04:45 min., February 26 2012
Phil Collins opens up about his run at the 2011 WSOP Main Event and about how it's changed his life.View the original article here
12 Janvier 2012, Kristy Arnett
Cet été, Phil Collins , avait une exécution incroyable et impressionnante dans le Main Event des World Series of Poker pour rendre le 9 novembre. Il est venu dans la table finale quatrième en copeaux. Lorsque le jeu redémarré trois mois plus tard, beaucoup ont été surpris à stratégie boiteuse Collins. Pour cette édition de la stratégie avec Kristy podcast, apporté par Point Sud, Collins discute de sa Main Event, les taches intéressants, qu'il rencontra et la pensée derrière sa stratégie boiteuse à la table finale.
Voici un extrait de l'interview :
Je peux avoir 3 millions de dollars en gains en ligne, mais je n'ai nulle part que près de mon compte en banque. Une des grandes préoccupations qu'entrer dans le tableau final, j'ai eu était absurde à quel point les sauts d'argent ne serait, plus précisément les sauts d'argent vie.
Même s'il semble que tous les sauts de beaucoup d'argent peuvent être en haut de la page, ils sont encore très importantes du neuvième au sixième. C'est un saut de millions de dollars. Je peux jouer jamais une autre table finale pour les cinq prochaines années où le premier est un million de dollars, a fortiori juste une différence entre la neuvième et sixième. C'était vraiment important pour moi de faire quelque chose qui était faible écart. Même si je voulais jouer pour la victoire, et je voulais le titre très mauvaise, c'est genre de financier suicide pour moi de sortir de la neuvième. Il serait assez inacceptable de savoir que si vous jouez un match serré et solid et pliez littéralement vient de monter plus haut, vous pouvez. Vous êtes presque garanti à faire si vous pliez tout juste chaque main. Un couple de personnes est buste. Mais, j'ai toujours voulu jouer beaucoup de mains.
J'ai Limp dans le passé, donc j'ai une gamme boîteux, que j'ai fait en ligne dans les tournois. J'étais un peu à l'aise de le faire. C'est un de ces stratégies que vous avez type de vous-même à consacrer si vous allez à le faire. Vous ne saurait limp juste quelques mains parce que si elles figurent dans les mains, vous êtes boiter, vous allez juste d'obtenir exploités. Vous allez avoir à tout limp et leur faire savoir, « j'aurais pu aces, ou j'aurais pu Reine-jack ». Il met la balle dans leur Cour.
Je jouais aussi contre les joueurs qui aiment beaucoup, à trois-bet spécifiquement Pie Heinz. Lorsqu'il a eu beaucoup de puces de Eoghan O'Dea, qui a été terrible pour moi. J'ai eu un gars à ma droite avec beaucoup de puces que je comptais sur peut-être prendre certains de. C'est un grand joueur, mais de toute évidence, je plutôt aurait O'Dea avec puces sur ma droite que Pie sur ma gauche.
Ben Lamb trois-bet beaucoup trop. Sam Holden et Anton Makiievskyi avaient des empilements de re-shove, donc si j'ai joué un match d'ouverture, j'allais être en cours d'exécution dans les re-shoves et les trois-Paris. J'ai été fondamentalement pas disposé à quatre-bet shove sans noix comme reines, rois, aces ou ace-roi. Que signifie que je devais limp parce que j'allais jamais quatre-bet shove lumière.
Vous pouvez encore gagner le tournoi de cette façon, trop. Si les choses a commencé à travailler bien pour moi, comme si je serait rapidement, ont doublé coolered quelqu'un, trompé une personne vraiment mauvaise avec aces ou remporte une grande casserole avec jack-neuf car je Limp, puis je pourrais avoir juste complètement retournée si je me suis levée à une pile parmi les trois. Je pourrais ont juste soulevé chaque main après cela. Mais, avec Pie getting puces et me rester tout court, je juste resté avec la boiterie le reste de la route. Je ne suis pas trop fier de l'être, mais en fait, je pense que cela a fonctionné.
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28 Novembre 2011, Danielle Barille
Off the ressenti est interviewer vos favoris personnes dans l'industrie de poker pour en savoir plus sur leur vie — vous l'avez — au large le feutre. Nous nous sommes assis récemment avec Phil Collins pour parler un peu poker, prop de Paris et cornhole.
Comment avez-vous commencé à jouer au poker ?
J'ai commencé à jouer ma première année au Collège. Nous sommes allés vers le bas, à Hilton Head, lors d'un voyage de la semaine de relâche et nous étions traîner et il y a six ou sept gars et nous avons décidé de commencer à jouer au Texas Hold. Pas très bon nombre d'entre nous avaient joué avant. Nous avons joué pour pennies, nickels et dimes. Nous avons joué beaucoup quand nous got back, et j'ai été celui qui a vraiment plaisir et gardé à jouer.
Quelle est la prochaine sur votre calendrier de poker ?
Je vais jouer le diamant de cinq Bellagio. Je pourrais jouer un couple des événements préliminaires, puis après que je vais la tête à l'APC en janvier.
Où est votre arrêt tournoi préféré que vous avez joué à ?
Je me réjouis de la série mondiale chaque année la plupart de toute compétition. Je suis allé l'Europe pour quelques mois à quelques arrêts de jouer et de Barcelone est une étape sympa. C'est une ville vraiment cool et le casino est à droite sur l'eau, relié à l'hôtel. C'est un casino vraiment agréable avec un tas d'hôtels et de restaurants autour. J'ai bien aimé cette escale beaucoup.
Quel est votre endroit préféré pour jouer à Vegas ?
Bellagio est probablement mon endroit préféré pour jouer. Le WPT que j'ai joué il y a toujours eu grands événements où nous asseoir dans le salon Fontana. C'est une belle salle à jouer au poker.
Félicitations pour votre incroyable exécutés dans le Main Event des WSOP. Avez-vous quelque chose amusante pour célébrer ?
Je ne savais vraiment quoi faire parce que je busted et je comptais sur l'et puis tout à coup j'ai 50 de mes amis y prêtes à faire quelque chose amusante. Environ 30 d'entre nous se rend à la calandre All-American dans le droit de Rio après je s'était effondré et puis nous avons fini par sortir quelques nuits sur le strip, puisque j'ai eu beaucoup d'amis et de famille dans la ville.
Avez-vous fait aucun achat en gros de votre score big ?
J'ai acheté mon épouse, Katie et moi-même de chaque voiture. Katie a obtenu une nouvelle Mercedes et j'ai acheté un Range Rover.
Quelle était la plus amusante en classe de P.E. grandir ? Escalade des cordes ou le parachute de l'arc-en-ciel ?
Je suppose que le parachute de l'arc-en-ciel. Eh bien, je tiens à dire les cordes d'escalade parce que le parachute arc-en-ciel était vraiment ennuyeux quand vous deviez siéger il et être l'une des personnes sur la tenue de la fin le parachute et j'ai toujours senti comme qui a eu pour toujours et que vous n'avez jamais assez de temps sous le parachute de jouir.
Who do you think va gagner un Super Bowl en premier ? Tim Tebow ou Tony Romo ?
Tony Romo. Tim Tebow sera jamais.
Vous avez toute talents cachés, que nous devrions savoir ?
Je suis très très bonne à cornhole. Me considérer comme à l'élite. Le concours les plus difficiles ici est Dan o ' Brien. Il était le meilleur, mais j'ai pratiqué beaucoup et je pense que j'ai dépassé lui pour no 1 joueur a classé.
Avez-vous été impliqué dans tout Paris prop ridicule ?
J'ai été témoin de quelques-uns. Vous connaissez le défi gallon ? J'ai convaincu Allen Bari à me faire un gallon de moitié en une demi-heure. En fait, il m'a donné de 35 minutes, et je lui écrasée en ce que.
USC évolua à Vegas ce week-end, vous ont pu se rendre aux Jeux ?
Oui. Je suis allé le premier jeu de la première journée. Caroline n'était pas fait trop chaud et durant la mi-temps j'aventurés hors du Casino avec mon bon ami Brent Hanks et nous nous sommes assis sur certaines machines de vidéo poker. Il a foré une machine de Keno pour une bonne quantité et je foré une machine à sous dollar pour 4 000 $, lorsque j'ai frappé une Quinte Royale.
Je dois demander, quel est votre chanson préférée de Phil Collins ?
J'aime vraiment le remix avec harmonie et Bone Thugs, Take Me Home. C'est plus d'une chanson de Bone Thugs, mais puisqu'il lui a en elle c'est mon préféré.
Quels sont vos passe-temps loin de la table ?
Je regarde beaucoup de sports et de films. J'aime de golf et de jouer au basket-ball. J'essaie aussi ramasser de planche à neige.
Vous étiez capable de jouer beaucoup de tournois à l'étranger. Quelle stop tournoi avait la meilleure nourriture ?
C'est difficile. Je suppose que je vais dire Paris parce que c'est une ville vraiment grosse, et il a tellement des différentes influences, que vous pouvez obtenir presque tout ce que vous voulez. Maintenant, je sais pourquoi Paris est si populaire.
Comment avez-vous le nom de Phildo ?
Ma première année de bon ami du Collège, son nom fut Gerardo et du Venezuela. J'ai appelé mon ami GEORGESLE et j'ai demandé à mon ami du Venezuela comment diriez-vous que Phil au Venezuela. Il serait Phildo ? Qui est resté pour le reste du Collège afin que chaque fois que je ferais les noms de mon écran j'utiliserais USCphildo.
Si vous n'étiez pas jouer au poker ce que vous feriez ?
Je serais un avocat. J'ai été accepté à l'école de droit et c'est ce que je comptais sur faisant professionnellement avant passée et a décidé de jouer au poker.
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October 26 2011, Donnie Peters
Every year, the World Series of Poker Main Event is full of amateurs, hopefuls and dreamers. It's also filled with poker's brightest stars, both young and old. Phil Collins has often been considered one of the best tournament players in the world and one of the game's brightest young stars. He now has a chance to earn his dream of becoming the ultimate champion and earn a lot of money in the process, all before age 27.
Originally from South Carolina, Collins now lives in Las Vegas. Before this year's big November Nine splash, Collins had $125,700 in live tournament earnings. His largest live score before this summer was a $29,196 prize for sixth place at the Borgata Spring Poker Open $7,200 East Coast Championship. He also had eight WSOP cashes before the 2011 Main Event.
Although those accolades might not be too impressive, Collins was primarily an online poker player. So what, you may say, but in the online realm, Collins has earned over $3 million in career tournament winnings, regularly playing under the moniker “USCphildo.”
His largest score on the virtual felt was $89,750, so his WSOP Main Event Final Table is his first six-figure score. There's no better event to save that for, and Collins could turn it into a lot more if he can advance up the pay ladder a few spots. When Nov. 6 rolls around, Collins will be fourth in chips with 23.875 million.
Collins is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in business administration. College is where he began playing poker, starting during his freshman year with some friends. He hopes in a few weeks, he can achieve two of his long-term poker goals of having a $1 million live cash and winning a WSOP gold bracelet all in one shot.
PokerNews recently sat down with Collins to discuss the November Nine, what he's been up to during the hiatus and, how the delay has affected him.
What was the one hand or situation that was most responsible for your deep run?
One hand that really stood out was on Day 5. I came in with about a million chips and after about a couple of levels, I was still at a million. I raised in late position with ace-king and a guy three-bet me. He had already had aces twice and doubled up twice and I knew he was a pretty good player as well. I just didn't believe him, I thought it was a good spot for him to rep a big hand. I ended up four-betting him, he five-bet me and I went all-in. He had kings, but I made a straight on the river and that put me at 1.8 million.
I had him covered, so I wouldn't have been out of the tournament, but I went from potentially having a fourth of the average or a third of the average to having twice the average. In most of the tournaments I've won, I can kind of remember that one big suckout that I had; that one pot that went my way.
I got it in good most of the tournament, but that one hand, once I sucked out there, I was kind of like, 'Hey, that might've been the one hand that I really needed to go my way.'
After the final table was set, what did you do the rest of the night? Was there any partying and celebration?
No, not really. Ben Lamb invited us to go drink at his suite at Aria, but by the time we had gotten all of our paperwork signed, it was getting pretty late. He had already left and I didn't have his number. Katie and I just went back home. I had had two beers at the Rio.
We actually re-watched the coverage. We put it on, we had recorded it. It was kind of a way to relive the moment; just watch some of the big hands that I played and laid on the couch until she fell asleep.
How long did it take for the fact that you made the November Nine to sink in? Has it yet?
It was sinking in as it was happening. I wasn't taking anything for granted and it didn't feel like too much of a fantasy. It was very surreal, but I was staying pretty grounded. The whole time I thought that it was going to happen. On Day 4 or Day 5, I was really feeling that I had a good shot to get there.
I had seen a couple of my good friends get close and I knew that if you just play well, it's just a tournament; it's just poker. It is the biggest one of the year, but I thought I had a good shot.
What was the reaction of your family and friends?
It's been pretty cool. My friends are really excited about it. I have a bunch of poker friends who were down at the Rio every day. I said before, it's a really cool experience for me to get there, but just from my friends' perspective, it's really, really cool to watch one of your good poker buddies go deep and be on television.
We had actually fantasized about what it'd be like if one of us went deep in the Main Event because we knew there was going to be live television coverage. One of my friends, his name is Brian Lamanna, and I were going to get banana costumes and be Lamanna's bananas. Just little stuff like that. We knew if I made it, Phil Collins songs would be sang and what not. It's been really cool.
Have there been any old friends from the past or any acquaintances who have come out of the woodwork now that you're a November Niner?
Just a couple, not too much. For the most part, I've had some texts and 'Hey, congratulations.' A lot of my college friends that don't really play poker, but have always kind of kept up with me playing professionally, told me just how happy they were for me and said it was pretty cool to watch.
What have you been up to since the WSOP has been on hiatus?
The first three or four weeks I really didn't do much of anything. Just played some videos games, golfed and relaxed.
I've been in Europe for the last two months playing basically every poker tournament I could, trying to prepare. I didn't have any results, which is disappointing, but I've had a lot of really good practice and I've played some really tough tables.
I played EPT Barcelona, WPT Paris, the Partouche Poker Tour and a couple of side events at each. And then, Katie and I actually had our one-year anniversary during the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, so I flew her out here and we actually met after the Partouche event in Berlin, Germany.
We saw Germany for five or six days, did Octoberfest in Munich and saw Austria, as well. Then she's been with me for the last few stops; EPT London, WSOPE and [EPT San Remo]. We were able to have a nice dinner and hang out in Cannes after I busted out of the tournaments.
Besides playing as many events as you can leading up to the November Nine, are you doing anything else to prepare? Are you watching the tapes or getting any coaching?
Yeah, I've been watching all of the coverage I can see on ESPN and I'll be going over some of my game plan and my thoughts with some of my friends. I've been chatting about some final table stuff with people like Jason Mercier and others.
For the most part, I know how a lot of the guys play and I know where they're coming from. Playing five or six hours of ten-handed poker, I got a pretty good feel of the flow of the table.
What’s more important to you: the money or the Main Event bracelet?
The money; $8.7 million is so much. Winning a bracelet would be nice, and I guess this bracelet is unlike anything else, it's not just a bracelet. You get to call yourself world champion. For a year, actually, you're always a world champion. You get your picture up in the Rio. That part about it, I don't take for granted, it isn't just some random bracelet, but the $8.7 million is what we're going after.
As part of making the November Nine, you’ve already taken home the ninth-place prize of $782,115. Have you made any big purchases so far?
No, not really. I didn't want to buy anything, then win more and want nicer things.
I immediately went out and bought a new set of golf clubs, got a snowboard, I got Katie a really nice D-SLR camera and spent a lot of the money on this traveling and vacation.
Other than yourself, who do you feel has the best chance to win?
There are a few people who have a really good shot. I really like how [Eoghan] O'Dea is playing and I'm glad that he's on my right. And then Ben Lamb. I think he's a little shorter [stacked], but if he gets on chips he's going to be playing for the win. Hopefully, he's not someone I have to play three or four-handed against.
Who would you want to be heads-up with for the bracelet in November? Who would you least like to face?
Ben Lamb would probably be the worst of things. He'd have all the confidence in the world. He's probably the best player remaining and he's reigning Player of the Year and has had a sick series.
And you want me to say who I'd want to face heads-up? [Laughs] I just want to have all the chips and just go in and it's a piece of cake. Doesn't matter who it is. If I've got an eight-to-one chip lead, wouldn't feel too stressed.
At the WSOP Europe, we noticed that you played a little bit with Matt Giannetti. Have you played with any other November Niners during this hiatus?
Yeah. Ben Lamb actually got moved to that table, but he was pretty short and was only there for a little bit.
I played with Anton Makiievskyi in Paris. We were playing a cash game and he got moved to my direct left. It was a €10/20 game. I had been playing a couple nights and had done well. He sat on my direct left just like he's going to be in November and I was just like, 'All right, just play your game and maybe he'll get some respect for you.' I ended up winning a couple thousand euros and he lost about a thousand.
Do you feel as though playing with these guys is going to help you going into the final table or is it something that you're not going to put too much weight on?
I felt like it could help me or it could hurt me depending on what they saw and how I played. I gave away some of how I was playing when I played against Giannetti. I was three-betting a lot and showed that I had three-bet a hand like king-jack. I mean, that's something that he gets to see now. I can use that to my advantage and maybe get paid if I have a bigger hand, or it will be harder to reraise with nothing.
You just have to take it how it was. I tried to just play my game in each of the scenarios where I was playing with someone and know that what they saw they're going to know come November.
Have you become close with any of the other November Niners and are you still going to be going out for blood when it comes time?
Oh, I'm definitely going out for blood, it doesn't matter. I mean, I felt like I made friends with a lot of people I played with and especially the guys that have made this November Nine. I think for the rest of my life, or the next few years while we're playing poker, whenever we see each other it's always going to be, 'Hey, how you doing?' and going to get drinks, etc.
Ben Lamb and I have talked about golfing and stuff like that. I would say that I've made friends with quite a few of them. I played with Pius Heinz quite a bit leading up to the final table and we were sitting next to each other chatting. And Makiievskyi, I played with him a couple of times, and Giannetti, as well. They're good guys and they're good players. It's going to be fun to battle with them.
After this is over, I would consider most of them friends, but that's not going to get in the way of how they play at all.
What's your feeling or reaction to the November Nine delay? Do you like it or would you have rather played the final table the following day?
I liked the delay a lot. I think, for me in particular, it's really, really good for me and my poker career. If I had gone out eighth or ninth, I might not have gotten that much coverage, but now I get three and a half months of coverage and interviews. There's a lot of monetary value in becoming a well-known player in the poker world; sponsorship opportunities are bigger.
From that perspective it's good, but I like that everyday I wake up and I'm still in [the event]. It's a moment that I get to enjoy even longer. Tournaments are very quick. It's an eight-day, nine-day tournament, which is a long tournament, but it's just a week and a half of your life. It's there and then it's gone. Now I get to enjoy it for three and a half months. Everyday I wake up, I'm still in and I really like the break.
I know that I'm going to be stressed waiting, especially for these last few days for it to come around so we can play, but I like the break a lot.
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02:42 min., 31 août 2011Kristy met la pression sur novembre Niner Phil Collins pour la dernière édition de l'appel de l'horloge et conclut à son pire cauchemar est en moyenne à son épouse.
