David "Doc" Sands on the $111,111 One Drop
Before the start of play, PokerNews caught up with David "Doc" Sands to ask him a few questions regarding today's event. Among the questions asked was whether or not Sands believed High Roller events were good for the games. Here's what he had to say:
"I think they are great for poker. Poker is about competing and the money and results are just a way of keeping track. Any field where I can be competing against the best players in the world, I want to be playing. I don��t enjoy playing the $1,500 or the $1,000 events very much because you are competing against mostly amateurs, on ten-handed tables, and starting with no antes. High rollers are sweet because you get in there and everyone has a lot of chips; you are deep stacked, have antes, and playing against the best players. What attracted me to poker is being able to compete. I would always rather compete against better players than worse players. From a money standpoint, I��m obviously going to get rich playing against weak players. But frankly I love to battle and I love these tournaments where you can go to war with five or six of the best players in the world at your table. I can��t think of anything better and don��t think it��s bad for the poker economy at all."
For more on Sands and his thoughts on this tournament, be sure to check out the full-length interview on PokerNews.com.