You guys are such peace-makers. c'mon lets egg 'em on for the FTR tourney. I wanna see sparks fly (plus it couldn't hurt the rest of us if we get 'em both knocked out early, could it?

I can see it now, rip all-in on 72o on a bluff, FNORD calling as an 80% favorite, and me hitting the call button by mistake with 86s, making my flush and cruising to FTR glory!

Seriously, a little balance can't hurt. We've all stolen pots, but I don't think anybody really believes you can make a career out of it. Takes good solid play most of the time, a feeling for weakness in your opponent, and the guts to exploit it without fear. I've seen that in rip's (and fnord's) posts, and I've gotten nasty end of it heads up against Fnord. That balance part of the game is the most interesting part for me and I'm investing (I use the term loosely) in a lot of lessons right now trying to figure out how to get better at it.