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#31
10-09-2005, 07:49 PM
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Re: I thought this through. This wont be as bad as we are making this.
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ya but if joe fish was not a poker player at all but a black jack player he would have never been here. BJ allows the other BJ fishes to come here and try out poker. thus giving us more fishes. [/ QUOTE ] Surely though, if your a BJ fish you're not going to think "Hmmm.. I'll open a Pary Poker Account so that I can play BJ." They would simply open a Party Casino account to play BJ. 
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#32
10-09-2005, 09:19 PM
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Re: I thought this through. This wont be as bad as we are making this.
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I'm a lawyer and make about $120K per year. So I'm gambling away about 10% of my paycheck. Not too bad, but not necessarily good. I've tried to learn how to play by reading posts here, but I'm usually too tired after working most of the day to put much concentration into it. [/ QUOTE ] ScreenName? I'd like to add you to my buddy list... [/ QUOTE ] Prick [/ QUOTE ] why is everyone taking this so seriously? no one here is offending him. he plays strictly for fun and not to make money since he is a rich snob already. why not play with some of the 2+2'ers instead of giving away money to others. and having a good time. i mean no disrespect. [/ QUOTE ] you call him a rich snob and mean no disrespect? [/ QUOTE ] u sir need to chill out and not put letters into my word. annd use some common sense. you are taking this out of context.
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#33
10-09-2005, 09:24 PM
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Sorry. I didn't mean to come across as a rich snob. From reading the posts of some of the full-time pros here I assumed that my income was inline with most of them. A little more than some and a little (or in some cases a lot) less than others. And as for not liking what I do some days that is definitely true. Most days I would rather be playing poker than re-writing a memo for the sixth time. C'est la vie. [/ QUOTE ] ok bro, if i offended you i am sorry and meant no disrespect.pepole here are way to soft and taking my words out of line. i didnt say "rich sob" literally. i said it in a way to show that you have a good job and money isnt 2 much of an issue. again... people are taking my words to seriously. but again sorry only if YOU took what i said in a bad way. wasnt my intention.
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#34
10-09-2005, 09:33 PM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] The guy works hard, is probably smarter and more successful than you, and likes to let of a bit of steam and have some entertainment at the weekends. [/ QUOTE ] Well put. I have trouble understanding the disrespect a lot of people show recreational players. I think it 1) shows a complete lack of class, and 2) often exposes a sense of inferiority. These are the same guys that yell at players for outrageous suckouts (whereas those of us with the maturity level of 5 year olds type in "nh" and move on). [/ QUOTE ] I still maintain a sence of arrogance when dealing with fish like this, he has to get up in the morning and do something he probably doesnt want to do. So he makes a little more money then me? so what? I am doing what I want to do, I think that makes me a more successful person. Not that I berate fish at the table or anything, I dont, my chat is turned off at all times and I think its stupid in the first place. [/ QUOTE ]
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#36
10-09-2005, 09:47 PM
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Re: I thought this through. This wont be as bad as we are making this.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to come across as a rich snob. From reading the posts of some of the full-time pros here I assumed that my income was inline with most of them. A little more than some and a little (or in some cases a lot) less than others. And as for not liking what I do some days that is definitely true. Most days I would rather be playing poker than re-writing a memo for the sixth time. C'est la vie. [/ QUOTE ] i respect that you're willing to post here, a lot. i think too many people here don't really understand the fact that their jobs are concentrated upon taking money from those in leisure in comparison to others whose work benefits society. (although you are a laywer [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ). its ironic that these players look down on you, and look up to people whose job is to play a card game professionally. kindof like prositutes looking down upon their customers. stealthcow-
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#37
10-09-2005, 09:47 PM
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Re: I thought this through. This wont be as bad as we are making this.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to come across as a rich snob. From reading the posts of some of the full-time pros here I assumed that my income was inline with most of them. A little more than some and a little (or in some cases a lot) less than others. And as for not liking what I do some days that is definitely true. Most days I would rather be playing poker than re-writing a memo for the sixth time. C'est la vie. [/ QUOTE ] terminated, you have absolutely nothing to apologize for. Your post obviously was not meant to show off, and anyone that has a problem with it has issues that Greg J hit on the head, though you likely do make a lot more than the people that had a problem with it. BTW if you aspire to get any better at poker, you find the right place, I would begin in the micro and beginners forum. The thing is that you are not going to make much money playing poker, and I think that's why it is probably hard for someone like yourself to try to play well. Playing one table of 5/10 full, assuming you get in 50hands/hr, a very good winrate is like $15/hour on average. So probably it's more fun for you to play a losing game that allows you take down a big score every once in a while. Well good luck either way, and I found your post very enlightening.
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#38
10-10-2005, 01:14 AM
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Re: I thought this through. This wont be as bad as we are making this.
just to say that I echo tehox's post without quoting it.
The level of maturity in some people really is astounding (both good and bad, however mainly in this case bad). One aspect of the BJ addition that I haven't seen mentioned yet is that it could actually help as well as hinder, especially at low-mid limits (say around 5/10). Although obviously it's -EV to play, there will be players who have a lucky run, build up say $250 from a $50 stake, and then decide to sit down with this on a higher stakes table than they normally play. I can imagine a lot of lowers stakes players who only deposit $50-100 getting bored of playing NL25/0.25-0.50/whatever, and deciding to switch to BJ instead. Some will get lucky, and will be tempted to see how they can do on higher games, even if just to say to their buddies 'hey I played 5/10 the other night!'. Obviously some players who play at higher stakes may do this as well (eg. the gentleman in this thread), however I don't imagine it will be that many in comparision to those in lower levels (if just for the simple fact that the majority of people cannot afford to drop 600 on BJ in 1 night). This obviously may be way off the mark, just thought I'd put this out there.
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#39
10-10-2005, 01:52 AM
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Re: I thought this through. This wont be as bad as we are making this.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to come across as a rich snob. From reading the posts of some of the full-time pros here I assumed that my income was inline with most of them. A little more than some and a little (or in some cases a lot) less than others. And as for not liking what I do some days that is definitely true. Most days I would rather be playing poker than re-writing a memo for the sixth time. C'est la vie. [/ QUOTE ] Its perfectly cool to be a recreational player, with out em the games wouldn exist. I do think its cool that you are a lawyer trying to learn poker, and I'm a poker player, trying to get through lawschool. Maybe we need some type of study arrangement? [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
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#40
10-10-2005, 01:57 AM
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Maybe the novelty will wear off, but for the short-term at least, a lot of this fish's money will be going to blackjack. [/ QUOTE ] Out of curiosity, do you go to any live local casinos? Do they have poker? Do you play there? Do they have blackjack? When you gambool, what game do you prefer? Does it matter?
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