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Take Me Out and Shoot Me

Posted By: lenny
Date: Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 3:54 a.m.

In Response To: Take Me Out and Shoot Me (happyjuggler0)

Andy Glazer was a backgammon player who had some medium sized wins in the 1980s. He then migrated to poker, where he became a prominent journalist(pre-boom variety) and the winner of a few tournaments.

He said that the better player gets the money FAR more often in poker than backgammon, and that's why he chose the one rather than the other. My impression too, though hard to quantify.

Of course, if you want backgammon to flourish, you want the illusion to be preserved.

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• Take Me Out and Shoot Me
  Bill Riles -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 5:06 p.m.
  • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
    Bill Riles -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 5:12 p.m.
    • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
      happyjuggler0 -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 6:21 p.m.
      • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
        Bill Riles -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 7:09 p.m.
        • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
          Stick -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 7:31 p.m.
          • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
            Bill Riles -- Monday, 30 March 2009, at 7:35 p.m.
      • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
        lenny -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 3:54 a.m.
      • These are so much more entertaining than "Bad Beat" stories. *NM*
        Dan Pelton -- Thursday, 2 April 2009, at 3:14 a.m.
    • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
      Klaus Evers -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 9:19 p.m.
  • Take Me Out and Shoot Me
    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 2:45 a.m.
    • Perhaps you'd prefer this player?
      neilkaz -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 4:44 p.m.
      • Perhaps you'd prefer this player?
        happyjuggler0 -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 5:01 p.m.
        • Perhaps you'd prefer this player?
          Petter Bengtsson -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 5:06 p.m.
        • Perhaps you'd prefer this player?
          Dan Pelton -- Thursday, 2 April 2009, at 3:12 a.m.
      • Perhaps you'd prefer this player?
        Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 5:49 p.m.
      • This is why we love this game...
        Klaus Evers -- Tuesday, 31 March 2009, at 9:13 p.m.