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Message: [QUOTE="hipshot55, post: 1031822, member: 48031"] Absolutely. But, they are playing with their own money (Minimum $100K buy-in, if I remember correctly) and they seem to like the added uncertainty. They do a lot of stuff like straddles and "props" bets that we mere mortals wouldn't think of, let alone consider or would ever encounter on a card room table. Guess we have to remember these are professional [B][U]gamblers[/U][/B], with the emphasis on "gamble". Doyle's $100K bet on weight loss. Howard Lederer eating a cheeseburger after becoming a vegetarian to win a $10K bet with, I believe, Eric Siedel. Amarillo Slim actually winning a fairly large bet for winning a round of golf using a coke bottle instead of clubs. I mean, these guys will apparently bet on just about anything. FWIW, I like Poker After Dark much better than High Stakes Poker precisely because of the absence of the wierd side actions and modifications. [/QUOTE]