Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
12-17-2005, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 95
Re: An Atheist Manifesto
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I like the idea... but I would call that 'skepticism' moreso than 'atheism'. After all, this intellectual honesty need not be only in context of god-belief, but any and all belief. Is...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-20-2005, 12:45 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 178
Re: Morality and Evolution
See "The Evolution of Co-operation" by Axelrod (I'm on the road right now and can't provide the full citation, sorry)
He shows how co-operation is +EV and how it can become established in a...
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Forum: Stud
11-09-2005, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 83
Re: Stud8 - Early street play
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an edge is an edge... I push it. sure you are bloating the pot, but the alternative is a free card which gives them the right odds to draw to their hand any time (infinite pot odds) It...
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Forum: Politics
07-08-2005, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 278
Re: London
If someone said of a rape or domestic abuse victim, 'she brought it on herself', liberals would be offended (and rightly so). Yet many of them often seem to use this same logic when discussing...
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Forum: Stud
06-29-2005, 02:20 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 127
Re: Fighting the Rake in 2-4 and 3-6 Stud-8
The rake increment in 2-4 and 3-6 is $1.00 at 20-40-60 (at least at Paradise and Pokerstars). Thus I believe in this situation a bet is -EV (at least against most opps, who simply won't fold in this...
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Forum: Stud
06-29-2005, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 127
Re: Fighting the Rake in 2-4 and 3-6 Stud-8
Thanks for all of your comments. To address some of the issues raised:
I agree that 2-4 and 3-6 are beatable - i just said it was difficult to beat the rake. Remember, that guy in seat 9 is...
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Forum: Stud
06-28-2005, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 127
Fighting the Rake in 2-4 and 3-6 Stud-8
1. It seems to me that the rake makes these games difficult to beat. At Pokerstars, where the games move elatively quickly, for example, upwards of 70 hands/hr are dealt. I would (conservatively)...
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Forum: Internet Gambling
06-06-2005, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 92
Re: UKBetting GBP to USD conversion problem
If the exchange rate when you cashed out was different than when you bought (i.e, if the Pound went down in the interim), then that could explain the difference, even if there are no 'fees' involved....
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Forum: Internet Gambling
02-07-2005, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 455
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Forum: Multi-table Tournaments
02-03-2005, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 33
QQ near bubble
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney (10 + 1R), Big Blind is t3000 (7 handed)
SB (t82195)
BB (t42580)
UTG (t50648)
MP1 (t84145)
MP2 (t88727)
CO (t59924)
Hero (t24297)
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