building a chip lead then posting away...

#1 09-12-2005, 06:10 PM

i've noticed several times that some players will gain a chip lead then go away until the end...

... to have their blinds stolen mercilessly.

surely there can't be any point in this... or is there?

bawcerelli · #2 09-12-2005, 06:20 PM

maybe their internet connection went down? maybe they heard their mother calling them? maybe they blew up their hands with firecrackers?

citanul · #3 09-12-2005, 06:20 PM

it's clearly not an optimal strategy. you want something more than that?

citanul

#4 09-12-2005, 06:26 PM

no...

i just want to know why the [censored] people do it

citanul · #5 09-12-2005, 06:38 PM

ok, you want us to tell you why people do something that you know is stupid.

here's a totally off the top of my head random answer:

they're stupid.

citanul

#6 09-12-2005, 06:48 PM

thankyou

bones · #7 09-12-2005, 06:54 PM

Here's something to help you in your quest for understanding.

Wait, Irie sells socks?

Ogre · #8 09-12-2005, 06:56 PM

i thought this was going to be about how you lost after you had the chiplead because you started posting on 2+2 while playing

#9 09-12-2005, 07:04 PM

"Embrace the oddity of mankind. Without such folly, we'd all be insane."

indeed

lorinda · #10 09-12-2005, 08:05 PM

If they always lose because they call off all of their chips without mercy, it may be the better of two -EV options

Other than that, I think Citanul summed it up nicely.

Lori