PLAYERS SPEAK OUT ABOUT TEX’S TEARS
TEX with CHRIS,
T.J. and PHIL at the first annual WORLD POKER CHALLENGE Read what the players attending the WPC had
to say about playing the events with Tex’s TEARS Structures:
RAYMOND BECK: I like it. When you buy into a tournament utilizing Tex’s TEARS, it lets you see more hands without getting blinded off. It gives you more play for your money. It helped me to come in second in the first NL Holdem event at the World Poker Challenge.
VINCE
BURGIO: “I think Tex’s TEARS allows
the ability of a player to come through more than any of the other previous
structures. I think it will become the
standard in the industry much sooner than anyone would have guessed. I love it!”
“MIAMI” JOHN
CERNUTO: I think every tournament
should adopt the Tex’s TEARS structures.
I never had the experience of playing into the 11th and 12th
levels of a tournament and still be able to feel like I never had to play a
hand. I took a couple of beats that
would have been devastating in any other tournament structure. However, I was able to come back in this
structure and make back-to-back final tables.
It’s great!
SPRING
CHEONG: I like the structure a
lot. It gives good players a chance to
win.
T.J.
CLOUTIER: I think the system is
great. It allows us to use our
skills. We can be patient now instead
of having to take a chance because of the doubling of the blinds and antes.
CHRIS
FERGUSON: I didn’t know if I would like
it when I got here, but found it to be really terrific. It gives players a lot of time to play.
LAYNE FLACK: It takes a lot of pressure off the players…they don’t have to rush their hands. It changes the perspective of the game for the better.
APRIL GATES: I just believe this is the best format for tournament poker. I won’t play another tournament without it. I love it!
KEN GOLDSTEIN: The TEARS
system is designed for the players. It
should become the industry standard quickly…I hope. Los Angeles, CA
PHIL
HELLMUTH: “Tex’s TEARS solves a big
problem that has existed in tournament poker for many years. It raises the blinds and antes in a uniform
way. I love it!”
PHILLIP IVEY: I think the Tex’s TEARS structure gives everyone enough time to do what they need to do…. play poker. If you lose a couple of hands with other structures, you’re pretty much out of it. I think it’s a great structure!
LINDA JOHNSON: For
tournament players and specialists, Tex’s TEARS provides a great bang for your
buck.
KATHY LIEBERT: When playing Tex’s TEARS Structures, you
have less volatility and more play which means the luck factor is less and
skill comes into play. You have more
time to play so you have a better chance to win.
TOM McEVOY: I’m totally in favor of Tex’s TEARS
Structures. I will use it in all
tournaments that I sponsor in the future.
Tex is the only person who has spent more time that I have on trying to
get a better tournament structure instituted.
I believe it will be the standard in tournaments throughout the U.S. in
a short time.
DAVE REED: Tex’s TEARS…it’s been a long time coming. There are many things needed to improve tournament poker. Tex’s TEARS has accomplished one of them. The poker industry should have done this long ago; fortunately, Tex Morgan put the time and effort into making it happen!
JAN SIROKY: I played
in the first tournament that Tex’s TEARS was introduced and as most players
that day, was somewhat skeptical.
However, by the end of the week, I believe I became (after Tex) its most
ardent supporter. The extended value
playing time is a major advantage to those in the poker community who attempt
to utilize patience, mathematics and
people reading skills. I have
made the final table in four of the ten tournaments I have played under the TEARS
structure. I attribute this achievement
to the fit of Tex’s TEARS with patience.
RON STANLEY: I think it’s great for tournament
poker. Tournament poker to me is like a
sporting event. In most sporting
events, the pros come out on top. The
TEARS system allows ample time for the players to play their “A” game and
allows them to make the money more often than any other structure.
DICK TURNER
“Seattle Stradle”: It’s about
time! Changes in the poker industry
come very hard. General feeling is the
“old guard” does not like to see changes.
This is a step in the right direction.
I look forward to more to come.