Re: In Response To sthief\'s Shot At Strassa...
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But, even if the pieces of the article which mention 2+2 were going to hurt good players (I contend that they will NOT), the article on the whole will be INCREDIBLY beneficial to the player pool. For every player who dedicates himself to the game and becomes a high-level player, there will be 100 who are too dumb/lazy to get good, yet will play anyway.
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Still, though, the article could have had the exact same effect without mentioning 2+2.
You have no retort to that.
Adam
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People who come to the forums and think they're good after lurking for a while are much more likely to keep playing losing poker.
Bernie mentioned this in the other thread, but when Thorpe came out with his book that made it possible to win at blackjack, casino profits soared. Why? Because people who think they're beating the game are going to gamble and lose, all the while blaming bad luck. The type of people that will actually spend the months of studying and learning that it takes to become a winning poker player are few and far between. That type that comes to this forum and browses for a week and thinks they know everything is far more common.
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