PRO CHAT TRANSCRIPT - December 6th 2010
QUESTION FROM Mehzmerize: Hey! I seem to be on a streak with my play. I am starting to question how much of it is luck and am starting to second guess myself. I guess what im getting at is that im starting to find myself scared to lose. Does this happen to the pros too?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: sure, i think it is just basic human nature. bad luck leads to loss of confidence which leads to bad play
QUESTION FROM JaeaR: hi
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: sup
QUESTION FROM Mehzmerize: Thanks!
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: np
QUESTION FROM JaeaR: How you doing Scott? Any big hits lately? Running good?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: haven't been playing too much lately, just been relaxing
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: lol
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: ok....
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: hmm, decided to try my hand at first matrix sng. seems like they don't run very often though
QUESTION FROM zetayamonte: olaa
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: howdy
QUESTION FROM JaeaR: Pretty messed up about what happened to you at the Bellagio. I was just there when u posted on Facebook I would of knocked them out for you!!!!
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: lol, i'm satisfied with how i handled it. similiar thing happened a few weeks later and the guy got shot
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: ok, cool. got a small matrix sng going
QUESTION FROM JaeaR: wow that's crazy!! Got shoot in the casino? or outside?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: in a washroom of a random vegas casino
QUESTION FROM JarnoHP: who is answering?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: just me
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: hey babe
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: yo
QUESTION FROM Mehzmerize: Hey man do you have any favorite books?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: snow crash
QUESTION FROM Bmoney90tm: hey bro how'd you become a pro?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: they asked me i guess
QUESTION FROM JarnoHP: all right.. what do think about playing a King/6,7 or 8 unsuited in a HU? and how to play a HU according to you?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: that is definetely a playable hand in hu. i would always open them. and against his raise i would usually call, rarely raise
QUESTION FROM Mayman29: looooool
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: .
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: how come you took your beat in the wsop main event 1 outer so calmly... legend!!!
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: not sure, just felt it coming i guess. no reason to act like a douche about it
QUESTION FROM Pizzaman14: what demand
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: dunno
QUESTION FROM niceretta: buonasera
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: umm, ok...
QUESTION FROM JarnoHP: thanks.. and any how about any suited hand?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: not any suited hand, no
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: do you play any cashgames?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: rarely. just for fun
QUESTION FROM Bmoney90tm: can you get them to ask me as well? haha
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: i wish i had that much pull with fulltilt...
QUESTION FROM Mayman29: have you heard of the player lahkoclovek29?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: no
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: how much play money do you have>?????
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: very little
QUESTION FROM Mehzmerize: hat’s the technical difference between amateur and pro? I mean does one just decide one day that they are going to be pro or does that entail some sort of qualification like sponsorship?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: the former. when you choose to call yourself a pro you are one :)
QUESTION FROM niceretta: buonasera
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: i obv don't understand you
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: =( play money better than real money imo
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: i might have to disagree
QUESTION FROM OwnageClub: so you havent given up on poker yet then because I heard this interview and you say you only do things you enjoy or dasoPGDBADSbh
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: still playing. just picking and choosing which events sound like the most fun to travel to
QUESTION FROM Bmoney90tm: im interested in pursuing my dream to become a pro. what's the minimum amount of money you'd have to make each year?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: enough to pay the bills i guess. whatever your bills may be
QUESTION FROM chris daley: nello
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: yo
QUESTION FROM chris daley: whats the best way to build a bank roll please scott
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: play better than your opponents?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: easy question :)
QUESTION FROM chris daley: no i mean cash games sit and gos or large tornaments .. what worked best 4u
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: i have always been an mtt player, becuase i find them the most interesting
QUESTION FROM chris daley: ok dude good luck in the futre not that u will need it
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: thx
QUESTION FROM Bmoney90tm: when/ how did you learn how to play poker?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: started playing online in 2005. just taught myself by playing as much as i could
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: lol, well that matrix sng didn't go so well. 4,4,5,6. welcome to bubble-town
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: still i don't mind the concept though
QUESTION FROM Bmoney90tm: do you prefer to play online or live? and which field do you feel you have an edge on?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: well, i think given that the live events i play have much higher buy-ins than the regular online events, the live events obv have much tougher fields
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: i have always been more of a live player anyway, do i would have to say my edge is there. to be a great online mtt grinder you need to master multitabling, which i never tried seriously to do
QUESTION FROM pokermajc: Who have you played that was your toughest read? Also is there anyone who you haven't played but would like to?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: in general, i have the toughest time reading old guys. it always feels like they have the nuts!
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: there are lots of players i wouldn't mind playing with, just so i could take a first hand look at how they play
QUESTION FROM FreeHighFive: what is an on demand tournament?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: no idea
QUESTION FROM lucksenna: I dont speak inglis
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: good for you
QUESTION FROM pokermajc: Have you gone head to head with Helmuth? Did you want to try to push him over the edge to see if he'd flip the table?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: 've played with him a few times. and i have had to deal with his idiocy once or twice. i just ignore him.
QUESTION FROM JagFest: what are your views on rush poker??
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: an interesting idea. seems fun, in the short run
QUESTION FROM Bmoney90tm: who do you honestly believe is the best player live/ and best player online?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: don't know or care. honestly
QUESTION FROM JagFest: do you think it could muck up my live events in the furture?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: doubtful. new poker experiences are always good for your game
QUESTION FROM two5ONE: how have you been running lately
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: about how i deserve, i suppose :p
QUESTION FROM Rich Dev1l: Hi
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: yo
QUESTION FROM pokermajc: Do you watch poker on tv a lot? Is there one of the shows that you enjoy? Is there one we can expect to see you on?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: nope. not really a fan of televised poker. about all i have watched in the last year or so is the wsop
QUESTION FROM Rich Dev1l: Do you know when about is the cash bonus of the Rush week gonna cash out?
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: no
ANSWER FROM ScottMontgomery: okay, that's it for today. later all