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Hustling

Posted By: Colin Owen
Date: Friday, 15 March 2013, at 5:03 p.m.

In Response To: Hustling (Phil Simborg)

Joe Dwek in his classic 'Backgammon For Profit' (pp 10-11) addresses the point very well about maximising income in the long run, ie not losing a regular player.

"It is much wiser to lose some points back to your opponent, trimming the score down to a reasonable figure..."

He certainly didn't feel this was unethical.

There is a brilliant and very humorous little story there about Ted Bassett, and how he pretended, sauntering into the chilled atmosphere of the breakfast room the morning after a massive win, to have been so drunk that he wasn't sure if he owed any money!

Such far-sightedness though is not for everyone!

Messages In This Thread

• Hustling
  christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 2:59 p.m.
  • Hustling
    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 3:59 p.m.
    • Hustling
      Keene -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 4:13 p.m.
      • Gray Areas
        Phil Simborg -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 10:36 p.m.
        • Gray Areas
          Bob koca -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 1:21 a.m.
          • Gray Areas
            Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 1:51 a.m.
            • Gray Areas
              christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 9:10 a.m.
            • Avoiding Grey areas (Studied Attempt)
              Colin Owen -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 4:02 p.m.
        • Gray Areas
          Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 10:59 a.m.
    • Hustling
      Colin Owen -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 5:03 p.m.
    • Hustling
      David Rockwell -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 5:30 p.m.
    • Hustling
      Pete -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 8:54 p.m.
  • Hustling
    ah_clem -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 4:46 p.m.
    • Hustling
      joe freedman -- Monday, 18 March 2013, at 3:01 p.m.