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.