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Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-28-2005, 12:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 104
Posted By stackm
Re: Any other 2+2ers at the IP

The IP spreads 6/12 and 10/20 now? Are the players as bad as they were at the 2/4?

Perhaps more importantly, is the drink service as fast as it was at the 2/4?

Edit: This isn't the Imperial...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-26-2005, 10:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 105
Posted By stackm
Re: Jackson Rancheria, CA - Trip Report

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So, potentially there is tons of money to be made there if you are willing to wait it out. I would just advise going somewhere else entirely though if possible.

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This was...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-14-2005, 02:44 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 281
Posted By stackm
Re: A Refutation of Determinism

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Are you saying that in a deterministic state(not talking about beliefs here) one can say "the devil made me do it" and that's that? This concept of determinism sounds like the...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 11:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 281
Posted By stackm
Re: A Refutation of Determinism

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If you believe in God and are right you get heaven. If you are wrong you get dirt.
If you don't believe in God and are right you get dirt.
If you don't believe in God and are...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 07:10 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 281
Posted By stackm
Re: A Refutation of Determinism

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You are born into life, and immediately breathe "air". So much for "free will": how is it that we are related in "free will" to our earthly state?

The difficulty is that in...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 10:31 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 281
Posted By stackm
Re: A Refutation of Determinism

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No, no, no, no, no.

First off, if determinism is true, we have to rethink our position on justice. Perhaps the correct thing to do to a criminal in some situations is try to correct...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 05:15 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 90
Posted By stackm
Re: women drivers?

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This has been proven empirically to be very wrong

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Could you point me to some proof? My experience says otherwise. I tought a university level math class...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 04:17 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 281
Posted By stackm
A Refutation of Determinism

It seems clear that there are two distinct possibilities when considering how the world and its inhabitants operate. Either

A) All actions are fully predetermined by the laws of physics, etc.,...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 03:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 269
Posted By stackm
Re: Intellectual Abundance

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<font color="blue"> Selection pressures come at us from all sides. So, besides the obvious 'it was for other uses', such as language, trajectories, large social structure to track, etc,...
Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy 12-13-2005, 03:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 90
Posted By stackm
Re: women drivers?

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I think it's also close to fact status that men are genetically better at math and sciences than women, and that women are better at languages.

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This has been proven...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-13-2005, 03:14 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 234
Posted By stackm
Re: Any \"pros\" here ONLY play live?

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Wow yes that would be tough. Luckily I live in Los Angeles so I have a wealth of casinos to go to. Although sometimes with traffic sometimes it'll take me nearly 2 hours to get to some...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-13-2005, 03:11 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 337
Posted By stackm
SIAP - Vegas on New Years?

I've been thinking about going up with my girlfriend for New Years, and I wanted a little info from the regulars here. I know it will be crazy, but what can I expect in terms of poker (FWIW, I...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-04-2005, 06:43 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 141
Posted By stackm
Re: Did all the hilarious dry up around here?

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So I'm sitting at a table in the local casino totally digging the action when i see a little tiny guy in the corner wearing a green felt cap doing jumping jacks while smoking a cigar. Now...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-01-2005, 08:59 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 138
Posted By stackm
Re: Vegas or LA?

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There are plenty of nice places to live around Vegas and in Henderson that are still cheap. Are the places in LA nicer?

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not that the places might be nicer per...
Forum: Medium Stakes Hold'em 12-01-2005, 05:57 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 264
Posted By stackm
Re: 20/40 this one can\'t be right - KTs

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I would fold PF a lot of the time, if i felt good control over the game I would raise or sometimes limp. I would 3bet that flop. He posted and then raised his range is pretty big even...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 12-01-2005, 05:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 138
Posted By stackm
Re: Vegas or LA?

Vegas without a second thought. F LA, lol. This place sucks. If you're going to do something crazy and spontaneous, do it right.
Forum: Brick and Mortar 11-28-2005, 01:11 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 757
Posted By stackm
Re: What\'s up with the Asian players?

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Although I agree with this statement, there is something inherently bigoted about the OP and therefore doesn't deserve a rational discussion.

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I have to agree...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 11-25-2005, 02:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 87
Posted By stackm
Jackson Rancheria Casino - anyone played there?

I may be heading up to that area tomorrow - I know that they have a new poker room, but I've never been. Anyone have any idea how big it is, what the wait is typically like, what limits/games they...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 11-21-2005, 03:57 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 171
Posted By stackm
Re: party 30/60 hand I\'m not happy with

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Are you playing preflop because you think your hand is best? Because you think can make up for whatever deficit you have in hand strength through implied odds? Or because you feel that...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 11-21-2005, 03:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 79
Posted By stackm
Re: 15-30 hand, what to do agianst the weak lead?

A lot of hands are going to be betting at you here - a pocket pair seems likely. I'd raise the flop - if he just calls and checks to you on the turn, check behind unless you spike an A or 8. I'd call...
Forum: Brick and Mortar 10-30-2005, 04:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 81
Posted By stackm
Re: B&M Tournament: Quality of Play? Viejas CA

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I'm going to play in the $60 Viejas 6k guranteed. How would the quality of this game compare to Empire 5k-10ks.

Also after calling them they told me that they had no real information on...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 10-27-2005, 03:30 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 231
Posted By stackm
Re: clangs

I'm playing a lot of full ring these days. I'm in the drunkest and most incoherent shape of my life; I couldn't feel better. The game was 2-4, 9 players at the Imperial Palace. The taste of...
Forum: Poker Theory 10-26-2005, 05:28 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 188
Posted By stackm
Re: ATo is making me sick.

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If you get action with AT/AJ offsuit, the best you're doing is coinflipping, and you're typically dominated.

That's why you're losing so much with it.

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Point of...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 10-25-2005, 03:47 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 307
Posted By stackm
Re: Interesting 15/30 AA hand live

BTW, while emotionally this absolute giveaway of a big pot was pretty soul-crushing, rationally I still think it was probably only a marginally bad fold. The reality is that I'm getting, with no...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 10-25-2005, 03:38 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 307
Posted By stackm
Re: Interesting 15/30 AA hand live

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ummm, are you sure the bb's a SOLID regular? who was it?

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In my experience at the table, he's a good player. I know his hand seems crazy here, but I think it's actually a...
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