Talk:Phil Laak

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1 His age?
2 His age?
3 Phil Laak and Ali Eslami vs. U of A computer
4 Personal Blog

[edit] His age?

I'm absolutely certain Phil was born in 1963 or 1964. He graduated from high school in 1982, and college in 1986. The date of birth given in the article is simply incorrect. Not sure what you can do about that.

There is no way that he is 43 years old. He looks like a kid! SmartGuy 15:47, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

does anyone know the deal with his irishness? ie when did he move to the US and why?

Was he born on vacation? 68.77.139.51 20:05, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Just to pop in with a couple thoughts here- Image should probably be one with the hood up, as thats his most usual look while at the table, but not drawn shut, cause, well, actually seeing his face would be nice. Other thing: If theres no objection, it would probably be worth noting that the most common cause for alarm about his antics (The Invitational, his most childish bit of acting yet) was free money for him, and as unprofessional as I find him, he was not, in the true sense of the word, acting as a professional there. He was trying to entertain, with none of my money on the line, I'd be a bit more 'Celebrity Poker Showdown' myself. -M^ask 21:06, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] His age?

This is kind of weird. When I read the Wiki entry, I thought it was an innocent error on Wiki's part, but it appears that's the age Phil is telling people, based on some interviews I googled. However, it is simply not true. He is 42, maybe 41 at the absolute youngest. There's no way he's only 33. I knew him in 1983-4, when he was a sophomore at the University of New Hampshire. (He went to UNH for two and a half years before transferring to the University of Massachusetts.) Believe it or not, he was even in college on an Air Force ROTC scholarship for most of his time at UNH.

I'm kind of surprised this age issue hasn't been noted before. Phil was hardly the sort to blend into the background, even back when I knew him. There must be a lot of people who remember him, like I do. Ah, well. I guess he'll be neither the first nor last to lie about his age. Lux Interior 17:31, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Phil Laak and Ali Eslami vs. U of A computer

(Limit holdem, 500 hands to cover variance) -- this will certainly bring people to the Wikipedia article, should mos def be mentioned as appropriate: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/26/business/poker.php 68.149.190.31 02:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)