posted by theballsflop
I am the player that made the world team w 4 cashes.
Can i get odds on me making the world team this time round?
I'm looking forward to the challenge of making a real world team too.
I bet the old world players take 5 or 6 of the 12 spots now we know we need to fight for a spot from the start!
.
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BigDaddy
SBR Hall of Famer
02-01-06
8378
#68
i hope to make the USA team
USA! USA!
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Lowly Oaftard
SBR Hustler
01-19-14
99
#69
I, Lowly Oaftard, am very hopeful to represent the world team for my home country of Zimbabwe.
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Auto Donk
SBR Aristocracy
09-03-13
43558
#70
Originally posted by Lowly Oaftard
I, Lowly Oaftard, am very hopeful to represent the world team for my home country of Zimbabwe.
I shall represent Jackie Blewwwwww's homeland, Meh-hee-co, and I shall be, much like that 50-something "most interesting man in the world" look-a-like alpine skier who was Meh-heee-co's only Olympian representative at Sochi's winter games, the only representative of Ms. Blewwwww's home land in the upcoming world cup! And although I don't often drink beer or chew gum or practice organized religion, when I do, I prefer Bohemia, Chicklets, and graphically painted Crucifexes!!!!!