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Forum: Other Other Topics 03-21-2005, 10:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 27
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real (Mockmumentary on Animal Planet)

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did u know that hippos are vegetarians and own alligators? I learned that from the discovery channel. It was awesome

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Did you know that at least one baby hippo has...
Forum: Other Other Topics 02-07-2005, 01:23 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 209
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: The Most Important Inventions of Mankind

Have you ever heard of medicine, Dr.? /images/graemlins/smile.gif A bit general, but that one helped a bit.

Fire, the wheel, pizza, beer, to cover some of the basics. Without fire they can't cook...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-26-2005, 02:10 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 186
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Peak performance poll

Phat Mack,

I went with 4-5 hours for B&M. Way less for online. I consider peak performance watching all the action intensely, which gets tiring. I can maintain high level performance much longer...
Forum: Books and Publications 01-22-2005, 09:46 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 820
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Final Comments

DS "If Howard Lederer, did in fact make this probability error he is off my list. Replace him with Patri Friedman."

Man, its gotta be tough to be on the Sklansky list. At least Eudlid and Einstein...
Forum: Books and Publications 01-22-2005, 03:19 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 820
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: The Errors I Saw

skp wrote, "Good post, Eddie.

Your exchanges with Jim have been pretty damn useful to all of us. Great to see two very clever guys discussing poker at such a high level and in such a classy...
Forum: Other Other Topics 01-21-2005, 05:44 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 29
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Worst Job Ever?

Here's an article on dirty jobs.

http://radar.smh.com.au/archives/2004/08/its_a_dirty_job.html


Some quotes:

"Dirty and smelly? Bring it on, says biologist Barbara Triggs. As a scat...
Forum: Poker Theory 01-18-2005, 12:24 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 286
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Doyle philosophy troublesome

DB "I'd say over 50% of the time ... when all the money goes in, I've got the worst hand. Obviously, I couldn't overcome that unless I had something to compensate for it. And my compensation is all...
Forum: Televised Poker 01-13-2005, 11:13 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,205
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players

"When Sklansky makes his smartest ferrets list, there'll be no doubt about who's number one. "

Since I am the only ferret on the board, I will be both first and last, alpha and omega.

Tricky...
Forum: Televised Poker 01-13-2005, 11:12 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,205
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players

Zeno,

You mentioned elsewhere about Washington. What I always admired about him was his idealism and bravery. A rare person, Washington.

SV.
Forum: Televised Poker 01-13-2005, 11:03 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,205
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players

Oh, it was the first thing I noticed.

While immeasurable, I hold creativity in the highest regard. It has not mass, yet warps space and time. It has not velocity, yet outpaces light. It has not...
Forum: Televised Poker 01-10-2005, 09:08 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,205
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: The Ten Smartest Poker Players

ED "I think it's not unreasonable to think that #3 might be able to tell who was smarter of #1 or #2."

Especially if the gap were large or obvious. Also if the one and two agreed upon the order.
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Forum: Televised Poker 01-07-2005, 06:04 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 325
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: IQ/Poker/David Sklansky

skp, "You sir are just way too high on yourself."

skp, after all these years you just picked up on that? /images/graemlins/smile.gif But in his defense I've noticed it seems to come out of...
Forum: Televised Poker 12-27-2004, 04:40 AM
Replies: 375
Views: 1,205
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Is Sklansky capable of determining what constitutes smart?

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I don't think so!

Vince

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Vince is correct.

All anyone can really do in this matter is evaluate on a very specifically defined area. "Ability to think", as I have...
Forum: Poker Theory 12-15-2004, 08:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 91
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Beating the limit bully?

Arabie,

You will find this generic type of player frequently in shorthanded games. And as you realize, they can be frustrating to deal with even though they are clearly playing poor strategy.
...
Forum: Mid- and High-Stakes Hold'em 10-01-2004, 05:20 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 286
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: total unfluffableness

Don't take this post seriously I am just having fun.

Tommy admitted /images/graemlins/smile.gif, [ QUOTE ]
When the dealer understood the mistake, he looked at me and our eyes met. My read...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-16-2004, 11:07 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Long closing bite

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What is your definition of an optimal strategy in a n-player game (n>2)? From your last sentence I gather that it is a non-exploitable strategy. You say it can't be beaten, even by...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-16-2004, 12:14 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

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I was wondering, how much more important does position become in the case where you know your opponents are colluding (at different levels)?

tpj

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Very, you should...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-16-2004, 12:00 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

PM,
I don't think you are more likely to be entangled in short than full poker, just that those situations will repeat themselves over and over. Taking a non CE example, imagine you don't play well...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-15-2004, 11:56 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Long closing bite

Zeno wrote, "Poker is an ephemeral mosaic and so is thinking about it." Which is a good quote to begin this post /images/graemlins/smile.gif


Some closing thoughts:


Thanks everybody for your...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-10-2004, 03:28 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

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I remember your Shania post and feel that the concept it discussed was explored more fully in John Vorhaus' book 'Killer Poker'.

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The main reason for the Shania post was...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-10-2004, 03:24 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

Zeno writes, 'Full games can also expand into this realm. But this is nothing new, right?"

I really don't think published conventional strategy addresses collusive entanglement completely. Though...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-10-2004, 03:17 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

I love this line, [ QUOTE ]
My theory of short-handed play is to get lucky or leave.

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Sredni thanks you for your contributions. Told ya I would get back to that Shania thread...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-10-2004, 01:26 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

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This is either way over my head, or wrong, or applies only online.


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None of the above /images/graemlins/smile.gif Thanks for posting, brief and to the point. Was...
Forum: Poker Theory 09-09-2004, 12:56 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: On Lepore\'s Objection to Weideman\'s Argument

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Can a realman economy result from economic girliemen?

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Perhaps we could consult Van Damme and Steven Seagal.

SV.
Forum: Poker Theory 09-09-2004, 12:54 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 306
Posted By Sredni Vashtar
Re: Collusive Entanglement

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Against one bad strategy you need a given strategy to beat it. Against two bad strategies you need either a completely different strategy to beat them both, or you need to wait for luck...
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