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Article on "Mr. Bridge" Mentions Backgammon and Poker

Posted By: Stick
Date: Thursday, 6 May 2010, at 3:54 a.m.

In Response To: Article on "Mr. Bridge" Mentions Backgammon and Poker (Bill Riles)

“I think there are four great mind games,” Bob Hamman tells me. “Chess, backgammon, poker, and bridge.

That's it eh? Four? Strong.

“The trouble with chess is that a small difference in skill is a huge difference on the scoreboard. If the other player is better, you lose.

A small difference in skill isn't a huge difference and simply because they're better doesn't mean auto-loss. Drastically overstated.

You either have to get better or quit the game. As soon as I figured that out, I quit.

Lol. What else is there to say ... you have to get better to succeed or quit? Well fuck that, I quit then!

It’s like being the second-best sprinter in the world. You’re still never going to beat Usain Bolt.

You aren't, not with your attitude.

Poker is not about cards; it’s about reading psychological situations. There’s no complex card play.

Clearly a world class poker player also.

Backgammon is a matter of positional evaluation and math. It’s a gambling game.”

This may have been the most accurate of anything he has said. Thanks for the humor column Bill, even though I doubt that's how you meant it. I laughed more in that one little paragraph than the rest of my day combined.

Stick

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