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Luck in poker and BG

Posted By: happyjuggler0
Date: Monday, 13 August 2007, at 6:52 p.m.

In Response To: Luck in poker and BG (Chuck Bower)

Poker players are whiny wimps that make whiny bg players look like patient saints. I remember losing a match once where the joker/anti-joker combination was something like 1/70 chance of happening, and I didn't even throw anything or scream (this was online, I wouldn't throw any objects in live play lol).

Poker players on the other hand freak out when a short stack in a tourney goes all in to open the pot with 78s vs their AKs and they lose the hand. "I was so unlucky". Well, not really, it wasn't that unlucky, and that sort of variance is quite common. Whine (if you must) when your opponent hits a 2% shot to get a straight flush on the river vs your A high flush (while you are all in already), not when you lose while you are only a 60% favorite (as in the 78 vs AK hand).

Messages In This Thread

• Luck in poker and BG
  Chuck Bower -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 4:56 p.m.
  • who's got a great comeback?
    Caryl Stephanson -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 5:06 p.m.
    • who's got a great comeback?
      Keene -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 8:09 p.m.
    • who's got a great comeback?
      Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 5:57 a.m.
  • Luck in poker and BG
    happyjuggler0 -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 6:52 p.m.
    • Luck in poker and BG
      Stick -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 6:53 p.m.
      • Luck in poker and BG
        DC-Ohio -- Monday, 13 August 2007, at 7:01 p.m.
        • Luck in poker and BG
          Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 5:58 a.m.
  • Luck in poker and BG
    Ian Dunstan -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 7:02 a.m.
  • Luck in poker and BG
    Achim -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 11:19 a.m.
    • Luck in poker and BG
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 2:18 p.m.
      • Luck in poker and BG
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 3:56 p.m.
        • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 4:16 p.m.
          • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
            Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 6:34 p.m.
            • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
              Bryce -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 8:13 p.m.
          • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
            neilkaz -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 6:43 p.m.
            • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
              Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 4:43 a.m.
              • Link to Robertie table on r.g.bg
                bob koca -- Saturday, 18 August 2007, at 2:52 a.m.
            • Never played Go?
              Achim -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 11:18 a.m.
              • Never played Go?
                neilkaz -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 7:09 p.m.
          • Robertie: Skill in which poker format?
            Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 7:20 p.m.
          • Started to reply then though
            Stick -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 9:05 p.m.
      • Luck in poker and BG
        Achim -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 11:51 a.m.
  • Let Me Clarify
    Stick -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 8:41 p.m.
    • Let Me Clarify
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 9:13 p.m.
      • Let Me Clarify
        Stick -- Tuesday, 14 August 2007, at 9:27 p.m.
        • Let Me Clarify
          lotsoblots -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 2:44 p.m.
          • Let Me Clarify
            Stick -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 3:11 p.m.
            • Let Me Clarify
              lotsoblots -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 3:34 p.m.
              • Let Me Clarify
                Stick -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 8:45 p.m.
      • Let Me Clarify
        DC-Ohio -- Wednesday, 15 August 2007, at 2:53 a.m.
        • Let Me Clarify
          Chuck Bower -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 5:36 p.m.
          • Let Me Clarify
            Stick -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 8:43 p.m.
            • Let Me Clarify
              DC-Ohio -- Thursday, 16 August 2007, at 8:44 p.m.