How Stupid Are They ????

[MicroBob]

Yes...this sounds like European rules BJ....and it does give the house a stronger advantage.


I forget what the specific rules are...but if the dealer doesn't peak underneath and then the player splits his 8's or something then the player is running the risk of busting 2x before the dealer knows he has blackjack.
If the dealer had peaked first then the player can only lose 1 bet.
I think that is the logic behind it...but am not positive.

[MicroBob]

I'm amazed and frustrated at the general level of stupidity out there and am at a total loss to explain it.
It really isn't THAT hard...yet there are millions and millions of people out there who think that they're chances of beating roulette are improved if they bet 12 numbers throughout the board in some pretty pattern and that betting just one number CLEARLY has worse odds.


It's this kind of idiocy that is a big reason why I frequently dislike playing B&M poker.

The people that are complete idiots are the one's you want in your game...but it's difficult for me to like them as people if I can't respect them due to their extremely stubborn incompetence.


Additionally, it is neither advantageous nor polite to make the appropriate corrections to their flawed logic and that frustrates me too.


I am more likely to personally like someone who "gets it" (such as many on these forums) but, of course, these are also the people that I don't want playing in the same game as me. and it's not terribly appropriate nor advantageous to discuss SSHE or HEFAP at the table.


I can steer the conversation at the table towards other topics of course...such as the NFL playoffs or Michael Bolton or J-Lo's big ass or the tasty Chicken tenders at the snack bar. But, without fail, the conversation will usually come back to "How can I expect to win when he plays 92 like that? did you see that?" and "Hey buddy....you really shouldn't raise AK like that. You know it's a drawing hand don't you?"

If i answer the question honestly then I'm either educating the fish OR starting an argument OR both.
If I answer dishonestly like "yeah...I know. I was just trying something different." then I feel, well, dishonest.

[Demana]

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I think it is the population explosion in general.

It is everywhere, more people are driving safer, but the numbers of people who are truely dangerous on the roads has increased too and they get more exposure than ever before due to sheer volume.

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Ding!

[Cardzy]

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Is it me, or has society been administered a gigantic STUPID pill?

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Man, I have thought this my entire life!

[ChoicestHops]

If they want to be sheep, they'll continue to not gain knowledge nor better themselves.

In the game of poker, I don't see it as a problem. The more fish, the better.

[B00mdogger]

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I've seen people online having a three way conversation about the frequency of receiving AK in the hole at one site versus another, and agreeing that such-and-such a site is "definitely the best."

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Sounds like a good advertising scheme to me.

[RydenStoompala]

As always, well put.

I know I need them to make the game profitable, but if I am having dinner with a couple of doctors and the discussion moves to advanced cardio surgical techniques, I would do the right thing and shut up. I doubt it would cross my mind to suggest that since one of my friends had an unsuccessful bypass performed by a female surgeon, or had his operation done at 1PM, that the chances of having a bad procedure is higher if the doctor is female or if the procedure happens in early afternoon. The surgeons would have every right to respond with a phsyical attack,doing humanity a favor by burying a fork in my eye.

I guess what confuses me is the admission of stupidity. They advertise a lack of common sense. It's like they seek each other out. For the mentally challenged, apparently there is safety in numbers.

Thanks for your comments. Now that I've broadcast my frustration, I can get on with life.

[Demana]

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I guess what confuses me is the admission of stupidity. They advertise a lack of common sense. It's like they seek each other out. For the mentally challenged, apparently there is safety in numbers.


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They could also be nervous and trying to use words and ideas they've picked up watching poker on TV to sound more confident. As you mentioned above, put two or more TV fish together and they help each other feel safe.

I've always found it a welcome event to hear someone say "I've got to call (that 3-bet) because I've got pot odds (in the SB). Just like this time I was watching WPT on TV." [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[chesspain]

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Is it me, or has society been administered a gigantic STUPID pill?

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I think you're just paying closer attention--for whatever reason, I have no idea. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[AncientPC]

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If I answer dishonestly like "yeah...I know. I was just trying something different." then I feel, well, dishonest.

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*gasp* Lying at a poker table? Unbelievable! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]