Forum: Other Other Topics
01-31-2005, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 113
Views: 362
Re: What sports records will stand the longest?
David....
ok, here we go. a bit of maths. I'm not saying that DiMaggio's record is the most difficult to break, but lets look into the math behind the probablility of an above average hitter...
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Forum: Televised Poker
01-23-2005, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 638
Re: The 2+2 Hedge Fund
Interesting theories. First off, I think that Jeff Yass (president of susquehanna, one of the largest market making firms in the world) would disagree with you that the skills used in poker do not...
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Forum: Televised Poker
01-22-2005, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 638
Re: The 2+2 Hedge Fund
Dan,
I don't know what David's relationship is with Jeff Yass, but here is what I do know. I work on the floor with many susquehanna traders, and I'm pretty familiar with their training methods. ...
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Forum: Televised Poker
01-20-2005, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 124
Views: 638
Re: The 2+2 Hedge Fund
David,
Any truth to the rumor that Yass and SIG tried to hire you a couple of years ago, and you turned them down? I play a regular 7-stud and nlh game with many of their traders (I work for...
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Forum: Televised Poker
01-07-2005, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 375
Views: 1,205
Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players
as far as your point of what would happen if the top 1 percent of all people disappear...See "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. Anyone who thinks that the best and or brightest in this country go into...
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Forum: The Stock Market
01-06-2005, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 157
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Forum: The Stock Market
01-04-2005, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 51
Re: Looking to get started
Call Smith Barney or Charles Schwab and ask them to put you in contact with a retail broker. It'll cost you more money than using ETrade or Waterhouse, but 2001 proved that there is a reason why...
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Forum: The Stock Market
01-04-2005, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 157
Re: selling covered options vs uncoverd options
There are many good books that can be read about options and their pricing. I think that people here mean well, and some of the information is quite ok, but there is also a bit of "guesswork" and...
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Forum: The Stock Market
09-11-2004, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 178
Re: I Need Help With This One
The Celtics were not a stock, but rather they floated a certain amount of their debt into a publicly traded security. Owning an amount of the debt of the Boston Celtics is not akin to equity...
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Forum: The Stock Market
09-11-2004, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 70
Re: Well Let\'s Just See
As far as prognosticators of market movements or as far as explanantions of stock valuations or trading strategies, you guys are pretty good poker players. Perhaps we've all been given talents for...
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Forum: Mid-, High-Stakes Pot- and No-Limit Hold'em
08-24-2004, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 212
Re: How many times have you laid down KK preflop?
I'll take a shot at this one. Lets first put your opponent on a range of hands that he might make this move with. AA and KK.(Possibly AKs, but I think its unlikely). Ways to hold AA (6), ways to...
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-08-2004, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 121
Views: 503
Re: Clarifying the question
Ok. So you call obviously 50 % of the time. I estimate when you call you win about 60% of the time. That means that in 100 chances, calling 50, you win 30, and lose 20. That makes for a profit of...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
04-05-2004, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 29
Re: Borgata\'s Friday Tourney - Info Seeked
There is no way that they'll have 300 entrants to the tournament, b/c they simply don't have the space. Having said that, they did have about 200 a week ago when I was there on Thursday night, so...
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-05-2004, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 503
Re: Let\'s Guess AT This One
um, I forgot one small part of the calculation. when you do call and lose, you lose about $2000. So instead of being up $3000 when you call like I suggested, you're only up about $1000. Divide...
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Forum: Poker Theory
04-05-2004, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 121
Views: 503
Re: Let\'s Guess AT This One
Ok, my guess is about $43. I didn't go into any calculations except in my head. Here is my proof. 50% the time you don't call as an underdog. When you do call, I estimated you win about 60% of...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
04-02-2004, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 37
Re: AQs late in tournament
Your play was fine...you were getting 43,000/10,000 on your money..unless he held AA, you were getting the right odds to call.
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Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em
03-30-2004, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 79
Re: YOU SHOULD HAVE FOLDED INSTANTLY
Mr. Sklansky,
Are the number of opponents behind you left to act the compelling reason to fold, or is it being bet into with the mediocre holding? We had a very similar hand come up at a Borgata...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
03-17-2004, 03:45 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 67
Re: QQ preflop decision
I guess my point was that even with as little as one overcard, you are still going home 30% of the time. Why wake a chance wiht going home just out of the money when you could probably ante your way...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
03-12-2004, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 67
Re: QQ preflop decision
I disagree with the other posts. You had a ton of chips left, and had a great chance of just anteing your way to second place. Even if the raiser had just one ace or king in his hand, he is going...
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
03-01-2004, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 61
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
02-22-2004, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 25
QQ in the big blind
About 1 hour into the Borgata (Atlantic City)limit hold em tournament (30 +10 buy in) a week ago. My stack is about average. I look down at Q /images/graemlins/diamond.gifQ...
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Forum: The Stock Market
01-16-2004, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 74
Re: Buying PUT.
You should probably read up on the way that options trade and are priced before even considering trading any options in your own account. I've been a specialist on an organized exchange for a few...
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Forum: The Stock Market
01-16-2004, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 46
Re: newbie question
As someone who works as a securities trader on the floor of an organized exchange, it worries me a little bit when I see people trying to "get their feet wet" by picking a few stocks to put their...
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