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Comment on Poker software; stats analysis and HUD by Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:41:39 +0000

Very interesting. Thus this applies to all card games? The only card game I know so far is how to play bridge contract card game introduced to me by my grand parents. But I’d really like to try poker games for a change and I wonder if this applies to other poker games. It’ll be great if ever. Keep on posting interesting stuff, more power to your blog.

Comment on More on Coolers, or, Don’t worry about it by Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:22:09 +0000

Thanks for this. Being able to name the enemy is half way to beating it!

Comment on Poker software; stats analysis and HUD by Pokerhound

Pokerhound — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:38:32 +0000

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Comment on Problem gambling; Part III by Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:20:03 +0000

No. No. No. No. And yes.

(But seriously other people’s actions are their responsibility and, what they’d hate to own up to, their choice even. We do have free will, as you pointed out in a later article.)

Comment on “Your reverse implied odds are terrible” by sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:55:11 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

Comment on The fallacy of online poker gambling? by PokerAnon

PokerAnon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:16:23 +0000

Re: any religious background, I don’t know. It certainly has the style of a preacher but since I couldn’t trace the original posting or source so I don’t know much about the author.

Comment on The fallacy of online poker gambling? by Pat

Pat — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:02:29 +0000

I’m waiting for a film (Jaws) to load in my browser so I have a spare few minutes:

Generally I would class him as egotistical. The type of mindset that is: “If poker is a game of skill, why can’t I win? If I can’t win at online poker then it must be rigged and the cards must be fixed.” In my opinion, it’s a transparent form of denial; denying that he possesses the ability to win a card game. I guess I’m stating the obvious but I just came to that conclusion now after thinking about it for a little while.

There are people exactly like the author on Wikipedia. If they make a change and someone removes it (for whatever reason) there will be war. “Why did you remove my changes? I’m really good at writing things and everything I wrote was true.” – Ergo the ego (I’m aware that doesn’t make perfect Latin sense but it sounds good if you read it aloud). You’re completely correct about avoiding arguments with those sorts of people.

I, too, often make the rigged joke on FTP. “AA beat A9o? FTP is fixed!” – Although, it’s not as funny when A9o beats AA… then it just seems plausible

Additional theory: Any Christian background on this post? The last paragraph you analysed seemed to have a strict religious “flavour” to it… Gambling is bad et al. Also, I just reread it; the writing is sub-par, I doubt this is from a professional writer.

Anyway, gotta run, should be loaded now. Have a nice night!